The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-03

passenger and freight departments. James
p: Bartei has been appointed general agent
Burnett general agent of the passenger de-
Lartment.
Frank Endworth, general soliciting
freight agent of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
q Dayton, accompanied by his wife, has
gone West on a two weeks vacation.
Trainmaster May, of the Panhandle lines.
on Thursday examined a class of twenty
young men VINO propose 10 enter the service
of that company, commencing as brake
men,
In the month of August there were
shipped over the Monon from the Bedford
stone quarries 2109 carloads of stone most
ly to Eastern States. against 1,052 in Au-
gust, 1897.
Frank Thomson, president of the Pennsyl-
yania lines and others interested in the
property are making preparations to make
a careful inspection of the lines west os
Ptttsburg next month.
W. E. Fox, of Fort Wayne of the Penn
the city yesterday and was notified that he
had been promoted to lieutenant in recog-
milton of efficient service.
The travelling freight agents in the Cen
evening Of Sept. Is have banquet at the
Farm, Toledo, o., TO be followed next day
by boat ride on the lake.
Thre is no longer any question as to the
trance into Omaha. Another large tract or
land has been purchased near Omaha by a
party known TO represent the road.
C. e. Schaff general manager of the Big
Four lines, was in the city yesterday for
conference with General Superintendent
Van Wrinkle to the immense passenger
business in prospect the next few days.
J. c. Davie, private secretary of President
ingalls,, of the Big Four, and Chalmers
Brown, president of the Railway Officials
and Employees Association, have returned
from a three weeks stay at Georgian bay.
The Big Four and the Vandalia will to-
morrow run excursion trains to this city
from Terre Haute and points on their lines
at 81 the round trip, and a number OF ex-
curSionS will be run from the northern part
of the State.
Passenger traffic over the Pennsylvania
and the Chesapeake & Ohio between New
York and Hot Springs. Va, has become so
heavy that the sleeping car lines now run
car daily between these points, instead OF
twice a week.
General Passenger Agent Charlton, of the
Chicago q Alton, has notified the competing
lines that, dating from Sept. l, when the
new rates became effective, he would not
redeem any tickets found in the hands of
ticket brokers.
George Ward has been appointed car serv-
ice superintendent ana head of the indus
trial department of the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy, vice George Ross, who, on Sept.
Indiana & Iowa
w. G. Esgar, chief clerk to Superintendent
Niles. of the Lake Shore, has resigned to
general superintendent of the Brooklyn
Heights road. l.. j. Hedges succeeds him
on the Lake Shore
The Texas G. Pacific quartet composed Of
four colored employees of the company, has
become famous for the music they render
and have been secured to sing at Omaha
the remainder of the exposition. They were
secured at the suggestion of the passenger
department of the Chicago & Rock Island.
The large new freight engines of the
Monon are hauling thirty-two to thirty
three loaded cars over any part of the line.
Twenty-one to twentythree were all the
heaviest freight engines the company owned
would haul before these were received, and
they are doing such good service that more
will be ordered
The official report of Charles Stilz, gen.
/ eral ticket agent at the Union Station.
show the receipts from sales of tickets last
those of August, 1887. This is the more re-
markable as in August last year the sales
of the old mileage books were heavy beyond
all precedent in any one month.
The Oldest officials of the Pennsylvania
line state that they have never known the
time when traffic between the East and
West over the Panhandle lines was as
heavy as at present, and indications are
that such will be the case for some months
Yesterday the road Indianapolis division)
was 1.5O0s cars short of filling orders for
cars.
The Pennsylvania Company has just built
at its shops in Columbus a complete inspec-
observation car, fitted with every conve-
nience, and one of the company's engines
has been rebuilt specially to haul this train,
which made its first trip over the line be-
tween Columbus and Pittsburg on Wednes-
day.
The property of the Wisconsin Central
lines In Milwaukee. worth 81 100000. will be
sold. The Consolidated Land Company,
with Gen. G. d. Vandyke, who is interested
in the Wisconsin, at its head has been
formed for disposing of this property The
consin Central into Milwaukee, but it was
impossible to carry out the project.
In the month Of August there were han
died at the local freight depots of the
freight representing 4.054 cars. In August,
1897, there were handled at the local freight
ner business has improved of late will force
the Pennsylvania Company to erect new
city freight depot to handle its business.
The Southwestern Passenger Association
spective lines. The Santa Fe was compelled
last week to pay fine Of 10000 in several
cases for violating the rules of the associa-
that H. j. Hatch and Alfred Wagner, city
passenger agents of another road, be dis
missed for cutting the rate on tickets !, to
missed from the service of the company
they represent,
The directors of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road took no action yesterday at New York
regarding a dividend on the common stock,
but the president said that if business pros
poets continue as at present 1T would be
proper lOT the DOdIu III the COulSc VI d
few months to consider the question of a
dividend on the common stock from the
earnings of the current year. The report
for the year ending June 30 shows net earn
ings of $125S434 reserved for continuity of
dividends on the preferred, So, 900; surplus
for reward, 1881, 70y.
The city authorities of Urbana, o., are
giving the Panhandle considerable trouble
over running faster than six miles hour
through that town. On Wednesday the en-
tire crew of Train 20 were arrested and the
train delayed forty-seven minutes. In order
that there might be no further delay, the
men pleaded guilty and paid their fines The
arrests, it is claimed, were the result of
spite work, but it may become serious for
Urbana. it is probable that an order will
be issued for only accommodate ton trains to
stop at that point. as was done a few years
ago when the city authorities made trouble.
SALES OF REAL ESTATE.