The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-15

Personal, Local and General Notes.
Stock of the Pittsburg Fort Wayne &
Chicago sold, last week, at $167 per share.
The Monon now has an interchangeable
mileage book which is good over twenty
roads.
c. e. Schaff, general manager of the Big
-Four lines, is expected home from Hot
Springs to-day.
j. j. Turner, vice president and general
manager OF the Vandalia, has gone East
on official business.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois earned in
the first week of February, SSl 900, an in
crease over the corresponding week of 1886
OF $16.90O
The Columbus & Hooking Valley, in con-
nection with the Baltimore & Ohio, has put
on a through line of sleeping cars between
Toledo and Baltimore.
F.. c. I.invilIe has been appointed agent
of the Columbus, Sandusky 4 Hooking, at
Salem, o., succeeding his father ID. +. Lin
Ville who died Feb. 3.
The Panhandle has instructed its agents
TO refuse grain of any kind except ear
corn for Baltimore, either for export or
domestic use, owing to the blockade.
NJ j. Gore, who represents the land de-
partment of the Missouri, Kansas q Texas,
now makes Indianapolis his headquarters.
Years ago he made Indiana his home.
The order has been given to remove the
West Shore shops from Albany, n. Y. TO
Depew, the work to begin March /. Seven
hundred men are affected by the change.
The Nickel Plate has just completed a
large icehouse at Stony Island and last
week the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern turned
over to the road, at Hobart, leo carloads
Of ice to be stored in it.
Four Panhandle employees were dismissed
last week from its train service for DISC
beying the rules of the company concern
ing visiting saloons, which rules are very
strict in their application.
The Pennsylvania has 1900 men employed
at Philadelphia In changing its tracks. ele-
H vatng some portions OF them the work is
no ed hp-
fore summer travel sets in.
The interchange of business between the
santa Fe and the Denver & Rio Grande
has been resumed at Pueblo. Since April
Is 1855. the two roads have been at logger
heads and would not interchange traffic via
Pueblo.
1t is stated that A. c.. Blair, president of
the Wheeling q Lake Erie, will not con-
tinue with that company. The appoint
ment of the receivers deprived him of al.
authority. and he is at present an official
only in name.
The heavier coal and ice traffic of north
ern Indiana and Ohio roads is having a
favorable effect on the earnings Especially
are the Cincinnati. Hamilton d DAYTON and
the Columbus IL Hooking Valley showing
large increase.
The Monon people are spending consid-
cradle amount of money and doing a good
branch. bringing it up 10 the excellent
standard of the main line and the Indian
apoliS division.
handling on its Dayton and Michigan divi-
sion the largest freight tonnage of any time
In the last two years. Its coal and miscel-
laneous freight traffic is unprecedentedly
heavy for February.
Work on the Kansas City. Pittsburg &
Gun road Is progressing RAPIDLY. Only
kansas, and 1t is officially stated that the
trains of the company will be running be-
tween Kansas City and Shreveport by
March /.
II
the American Express Company. has been
in the city two or three days. giving the
business of Indiana special attention. The
Indiana lines do about profitable a bust
ness as is done by the company in any of
the Western States.
w. j. Hartman. air-brake instructor on
the Big Four line. has completed an eight
months instruction trip on the lines, hav-
ing with his car gone over the entire sys-
tenn during the. time. instructing 2,s50 Big
Four employees in the use of the air brake
heating apparatus, etc, of modern inven-
ton.
On Wednesday the fastest run ever made
on the Erie line west was made between
Marion. o.. and Huntington Ind. The dis
lance is 12s miles and was run i'm 14s min
utes. The train. which consisted of five
cars, made five stops. which brought the ac-
tual running time down TO 12S miles in 133
minutes.
Changes are rumored in the operating de-
partment of the Cincinnati Hamilton &
Dayton. One of these is the appointment
of Assistant Superintendent Shoemaker as
superintendent of the Dayton x Michigan
division. succeeding Superintendent Fleoter
who Is TO be transferred to another part of
the system.
William II. Joyce, who has been pro-
noted to the position of freight traffic man
ager of the Pennsylvania entered the
freight service of that company when a
youth, and has gradually work himself up
to that position. As master of the in
tricaeies of the freight system he is said
to be without superior.
The new steel car ferry Pere Marquette
made its initial trip, yesterday between
Ludington Mich. and Milwaukee. 1t car
ried the official private car and twenty
nine freight cars. It's regular load. when
in the line between Ludington and Manito-
woe, where it is 10 make regular trips
will be thirty loaded cars.
Thomas Noonan, general manager of the
Central States Despatch, spent Sunday with
friends i'm this city. He says the volume OF
time past has been limited only by the cars
which could be commanded. This line has
| business as we'll as 10 other Eastern sea-
board points.
The Rhode Island Locomotive Works
| Company has filed suit against the To-
| ledO. ST. Louis x Kansas City for pay for
| the locomotive which these works built for
/ that road years ago. The intervening pc
the consolidation. The engines were or
dered when Mr.. Kneeland was president
/ of the company.
The appointment of I. r. Brockenborough
| as general freight agent Of the Balti-
| more K Ohio lines west becomes effective
| to-day, and his headquarters will be at
! Pittsburg. T. W Gallaher who has held
| the position. is TO be transferred To the line
west of the Ohio river. taking he place of
c. T.. Ways, resigned. II is led that Hal-
| ~ y. Rogers will be appointed traiiic man
ager OF the Valley and the Baltimore *
| Ohio at Cleveland.
| III. u. Hathaway. who goes to London
| England. to represent the Chesapeake q
! Ohio and the Big -Four. will travel on one
i ~ the fine, large steamships which sail
1 from Newport News. in order that ne may
| familiarize himself with the business His
experience as commercial agent of the two
| roads at Chicago ana his trip will give
| him great advantages in this connection
| liz is stated that Mr.. Hathaway is the first
man appointed by an American road to
| look after It's west-bound business.
| A Wagner palace car has been tied up by