The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-28

| the month and resume the practice Of law
| there. He viii still be connected with the
Vandalia, looking after its legal business
IN Illinois.
The Erie Railway Company is cutting
down expenses by abandoning some of it's
small telegraph stations. -Four are to be
July l.
The Passenger Bureau of Kansas City
has elected X. j. Glenn secretary. Mr..
Glenn was formerly with the Pennsylvania
lines at Indianapolis in the passenger de-
partment
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
put on a line OF sleeping cars TO run
through between PittsBurg and Atlantic
City crossing the new bridge over the Del
aware river.
Yesterday the Cincinnati, Hamilton Sc
Dayton ran special from Cincinnati to
indianapolis in two sections, one hauling
nine and the other seven coaches well filed
with Sunday excursionists.
]. w. Stevenson, of Wahpeton, N. D., has
been appointed travelling freight agent of
the Great Northern, with headquarters at
Pittsburg, vice H. H. Marsh, who resigned
to go to the Baltimore & Ohio.
Samuel Thompson, the veteran central
passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific, with
headquarters at Pittsburg, who has been
i'll for some time with rheumatic troubles,
is so much better that he has resumed work
again.
The Chicago & Alton proposes to run ex-
cursions from points on its lines not only
to Chicago but to Kansas City, st. Louis,
pTiIlBU6lu, 1GOIld anu OlIISL lelI sc I4bACo,
inaugurating the series on Saturday by
running one to Chicago.
H. f. Mcfarland has been appointed
travelling passenger agent of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas, with headquarters at
Kansas City. Mr.. Mcfarland was formerly
general passenger and ticket agent OF the
Galveston, Houston q Texas.
A reorganization of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad official roster is said to be contem-
plated, and the belief strengthens that w.
e. Winter, now president of the Northern
Pacific, who has rendered his resignation,
is to succeed L. 2. Wilbur as president
E. A. Ford, general passenger agent of
the pennsylvania lines west ana the van
dalia has been in New York for several
days looking after some matters in which
mis- lines are interested which are under
consideration by the Joint Traffic Associa-
ton.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton is
putting the finishing touches to the fill
over a large stone arch which does away
with a long treStle over Williams creek.
once over a creek a half mile east or OK
ford, and for quite distance the track
is to be raised several feet.
Commencing with to-day, the car repair
ing department of the Toledo, st. Louis q
Kansas City will begin working ten hours
For several months past they have worked
but eight hours. As soon as the passen-
ger business becomes light all or the pas
senger equipment of the road Will be SUP
jected to a general overhauling.
An official of the Pennsylvania Company
said the fast time made by the special last
week carrying officials from Chicago to
Pittsburg which found it's way into the
newspapers, was only an ordinary run Tor
that road. The limited train of the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, with eight
cars, has made just as good time, but the
information was kept secret by the opera
tors and telegraphers. Frequently JUST as
rapid runs were made on the Big Four, but
it is kept from President ingalls, for fear
he would put stop to the practice.
Peter Sponeyberger, passenger conductor
on the Cincinnati, Hamilton 81 Dayton,
whose death was announced few days
ago. leaves an estate valued at $4,000. He
had been a conductor on the CINCINNATI;
Hamilton & Dayton tWenty-eight years and
seldom missed making a trip over the road
daily. His physicians attributed his death
to overwork He carried a life insurance
nolicv in one Of the regular companies for
s. 900; he also has 81, 800 in the Railway Of
flcials' and Employees Association and 81 600
in the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton Mu-
tual Benefit Association.
The Cleveland, Akron & Columbus of
which G. f. DAILY is general passenger
agent, has filed an application with Chair
ISOLATION, asking for differential passenger
fares between Cleveland and number of
points, among them being Columbus, Day
ton, Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Mr.. Daly
says his road cannot secure its share of
business. Between Cleveland and indian
apolis, for instance, he asks differential
of rs cents one way and SIPS the round trip.
1t is understood there will be no protest
by competitors, except on the dlterentlal
between Cleveland and Indianapolis.
The c., c., C. & st. L. Company has
listed on the New York exchange 81, 574, coo
additional general mortgage 4 per cent. gold
bonds of 1905. OF the bonds covered by this
application $574 600 have been derived from
a reserve provided in the mortgage and
have been used to retire $4,000 Cincinnati;
Indianapolis, Chicago & st. Louis general
old Bellefontaine & Indiana mortgage
bonds and $4,000 of the Cleveland Column
bus. Cincinnati & indianapolis consolidated
mortgage bonds. The remaining 100000
have also been issued under the mortgage
reserve and sold to pay for new equipment,
81 600 900 is issued in the fiscal year ending
June 80 1896 and 81, 100000 for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1897. AS a result of these
issues the bond reserve for the retirement
of prior liens now amounts to $26, 1890, and
those reserved for equipment, construction
and betterment to $13, l480o0