The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-30
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Citizens OF Brazil are moving to have a
new depot built by the Vandalia at that
point.
Tomorrow the Big Four will run a 81
cinnati.
George f. Diffenbaugh, general agent of
the Big Four at Dayton, O., was in the city
yesterday.
The Monon monthly disburses at Lafay-
cite between $4,000 and $4,000. The road
pays by checks.
The Big Four will run two excursions from
TerTe Haute tomorrow, one for indiana
apolis and another for Cincinnati.
The fact that shipments for export from
Chicago are now taken at owners risk has
caused paralysis in this line of traffic.
On May Is the Central Railroad of New
Jersey will inaugurate two hours sched-
ule between New York and Philadelphia.
e. O.. Mccormick, passenger traffic man.
ager of the Big -Four lines, was in the city
yesterday, going 20 st. Louis in the after
noon.
The new division of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers at Bellefontaine
starts with forty members, chiefly Big Four
engineers.
Ind, have raised a fine pole, and the ladies'
or that place have presented the employees
with a new flag.
The Wabash main line is carrying the
heaviest freight business in the history of
the company, and it's passenger business is
heavier than at any time in years.
The Monon lines earned in the third week
OF April $6262l, an increase over the cor
responding week of 1897 of $4374. Since July
an increase is shown this year Of 1892 400
J. g. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent
or the Big -Four lines, who has been on a
months trip to the Pacific coast, was in
Denver yesterday and is expected to reach
home by Monday.
Some of the members Of the Central Pas
Genger Association are strongly in favor of
adopting the interchangeable mileage credit
system, which. Is so poular on the roads in
the Western Passenger Association.
Persons who come to the city are sur
prised that there is no display of flags at
the Union Station, when all along the lines
there is profuse display of bunting.
Cornelius Sheehy, well-known passenger
man, died at Detroit on Thursday. Mr..
sheehy has travelled in this territory fire.
Quently as a representative of the Michigan
Central, the Wabash and mere recently the
Canadian Pacific.
Benjamin Kress, a brakeman on the Van
dalia, is trying to organize a company of
cavalry. He has had considerable expert
ence as a cavalryman, and thinks he can
readily recruit among railroad men enough
to fill one company.
1t is stated that g. w. Cook, general
freight and passenger agent of the Cincin-
natl Northern. will retire from that posi-
tion tomorrow. A short time ago he went
to the Pacific coast and 1t is stated has de-
clded to remain there.
The Central States Despatch. which oper-
ates over the Peoria & Eastern and the
TO haul 10000 bushels of grain from Peoria
20 the seabeard and ii is alleged il was
taken at an unusually low rate
The stock Of the Cincinnati. SandusIy &
Cleveland, which is leased &c the Big Four
which guarantees ia per cent. quarterly
dividend, is owned principally by Boston
president OF the company which leases 60
the Big -Four.
Present indications are that there will he
large numbered people brought TO In