The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-06

NJ. e. ingalls,, president of the Big Four, has
returned to Hot Springs, w. Va, for a few days
stay.
Joseph Ramsey. vice president and general man
ager Of the Wabash, is taking rest at Nan
The Great Northern is still hiring engineers off
Of Easer roads to go to work on its main line.
The Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg in the
last few days have been hiring a considerable
number of additional hremen and brakemen.
In one railroad yard at Pittsburg on Saturday
morning there were standing on bulk sidetracks
over two hundred cars loaded with fruits and
vegetables
It is stated that NJ. B. Cutter late with the
Baltimore * Ohio, has been offered a good posi-
Under 5@a og te o rills0ars bsSSemer Lake Erie
Henry c, Hastings. wto buried at Mead
road at that poilt for over forty years couimenc-
Ing when a very young man.
Business with the Eastern roads is beginning
service eighteen freight engines which had been
standing Idle for several months.
The amazing increase in traffic over the Bati-
more and Ohio since Oscar Murray became prac-
tcally its head shows that the road has great
business capacity 4 handled properly
The vanda ala last week sold two Of its freight
en s pay 20 ths s a s0d and
Orleans road No s is being put in order to SELL
The Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic has APP
pointed r. Murdoch as its passenger official at
baltimore, and J. S. Wilson its freight official.
L. A. Joynes has been appointed purchasing
James McCrea. first vice president Of the Penn
sElyania Company who has h been East resting for
J. I. Brooks, second Vice president, has returned
from his vacation
The Pennsylvania will this week commence the
building @f some freight cars OF 100 600 pounds ca
paclty. me result VIII De watched With interest
should be the limit
In the month CT August there were received and
forwarded at indianapolis sec cars ST. 504 being
loaded. In August. 1896. there Were handled at
1854. SASS; in 1883, 1886. D''' ''''-''
The Big Four is credited with having the fast
paenage heHe fs al sT e IS e
cnstration o. the fact that the American people
are opposed to slow service.
a. j. Radcliffe, who formerly represented the
Union Pacific at indianapolis. but VINO, a few
months ago, was transferred to Salt Lake City,
interest OF the Union Pacific.
is t s% hs e t aeane Dds arq no
attempting g 60 any business. but are spending
versations, and all are very shy of the newspaper
reporters.
The Chesap eake & Ohio Steamship Company
* Ohio lines, win add several steamers to its
Viii arrive at Newport News ''i in Decegmber and
will at once go into service
using the tracks OF the Missouri Kansas ',S Texas
to get into Galveston, has had trouble with the
hereafter turn its Galveston business over to the
Texas & Pacific and the Houston x Texas Cen
trail.
The Bee-line division of the Big Four handled
at indianapolis last week the largest business
ed and $50 empty cars For the four divisions 7a2
more loaded cars were handled at Indianapolis
than in the preceding week. and Lass than
in the corresponding week of 1896.
1t Is stated that the Illinois Central will have
a line of its into Nashville, Tenn, within a
year. To reach that point the company viii have
present line at Hopkinsville. Representatives of
the Illinois Central have been purchasing property
in Nashville TO gain an entrance TO that city
The Vandalia in the week ending Sept. ham
died The largest number of loaded at In
recoTIs When its coal traffic Was at It's height
demonstra ting that In other classes Of traffic the
business of the road has so improved to more
than OFFSET it's local coal traffic prior to the intro
duction OF gas at Indianapolis for fuel.
A few years ago the Pennsylvania Company
" Mich controls the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne *
Chicago began the work of laying number of
sidiugs along this line, for a considerable dis
it is proposed 10 connect these sidings. and from
this comes the report that the Fort Wayne is to
be double tracked. which can now be accom-
pshcd at minimum cost.
In the month Of August the receipts of the Big
-Four al indianapolis from the sale of tickets
were S. 277 in excess OF those in August 1896 and
this has been accomplished at much less ex-
pense as the lower office was in operation in
Tcur at this point now exceeding $50 000 per
month. Ii is officially stated. Never in it's his
tory has the road done as heavy passenger BUSH
ness at this point this year since June J.
The big newspapers Of New York city are about
making arrangements with the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad and the Pennsylvania lines for fast
newspaper train by means Of which they expect
to get their papers as Tar west as Columbus and
Crestline, q the day of publication D. l..
Robinson has been advertising the train and saws
4 viii be a hummer. They expect 10 arrive at
Crestine and Columbus at .. N. According TO
Mr. Rohinson's statements, the train will COM
nence running on Wednesday. Sept s. and will
carry nothing but papers