The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-22


The Wabash Company is making some
substantial improvements at Ashley, divi-
sion point
The Great Western is seriously consider
ing building an extension of its lines to
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the
second week Of October 1879 more than in
the corresponding week of 1897.
The earnings Of the Wabash the second
week IN October were $3.50 in excess of
those of the corresponding week of 1897.
The syndicate controlling the E. w Me-
Nenna patent for rerolling steel rails is
starting large second plant at Kansas
The passenger department of the Wabash
lines announces that Sunday low-rate ex-
cursions for this season will be discon-
tinued.
r. NJ. Cox formerly with the Wabash
lines, has been appointed superintendent of
transportation of the Texas Central. vice j.
w. Rawlin. resigned.
With the putting on of two trains each
way Nov. !, by the Detroit & Lima North
ern, between Columbus and Detroit free
chair cars will be run.
Western lines yesterday delivered at the
indianapolis stock yards 207 carloads of live
stock. the largest deliveries of any day in
the last eighteen months.
President Ripley. of the Santa Fe lines
ana vice President Morton yesterday start
ga on an inspection of the road and will
Francisco.
On account of the fact that a number. of
prominent prom railway men had left Chicago for
tneir homes, the meeting of the officials of
the railway unions, which was to have been
held there yesterday. was abandoned.
II IS stated that the train crews on the
Big Four, the Panhandle and Vandalia
lines made the largest wages in Sentemher
OF any month since the lines have been in
operation, so heavy was freight traffic.
General Passenger Agent Reed. Of the
Monon the past season has been running
cheap rate excursions between prominen9
points on the line and has realized q more
SATISFACTORY revenue therefrom than had
been looked for
George ]. Gould has personally investY-
gated and approved plans for the estab-
lishment of the Railway Young Mems Chris
points on the Missouri Pacific and iro,,
Mountain systems
The Evansville & Terre Haute each wear
~ rs'ayins several miles of its track with
steer rail weighing seventy pounds to the
yard. The track of this line is said now to
ne IN The best condition of any time since
the road was constructed.
p. G. Edwards passenger traffic manager
OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Dayton, on
Thursday met with an accident which Sc
crippled him that he was unable to come
To indianapolis yesterday to accompany the
presidential party over the road
The official report shows that in August
laSd the Maine Central hauled over its line
j.dds Pullman cars carrying 10 1855 paSsen-
gers, or CPS people per day This is what is
called by the officials of the road the vaca-
tioh month"; which accounts for such heavy
travel - :
Writs of temporary Injunction were served
yesterday on thirty-one railroad ticket
brokers. The petitions or which the in
functions were granted set forth alleged
fraudulent dealings by the brokers i'm one
iare round-trip tickets. Seven of the trunk
line railroads petitioned for the Injunction.
President Ripley. of the Santa Fe has is
sued circular abolishing the land depa RI
nlent OF that road Nov / On that date All
lands belopging TO the Santa Fe except coal
lanus, Will pass into the hands of John p
tfcSt. tho present land commissioner The
laIids which Mr.. Frost has bought aggre-
gate about 5o.o00 acres.
Charles Lanier. of New York. president
OF tho Ptttsburg. Fort Wayne Il Chicago
win others interested I'm the road which Is
I.aEed TO the Pennsylvania. are making
their annual inspection of the property
travelling on special train furnished nv
the pennsylvania. Thomas Eodd chief en-
glneef OF the Pennsylvania lines west. ac-
companies them.
NJ. g Baker. district passenger agent of
The Nickel-plate Railway. with headauar-
ters q Fort Wayne has resigned effective
NOV !, 20 accept more lucrative position
with the Standard life and Accident IN
euffnfe NomuBny, of Detroit. The New
York 1enfrn Railway Company has been
1or some LINK arranging for relief depart
msnt sinliaatstp The Pennsylvania Company