The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-18
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Baltimore to New York.
The Big -Four proper handled at indian
apolis last week 7S43 loaded cars against
Se43 in the corresponding week last year,
decrease this year of 200.
The new shops Of the Peoria &, Eastern
at Urbana are under roof, and the company
expects to get the buildings completed and
the machinery in by Sept. !.
The Pennsylvania paiC out at its shops at
Altoona for June service 100000, and the
each one was 2-cent stamp.
G. l.. Peck, superintendent of the Pitts
burg division of the Panhandle, accom-
panied by his wife, has gone to Cambridge
boro, Pa, to spend two weeks.
The Wabash will continue to pay its en-
ployes by checks. There are 5000 men on
the companys pay rolls, and it will take
S172 per month to furnish stamps.
c. w. Smith has been appointed city pas
senger agent Of the Pittsburg. Bessemer &
itor of the Conneaut Post-Herald.
The employees Of the Big Four at the Belle
fontaine, shops will hold a picnic at Cedar
Point July 80, the Big Four furnishing a spe-
clal train to carry employees and their fam
lilies.
1t is stated that the earnings of the Mich
1gan roads for the year ending June 30 were
% per cent. greater than in the preceding
year, the Michigan Central showing the
greatest gains.
week 1,994 loaded cars, the lightest business
in several months, but 301 more loaded cars
than it handled at indianapolis in the cor
responding week of 1897.
AS matters are now drifting on the Big
-Four lines it will be but a short time be-
Tore the old men in official position will be
dropped. In the engineer of maintenance of
way department not man of the old regime
is left
j. L. Smyser, president of the Ohio Falls
Car Works Company, at Jacksonville,
states that the works have contracts to
Keep them busy two months, with good
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sixty days.
The Baltimore & Ohio. and Great North
ern allance which caused so much COM
ment few months ago, has fallen through,
ana all trunk lines are to be treated alike
by the Great Northern so far as the distri-
button of grain shipments is concerned.
j; G. Jennings, supervisor of bridges and
buildings on the Michigan division of the
Big Four, to-day goes to the Chicago divis-
ION IN the same capacity. William Watts
mas been promoted to be supervisor of
Drldges and buildings on the Michigan divis-
ion.
William w. Rossngton will be buried at
Fort Wayne to-day. He had been in the
employ of the Pittsburg Fort WAYNE &,
SSnlcago thlrty-seven years, commencing as
iaborer, then brakeman, then freight con-
ductor and for twenty-eight years a pas
senger conductor.
Yesterday train of eighteen cars, loaded
VIII, Win mules Tor the United States govern
ment, en- route from Missouri to Washing
ton, was brought in over the Vandalia and
sent East over the Pennsylvania lines. This
Of this character
A western railroad surgeon who con-
defnns the color test said that on their lines
some of the men who have never caused a
wreck have been dismissed while others
who had been neglectful of all kinds of SIG.
nails and have had accidents passed exam
nation and are retained.
T. A. Swift, who for years was chief clerk
of Gaylord Beach when the latter was GEN
erai manager of the Bee-line, and later
with William Green when it's general man
a agf1 Is now a railroad contractor, and is
Duildlng an important branch line for the
Chicago e. Northwestern
PRESIDENT Ripley, of the Santa Fe, states
that TINS year the physical improvement to
the property will have progressed SO far
that for some years to come the outlay in
that direction will be much less than it has
peen, and the stockholders will have their
turn to realize on their investment
A. company of capitalists has been organ
lzeo under the name of the Cuban Develop
ment Company to construct new railroads
III MR. Suoa: me company has incorporated
West Virginia. A son of M. E. ingalls, is
said to be interested in the enterprise.
The yards of the Lake Shore road. which
were opened for business yesterday at West
seneca, consist of nine receiving tracks and
nine classification tracks. Beside these.
there are side tracks for cabooses, switch
eng coal and repair cars. d. j. Ross
master.
r. A. Forsyth, jr. has been appointed
district Superintendent of the Wagner
Grand Rapids r. A Wilson, district SUI
perintendent at ST. Paul, has been trans
Ierred to Minneapolis, and c. G. Crane has
i,eedo APPOINTED Pacific coast agent, with
The pressure of the competitors of tho
fanhandle lines against it's having a differ
9 Ti rate IS SO great that it is thought the
JOINT Traftlc Association will be obliged to
recede from the action allowing it a differ.
entail. Competitors say that the Panhandle
service is such that without a differential
ness.
The Pennsylvania notified the New York.
Bunalo and Chicago lines that unless the
cutting of passenger rates is stopped at
once and profitable rates maintained the
pennsylvania will inaugurate a rate war
which will be a surprise. 1t is said the
Northern lines have promised to restore
passenger rates to tariff rather than have
the pennsylvania take a hand in the war;
1T is stated officially that So per cent. Of
the passenger equipment of the Big -Four is
eIthef new or has been thoroughly rebuilt
at the company's shops recently. and or
GERS have been given to put the other Is per
cent III good condition to handle the heavy
passenger business the Big Four will have
on the occasion of the wheel meet and the
knights of Pythias at Indianapolis and the
Grand Army of the Republic at Cincinnati.
southwestern lines have agreed to grant
reduced rates for the following events: G.
IL. %
TO- Mississippi Valley Medical Association,
Nashville, Tenn, Oct. IL to IA; Christian
Church annual convention, Chattanooga,
Tenn. Oct 13 to 81; American Bankers AS
ISOLATION, Denver, Aug. % to %; national
convention of letter carriers, Toledo Sept
D to 8; Foresters of the World Supreme
Court, Toronto. Aug. % to Sept. g.
The June report of the PENNSYLVANIA re-
llet department. just issued by Superintend-
ent r. f. Smith shows that the dement's
We're about equally divided between the
Northwest and Southwest systems. The
lines of the Pennsylvania Company had 465
eases calling for benefits of S1OS31 40. and
the Panhandle had 526 cases calling for $40
40o45. On the entire west system there were
three accidental Deaths s., 600; seven natural
deaths, 5000; 474 accidental disablements.
~ 800 %; 507 sick disablements SS1 go: total
s9l cases and $2l, 1855 in benefits.
Fl. I. miller, superintendent of the Van
cana main line has appointed the following
PHYSICIANS as surgeons of the VandaIia:
Or. j. w. Marsee, Indianapolis DR. Amos
Cartar, Plaintteld; DIR. z. b. Evans Creen-
castle; DR.. j. f. Gillespie, Reelsville: DIR. 7
b. Thornton, Knightsville; DIR. Joseph Gift
ford, Brazil; DR.. j. d. Sourwine Brazil.
DR.. T. II. Veach Staunton Dr. S. M Rice
Terre Haute; Dr. o. Mitchell, Marshall. III
DIR. w. w. Bruce, Casey; Dr. J. B. Walker
Enngham; DR.. G. w. burst, st. Elmo; DR.
r. X. Beach, Vandalia; DIR. w. T.. Easley
Greenville; DR.. w. b. Tibbets Highland:
DR.. j. r. Wadsworth, Collnsville; DR. III. G.
Fairbrother, East st. Louis.