The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-16

against 1879 in the week ending March Z.
Belt road engines handled at the yards $50
carloads OF live stock, against 6l3 carloads
in the week ending March :, and Belt road
engines handled for industries located on
its lines "a loaded cars. against $50 in the
proceeding week.
Traffic Notes.
Last week there were handled at Indianap-
oils :. ITO empty cars, fifty-nine fewer than in
the preceding week.
The Peoria e. Eastern last week handled
at indianapolis 1858 loaded cars, an increase
Of 164 over the week ending March z.
The Monon handled at Indianapolis last
week 53 cars, i1 being loaded, an Increase
week.
The Lake Erie & Western brought In 22
and forwarded 20 loaded cars: As compared
with the preceding week this was an IN
crease In outbound of forty-eignt loaded.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton made
an unfavorable exhibit, handling at this point
a total Of $50 cars. G65 being loaded, which
was 153 fewer loaded cars than the road
handled at Indianapolis in the week ending
March z.
The Pennsylvania had another of week.
handling on the four lines a total OF 4,J59
cars, 1921 being loaded, the exact number OF
loaded cars which were received and for
warded at this point in the week ending
March z.
The vandalla dropped last week consider
ably below its usual volume Of business.
bringing in but 1904 and forwarding S5
loaded cars. a falling off in loaded car move
ment, as compared with the week ending
March z OF 21 cars
The Big Four lines handled at Indianap-
oils last week a total of 1926 cars, $3.50 be-
ing loaded. The loaded car movement fell
$50 below that of the week ending March z.
the Chicago and the st. Louis divisions both
showing a lighter loaded car movement. The
Beei-line division showed an increase OF thir-
ty-two loaded cars.
The Indiana, Decatur G. Western Is doing
a good business. all things considered. The
elevator at Decatur and the store houses
which have been put up recently on Its line
have been of great benefit in the increasing
of grain shipments. This road last. week
handled at this point SOP against 430 loaded
cars in the previous week.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
George F.. Fitch. general Eastern agent
OF the Northern Pacific, has resigned.
Joseph Hodgson has been appointed agent
OF the Vandaiia at Judson, vice j. III. Haley,
transferred.
The semi-annual meeting OF the American
Association of General Passenger Agents
begins tomorrow at Richmond, Va.
The Columbus & Hooking Valley earned
in January and February S412,S69, an in
crease over the corresponding two months
Of 1896 of $29.0s0.
The reading rooms along the Santa Fe
line, which were closed during the company's
recent financial trouble, will be reopened on
the first or next month.
The Louisville. New Albany & Chicago
will this morning m to receive
freight at its new city freight depot on
South New Jersey street.
For some time past the shops of the Van
dalia have been running but eight on nine
hours a day, but on the list OF April they
probably will be running ten hours a day.
Charles II. Morris. the Oldest baggage
man on the New York Central lines, died
last week. He was on the first baggage
car which was run from New York to
Buffalo.
II. b. Stahlman, formerly general manager
Of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago,
late general manager OF the Southern Rail-
way and Steamship Association, is now turn
ing his attention to politics.
T.. G. Davidson. general travelling pas
senger agent Of the Colorado Midland. spent
gets u good deal of business out of this
section for Colorado points.
That the Louisville, New albany & Chi
cago is operated. at a minimum cost Is
of the road for January. 1896. were $40. 324,
against s31. o94 in January, 1895.
The vandalia has issued a notice to the
effect that its mileage books will not here
after be honored on the Evansville * Terre
Haute, the Chicago & Alton. or the Gin
cinnati & Muskingun Valley lines.
H. c., Pugh, one of the projectors of the
road, says there is no truth in the report
that the Pennsylvania Company is back of
the road, but he says 1t will certainly be
built
In the year 1895 the earnings of the Pan
handle lines from carrying the United States
mail fell but little short of $1,O0O,00. Train
III daily hauls seven mail cars, and Is the
best-paying train run on the pennsylvania
lines.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts last
week rendered a decision in the case of w.
Il. Kidder against the Fitchburg road, prac-
tically ~forbidding exclusive contracts to he
made between railroad and express COM
panies.
The locomotive which is to draw the new
fast train from Philadelphia to Jersey City
over the Philadelphia & Reading and the
Jersey Central has but one pair of drivers.
The train 1t is to haul will weigh one hun,
dred tons, and the speed TO be maintained
Is 5S2 miles an hour.
The success of the new rules governing
the use of mileage books. said a passenger
official, now all lies with the conductor.
Ii he Is vigilant and sees that the mileage
Is presented by the bona fide purchaser.
then the new rules will be Of some avail in
checking the misuse of mileage.
G.. w. Gribble. chief solicitor of the in
dustrial series the Big Four is getting out,
is doing an excellent work for the road in
that capacity, and in the end the interest
the company rs showing In the Industries
on its line will doubtless more than pay
the expense of such enterprise.
The private car "Maumee," which was
for years used by the late G.. c. Waite as
ley, has been renovated and was sent east
on Saturday to bring c; b; Alexander, vice
president, from New YORK 10 attend the
meeting OF stockholders on the 18th.
j. J. Turner. vice president and general
manager of the Vandalia, spent Sunday i'm
the city with his family. Mr.. Turner has
had No. IL, the old private car of ex-Presi-
dent VIM. r. McKeen, remodeled for his
use, and the work has been very creditably
done at the company's shops in Terre Haute.
In addition to its regular Newburg route
and the New England railway to the New
England territory, the West Shore line has
added two other routes. the Harlem River
route TO New York, New Haven q Hart
ford and Old Colony points, and the Pough-
keepsie Bridge route TO points on the Phil
adelphia & Reading and New England
railways.
The following appointments become ef-
fective to-day on the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton lines. as shown by circulars sent
officials: Mr.. c. G. Waldo is appointed gen.
eral manager, with office at Cincinnati,
vice Mr.. William Nj. Greene. resigned. The
title OF Mr.. D.. G.. Edwards Is changed from
general passenger agent TO passenger traffic
manager. Mr.. G. III. Smith is appointed as
sistant general passenger agent. Mr.. r. b.
Turner. appointed general superintendent,
with office at Cincinnati. Mr.. +. A. Hustled
Is appointed superintendent Of the Cincin-
natl division, with office at Cincinnati. Mr..
s. b. Floeter is appointed superintendent
of the Dayton e. Michigan division, with
office at Lima. Mr.. j. A. Gordon is ap-
pointed superintendent of the Wellston d.
vision. with Office at Wellston. Mr.. c. f..
Ncihis is appointed m Of the
Cincinnati division, in addition 10 his du-
ties as chief train dispatcher. with office at
Cincinnati.
Back Of the successful organization of
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