The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-22

has obtained two weeks leave Of absence,
and during his vacation will be married to
young lady of Springfield o.
The Pittsburg locomotive works yesterday
commenced the building of fifteen locomo-
tives for the Baltimore & Ohio. These
works are now pressed with work.
Excursions to Cincinnati on Sunday still
seem to be well patronized. Last Sunday
the CINCINNATI Hamilton & Dayton took
out OF indianapolis $40 excursionists.
The Indiana Car and Foundry Company
Is REBUILDING a number of fiat cars TOR the
Bedford Belt Road Company. placing trucks
under them which will carry sixty thousand
pounds.
The voluntary relief department of the
bursed in benefits in May $46,51713. Since
organized this association has disbursed
among its members S., $3.50, 1919
T. c.. Kimber who. on July l, will be-
come district passenger agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and the Iron Mountain for
this territory has been in the city for a
field.
On July w. G. Nevin will become gen.
eral manager of the California Southern
and the Atlantic & Pacific, with headquar-
ters at Los Angeles, and on the same date
Edward Chambers will become general
freight agent of both roads.
The Indiana & Illinois Southern Railway
management, in anticipation OF .arge crops
on its line, is getting its track and equip
ment in good condition and has arranged
with the Illinois Central to help the road
out in the matter of equipment
The Bedford Belt road has ordered $50
to load with stone for New York by the
White line. The cars are brought to Terre
and there turned over to the Big Four
The first quarter OF its fiscal year the
Wagner Palace-car Company earned, gross,
500, 2S2 81; net, $215, 1918. On no line. over
which the Wagner Company operates is the
revenue derived more satisfactory than
from the cars run over the Big Four sys-
tenn.
r. c. Wells, representing. the passenger
department of the Chesapeake Il Ohio, is in
the city. He states that the indications
are that the Atlantic City excursion over
the Chesapeake & Ohio on July at $l3 for
the round trip will draw big crowd, as
the ticket has a twelVe-day limit.
While the freight earnings of the Big
Four are footing up very satisfactorily it's
cept on through travel. Indianapolis, how
ever, is one of but few points on the system
where the receipts for sales of tickets are
running ahead of those of 1895 or 1896
Vice President Bond of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St: Paul, has returned from an
extensive Western trip, travelling four
dition of the property excellent and bust
ness showing a steady Improvement over
that of the corresponding period of 1896
For eight years past the business of the
Lake Erie d Western, outbound, from
month to month the year through, has
varied but little from that of preceding
years, owing to the fact that it's business
is chiefly local, and shippers have treated
the road very fairly in giving it business.
Joseph Ramsey, general manager of the
Wabash lines who went to Mexico for a
week Since Mr.. Ramsey became general
manager of the Wabash so many new traf-
nc alliances have been formed that his visit
to Mexico eXcites comment as to its object
The meeting of the executive committee
OF the Joint Traffic Association to be held
in New York to-day, 1t is thought will
shed light on the rumors regarding east
and west-boun freight rates being cut. An
impression exists that rates are fairly well
maintained and will be until the court de-
cides regarding the legality of traffic asso-
Citations.
Judge Newman, in the United States Dis
trict Court at Atlanta yesterday, signed
an order dismissing Samuel Spencer as re-
ceiver for the East Tennessee Virginia &
Georgia Railroad. This concludes litiga-
ton that has been in progress for five years
and marks the final winding up of the at
fairs of the road, which now forms a part
of the Southern system
c.. NJ. Hobbs, of Denver, purchasing agent
of the Denver q Rio Grande, has been in
the city two or three times during the past
few days, visiting the family of his brother
w. G. Hobbs, recently deceased; also, his
old home at knightstown, While here Mr.
Hobbs received an invitation of the state
committee of the Young Mems Christian
Association to make an address at Winona
during the association encamprnent in Au-
gust. Mr. Hobbs is greatly interested
n the association and is likely to ac-
cept the invitation. He is regarded as an
exceptionally bright speaker.
While Train u, over the Panhandle, was
coming west yesterday about two miles
west of Xenia it struck a boy and turned
him a somersault into the ditch. The train
was stopped and backed up. j. II. t'letch-
err conductor, expected to ind the boy dead,
but to his astonshment the youth was
standing up brushing the dirt from his
clothes. When asked mis- name he said it
was Elmer Fisher and that he was ten
years old When asked if he was much hurt
he answered II am more scared than hurt. -
Conductor Fletcher took him on his train
and carried him to Dayton and then sent
him back to his home at Xenia.
A general passenger agent said yesterday
that so much money is being expended in
different ways and so" many passes being
given that there would be no revenue to the
railroad companies which carry the Chris
tan EndeaVor business. He thought ii un-
fair that so many of the officers of the va
rious associations should travel on passes
and let those who are really less able pay
their fare. He then cited a local organiZa-
ton which recently had an excursion and
a number of passes were issued, but the
value of the passes went into the treasury
of the association, the member holding the
pass paying his fare, as did others of the
fraternity.