The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-11

gave notice that it would not be represent
ed, and without that road no practical re-
suits could have been accomplished.
General Manager Waldo of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton lines, will start
with his subordinate officials on an inspec-
ton of the lines Oct "a. He hopes that
President Woodford will accompany the
party.
George L. Williams who mas been with
the Northwestern Steamship Company. has
been appointed travelling passenger agent of
the Great Northern Railway with head
quarters at Philadelphia, succeeding C. B.
Dean, promoted.
Henry Fink. president of the Norfolk &
Western, with several of the directors and
capitalists interested in the rad. is this
week making a careful inspection of the
line, travelling on special Irain, which left
New York yesterday.
E. F. Cost, freight traffic manager of the
Big Four, said yesterday that, should the
freight earnings of the last three weeks of
the month be as large in proportion as the
ings those of September
General Superintendent Graves of the
Indiana. Decatur & Western, states that
the 1000 new box cars the company pur-
chased last year are this season coming in
good play. No Indianapolis line is now
bringing IN as much grain daily as does the
The gross earnings of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton lines for September
were S9S2T0 in excess of September, 1897.
and the three months ending Sept 30
like period since the consolidation of the
lines was effected.
President Galloway of the New York
central, stated that the consideration or
the fast freight lines operating over the
Vanderbilt system and other consolidation
of offices of the New York Central will
work a saving of half a million dollars
year to the company.
Officials of the Monon claim that no fast
train in the country can excel the record of
Train 81. from Chicago to Indianapolis,
IL he in md
ty-fve minutes For months it has arrived
at the Union Station but once late, on ac-
count of freight wreck.
On Saturday the work of reballasting
seventy miles of the st. Louis division of
the Big Four was completed to a depth of
eighteen inches, and, with it's eighty-pound
claims that the track from Indianapolis to
ST. Louis is at a standard difficult to excel.
G. A. Baird. representing the passenger
Charles w zell, of the Queen & Crescent.
are in the city. Both report business over
their lines as being unusually heavy. Both
lines have profited handsomely through the
business the war with Spain has brought
to them.
1t is thought that the Michigan roads
which withdrew from the interchangeable
mileage will again join the Central Passen-
ger Association and adopt its form of mile
age as a result of the recent decision of
the Supreme Court of Michigan in what is
known as the Pingree suit against the roads
of Michigan.
General Manager Waldo, of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton e. Dayton lines, left last
night for New York: also, General Super
intendent Turner. The former will confer
with President Woodford and Mr.. Turner
will attend the annual meeting of the
American railway superintendent. which
begins tomorrow.
VIM. w. Lynn. formerly cashier of the
Indiana, Bloomington & Western, under
General Manager Henderson, will on Oct.
% be married to Miss Katherine Norcross
Evans. Of Philadelphia. For several years
Mr.. Lynn has been with the Philadelphia
& Reading Iron and Coal Company. of
which Mr.. Henderson is vice president and
general manager.
One who was in attendance writes that
important event in the city of Dayton was
the opening of the new c.. H. & D. freight
and ticket Office on Saturday Among those
present were: A. d. Mcleod A. G. F. A.,
Cincinnati; d. G. Edwards. p T. NJ; Mr..
George S. Brecount. commercial agent of
the Monon route, Cincinnati, and host of
other railroad men. mingled with a large
assemblage of Dayton shippers and citizens
to congratulate the c., H. & D. in the new
and elegant quarters. Mr.. r. H. Campbell,
general agent of the c., H.. & D.. and Mr.:
E. D. Pool, general agent of the c., D. &
division, and Mr.. Wood Patton, district pas
senger agent did the honors in elaborate
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