The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

stock.
The yandalia still falls below its aver
age. 1000 loaded cars per week, last week
forwarding west sOs and bringing in 1,l59
loaded cars. OF the inbound business 1875
cars were loaded with live stock.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The Panhandle Company on Wednesday
closed the ticket agency at Peach Bottoms.
Panhandle employees have been notified
that the inspection of watches Will begin
this week.
Oscar Murray, of the board of control Of
cinnati on Saturday.
Richard Durborrow has been appointed
master mechanic of the shops Of the Penn
sylvania road at West philadelphia
John Seller has worked in the shops OF
the Erie Company at Hornellsyille. thirty
iS65.
The Florida East Coast railway has com
carry passengers direct 10 the doors or the
Hotel Royal, Poinciana and the Palm Beach
Inn.
1t is stated that the Erie road is the only
ciergymen fun fare for transportation at
present.
The Pennsylvania laid last year but so, Al
miles Of new main line track, adoing the
smallest mileage TO its system or any year
in several years past.
James Hoffman, one OF the oldest Of the
passenger conductors running on the Evans
vile & Terre Haute, resigned Saturday TO
engage In other business.
John Warwick, who for seven years was
purchasing agent of the Chicago Great
Western, has been appointed TO a similar
position on the Seaboard Air Line.
These are busy times at Brazil, Ind. The
Terre Haute & indianapolis again has five
switching engines and crews employed at
that point by day and three in night serv-
ice
The c.. c., c. & st. 1; proper earned in
Dec. 81, 1895, gross, ST. ,29l, an incresae
over the corresponding six months of 1884
of s376.4s2.
The railways .atfCleveland are arranging
TO greatly expedite the handling Of coal and
ore at that point by lighting the docks
with electricity and working night as well
as day forces.
its highest figures in freight business, aver
aging twenty-five freight trains daily Tor
the month and on two days running thirty
through trains.
cent dividend declared by the p, c.. G. &
st. L. lines last week on preferred stock
is that it was earned. the company having
on Jan. a surplus of S1.3OO,OoO
1t is still question whether j. j. Turner,
on taking the vice presidency of the Wanda
liza, will have his headquarters at Terre
Haute or st. Louis. Latest information In
dicates that 1t will be st. Louis.
FRANK COugncner, general ydruIndSleI OIL
the Baltimore & Ohio at Connellsville. has
resigned 10 enter the service of the Frick
Coke Company. Mr.. Coughener is the Oldest
yardmaster in time of service on the b. &
o. lines.
Edward Cost, the new general freight
agent OF the Big Four lines, is said TO be
taking hold like veteran in the freight
service. He is one OF the youngest general
tenn OF Importance.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern has
contracted with the Baldwin locomotive
works for six heavy passenger engines,
much similar to the big passenger engines
built by the Schenectady locomotive works
for the Big Four.
The Empire State express over the New
York Central has no trouble in making its
new and faster time, and with the taking
effect of the spring timetable will PROB
ably still further shorten its time between
New York city and Buffalo.
The Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City
earned In the first week of January S2,9l
an increase over the corresponding week of
1895 of $3.50. The Baltimore & Ohio South
western earned In the first week $l22,l5O,
an increase this year of Ns,0l6
The increase in the demand for Bedford
stone in Eastern cities is shown in the
statement that in 1895 there were shipped
TO New York Philadelphia and other East
ern cities 1860 carloads OF stone quarried at
Bedford or Bloomington, Ind.
With the Pennsylvania Company taking
full control Of the Vandalla the new equip
ment for passenger service which is to be
run on trains 20 and q Will be put in serv-
ice. 1t Is claimed that these trains will be
the handsomest in the country.
Several engineers on the Big Four lines
il is stated, received an average of $l52 per
month for their services in 1895. Both freight
and passenger engineers last year made the
largest wages since employed on the road
so heavy was business the year through.
A big fight is in prospect between the
Southern railway and its competitor, the
Atlantic Coast line, for carrying the fast
The Atlantic Coast line claims that II can
carry the mail between the two cities three
hours quicker than the Southern railway
now does.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton e. Dayton peo-
pie have notified the Lake Erie a. Western
that its train No. Al leaves indianapolis for
l.. +. & w. train arrives from the north,
but hereafter the c.. II. & ID. train will wait
ten minutes when the L. E. q w has one
or more passengers Tor the C., II. q ID.
So far as performance on the vandalia
road is concerned the Glass p engines sent
West by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany have proven failures, very seldom
scheduled fast, while the Pittsburg and
Schenectady engines seldom fail to make
schedule time with the fastest trains run on
the Nandalia.
1t is said that Senator Sherman has been
asked by the railways to urge the passage
of resolution to compel the Pullman COM
T Tsa W - Palace Car COMPANY r. t.
stated, has about decided to take this step
before there Is any legislation A passen-
| ger official said yesterday that while the
matter was being considered a scale OF
prices should be adopted. compelling a re-
duction Of rates where berths are occupied
long distances.
The following Is the list Of surgeons APP
pointed on the Vandala lines for the pres
en year: DR.. s. VI. Rice, Terre Haute,
chief surgeon; DIR. j. w; Marsee. Indianap-
oils; DIR. Amos Carter, Plainfield; DIR. L. b.
Evans. Greencastle; DR.. j. F: Gillespie,
DR.. Joseph Clifford, Brazil; DR.. p. n. Veach,
stanton; DR.. 0. Mitchell, MARSHALL DR..
W. W. Bruce, Casey; DIR. j. q. Walker,
Efingham; DR.. c. w. burst, St Elmo; DR..
r. z. Beach, vandalia; DR.. W. T. Easley,
Greggville: DR.. VI. D. Tibbetts, Highland:
DR.. II. c. Fairbrother, East st. Louis.
George Bradbury, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Brice lines. and Harry
c. Parker. traffic manager, returned to
headquarters yesterday, after having spent
several days on the Cleveland, Akron a
Columbus and the Lima Northern. 1t seems
that the Brice people are not satisfied with
what they have recently added TO the Lake
Erie e. Western system and are projecting
new lines. A dispatch from Youngstown,
| o., say9 a large corps of surveyors under
| the instructions Of Senator Brice are busily
| engaged In running route through the
city for the Pittsburg. Akron & Western.
| The route taken, as shown by the stakes
driven, parallels the Pittsburg & Western
and the Canal branch of the New York
PENNSYLVANIA & Ohio. reaching the Ohio
Steel Company and the large manufacturing
TO the eastern limits. Upon leaving Hasel-
ton the new line will cross the Mahoning
river and paralleling the track OF the Penn
sylvani" Company. operating the Pittsburg.