The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-17

G. 4. & R%2;-Ind'plis div. SIG q 7g q
L. T. q W.3-.""t.... AL 497 520
PENN, M. & i...." SIS Set so 2 1.dY5
P~enn.-Chicago div.......... 534 $40 684
Penn.-Columbus div........ 1875 1850 1864
Vandalia .................... 1867 1,785 2,040
P. & E.-East div.......... $50 700 I.iS7
p. & E.-West div.......... S99 914 1,43O
Big Four-Chicago div. 1882 1862 Las
Big Four-Cincinnati div. 2,4S6 2,201 2,151
Big Four-St. Louis div..... 1884 1,490 1,949
Big Four-Cleveland div. 2,147 1908 1927
Totals .................... 17,2 Is, 424 1852
Empty cars .................. 1854 4,S16 5,166
Total movement ........... %, 865 p, 24o %, us
Traffic Notes.
Last week 1854 empty cars were handled
at this point, 35 more than in the week
ending May S.
The Monon handled at Indianapolis last
week $50 cars, 562 being loaded, an increase
over the preceding week of GA loaded cars.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
indianapolis last week 1888 cars, 3,4l9 being
loaded, an increase over the preceding week
of 800 loaded cars.
The Lake Erie & Western handled at In
~dianapolis last week 5S8 cars, 451 being
loaded, an increase over the preceding week
of three loaded cars.
The Peoria & Eastern, on both divisions,
handled at Indianapolis last week 1.9SS cars,
Ass being loaded, a decrease of rs loaded
cars as compared will the week ending
May 8.
The Cincinnati, Hmailton & Dayton ham
died at Indianapolis in the week ending
May Is a. total of /. 128 cars, 826 being loaded,
an increase over the preceding week or 70
loaded cars.
The Big -Four lines (proper) handled at
Indianapolis last week 10, ABS cars, S,1o9 be-
ing loaded, an increase of Isl loaded cars
as compared with the exhibit of the week
ending May 8.
The Vandalia handled at Indianapolis last
week 2,702 ears, 1867 being loaded, an in
crease over the preceding week of 16 loaded
cars. OF the inbound business 1S3 were
loaded with live stock.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Panhandle people are now using
cross ties soaked in creosote, which 1t IS
claimed will keep them sound for twenty
years.
The fencing to keep cattle off of rail-
road tracks and warning signs at railroad
crossings in this country involve an outlay
of So, 900 annually.
The Big -Four c~ontemplates putting on
another train to run daily between Andert
son and Louisville, with a connection at
Greensburg from Indianapolis.
President ingalls, says there was no
ground for the rumor that he had been
abroad for the financing of some big rail
road scheme in conjunction with j. z. Nor
gan.
Arrangements have been made by the
travelling passenger agents to celebrate the
twenty-fifth anniversary Of the ~organlza-
ton of the association at Nashville, Tenn,
Oct. Y.
Hereafter the Louisville accommodation
train will leave indianapolis at $40 a. m.
daily and the train for Madison Sunday
will leave at z a. m; on other days at
$40 a. m.
Joseph Bowes, chief clerk in the West
ern passenger agents office of the Chicago
& Alton at st. Louis, has been appointed
travelling passenger agent of the Nickel
plate, with headquarters at Dubuque.
Richard Burrowes, who died at Mt. Yer
non, o., last Friday, and was buried yes
terday, was a civil engineer and prominent
in the building of the Union Pacific, the
Northern Pacific and Grand Trunk roads.
The Western New York q Pennsylvania
has a surplus of coal and ore cars and
locomotives, and has leased five hundred
of it's cars and several of it's locomotives
to the Pittsburg, Bessemer & Lake Erie.
Mr.. Howard Bryning has been appointed
travelling passenger agent of the Burling-
ton, with headquarters at Cincinnati, y.
His duties win be assigned to him by w.
NJ. Shaw, district passenger agent, Cincin-
natl.
H. P. Hughes has been appointed travel
ing agent of the Texas 81 Pacific, vice w.
make Fort Worth his headquarters, but
will travel largely in Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio.
The office of general solicitor on the Iowa
general manager will look after the legal
business. Anthony c. DAILY, who is re-
moved, has held the position eighteen
years.
w f. Roger has been appointed agent
of the Peoria & Eastern at Crawfords-
vile, vice w. 3. Patterson, transferred to
Shirley, he succeeding r. r. Potter, who
is transferred to Troy, vice j. ID. Fiddlar,
resigned.
w. b.. Tyrrell, agent of the Big Four at
Aurora, has resigned and as a result the
following transfers follow: 1. L. Hollewell
goes to Metamora, H. A. Dooley to Brook
vile, Ross Tracy to Harrison, and II. f.
Klansing to Aurora.
j. I. Orbinson, superintendent of teIe-
graph on the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Day.
ton lines, who has been a great sufferer
from a serious affection of the eyes, has
gone to q hospital for treatment, expecting
to remain some weeks.
Accommodation Trains 8 and 4 on the
Vandalia, which for years have run only
between Indianapolis and Terre Haute, now
run to Eff1ngham, arriving at Indianapolis
the same hour as heretofore and depart
ing as under the old schedule.
A contract has been let for. building a
new road from Winnipeg to Duluth to be
known as the Winnipeg, Duluth & Mani
toba. The Manitoba government to insure
its being built, guarantees the interest on
the bonds for q long term or years.
At Commission head
quarters the opinion is that the United
States Supreme Court will decide that the
commission has power to regulate railroad
rates. and if so decided, the effort to pass
a pooling bill will p%orbably be abandoned.
The Pennsylvania and other Eastern lines
are offering reduced rates to the centennial
exposition at Nashville, Tenn, and it bids.
fair to furnish a good deal of business for
the roads. The Pennsylvania lines brought
west on Friday last a delegation of sixty
New Englanders en- route to Nashville.
James Charlton, general passenger agent
Of the Chicago & Alton, says: Il do not
own one share of railroad stock, and to-
morrow, If [ were a millionaire several
times over, l would not invest one dollar
in railroad stock, but put in into farms or
other real estate which legislation and pub
lie prejudice has not attacked.
G. H.. Waldo, brother of G. G. Waldo,
general manager of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton q Dayton, has been appointed super1n-
teEdent of car service of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton lines. vice w. j. Mulvi-
hill, resigned. G.. II. Waldo was for a
number of years operator and clerk, and
subsequently, agent at one of the important
stations on the Rome, WatertoWn q Og-
densburg, and afterward came West and
entered the employ of the Michigan Cen
trial in tho construction department as pay
master. lie has been in the railway supply
business she past few years, but, like an
raGyay men who nave once been n the
Sc vice. wishes to get back again.
The recent reduction in the rates on pig
iron from the Alabama furnaces to Clncin-
natl and other Ohio river gateways, IN
order to secure increased business for the
Southern iron interests, has already mad
an effect on the iron business OF south
ern Ohio and protective measures are be-
ing considered. A special meeting of the
southern Ohio iron committee OF the Cen
trail Freight Association has been called
for next Tuesday at Cincinnati for the pur-
pose of considering the advisability of a
further reduction in pig iron rates through
Central Freight Association territory. The
southern Ohio roads are not disposed TO
rush into a reduction to meet the COmpeti-