The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

the miners train at Coal Bluff. paying him
mere are twenty more who claim damages.
f. o. Mccormick. passenger traffic man
ager of the Big Four lines, accompanied
by his wife, spent Sunday with friends in
Cleveland.
The freight boycott of the Kansas City.
Plttsburg q Gulf has thus far proved a
1allure, and the road is unframed by the
attack OF the pooled lines
the gross earnings of the Lake Erie &
Western this year showed an increase in
January of $23,066 net earnings increased
$l2,6S6, and the surplus increased $10,4SO
One Of the senators In the Ohio Legisla-
ture who has been bitterly fighting the
railroads has been forced TO admit that he
was travelling on a cIergyman's permit.
A. B: Southland. formerly general man
ager OF the Louisville. New Albany & Chi
cage, now the Chicago. Indianapolis &
Louisville, spent Sunday with friends in
this city
The Big -Four lines last week did a heavy
eral times of late. The Big T"ur proper
handled at indianapolis 1858 caIs, G9l1 be-
ing loaded.
On Saturday the express companies re-
duced the price of carrying currency The
rate between New York and Chicago has
Tor many years been 81 per $1,000; now 1t is
but 30 cents.
George. Ward. travelling passenger agent
OF the Michigan division of the Big Four,
mas been appointed northeastern contract
ing agent of the Big Four. with headquar
tiers at Detroit. te
Another fake story has been started, the
relable authority this time being resident
OF Detroit. The rumor is to the effect that
the New York Central people are to absorb
the Michigan Central.
The first seven months of its fiscal year
the Southern Pacific shows an increase over
the corresponding period last year of 81 $780,
S39 ~ IN gross earnings. and an increase of
Sz'oOS,9I4 In net earnings
On Saturday j. M Savin, assistant gen.
eral manager of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg d Gulf retired and is. succeeded by
b wv; A b,S WIlams Of Kansas City Who will
Henry j. Lawrence. who has represented
the Lake Shore at s5Pittsburg for many
years, has resigned to engage in CONNER
cial pursuits, and will be succeeded at Pitts
ourg by II. Andrews, of Cleveland, Q.
s.. e. Thomas. agent. of the Big Four at
Wabash, will on April become travelling
freight agent of the Michigan division, with
headquarters at Benton Harbor. His terri
tory will extend from Benton Harbor to
Louisville. sa
All-rail lines will. to-day, by agreement.
restore rates on flour from Northwestern
points to the seaboard to tariff. This will
benefit Indianapolis lines indirectly. and is
likely to. improve business with millers in
this section.
conductor on the Chicago & Eastern Illi-
nois, later in charge of the company's
terminals at Chicago. has accepted the posi-
ton of general yard master of the Grand
Trunk at Detroit.
The week ending March 10 with the Penn
sylvania lines so far as Indianapolis is
concerned, was one of their best weeks,
the four divisions handling at indianapolis
1852 cars and of that number 1852 were
loaded, the Panhandle. proper showing the
most remarkable increase.
The funeral of Harvey Knowles, late
general yardmaster of the Union Railway
Company, yesterday, was attended by the
members of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors in body and also by a large num-
ben of railroad men who were associated
witv him in his many years of railroad
service. s
The vandalia last week handled the
largest number of loaded cars at Indian
apolis since opened for business The total
number received and Forwarded was 1906,
3Ss being oadeG the road o1ae bringing
the inbound business 123 cars were loaded
with live stock r. iYg
The roads are handling immense quanti-
ties of early vegetables and fruit Tomatoes
are being shipped to Northern markets
from Mexico, and some very fast time is
made in moving perishable goods. The
and for the next three months will derive
considerable revenue from it. The Louisville
division Of the E, Psrlnsylvania lines, the
a good deal of this class of freights.
A. ]. Smith, general passenger agent of
the Lake Shore, has been in railroad serv-
ice forty-two years. From 1866 to 1887 he
was an official on the Bee-line; he was
then with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton one year, when he accepted the position
of general passenger agent of the Lake
Shore March i, 1887. He has been secretary
of the National Association of General
Passenger and Ticket Agents since 1879. Mr..
Smith is nearly fifty-eight years of age,
but is as active as at any time in his rail-
road career %
w. Seward Webb, president of the Wag
ner Palace Car Company and party reached
Omaha yesterday from the West and are
guests of Brigadier General Coppinger,
commanding the Department of the Mis-
souri,. DR. Webb, when asked if his COM
pany expected to make an exclusive con-
tract with the Union Pacific for the use of
Wagner instead of Pullman sleepers, said
he did not care toAdiscuss the topic, but
would have a conference with President
Burt in New York during the week when
the contract would likely be signed.
Thirty-one thousand tons of steel rail,
ranging in weight from seventy-five to
eighty-five pounds to. the yard, will be
placed in the E. & o. tracks this spring.
1t is expected that the work will begin
by April LIST and completed within three
months. Twenty-one thousand tons will be
laid east of the Ohio river and forms part
of the forty thousand tons purchased last
summer, the balance being the ten thou
sand-ton lot recently bought by the receiv-
ers for use west of the Ohio. This new rail
will be laid on divisions where the traffic
is very heavy. 1t has been found that about
90 per cent. of the old rail is in good con-
dition for portions of the line where light
rolling stock is used; and it will be used to
replace the rail now In service on these
parts of the road. When all this rail is laid