The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

DAYTON, is the general manager. handled in
July 1880 cars. 1883 more than in July, 1897
average detention, 1S6 days.
IL Is stated that on Sept / r. r. Rander-
son, chief clerk of j. r. Cavanagh. super
VIII retire and will be succeeded by E. r.
Bonnen, chief train dispatcher of the west
end OF the Big Four Chicago division.
The wholesale merchants of Cleveland
nave arranged for retailers excursion to
mat city at two-third rates, after the plan
or the New York merchants Low rates are
given, from two hundred and thirty towns
located on the roads running to Cleveland.
About year ago the Vandalia put on
through coach each way between Indian
apols and Peoria, and although a little
round about as a line, it has built up very
respectable business often CARRYING from
twenty-five to thirty passengers on her
train.
The paper read recently before the Cen
trail Association of Railroad Officers at In
dianapolis by o. E. Raidy. trainmaster of
the Vandalia line on the handling of air.
praked freight trains, has been published
ana IaVorably commented on in several rail-
way journals.
D. d. Streeter & Co.. of Chicago, have the
contract to build the extension of the Lake
Erie & Western from Akron. o. to Niles,
and Ryan & Mcdonald the contract to build
the line from Niles to New Castle, Pa. The
distance from Akron to New Castle is
The joint offices of the American and the
Adams Express Companies at Marmon,
Anderson, Charlottesville. Greencastle, Shell
pyville, Franklin and Columbus have been
separated and an agent appointed to repre-
sent each, and at Decatur, ILL.,, the offices
nave been separated.
George Burns, fuel agent of the Wabash
nnes, has made great record in the way or
economiZing in the use of coal. The saving
for the year ending June 80 amounted to
TI69OOO. In his report to General Manager
Ramsey he goes into detail and fully eS-
tablshes his financial statement.
NJ. W. Mansfield, superintendent of the In
annapolis q Vincennes, and chief engineer
of the Union Railway Company and Belt
road, yesterday, with his entire office force,
moved into rooms recently occupied by r.
q. Darlington, former superintendent of the
Indianapolis division of the Panhandle lines.
G. S. Blackman, general Eastern agent OF
the Big Four, accompanied the Boston peo-
pie on their trip TO Indianapolis. Mr.. Black
mans headquarters are at Buffalo, n. T.,
and he says the visitors to Niagara Falls
this year have been unprecedentedly numer-
Gus, some days as high as $500 to 1000 eX
cursionists arriving there.
Vice President Harahan. of the Illinois
Central, has given authority to equip the
branch of the road from East ST Louis to
Belleville, fourteen miles, as an electric line
through trains will be relieved entirely of
stops between the points named and the
suburban steam trains taken off.
The Wabash has introduced a novelty on
its continental limited trains. 1t is a SOU
Xenir menu, reproduction OF historic
Delft plate. The leaves of the plate con-
with dainty sketches of continental life and
tied with gay ribbon. Permission is given
guests to retain the menu as souvenirs.
The Pennsylvania Company now begins to
Western connection BY controlling 1t the
Pennsylvania Company is securing nearly
all the business it brings in from the West
for points beyond Indianapolis, no road
east from here getting a pound of freight,
it is stated, if it is not for some point on
such connection that cannot be reached by
a Pennsylvania interest. and to get as long
a haul as possible out of the business a
roundabout route is often selected to reach
the destination of the freight
A gentleman who has travelled a great
deal in Europe has just made trip over
the Chesapeake & Ohio and visited it's pleas
ure resorts, and he says: 1T is doubtful II
through more beautiful and romantic
country than that traversed by the Chesa-
peake & Ohio. To the traveller over this
line it would seem that every. village and
town along the route is blessed with a fine
modern hotel. There are two. or three
places on this line that are notably famous
the Hot and Warm Springs, located be-
tween Green Brier, White and Rockbridge
Alum Springs.
The importance of Anderson as Big
Four Railway town is brought out In strlk-
ing contrast by figures covering the business
in transfer done the last month of this year
and the corresponding month the year pre-
Indianapolis to the Michigan division during
that time was LOGS loads and 493 empties; a
year ago there were 996 loads and 80 emp
ties. The transfer from the Michigan to
the Indianapolis division this year were $40
loads and 70 empties, against 1,S26 loads
and III empties during the corresponding
month last year. The total number of load
ed cars handled at Anderson was over 1000.
The business for July this year was an adj
vance of II per cent over last year.
The New York Financier publishes a
lengthy article regarding what it calls the
new Baltimore & Ohio road. In speaking
of J. II. Maddy. the press agent of the COM
pany, the F'inancier says: "A word of APP
probation is due to Mr.. Maddy. He has
held unique position in the railroad world
for the past year. or two When he first
went to the Baltimore & Ohio the public
sentiment had set strongly against the road.
1t has been his delicate work to overcome
this prejudice and to bring about a recog-
milton of the advantages now offered by the
company for carrying freight and passen-
gers. That he has well succeeded the pub
lie sentiment toward the company well
enough proves. OF course, he has not done
this alone. Without the remarkable re-
Mobilization which the receivers have car
ried out, his work would have accomplished
little