The Indianapolis journal., 1898-09-02

The Peoria & Eastern handled on its line
in August 1865 loaded cars, a decrease as
compared with August, 1887, of 4,l6S.
In the month of August there were
handled on the Big -Four system 13S, 800
loaded cars. 75S more than in August, 1S9..
One of the monster new freight engines
for the Chicago a. Eastern Illinois, built at
Pittsburg, yesterday passed west over the
Panhandle.
E. f. Lalk, chief clerk in the general
freight offices Of the Santa Fe at Chicago,
goes to Pittsburg to represent the Santa re
In place of T. nj. Orr, resigned.
Charles Watts. general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania Northwestern system,
yesterday returned from a three weeks
stay in the mountains of Virginia
R. II. Martin, the retiring representative
of the Great Northern, at Pittsburg on
at which over thirty railroad men were
present.
General Agent Fraser's report shows that
there were loaded and unloaded at the city
7.4l2 cars. an increase over August. 1897 of
S57 cars.
The interchangeable mileage book yes
terday had been on sale one year. and but
few OF the commercial men would like to re-
turn to the old plan of separate book for
each road
E. II. Coapman. who has been for years
train dispatcher of the Illinois Central at
Kankakee, has been promoted to superin-
tendent of the Chicago terminal division or
the Illinois Central.
l.. q. Matthews, who Tor several years
was train dispatcher on the Big -Four,
yesterday took the position of chief train
dispatcher of the Denver Leadville q Gun
nison, with headquarters at Corno, Col.
Col. Samuel Moody assistant passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines west, will
go 10 Cincinnati on Monday next to remain
until the Grand Army of the Republic peo-
pie are safely started home from that city.
The September number of the Baltimore
e. Ohio Royal Blue Book is an unusually at
tractive one and contains comprehensive
-
turesque locality is in Page county, Vir-
ginia-
w. D. Wilson, who has represented the
Lackawanna fast freight line in this terri
tory for fifteen years, will, on Oct. L. retire
from that position and be succeeded by G.
A. Lucas, at present travelling agent for
the line.
A. L. Blake, of the Pennsylvania lines,
who has been for some weeks on the Erie
& Pittsburg division testing the tonnage
system of loading cars, will to-day begin
similar tests on the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne
& Chicago.
On Tuesday the Southwestern express
over the Panhandle. reaching PittSburg,
had over four hundred passengers. The train
vas run In three sections, and included the
usual number of mail and express cars
hauled on that train.
President Hibbard, of the New York &
Ottawa, states that their trains will cross
the st. Lawrence river on this line by Oct.
J. which will give the Delaware e. Hudson
Canal road a new entrance into Canada via
the Adirondack Railroad.
Two OF the new fast freight engines built
ct Altoona for the Panhandle arrived on
Wednesday and viii be put in service at
once between Columbus and Pittsburg. The
next two arriving will be put in service on
the Indianapolis division.
John McKeever. one OF the oldest OF the
engineers on the Vandalia lines. was yes
terday, just after leaving Greencastle. taken
III on his engine and retired 10 the baggage
car, the fireman running the engine in from
Greencastle TO Indianapolis.
George II. Ross. chief clerk of the car
service and industrial bureau Of the Chicago.