The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-04

at Indianapolis. Prior to that he had served
seven years in the same capacity on the
Decline.
r.. P. Buchanan. assistant general freight
agent of the Big Four lines at Cincinnati.
and Mr. Diefenbach. general agent at Day
ton. o.. were in the city yesterday for a
conference with Ford WOOD, assistant gen.
eral freight agent.
In the month of July the Vandalia ham
died at Indianapolis 1883 cars. forwarding
west 4,334 loaded and 2.271 empty cars, and
brought in 1883 loaded and 1.2A empties.
OF the inbound business 602 cars were
loaded with live stock
w. II. McDoel vice president and general
manager of tie Monon lines, has gone to
New York again. AS this is the fourth
time that he has been East in the last six
weeks 1T is giving color to some of the
rumors regarding the Monon interests.
Frank Rohner who was injured in the
wreck on the Monon on Friday. died of his
injuries and was buried at Monon yesterday.
He jumped from. the engine and, besides
suffering a broken leg. received other
bruises and blood poisoning supervened.
On Saturday the tile workers at zanes-
vile, o., will have their annual excursion,
this year going to Cleveland. General Pas
senger Agent Daily has arranged for three
special trains. as 1t is expected that the
excursionists will number fully fifteen hun
bred.
G. A. Richardson has been appointed as
sstant superintendent and j. p. Fitzgerald
trainmaSter of the Lake Erie and Straits
vile divisions of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
Newark. o., and Mr.. Fitzgerald at Chicago
Junction, 0.
III. Moore. general utility man of the Chi
cago e. Southeastern. was in the city yrs
terday He says the track is laid to within
eight miles of Muncie and the road is grad
ed and the rails distributed for these eight
miles. The work is delayed on account of
scarcity of ties.
The three thousand employees of the Penn
sylvania shops at Altoona who were laid
off resumed work on Aug. 1. Those on new
uTn will mt in md q M
ten hours each week, and in the repair
shops five days of eight hours each until
business improves.
A gentleman who was in Ohio last week
states that east of Akron large forces of
men and teams can be seen ct work grading
for the extension Of the Brice system. The
heaviest work is to be done near Ravenna.
The line is being built on the north side of
the Cuyahoga river
The Lake Erie & Western transportation
department last evening nc titled A. A. Zion.
superintendent of the Union Railway Com
pany, that on Sunday they would run an
excursion from points on their line to In
dianapoliS and expected to bring in four
sections of ten cars each.
The net income of the Rock Island Rail-
road for the month of June 1898, 1874, an
increase of 81, 436 over the net income for the
same month of the preceding year. For the
three month to June 30 the net income of
the road has been S,3S5.O22, an increase of
$780, over the same period of the preced-
ing fiscal year.
New York yesterday from official of the
Monon lines in which it was stated that
there was to be TO consolidation OF the
Monon with the Big Four but an agreement
had been reached by which the Moron and
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton lines
would be operated nearer as one interest.
which would enable the three companies TO
considerably curtail their expenses by cut
ting down the train service between the
terminals without mountaineering xhe tray
cling public. 1t was distinctly stated that
the Monon, the Big Four and the Cinc,nna l..
Hamilton & Dayton would continue to be
operated independently, practically pooling
their earnings.