The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

lively, while engines hauling American
trains of equal weight use sixty to eighty
pounds per mile.
Official notice is given of the appointment
of l. j. Kyes, formerly with the Wabash,
as city ticket and passenger agent OF the
Oregon Short-line at Salt Lake City.
c. n. Woodward, for fifteen years chief
train dispatcher of the New York Il New
England, has been appointed superintendent
of the eastern division of that system.
The Big Four Railways new car ferry
which is TO run between Benton Harbor
and ManitOWoc, will be opened for business
July -. The ferry carries thirty loaded
| cars.
Last week was a trying one on train en-
ployes The official report on the Chicago
division of the Panhandle showed Fri
| day last that sixty men were off duty on
account of sickness.
The Big -Four is credited with having the
fastest scheduled stock trains, and but
few few roads have their so-called express
those of the Big Four.
Engine A. on the Chicago division of the
Panhandle, on Friday hauled q train of six
cars, including two Pullmans, from Hamlet
to South Chicago in fifty-fiVe minutes dis
lance, hfty-seVen miles
The Pennsylvania has issued notice that
all motel runners, peddlers, porters, hack
men and other persons having no legitimate
business about the passenger stations must
keep OFF the companys grounds.
There were transferred over the Belt
Road last week II, 1876 cars, against H,419 in
handled at the stock yards 1,02O cars of live
stock against LIP in the preceding week.
On July l the Texas Express Company,
which was organized during the war and
at one time did most of the express bust
ness of that territory, passed out Of exist
ence and the Wells-Fargo Company sue
ceeded it on the Houston, East & West
Texas.
The total funded debt of the Chicago &
Northwestern approximates $780, 000,O00 and
It's interest charges amount to about $780,
q In fha f1ft1 a no tolaf 10 pX-
pected to place the securities at 3l2 per
cent, cutting down the interest per annum
ST. 800, 000
Effective Aug. l, Mr.. J. f. Wallace chief
engineer of the Illinois Central Railroad
has resigned his position with that road to
accept the vice presidency and general
Providence r. l., with works at Saltville
Va, and a plant under construction at
Niagara Falls.
The passengers on one Of the Erie trains
CWestern division) thought that the water
in one of the coach tanks was a little bet
ter than that usually furnished, and on Elk
mad placed flask OF whisky in 1t to cool
and the porter had dropped a chunk of ice
upon it, breaking the bottle.
The thousands of shade trees along the
Indianapolis division of the Panhandle,
which were set out few years ago under
the direction of John f. Miller, general su
perintendent of the Southwestern system,
have already reached such "a height that
they furnish more or less shade, and in
such weather as that of last week are APP
preciated
senger agent of the New York Central he
has made special efforts to build up the
suburban business at New, YORK, and IN
this line he has just issued a new folder
in his four-track series for 1897, entitled
Suburban Homes North of Harlem River"
The folder is illustrated and is very unique
in it's makeup
There is not a locomotive owned by the
Monon that was of any value which has
not been rebuilt in the last three years, and
with its new locomotives the Monon is
well equipped per mile as any road cross
ing Indiana. Ninety per cent. of its 2assen-
ger equipment has been through the shops
and undergone general repairs in the last
eighteen months.
Pennsylvania employees at Richmond,
Ind, have organized the Keystone Athlet-
&c Association Athletic Park has been
leased and bicycle races and ball games will
be given there. The officers of the associa-
tion are: President, j. w. Conveys train
master of the Richmond division; vice pres
ident, w. E. Hunter, claim agent secre-
tary, Oscar Johnson, treausrer Harry Cas-
tater.
Reports are current that foreclosure on
the Peoria, Decatur q Evansville Railroad
is to be pressed soon, despite the efforts
made to prevent this action by the payment
of the January coupons of the first mort
gage bonds. Following the foreclosure, it
is expected that a new plan of reorganiza-
ton will be presented feature of which is
to be to effect a reduction in liked charges.
That is considered to be indispensable in
order to levy an assessment of . per cent.
on the stock.
General Passenger Agent Winchell, of the
Denver. LeadVille q Gunnison, last week
received the following letter from d con-
Standardization man in Denver: Dear
Sir-About five years ago while working at
Morrison, Col, | was taken over your road
by some of the railroad men and was not
required to pay. They came to the cream
cry and drank buttermilk in return, but
think | owe the company for a ride. Since
that time | have become Christian, and
| desire to pay every cent that stands
against me, SO that when Jesus comes l
be caught up to meet the Lord Il Thess iv,
10 The number of miles that [ travelled
was about forty and at the rate of cents
a mile that would be &.20. and this at per
cent. interest for five years would be about
$1.56. Please accept same and oblige. Hop
ing you are ready to meet God and are
happy in Jesus, l am your respectfully D.
G. Voigt'