The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27
Personal. Locar and General Notes.

THE Chicago & Rock Island is said to
have $50O0,0O0 loaned on good security in
the East
Receiver Malott. of the vandalia yester-
day closed contract for 100000 cross ties,
to be delivered in the early spring and sum
mer of 1898.
Calvin S. Brice emphatically denies that
the Brice syndicate has any desire to Sc
cure control of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton lines.
John Turner. district passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific, who has been dam
gerously i'll some weeks, is beginning to i'm
prove, but is still confined to his ROOM
Members of the Joint Traffic Association
have ordered lucent export rate on corn
from Buffalo to Montreal, and 20 cents
from, Buffalo to Halifax and st. JOINS.
George Daniels, general passenger agent
of the New York Central has issued a cir
cular thanking the newspapers for the part
they have taken in driving out the ticket
scalpers.
E. A. Ford, general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines west and of the
Vandalia, spent Thanksgiving with his SON
in-laW at st. Louis He was accompanied
by his wife.
+ AS soon as the Pullman Company COM
lpletes the 1000 cars now building for the
Big Four, President Ingalls, will probably
contract for 500 or 1000 more, to be built on
the same pattern.
Harry Terhune, for many years cashier
of the American Express Company at this
point, is seriously i'll. He was handsomely
Thanksgiving day.
Work is progressing rapidly on the new
shops of the Cincinnati, Hamilton Day
ton at Lima, Q. Citizens of Lima are re in in,
tending to have a grand demonstration
when the shops are completed.
c. e. Schaff, general manager; ]. Q. Van
Wrinkle, general superintendent. and Will
liam Garstang, superintendent of motive
power of the Big Four, yesterday inspected
the Cairo division, and to-day will go over
the st. Louis division.
The Western roads have agreed that on
and after Jan. / all car ferries shall pay
the same rate for car mileage as IS paid by
railroad companies under car-service rules,
and they have asked all the other associa-
tionS to adopt a similar course.
The new immigrant pool formed by the
trunk lines and the steamship companies
promises excellent results as it will do
away with the middle man and insure
handling at least 80 per cent of the business
through the immigrant clearing house
Colonel Willie n Shaw, district passenger
agent of the Chi cago. Burlington q Quincy,
is in the city. He states that in his long
connection with passenger business he has
never known the outlook for heavy travel
TO Pacific coast points more promising than
at present.
William Gibson, formerly with the Big
Four. now superintendent of the Baltimore
& Ohio with headquarters at Pittchurg, is
spoken of by PlrtSburg paper as an up-to-
date railroad man, who knows the require
ments of the age and has a kind word Sor
every man.
1t stated tnaI II. VI. EuWdTuS, pdSSen-
ger traffic manager of the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton, will select as the successor
of George II. Smith, assistant passenger
agent of the c., II. q ID. John Chesborough,
late general passenger agent of the Balti-
more & Ohio.
The net earnings of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St Paul, for the month of October,
were 81, 6l3,2SS, an increase of 81, 799. The net
earnings for the period between July l and
Oct. 81 were 81, sos los, an increase of $685. SIG
over the net earnings of the same period
of the preceding year.
The lines of the Central Passenger Com
mittee have decided 10 make fare for the
round trip of one and q third between all
points in their territory for the Christmas
and New Years holidays. The Western
Passenger Association roads will probably
make the same rates.
William G.. Wheeler has been appointed
travelling passenger agent of the Pennsyl-
Vana with headquarters at Baltimore He
is especially to look after the business of
the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, and
agent of the Pennsylvania lines east.
The increase in earnings of the Baltimore
& Ohio Southwestern has encouraged the
owners of the property to go ahead and
make marked improvements to roadbed and
equipment. Several important improve
ments were considered at the annual meet
ing, and President Bacon is given authority
10 proceed and make them.
An impression prevails that the receiver
ship of the Columbus, Sandusky q Hook
ing will be a short one, and that fore
closure sale will be ordered next month. as