The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-06

when ]. j. Turner was Superintendent of
the Pittsburg division of the Panhandle
A big fight is on between the Interstate
Merchants Association and the Louisville
& Nashville over the refusal OF the latter
to grant reduced rates to the fall meeting of
the merchants association. Some inter-
esting developments may be looked for
An official circular has been received an
nouncing that II. F. Smith has retired as
general freight agent of the Southern Rail-
way. He is brother of NJ: r. Smith, pres
| ident of the Louisville & Nashville road. Ii
is not stated what he expects to do in the
future.
AS result of Attorney General Cranes
move against the Texarkana q Fort smith
road wherein he entered suit for 500, O0l
| against that company for moving its head
| quarters out of the State, the company has
| removed the general offices back to Tex
arkana.
1t is stated at Springfield, o., that Senator
Brice or his agents will buy the Ohio South
| ern Railway when it is offered for sale
| on Aug. 20 1t is added that this will be in
| pursuance of the resolution formed by. Brice
| several years ago to build up big railroad
| system.
]. Q. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent
| of the Big Four lines, states that the last
| three dyas there has been a general inn
provement in business over the entire sys-
| tenn and an increased call for cars to load,
| especially on the western and southern
divisions
A. Galloway. superintendent of the In
danapolis and Cincinnati divisions OF the
CINCINNATI, hamilton q Layton lines, was
in the city yesterday. He states that the
c., II. & d. is taking into Toledo 100 to 10
! carloads of wheat daily. about thirty or II
off the Indianapolis division.
With the construction of the bridge over
the Delaware river at Philadelphia. the
passenger business over the Pennsylvania
road has shown a very handsome increase
| 1t is a convenience the travelling PUBIC APP
| preciates when going to Atlantic City and
| other pleasure resorts on the Jersey coast.
| The Monongahela connecting, road at
Pittsburg, three and thirteen nunoredtns
miles in length, is the best piece of paying
railroad in the world. No passenger traffic
is handled. but its earnings last year We're
$54. 60 per mile. Only seven locomotives
and but ninety men are employed on the
road.
The Chicago & Southeastern Railroad will
open its Muncie extension Sunday with an
excursion from Anderson to Daleville. The
track has been ballasted that far. 1t is
laid to the Muncie city limits and a juno
ton with the L. e. & w, letting them into
Muncie, will soon be made and the line
thrown open.
John Lazarus, traffic manager of the In
diana, Decatur & Western, states that yes
terday they had calls for more cars than
could he furnished to LOAF, with corn at the
way stations. Farmers have become con-
WINGED, since the recent rains, that there
will be a big corn crop and now desire to
clear their cribs of last years corn.
VIM Garstang. superintendent of motive
power of the Big Four, says that Caleb
Kirby. who died suddenly on Monday, will
he had been running engine for over
thirty-five years. He one of the few
engineers who could run the Knickerbocker
on its fast time between every station on
| its scheduled time.
The Central Passenger Association has
under consideration new plan to handicap
the ticket scalpers. 1t is to make the rail,
| road ticket agent notary public, so that
| any person presenting a return coupon for
| Endorsement can be sworn to the statement
that he is the original purchaser. The
| ticket brokers do a large business in the
| return coupons of excursion tickets.
| The last week in the month the Big Four
| will receive two of the big passenger en-
| gines the Schenectady locomotive works
| are building for the company. and in the
second week of September the other two
which have been contracted for. The two
| large freight engines the Richmond locomo-
! tive works are building for the Big Four
and nearing completion and will probably
| be delivered next week.