The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02

of the courts.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
George Bradbury, vice president and gen.
eral manage of the Brice lines, has re-
turned from New York.
c. II. Countiss yesterday assumed the
duties of contracting agent of the Blue
and Canadian Southern lines at Chicago.
Samuel Spencer, president of the South
ern railway, says his company never had
any Intention of purchasing the Norfolk &
Western.
r. B. F. PIERCE, receiver of the Toledo,
St. Louis & Kansas City. who has been in
Toledo several days, is expected home this
morning.
The sharp advance in wheat has in
creased shipments very p~erceptibly, and
corn Is beginning to move again at the 10
cent rate.
The Big Four has closed its station at
Van Lue, O., and the station at L~ongneck-
er, Ind, on the Whitewater division, has
been opened as q regular station.
The Monon now hauls it's local sleeping
car between Chicago and indianapolis on
Train 81, which leaves Chicago after mid
night and arrives at indianapolis at 7:45
q. m.
James s. Leah yesterday assumed the
duties Of general Southern and Western
ton. a promotion from travelling passenger
agent.
Samuel Ross, the venerable car tracer of
the Panhandle lines, who was taken
seriously ill at Columbus on Saturday, was
reported by his physician to be signify pet
ter yesterday.
The roads in the Transcontinental Pas
senger Association have agreed. to make a
rate of $50 for the round trip from points
in California to Canton, O., for parties OF
not less than 100.
The new company took charge of the
Norfolk & Western yesterday. Maj. Henry
Fink is its president. L: J. Kimball, the
former president, is now in Europe, ana on
his return will be elected chairman of the
board of directors.
Charles Isbell, formerly a conductor on
the Chicago q Eastern illinois, and late
with the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg,
has returned West and taken a similar
position on the Monon.
The officers of the Cleveland, Akron &
Columbus at Columbus, o.. will in a few
days be removed TO Mount Vernon. The
removal includes the Superintendent, train
dispatchers and car accountant.
The gross earnings 'of the Erie lines for
August were $2.6S7, 666, a decrease as com
pared with August, 1895: of $15s, s1S. The
net. earnings of the road for August were
$685., 1856, an increase this year of $S0,2T7.
]. f. Sechler. master mechanic of the
Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis, retired
ceeded by Frank c. Cleaver, late master
mechanic of the Vandalia at its Terre
Haute shops,
AS has been foreshadowed for some time
past, the semi-annual interest, a~ggregating
$141;0Oo. on Louisville, New Albany &sChf-
cago consol ffves, due yesterday, was de-
faulted. The. road recently went into a re-
ceiver's hands.
A large oil painting, representing
Warm Springs, valley and Hot smings;
in the office of the Big Four and the Ches-
apeake q Ohio 1t Chicago. The work of art
is valued at $1,000.
The rumor that c. NJ. Hays, general man
ager of the Grand Trunk. was soon to re-
tire is denied. MIR. Hays has a five years
contract with the stockholders of the com
pany and has served but fifteen months.
His salary is $4,000 per annum.
The Chesapeake 4 Ohio earned gross in
August $S62, 25S, against SS66, 14I in August.
O. A~2 asy %Q[9 = in lSQf W. ErnaI
earned net in August. this year. $3.50. 074.
against $2S2, SOL in August, 1895. and against
% iisSs.'SA N ls''' e'-0'''s 800 anu s'0-'''i !"
The Missouri Pacific is applying the rate
cutting knife in all directions. Yesterday
T. from nn4 16e Niasi 3 fni r n rnf to r all points on peer op
the Missouri to Is cents per 100 pounds.
The rate for years has been q cents per
100 ounds
f. II. Tristan, who has been elected pres
ident of the American Association of Trav-
cling Passenger Agents, Is one of the most
efficient passenger men on the Wabash sys-
tenn. He has travelled in the Central Traffic
Association territory for the Wabash for
eight years.
Scioto valley division of the Norfolk &
Western was not sold at the recent fore
closure sale was that the Chesapeake &
road, and consequently the interest on its
bonds was not allowed TO go by default.
Charles p. Clark. president of the New
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public the annual statement of the COM
pany for the year ending June 80. It
shows gross earnings of the year TO have
been $780, t5;630.1 10; the net earnings were
$40. G64. $50. 40; applicable for dividends. 81
$40. 4S4.Ga: surplus for the twelve months,
S5S. 350.09.
Passenger officials are determined to
make all the money they can out of the
present political campaign. u. q. Edwards,
passenger traffic manager of the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton & Dayton, has asked agents
on the lines 10 send to his Office at the
all nm m y Raa -
garding political meetings to be held in
their cities during the coming campaign.
One of the heavy engines re-
Gently received by the Nandalia from the
! Plttsburg locomotive works, built to haul
the fast freight trains, was used yesterday
to haul Train %. and practically made its
fast time from Terre Haute to Indianapo-
lis, coming in but five minutes late, which
for an engine of that type WAS a good per-
Torrance.
Within the last twelve months the Monon
has Increased its side tracks at different
points 1917 miles. and now has on its sys-
tenn 15l 90 miles OF sidinss. During the