The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-21


Crescent the train service has been the most
remarkable, Other Southern Lire receiv-
ing from Northern connections such a num-
Der of trains. The Louisville & Nashville
has also made a good record, but the form
er could not have handled the business but
for its superior block signal system. s. NJ
FELTON,, president and receiver of the Queen
& Crescent, is gratiied over the work the
road is now doing in the movement of
troops. There have been no collisions, no
wrecks Train after train follows the other,
on passenger schedule time: as soon as one
train leaves a. block another enters it, and
so on through the twenty-four hours.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
General Manager Loree of the Pennsylva-
MIA lines west, is on Western trip. Yes
terday he was in Chicago.
e,, The Big -Four Is again turning over to the
grain for export vias Newport News
W. c.. Arp, superintendent of motive
power of the Vandalia, has gone to Hot
Springs, Ark for treamtent for rheuma-
tism.
Freight traffic over the Michigan division
of the Big Four is heavy. several more en-
year ago.
w. H. .Canniff the newly elected president
OF the Nickel-plate road, has selected as
his private secretary Walter B. Wright of
Columbus, o.
On the middle division of the Pennsylva-
ma n a there were handled in April 1882 cars.
Ss,os5 being loaded, against 7O,sS loaded cars
The movement by the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective. Engineers to establish q home for
superannuated engineers at Nation, ILL.,, is
taking definite shape.
John Magee recently elected president of
the Falls Brook Railroad is said to be the
youngest railway president In the country,
ne being but tWenty-nine years old.
rdT Nar=
been. agent of the Union Pacific road. has
been appointed the New England freight
and passenger agent of the Union Pacific.
There is good authority for stating that
Assistant General Passenger Agent Kirby,
OF the Toledo &, Ann Arbor will be pro-
noted to be general passenger agent of the
The Chicago Great Western, IN the second
week of May, earned $100, 759, an Increase
oyer the corresponding week OF 1897 of $16-
$685.. O2o. '' 1'e ing 'e'i 10
Jesse Yohe, son of General Superintendent
Yohea Of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie, has
Cleveland, O.
Caesar Rodney; LOCAL freight agent of the
Vandalia. says the business at Indianapolis
for April, and thus far this month, has been
Iully Az per cent: IN excess of the CORE
w. A. Mitchem, who for many years was
q freight agent ofFthe Wabash at Toledo,
ana who seven years ago went to San Ber-
HdTuiHO, GAL, as agent of the Santa Fe. has
resigned and wili@return to Toledo
A phenomenal run was made on Wednes
day on the New York Central. Train IA,
sS0nsls ,,n OF seven ears, was hauled from
ptess It being a REGARD fbreaker with so
heavy train. z
One of the Glass r heavy freight engines
recently sent to the Panhandle on Wednes-
Gay, on a test, hauled three hundred tons
more snan were ever hauled over the Chi
cago division by one locomotive. The en-
CINE has 2Ox2S-inch cylinders.
May 70 the time tables to the seashore
VIII pc changed to the summer schedule,
put the fast trains which We're such fea-
later, as business is not what it should be be
to Justify such expensive service.
William Gibson. formerly with the Big
of the Baltimore ohic lines. has gwen in
structions that the name of Salisbury.
which has chung to q station on the b. & O..
Dewey.
e. Copeland has been appointed general
agent of The Rio Grande Western and j.
A. MacGregor travelling freight agent, both
to have headquarters at Chicago, and L.
3. Eveland. travelling passenger agent, will
changc his headquarters from Kansas City
to Chicago.
All classes OF passenger coaches which
the Pennsylvania Company owns have come
in good play this week The first four days
twenty-nine trains averaging thirteen cars
70 the train. were moved south over the
Little Miami division without an accident
or any serious delay.
The conference. between the representa-
tiyes of lake and rail lines has resulted in
affirmation of an early decision to fix ID
rate of 20 cents on grain and grain products
all rail, and 17is cents on corn. Chicago to
New York. to take effect June 10, with cor
responding lake and rail- rates.
The Big Four lines proper earned in the
second week of May $275. 0s9.1s, an increase
over the corresponding week of 1897 of $2S,-
!4ls4. The Chicago & Eastern Illinois earned
IN the second week SS4. 300 an increase over
the corresponding week of 1897 of 3d. 500
Tbs Wabash earned $263. 160. increase this
year of $52.Hs.
Early in the year the PENNSYLVANIA off,
Gals decided to expend about $l0OOOOOO in
1873 IN making improvements to the prop
eTty.. out I Is now announced that on ac-
count OF the war the bulk of this work Will
be delayed until the situation is better I'M
deTstood What result the war will have on
the business of the trunk lines is not yet
certain.
The strike of several thousand stone work
erS IN New York is far-reaching in its re-
ness Is practically at standtill: instead of
s seventy deh.. carloads of stone being
to een a TSe 'n nton m6sE from ten
are demanding nine hours pay for ar eight
hour day.
d: G. Edwards. passenger traffic manager
confident that travel TO Michigan pleasure
resorts VIII be very heavy this Summer. and
any former season. The Pennsylvania lines
and the Big Four will improve their serv-
ISs viii lho TAKING erect or the summer
time table.
The Pennsylvania Voluntary Relief De-
partment, on the lines west OF Pittsburc
disbursed in death, sickness and accident
dement's in Aprn A9.5 20; the lines east
OF Pittsburg disbursed for the same pur-
pose IN April $50 1918. Since established. on
the lines west of Pittsburg there has been
paid out TO members of the relief associa-
ton N,OS5,S59.43s on lines east of Pittsbure
1881, 1883. o
The southern Indiana Railway COMPANY
Is gratined over the development of bust
ness on its line. Its entire power and eolIin-
ment Is IN service. and when Its new en-
elnes arriye-three more having been or
dered-the business of the road can be ham
9led much more satisfactorily, This is the
FORMER Evansville & Richmond road and
had II not been for the war excitement
doubtless the road would have been extend
cd farther east this son.
One of the new engines for the Belt road
was run over TO the Union Station yester-
day afternoon 10 be exhibited 10 q number
Of expert mechanics and railroad men and
all spoke Of II as being one of the best
proportioned locomotives for the purpose In