The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28

The Big -Four is gathering up at stations
| east of indianapolis on the old Bee-line di-
| vision large quantities of grain for Toledo
and Detroit. and turning it over to the
| Toledo & Ohio Central at Kenton.
c. o. johnson, general agent of the Chi
| cago Great Western at San Francisco, has
resigned to go TO the Alaska gold fields,
and was so much in earnest in the matter
that he telegraphed his resignation.
The Monon begins its new career clear of
| all litigation, which for years was burden
on the road The Pope suit the Beattyville
suit and the other suits of years past have
been wiped out by the reorganization
A new railroad is projected from Cook
county to Peoria, paralleling the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy. The company has m
! d Southwestern. The road will be 142 miles
in length.
J. w. Greenen, trainmaster of the Pan
handle lines, indianapolis division, who has
been seriously i'll for some months, has SO
improved that yesterday he was able to ride
from his residence to his office and remain
! there short time.
The Baltimore & Ohio freight depart
ment has just issued an elaborate map of
the system for distribution among the snip
pers over their lines. 1t will be a very con-
concerning points the B. & o. reach.
Fifteen locomotives are housed at the
rOundhouSe of the Big -Four at Wabash,
and during some portions of the day every
engine has of late been out in service.
| There is not power enough available TO
handle the business on that division.
George r. Blanchard, commissioner of the
Joint Traffic Association has written an
open letter in which he speaks of the late
d. w. Caldwell, president of the Lake
Shore, as one of the abIest administrators
Of transportation interests in the country.
A call was issued yesterday for the next
meeting of the Central Passenger commit
tee to be held in Chicago on Aug. 4. Ihe
most important matters to come up Tor
consideration are the changes in the rules
governing the handling OF the mileage
books
Receiver Murray, of the Baltimore, &
Ohio. says improvements to the roadbed
and equipment are now to be pushed. Nat
uraly, he feels much elated over the eX-
cellent backing the courts are giving him
and the credit he receives for what he mas
accomplished.
The transportation department of the
Chesapeake q Ohio claims to have handled
in the last ten days, on the portion of the
road which is still single track, the largest
number Of trains ever handled on like
mileage of single track, and with no accl-
dent and little delay
The Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw is to
be operated in connection with the Detroit
& Lima Northern, both controlled by the
same general office. j. r. Megrue has been
elected president of both roads. Mr.. Megrue
is a warm personal friend of Calvin Brice
and others of the Brice syndicate.
The Ct. Louis Car Wheel Company yes
terday filed chattel deed of trust with
the Union Trust Company as trustee for
William H. Keirfey, to secure $4,000 note
due in ninety days. The chattel deed covers
the property on Cerre street, st. Louis,
buildings fixtures and other belongings.
j. F. Elder, chief clerk in the office of
J: 5. May, superintendent Of the richmond
division of the Pennsylvania, has resigned
his position and becomes vice president of
the First National Bank of Richmond In
the latter position he succeeds Mr.. Fergu-
son, who retired on account of poor health.
D. S. Gray who represents the Pennsyl-
yania line as one of the board of managers
of the Joint Traffic Association, has re-
turned to Columbus, where ne will remain
during the vacation of the board, which
will reconvene Aug. 81, unless some emerg
ency arises which will force an earlier
meeting.
A travelling salesman whose routes are
over the Big Four says he gets all over that
system, and dnds that every depot is
painted orange color except the depot al
Farmland, and it so troubles him that he
has asked the management to see that this
depot is painted to conform to others on
the system.
The passenger officials of the PennsyI-
vania and Of the Big Four lines state
that the through travel for three months
past has been highly satisfactory, but the
! local passenger traffic Disappointing falling
80 to 40 per cent. below that which is con-
sidered good business; In the last week
local travel has improved somewhat.
The June receipts of the Queen & Cres-
cent is something of a surprise While one
of the poorest business months in the year
for the road, the line in June showed an
increase in gross earnings of over $25, 600.
All Southern roads seem to be doing well.
On most portions of the Southern Railway
earnings are shown,
The Toledo st. Louis & Kansas City
earned in the third week of July $31 624 As,
| a decrease as compared with the CORE
spending week of 1896 of SO, 1885, AZ. Since July
l the road has earned Sis, 252. 40, a decrease
| as compared with the corresponding weeks
of 1886 of SILL 529.1S. The heavy decrease in
the third week is largely due to the strike
Of the miners on the line, which cut down
the coal traffic.
The meeting of the executive board of
fl4r~1 -t.-,~rN IfNA- ha@ hnAy Had f@Y,
Thursday, the 18th inst, to discuss rates
from ST. Louis and define territories to
from the seaboard General Manager Yo-
KUN, of the Frisco who is chairman of
the peace conference committee in New
York, says the railroads will probably let
the warning gulf steamship companies fight
it out among themselves.
Freight Representatives of the North
western roads met in Chicago yesterday for
the purpose Of considering the proposition
of Chairman Mdgley,. Of the Western
Freight Bureau, that all differences in lum-
Der rates be left for adjustment to the COM
mssioners of the bureau. AS the roads had
previously voted down a proposition CALL
ing for arbitration in the matters of differ
ences in rates. it is not likely that the plan
of the chairman will meet with any great
favor.
For many years it has been the practice
once q year give it's stockholders a free
ride to Boston, as most of its stockhold-
ers, until the last few years, live0 on the
Central have decided to issue to each stock
holder free ticket enabling him to ride
free over the company lines from the sta
ton nearest to his or her address to Chi
cago and return for the purpose of at
tending the stockholders annual meeting,
should they desire to-
The Illinois Central has decided to grant
to the holders of one share or more of the
capital stock of the company free ticket
to Chicago from the station on the Illinois
Central line nearest to the home of the
stockholder for the purpose of attending
the annual meeting of the stockholders.
The ticket will be good for the four days
following. The ticket may be obtained on
application to the president of the com
pany. The next annual meeting of the
company Will be held Sept. Is.
Prof c. A Waldo, for the past two years
professor of mathematics at Purdue Uni
versity, who has been rendered the
presidency of the GARRISON School of Tech
noogy at Pottsdam, n. Y, is a brother of
c. G.. Waldo, general manager of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Prof. Waldo
has made a brilliant record at Purdue.
This offer is highly complimentary to him,
as the Clarkson School is one of the lead
ing educational Institutions of New York.
A million dollars has already been invested
in the institution, and plenty Of wealth is
behind it TO further extend its work.
Where to get cars to handle the business
is becoming quite question with many OF
the roads Yesterday one line, the Central
States Dispatch. desired the Big -Four to
furnish $50 cars to load with grain on their
lines and the Evansville q Terre Haute
is calling on the Northern lines TO furnish
cars to move the tobacco crop. The South
ern roads have so much business that they
are short OF cars The Louisville & Nash
VILE could have loaded its lines 500
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