The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-12

has resigned his position to 90 into the
wholesale grocery house of Grubbs & Co.,
in Richmond.
President Thomas, of the Monon, is quoted
as saying that should the earnings of the
Monon lines continue at or near the pres
ent figures the road will soon take its posi-
ton as payer OF dividends on it's preferred
stock.
dianapolis division of the Monon that two
of the heavy freight engines on the main
line have been transferred to the Indianap-
oils division. Yesterday the through day
freight was run in three sections.
An unbroken dividend record of thirty
seven years, which is the record of the
Pennsylvania; semi-annual dividend of 2l2
per cent, to be declared in the hot distant
future, a 5 per cent. dividend earned and
paid in the panic year, contribute to the
intrinsic merit of its stock.
The report of experts regarding irregulari-
ties in the paying of rebates by officials con-
nected with the Fitchburg road has been
published, and completely exonerates A. s.
Crane, general freight agent of the road,
who was formerly on the Chicago * AT
lantic and the Erie roads.
The Santa Fe is building number Of grain
elevators on its line. One was completed at
Winfield, Kan, last week, which has a ca
pacity of 10000 bushels, and at several
points the company is making Improvements
for handling live stock more expeditiously
and on more convenient scale.
Chalmers Brown, president of the Rail-
ISOLATION, says he wants no better evidence
of the fact that the times have greatly i'm
proved with the railways. than in the large
increase in business which has come to the
association in the last sixty days.
There is much speculation as to who is
furnishing the money to rebuild the Evans
vile q Richmond John r. Walch,. who Is
interested in the Bedford Belt road, seems
to be the moving spirit in the enterprise,
and an impression prevails that it is being
built in the interests of the Bedford Belt.
nf fbo oin no
Big Four, running out of indianapolis, will
receive for September services from SlS5
to $195. Never in the history of the road
have as many engineers, 1t is stated,
earned over $3.50 for a months service, oW-
ing to the heavy traffic over the several di-
visions.
P. A. Bonebrake, superintendent of the
Louisville division of the Pennsylvania lines,
is considerably elated that this road for
several weeks past has handled more loaded
cars at Indianapolis than has the Indian
apolis & Vincennes. For many months there
was considerable rivalry between the two
lines to which handled the most business
at this city.
C. w. Wheeler has been reappointed agent
of the Baltimore g. Ohio Southwestern road
at Charlestown. In the last six months
there has been four changes in the office
Of agent at Charlestown, the salary not
being sufficient to justify man in doing
the work. AS an inducement to get Mr..
Wheeler backthe salary was raised from
$40 to $65 per month.
The first time since put on, the White
special, on Saturday last, arrived at Indian
apolis one hour and twenty-nine minutes
late owing to the breaking down of the
engine. This train is scheduled to make
the run from Indianapolis to Chicago In
five hours and ten minutes, and on Satur-
day it covered the 1875 miles in four hours
and thirty-one minutes-stops to be de-
Quoted.
In the first nine months of this year, end
ing Sept. 30, orders We're placed for I'll loco
motives, 27,700 freight cars and 179 passenger
coaches. In this connection 1t should be
stated that the annual consumption OF loco
motives in excess of those built by the rail-
road companies at their own shops for seven
years past has averaged 81. Inc 1relght-
car consumption is about $4,000 per annun,
and of passenger cars SU0.
Assistant General Manager Norton, Of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe road, says that
until further notice the location OF the fol-
lowing officers of the road Will be at Fort
Worth: General Manager l.. j.. FOLK ana
r. w Norton, assistant, Chief Engineer Y.
F. Felt, General Passenger Agent w. s.
Keenen and General Freight Agent In.
Godwyn. The other officers removed from
Galveston are at Cleburne,
General Manager Nevin, Of the Southern
California, who has recently been making
a trip over a portion of the Atchison sys-
tenn in company with President Ripley and
other officials, says: 1.-The lines running out
of Albuquerque are doing the biggest bust
ness since their existence. The passenger
traffic is undoubtedly ene heaviest in the
history of the Santa Fe system. EVERY en-
CINE and every car is moving, and the local
shops are working the biggest force In thelr
history"
The most absurd rumor yet started is that
the Pennsylvania Company is trying TO Sc
cure control OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton d
Dayton lines, 9th the intention OF making
them a part of the Pennsylvania system.
The laws of Ohio would not permit SUCH
consolidation, as nearly every mile they
would be parallel lines. The Pennsylvania
lines strike every important point that the
c., II. & ID. does, and could gain nothing IN
business worthy OF Such action DX conIfOl
Of the c., r.. & d.
The Sunday excursion business has grown
during the last summer to cut large 11g-
ure in the receipts of many of the Western
roads, On several of the large lines the
number of people carried into Chicago on
the first day of the week exceeds the num-
Der carried on the other six. The Alton
announced yesterday that last Sunday 1T
had broken its record for Sunday excursion
business, having handled something over
six thousand people between Chcago ana
other stations within a few hours ride OF
Chicago.
Contractors will in a short time begin the
building for the Wabash road of a new sta
ton at St. Louis, at the corner OF Nandeven-
ter avenue and Bernard street. The build
ing will be constructed Of Indiana blue BED
ford stone, with granite and terra Gotta
trimmings. On one corner Will De tower
fifty-five feet high The interior or the sta
ton will be finished in marble and the plat
forms on the outside protected by iron sheds.
The building is to be completed IN ten
months from Oct. l.
Superintendent Parker of the Monon lines,
was in the city yesterday he stated that
on Saturday they completed the laying OF
thirty miles of new steel rail, we Ching sew
enty-two pounds to the yard, between Dyer
and Hammond and good progress is making
in cutting through the hill at Cedar lake,
which when completed, which VIII be IN
about a month, will be laid with heavy steer
and considerably cut off the curves and
tighten the grades. In making this cut-oH
the new track leaves the old roadped, tnen
crosses it and further on again strikes the
old roadbed
H. c. Townsend general passenger agent
of the Missouri Pacific lines, says tnat ar
rangements have been made whereby the
Sunset Limited, heretofore running between
New Orleans and San Francisco, Will TINS
season be operated between Chlcago, ~.
Louis and Los Angeles, via the true Soqtn-
ern route Chicago &, Alton, st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern, Texas d PACING and
Southern Pacific. The train Will be run on
Tuesdays and Saturdays, commencing IueS-
day, Oct. 10. No form of transportation VIII
be honored on this train except nrst-claSS
unlimited one way or first-claSS limited one
way and round trip tickets.
There will be no meeting of the Balti-
more reorganization committee OF the Balu-
more q Ohio for the present. When MAJOR
Alexander Shaw, the chairman OF the COM
mittee, returned from Europe he intended
calling the members of the committee TO-
gether for the purpose OF communicating
the result of his mission abroad, but since
then he has met with seVeraI members IN
formally, and informed them as to the posi-
ton of the foreign interests, thus oDVlat-
ing the necessity of formal conference II
is understood that the foreign bondholders
have pledged their support to the baltimore
committee and have made important sug-
gestions to the formulation OF the plans or
reorganization
New rules governing the shipment of