The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
PersonaI. LocaI and General Notes.


w. NJ. Green general manager of the
Baltimore e. Ohio line, is spending two or
three days at Cincinnati.
]. j. Turner, general manager of the Van
dala lines. was in the city for a conference
with Receiver Malott yesterday.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois directors
have declared a quarterly dividend of 112
per cent on the preferred stock, payable
Jan. 3.
The gross earnings of the Wabash for the
first week of this month We're $l2,351 ahead
of those of the corresponding week in De-
cember, 1896
The Missouri Pacific gives notice that it
will meet the rates made by the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, west bound, to all
Colorado points.
c. q. Schaff. general manager of the Big
Four lines, who went to New York to con-
slider time schedules with the Vandalia peo-
pie. returned home on Sunday.
Oliver Murray Yesterday succeeded John
Isham as contracting agent of the Empire
line at Cincinnati mr. NJ isha am is to take
Hon. r. S. Kayler, railroad commissioner
of Ohio. takes much interest in the Young
Mems Christian Association: and has be-
come active member of the railroad
branch at Columbus, o.
]. w. Greenen master of transportation
of the Indianapolis division of the Pam
handle. who has been. in i'll health some
months, Is arranging his affairs so as to
spend the winter in Texas.
The Lake Shore road has put on theater
trains, TO run certain days of the week
from Ashtabula and way stations and from
Norwalk and way stations to Cleveland, and
returning after the theaters are out.
Il B. Morris and three other directors of
the Pennsylvania are inspecting the lines.
They travel in the Pullman car Wildwood,
and on Sunday passed through here en-
route to st. Louis To-day they will be in
Chicago.
The Chicago. Hammond g. Western is
nearing completion. When completed it will
he alA fp.0 holt flT1Cr
cry Chicago line as does the Belt road at
indianapolis. 1t promises to be a paying in
vestment.
A. ]. Shulman on Dec. Is, takes the posi-
ton of assistant ticket and passenger agent
of the Canadian Pacific, with headquarters
at Buffalo. He was formerly located at
Rochester N. Y
The Western roads are considering the
advisability of making a rate of one fare
for the round trip for the cattle growers
convention, to be held in Denver next
month. The proposition will undoubtedly
be adopted.
A. c. Davidson, secretary of the Railroad
Branch of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION at Logansport, where there is a
very prosperous organization, on Sunday ad-
dressed the railroad branch of the associa-
ton at Columbus. o.
Frof. Goss, of Purdue University. has ar
ranged with two three of the more
prominent superintendent of motive power
to address the students at the university
on the practical workings of locomotives
and their construction.
The earnings of the Pullman Company are
now averaging 5000 day. and the earn
ings the present year. ii is stated officially
win be. s25OO,0Oo in excess of paying all
fixed charges. operating expenses and the
amount required for the dividend.
The Big Four yesterday received from the
Pullman Company the last of the first five
hundred cars the works are building for the
road. The first ten days of next month
the Pullman Company will deliver the 9TH
er FIVE hundred at the rate of forty per
day
) ID. S. Gray. who represents the Pennsyl-
vania lines on the board of managers of the
Joint Traffic Association Is at Columbus
spending a few days with his family. In
dications are that the Joint Traffic Assoc