The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-13
Personal. Local and General Notes.

The Wabash. lines earned in the first
week of August $265 7SS. an increase over the
corresponding week of 1897 of $1S161.
The Big Four will to-day run an excursion
from Cincinnati to Chicago at Sc for the
round trip.
/. r, Broekenborough, general freight
agent of the Baltimora & Ohio road is OH
Western trip through Ohio and this State.
c. @. Waldo, general manager of the Gin
cinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. who has been
resting for three weeks at the Snow islands,
Will return on Monday
veteran traffic official of the Vanderbilt
lines says the consolidating of the several
fast freight lines will result in a saving of
at least 600 per year.
The Southwestern system IF the Panhan-
die yesterday morning turned over to the
pennsylvania road at Pittsburg 1850 excur-
sionsts for Atlantic City
George w. Street we'll known in Indian
apolis railroad circles, is TO be the chief ac-
countant of the six Vanderbilt fast freight
Ines which are included in the consolida-
ton.
James McCrea, first vice president of the
pennsylvania Company, has selected as his
chief stenographer r. e. Cook. who has
been in the office of Division Superintendent
G. l.. Peck.
.-alc.4 B. Gull, chief clerk in the Wabash
office at Buffalo, has been appointed agent
of the HoOsac Tunnel line in Michigan. F.
A. Barber takes McCulls place in the Wa
bash offices.
The force at the Wabash shops at
Andrews has been increased thirty men,
% for%s sPB eaSS at these shops than at any
Passenger conductors on the Texas & Pa
cine lines this week have received letters
from General Manager Thorn advising them
that salaries of passenger conductors have
been raised $25 per month.
p. A. -Bonebrake superintendent of the In
diapapolis division of the Panhandle lines,
commenced moving with his force to CO.
lumbus, o.. yesterday. and expects to be
we'll settled in his new quarters by Tuesday
OF next week
The new horse cars the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago is building at its shops
are palaces of their kind. and when hauled
in passenger trains will present good an
appearance on the exterior as does the pas
senger equipment.
The Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago is
making extensive improvements at Free
dom, which is to be made an important d.
vision point. An extensive system of side
tracks is being put in, a new roundhouse
built coal chutes, etc.
The excursion of the Big Four on Tuesday
next from points on its lines to Niagara
Falls. promises to be the best patronized of
any ever run. 1t is expected that IL will re-
quire all the passenger equipment the COM
pany can readily command.
ID. b. Robinson: since assuming the presi-
dency of the st. Louis q San Francisco has
achieved excellent results. In the fiscal
year ending June 30 an increase of 1898. 131 in
gross earnings is shown. an increase of
$346651 in net earnings and an increase in
surplus OF S226.2l9-
II IL stated that the coming sale of the
Ohio Southern will develop a lively fight for
control. The Brice syndicate will be bidders.
while the Megrue syndicate assert they will
bid II in. The Brice people want the Ohio
Southern TO make IL an important link of
their through lines.
A. w. Street. general manager OF the Hoo
sac Tunnel lire, was in the city yesterday
He says this is one of the lines that is not
in the Vanderbilt consolidation. sending its
traffic west OF Buffalo over the Wabash and