The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-10

cation Company will also act as general
land
The clerks of the motive power depart
ment OF the Vandalia will or Saturday go
to st. Louis, where they will be enter
tanned by the clerks of the same depart
The 500 line is threatening TO make
trouble again in rates between Chicago and
st. Paul, claiming that some of its compet-
itors have violated the late agreement en-
tered into
The report that Edward Swift Southern
passenger agent of the Wabash, has been
made quite wealthy through the death of
a relative, is confined. The latest report
is that he is heir to S260,000.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
hauled, it is stated two hundred Pullman
cars West carrying the Christian Endeavor
business; the Santa Fe 1856, the Chicago &
northwestern III, and the Chicago, Burning
ton d Quincy &C.
A. M. Stimson, purchasing agent of the
Big Four lines, was in the city yesterday
He says the Big -Four is amply provided
with coal and the miners strike will not
affect the road further than possibly TO cut
off little business.
The first mortgage bondholders of the
Peoria, Decatur q Evansville have asked
that receiver be appointed to protect their
interests The road is now in the hands of
receiver appointed at the request OF the
second mortgage bondholders.
With the growth of business at West
Baden and French Lick Springs the passen-
ger traffic Of the Monon fer those points
has come to be quite an item. Formerly it
was not thought worth the running of other
than a mixed train over the road.
Judge Taft has set out how the money
received from the issue of $135,OW OF re-
ceiVer's certificates by Receiver FELTON,, of
the Columbus. Sandusky, & Hooking Valley
shall be used. After all indebtedness to en-
ployes is liquidated Car Trust obligations
are TO be paid.
Charles Stewart died in Baltimore on
Wednesday, aged ninetythree years. He
worked for the Baltimore & Ohio before
steam was introduced to haul it's cars and
had the distinction of driving the first car
over the Baltimore q Ohio from Baltimore
to Elliott City.
Albert ingalls,. son of NJ E. ingalls,, pres
ident of the Big Four, has been appointed
assistant to T. J. Higgins, superintendent OF
the Indianapolis & Cleveland division of the
Big Four Mr.. Higgins is still in poor
health, and the appointment is made TO
lessen his work.
There is a little breeze in passenger cir
cles over a rumor that the Baltimore q
Ohio has been caught cutting passenger
ty-seven of these tickets with proper atilda-
Wits The matter is to be brought before
the Joint Traffic Association.
:, The general manager of the the santa 9to re
what is known as the Brown system OF
discipline would go into effect on all dlVl-
sions. Under this system, violation OF rules
of the company results in dement, marx
for each offenSe, ard when the limit mas
been reached the elnploye Is dismissed.
E. D. Page is credited with being the old
est passenger conductor in time of service In
the country. Mr.. Page entered the employ
of the Lake Shore as brakeman in 1893, ana
in 1858 was appointed one OF the passenger
conductors and has held the position since.
Superintendent Tracy says he beleVes ms
record is unequaled, and that spoilers
have no terrOrs for him.
Northern and Central New York circles
are agitated over the story that Vice Pres
ident Webb of the New York Central,
backed by a number of wealthy friends, is
making a big effort to get control of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad by buying up
enough stock to represent majority of the
voting directors and stockholders. Presi-
dent Wilbur. of the Lehigh Valley is work
ing hard to checkmate Webb, but the Cen
trail magnate has already gained control of
a large amount of Lehigh stock and 1t is
predicted that he will succeed in his
scheme.
The White City special on the Big Four
has now been on ten months and although
scheduled to make the run. from Cincinnati
to indianapolis in two hours and forty-ive
minutes but twice has it reached Indianap
oils late and then was detained by freight
wrecks and but five times has this train
run into Chicago ate during the ten
months In commenting on the speed made
by an eight-car special train over the Big
-Four recently between Cincinnati and Chi
cago. one of the division superintendent
said it had been demonstrated that with
a four or five-car train the run could read
ily be made in seven hours, one hour
quicker than the present time.