The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
Personal, Local and General Notes.

has become one of the REORGANIZATION COM
mittee of the Columbus, Sandusky & Hook
ing.
The stockholders of the Terre Haute &
Peoria will hold their annual meeting in
Decatur Jan. 8. Two directors are to be
elected.
On Thursday there were five sections fol-
lowing each other a few minutes apart
five trains hauled S55 loaded cars.
On Thursday last the fast mail on the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern was hauled
from Vincennes to Flora, tifty-four miles,
in fifty-fve minutes, making three stops.
The Vandalia last week brought into In
dianapolis 1877 and forwarded west 95S
handled at this city, but BAL were empty.
Charles N. Crittenden, the. millionaire
evangelist who travels in private car, is
now on the Chesapeake & Ohio, holding sos
pei meetings at the more prominent towns.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
Indianapolis last, week 4,33O cars. winch
handled in the corresponding week last
year.
The Wabash lines, in the second week of
December, earned $780, 4lO,, against $222 6os
Of 1895. '-'-'-'
The Lima Northern, one of the Brice
syndicate lines, will, on Jan. i, begin 10
the Chicago & West Michigan for terminals
at Milwaukee.
The Panhandle lines are not only handling
a very heavy through business, but the ton
mage of merchandise handled in a local way
in their territory exceeds that of any form
er period in the company's history.
The Western Passenger Association has re-
versed the ruling under which retired army
and navy officials were denied the privileges
of half fare, and they are now on the same
footing officers on the active list.
1t is stated that while the earnings of the
Vanderbilt lines the last six months have
been highly satisfactory, there will be no in
crease over the regular dividends declared
at the directors meetings to be held this
week.
The New York Central and the Boston &
Albany have made a new departure and
announce tnat they will, during the hon-
days, carry students over at reduced rates
For years these roads have held aloof from
making such concessions.
The new yards of the Big Four at Green's
burg will be completed this week, giving
the company treble the track room at that
point it formerly had. Greensburg, as an
interchange of traffic point, is yearly be-
coming of more Importance.
The Baltimore & Ohio is creating some
friction with its competitors for passenger
business between Cleveland and Chicago by
tearing 2S9 miles from the interchangeable
books as short-line mileage; formerly $50
miles was the short-line basis.
Last week a lodge of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen was organized at Belle
fontaine, to be known as the ''B se-line'
point on the Big Four system where there
was no branch of the organization.
Under the new ruling passenger parties of
ten or more taking advantage of the 2-cent-
annie rate will have to travel on one
ticket in both directions. Heretofore each
individual had ticket and too many of the
return portions became prey of the scalpers.
The frequency with which accidents occur
on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois is attrib-
uted by railway men to the numerous
changes made in the train service. No road,
it is stated, of equal mileage, has made so
changes
have been made on this road.
The net earnings of the Pennsylvania lines
east of Pittsburg for the year 1897 are near
ing 81 100000 total not reached since 1891,
which, on the conservative basis of 1896,
would show $9,5 900 earned to be disbursed
in dividends or per cent, leaving consid-
cradle balance in the company'S treasury.
1t is evident the Findlay, Fort Wayne &
Western will be operated in the interests of
the Pittsburg Fort Wayne & Chicago. AT
the present time the latter IS furnishing
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago shops
three of the engines Of that road are being
rebuilt.
A. J. Smith, general passenger agent of
the Lake Shore, says the report that the
Nickel-plate, the Michigan Central and the
Lake Shore would on Jan. issue a thou
three lines, has not the least foundation.
but it got up to throw discredit on the new
interchangeable mileage book.
The three most important events in rail-
iOuO NiASiSS lo~2l WSChs co . "a ''N'StOi pap
was the Big Four resuming the paying of
dividends, the Southern Railway beginning
to pay dividends, and the settlement of the
coal troubles between the tidsWater lines,
and it plainly shows that the j. Pierpont
Morgan people are taking a hand in mat
ters.
The Big Four lines proper handled at In
dianapolis last week LBS more loaded cars
than in the corresponding week of 1896. j.
q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent of
, the Big Four says he sees no indication
of falling off in business for months.
Only bad weather can cut down the loaded
car movement, so favorable does he think
the outlook
The last trip President ingalls, made over
the Big Four lines he became convinced that
the depots at many points were not up to
the high standard of its track and equip
ments consequently he instructed George
Kittredge, chief engineer, to prepare plans
at once for number of new depotS, to take
the place of the present buildings, and al
ready eight new depots are under contract
to cost from $1,000 to $1,000 each.
The Chicago & Erie road is having built
several new locomotives of curious pattern.
The cab will rest on the boiler forward
of the dome. 1t is claimed that the engines
can be built for Is per cent. less than those
now in service, that, though lighter, the
weight rests chiefly on the drivers, giving
the locomotive greater traction power,
while cheap coal, that the present engines
cannot use will be successfully burned in
the new machines. Two fireman will be as
signed to each engine-one to assist the en-
gineer and the other to shovel coal