The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18

Personal, Local and General Notes.
The vandalia will put on it's Lake Maxim
kuckee special service May 20.
J. ]. Turner. general manager of the Van
dalia lines, is spending few days at Mack
mac.
1t is stated that the controlling stock of
the Chicago Great Western road is held in
In the month CT April there arrived and
departed at the Union Station $40 trains
harding 20,C06 cars.
r. B. r. PIERCE, receiver of the Toledo
ST. Louis & Kansas City, has gone to New
York to be absent week
w. d. Wilson, general agent of the Lack
awana line at this point, who has been
quite Ill, was thought better yesterday.
The consolidation of the West Shore and
the New York, Ontario & Western is again
rumored. this time apparently with some
Another train Of twenty cars passed south
over the Monon line on Monday carrying
ambulances shipped from the Studebaker
works at South Bend,
Col. VIM. Shaw district passenger agent
OF the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, is in
the city Although not yet in the best of
health, he states he is much better.
the Southwestern Traffic Association has
been reorganized on a more permanent
basis, it is thought, than at any former
time. Il. L. Campbell is the chairman of
the association.
With w H. Canniff taking the presidency
OF the Nickel-plate road it is stated that
Z. s. Blodgett general superintendent, will
succeed Mr.. Canniff as general manager of
the Lake Shore.
the presidency of the New York Central
Is gwen unlimited power IN the operation
of the road. consequently further official
changes are looked for
The Nickel plate, in connection with the
Lackawarla, has abandoned the purpose Of
putting on a twenty-four- hour train between
New York and Chicago, and will make the
same tirae &c in the past, twenty-eight
hours.
With the taking effect of the summer time
card the Big Four will have daily an addi-
tional car to New York and to Boston.
Heretofore there have been but two New
daily. ''A '' DS'''' '"tOUS" ''eep'"s cars
1t is stated that with the death of Addi-
son Hills. who for so many years filled the
position Of assistant to the president of the
Lake Shore road, the position which was
created for the late Mr. Hills, will be abol-
ished
The employees at the Indiana Decatur &
Western shops have erected a fine pole, 40
feet high, with handsome gildad ball on
its top and purchased a large American flag
which was yesterday raised with appro-
pirate ceremonies.
The Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley road
will be sold on Saturday, and there is some
speculation as to who will be the purchaser
It is now controlled by the Pennsylvania
Company, but has been a burden for years
on the Panhandle.
Frank Price foreman of the Panhandle
roundhouse at Columbus, o., who enlisted
DAY night with a gold watch and chain
Dy ms associates in service. the engineers
and firemen sharing in its purchase.
The Pennsylvania has put on a train to
run every fifteen minutes between Warsaw
and Winona Park while the Presbyterian
Assembly is in session. An effort will be
maze by the pennsylvania Company to
make this a more popular pleasure resort
The estimated gross earnings from the
operation of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
for the month of April, 1898, were s., 3eS, 7S9,
q gross Increase of &3S6 OH nd in
crease of $279 s4S. The gross increase in rev.
enue from operation for the ter months of
t S. is'a year ending April 3d. 1885, was 81
Ten sheriffs have taken possession of the
Northern ONO road on an execution issued
judgment. which is for 5000 is s"T not PAID and
this week the road will be sold The judg-
rnent was given Hugh Layele. an employee
The company has fought it since 1896
At present the value of the superior block
signal service on the Queen & Crescent is
very apparent. Train after train is follow
ing each other. CARRYING United States
troops. and there is no delay by waiting or
ders at way stations. One train leaves a
block and another enters II, and there is as
Tuuch safety in this fast service as if the
tsains were kept ten miles apart
The general managers of the roads COM
prising the Union Railway. Company and
the general superintendent held their regu-
lar monthly meeting yesterday j. O. Van
Wrinkle was chosen as chairman Nothing
Dul DuSinSSS WAS lIdISdct6u, the SeS-
sion being short one John F. Miller gen.
eral superintendent of the Panhandle lines;
H. /. Miller superintendent of the Van
dalia main line. and L. II. Parker, super
intendent of the Monon. were the only Of
ficials present not having headquarters at
Indianapolis
To take care of the heavy travel to the
Omaha exposition In connection with ex-
cursion rates, as well as the stop-over
privileges at Omaha on all through tickets
the Burlington route viii establish, COM
menclng May g. very desirable fast train
service to Omaha from St. Louis and St
Joseph. This new train service is the ex-
tension OF the st. Louis-St Joseph wide
vestibuled gas-lighted trains Nos. Is and is
Trains leave 81. Louis daily at S:45 p m.
leave St. Joseph at Sis a m and arrive
at Omaha at noon The Burlington viii fur