The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-03
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Personal, Local and General Notes.
& The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has listed
another 81, 10000 of preferred stock, making
the entire stock issue $5S3O,70O.
In the month of July there were handled
at the Union Station 5000 pieces OF bag
gage, 6.428 more than in July, 1897.
p. Mills, NJ. M. Shorn and Charles Ander-
son, brakemen on the Vandalia lines, were,
on Aug. l, promoted to conductors.
The rate war between the Ohio coal roads
has been declared off for the twentieth
time, it is stated. in the last ten years
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy on
Monday let the contract for a new passen-
ger station at Quincy. ILL.,, to cost $4,000
A. Mendenhall, trainmaster of the Pan
handle. and wife left yesterday for Cam
bridge Springs, Pa. to be absent two weeks
quarters of ]. w. Greenen. trainmaster of
the Panhandle, Indianapolis division, at this
city.
The passenger officials of the roads enter
Ing Chicago have discovered that number
of forged tickets are in the hands of scalp
ers at that point.
Charles Montgomery. station master at
Pittsburg Union Station. passed through
the city yesterday en- route west on
months vacation trip.
Thomas Morris, ex-engineer of mainte-
RANGE Of way of the Big Four. and party
of friends returned yesterday from a two
weeks fishing expedition.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton will,
Aug. s, run an excursion from all points
on llS lines 10 Niagara 4 dllSs anu Oh aug.
Is cheap excursion to Mackinac.
IT is stated that H. F. Smith. general
freight agent of the Southern Railway, will
resign z I'D accept the position OF trafhc
ST Louis
The Big Four is getting its Michigan d.
vision north of Anderson in good condi-
lines in the gas belt territory some spirited
competition.
General Passenger Agent Winchell. of the
H. NJ. Fickenger Northwestern passenger
agent of the lines with headquarters at
Kansas City.
B. A. Barry representing the Railway
the interest of station agents, is in the
city for couple of days. calling on local
railroad men.
Charley Gilmore, who has been with the
Vandalia at st. Louis for some years, is
thought to be fatally i'll. He is a brother
of Thomas Gilmore, foreman of the Wanda
liza shops at Terre Haute.
c. b. Hoyt, who for some years has been
roadmaster of the Elkhart division of the
Lake Shore. has been been, appointed super ,it
headquarters at Cleveland
Trainmasters Reynolds and Beckwith and
Train Dispatches Sweeney and Bonnell, of
the Chicago division of the Big Four lines,
were in the city yesterday for conference
with superintendent Houghton.
The Panhandle forwarded from the Indi-
annapolis stock yards in July to Eastern
markets $50 double-deck carloads of hogs.
$50 carloads of cattle; seventy-four carloads
of horses and three double-deck carloads of
sheep, a total of III carloads.
President A. e. Stillwell Of the Kansas
City. Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad positively
denies the statement recently. published that
Robert Gillian, the general manager OF
that system, would be succeeded by ]. T.
O'Dell, vice president of the Pittsburg q
Lake Erie.
The Indiana. Illinois & Iowa, which is
152 miles in length, with each year Is be-
fpar nnsA INN or
meeting link of east-and-west lines, and its
business since Jan. has been fully 80 per
cent. greater than in any corresponding
Eeven months.
In the month of July there were shipped
from the Indianapolis stock yards over the
Big Four lines East 49S carloads of stock,
361 going to New England points. This
statement does not include stock shipped
from points west OF indianapolis over the
Bee-line division.
r. B. Jones, general agent of the Chicago
& Rock Island. is in the city. He expresses
the opinion that. now the Chicago & Rock
Island has control Of the Chicago. Rock
Island e. Texas, the line will be extended
from Fort Worth, its present Southern ter
minus, to the gulf.
Mr.. Whetzel, who has been travelling en-
gineer of the Wabash is to have the line
running between Chicago and Detroit cut
off his territory. and j. b. Wells, one of the
veteran engineers on the road, will be given
charge of the severed division, with head
quarters at Ashley.
A year ago the officials of the Illinois
Central inaugurated steps to encourage em-
ployes to become stockholders, and the
movement has been much more popular
with employees than the management had
anticipated. Quite a large representation
of the employees now hold stock of the COM
pany.
In 1895 the Nashville. Chattanooga &
ST. Louis Railway cut wages of all en-
ployes 10 per cent. The pay rolls for July
restore the cut of 10 per cent. to all receiv
ing less than $50 per month. and to those re-
ceiving greater salaries per cent, half of
the reduction, is restored. July salaries will
be paid on this basis.
The general expression OF local freight Of
flcials Is thatirateS are firm, and they cite
the fact that earnings continue to show in
creases over last year, while a much lighter
tonnage is moving, more especially of
grains. Grain Is now carried at a scent
per-one-hundred-p pound higher rate than at
the corresponding perioo last year.
1t is one year since the interchangeable
mileage book was placed on sale In Central
Traffic Association territory. and with each
month II has increased in popularity, ex-
cept with scalpers. There are some features
OF Ii that commercial men would like to
have modified. but. as whole, II is more
satisfactory ticket than was expected.
e. o. Mccormick. passenger traffic man
ager OF the Big Four lines. accompanied by
his Wife. arrived in tine city yesterday.
After spending couple Of hours with n.
NJ Bronson, assistant general passenger
agent Of the Big -Four. they visited Camp
Mount a MI f1f Of r.