The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-03

pennsylvania railroad and lines operated
by it for the month of August and eight
months of 1896, as compared with the CORE
spending period in 1895:
Lines Directly Operated
Month of Aug. Eight M'ths.
Gross earnings ..~Dec. $765. 200 Dec. $175, 800
Expenses -. .....Dec. -301 600 Inc. SIS, 400
Net earnings ......Dec. 1853, 800 Dec. 693, 100
Lines West of Pittsburg and Erie
Gross earnings ...,Dec. $685., 700 Dec. $500, 500
Expenses -. ......Dec. 1S4, 800 Inc. 122, 900
Net earnings ......Dec. SO, 800 Dec. 443, 400
All Lines East of P%ittsburg and Erie
Gross earnings Dec. $S94, 500 Dec. $3SS. 200
Expenses .......!Dec SAB, 400 Inc. S26. 300
Net earnings ......Dec. 55l, leo Dec. ], PA, 500
All Lines West of Pittsburg and Erie
Gross earnings ....Dec. $50, 800 Dec. $3.50 500
Expenses -. ....Dee. f2i5,50 Inc. 39,400
Net earnings ..a..!Dec. ST., 400 Dec. 0 5000
Personal, Local and General Notes.
Belt road engines handled at the stock
yards in September 3,S1 carloads of stock.
In September there were transferred over
the Belt road 62.346 cars, an increase over
August of 1,S29 cars.
There were handled on the Big -Four sys-
tenn in September SO, 100 passengers, against
CAT, 459 in September. 1855.
September there Were handled on the Big
Four system proper 1882 loaded cars,
against 141 IA in September, 1895.
Stephen Little. a~n9expert accountant, has
been engaged to make a complete e%xarnina-
The general passenger agents of North
ern and Southernb roads have decided to
leave winter tourist rates as they were
last year.
Officials of the Pennsylvania lines report
a heavy increase in the movement of loaded
cars east and a lke movement IN west
The tariff on beer has been cut from Chi
cago to Omaha from % cents to 3 cents per
100 pounds so sharp is the competition be-
tween those points.
D,,roor hoe - ,I,+ 80 r C-,i+I coparo1
passenger agent of the Lake Shore, will re-
position since March L. 1887.
The Kentucky Midland has brought on q
rate war in Kentucky by cutting rates on
all classes of freight between Cincinnati
and Frankfort and all points east.
Train No. II over the St. Louis division of
the Big -Four, was yesterday run in two
sections to take care of the passengers off
the Chesapeake & Ohio road for the West.
William F. Bruner. assistant general pas
in the city for a couple of days, yesterday
returned to his headquarters at ST. Louis.
A private dispatch yesterday stated that
General Passenger. Agent Roberts, of the
Erie lines, was doing as well as could be
expected, and there were hopes of his re-
covery. -
The Panhandle is making improvements
at Mingo and at Bogg5s run, on the Wheel
ing branch, which will prevent, it is
thought, trouble hereafter from high
waters.
w. H. Brehm has been appointed master
mechanic of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
for the lines north of Denison, and John L.
Wigton master car builder for the same di-
visions.
John w. Fortune, assistant to General
Manager Spicer when on the Grand Trunk.
has been appointed confidential adviser of
II. b. Ledyard, president of the Michigan
Central. 3s
Benjamin Bryant has been appointed con-
tracung agent OF the Georgia q Alabama,
with headquarters at Louisville. KY. Mr..
BRYANT was fOrTnerlN with the IOuiSVille
New Albany & Chicag go.
Peoria has been placed on the same foot
ing as Chicago and st. Louis with regard
to east-bound rates, a point which the
shippers of Peoria have. been endeavoring
to gain for some years.
". II. Stark. master car builder of the
Wheeling 4 Lake Erie, has resigned to ac-
cept a position with the Railway Supply
House. Mr.; Stark three years ago went
from the Lake Shore road TO this road.
Commencing with Tomorrow. train No.
8. over the CINCINNATI Hamilton 81 Dayton.
which hauls the through car for Detyoit,
will run on Sundays as well as week DAYS.
on the same schedule and make the same
stops .
Harry c. Fuller. formerly general agent
Of the passenger and freight departments
Of the Wisconsin Central. who died of par
alysis on Tuesday, begun his railroad ca
reer on the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
in 1871 as a messenger boy.
On Oct. / +. E. Basier assumed the nosi-
ton OF general freight and passenger agent
OF the Indiana q Illinois Southern, with
Headquarters at sullivan. Ind. vice c p
Walker, general freight agent, and NJ. D.
Crowley, general passenger agent, trans
ferred. l1 e
That there may be no mistake on the
.fanhandle lines a general notice warning
employees visiting saloons has been posted
EMPLOYEES are given TO understand that they
are not to frequent saloons and places
where Intoxicating liquors are sold and
that no excuse will be taken.
The current issue of the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton q Dayton Magazine is one of the best.
Inc TeaQln& matter is lnGHaIlV iO+arac+ip~
ana the cuts or a superior order. One ar
tlcle, entitled the Ten Kinds of Money
Uncle sam Uses" Should be cut out and
preserved by every business man.
Harry Graham. chairman of the peor;a
committee of the Central Traffic Associa-
ton, has rendered his resignation, his
Iransief 70 indIanapolIs compelling him to
eral freight ageat of the Lake Erie e.
Western having largely increased his du-
ties.
In the month of September tbera varo
handed at the city freight depots of the
Pennsylvania lines 4. 100. 99s pounds of
3ll,oSl pounds in September, 1885. represent
ing 4.542 cars. Decrease this veat in ION
mage, 11.201,5S3 pounds; in number of cars
Of freight handled, SIS.
George H. Brown. for many years q mas
senger conductor on the Erie lines. more
recently on the Rome, WATERFOWL q o.
densburg, died at Rochester on Wednesday.
he served with distinction in the Forty
ninth New York Regiment in it's dercest
battles. In the Order Of Railway Conduc-
tors he was very prominent.
An enterprise is on foot which Will be of
decided advantage TO the Michigan division
OF the Big Four. The Benton Harpor I-
Eastern Transit is TO be built. from BEN
ton Harbor to connect with the Grand
Trunk, next year. The Arnold Transporta-
ton Company has a deal now in hand to
run boats in connection with the line. max
ing it ORR OF the heaviest fruit and prod