The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-18

Lake Shore to occupy the passenger station
at Toledo jointly with the Lake Shore.
An interlocking plant will be erected by
the Big Four, the Monon, the Wabash and
Lake Erie a. Western at Lafayette.
A. e. Martin, representing the passenger
department of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy. is in the city for couple of days.
BY Oct. the Erie Railway main line be-
tween New York and its Western terminal
will be laid with steel rail weighing ninety
pounds to the yard
l. NJ. Scott, one of the directors Of the
Central Pacific, now in ST. Petersburg, has
resigned, and j. 3. Grant has been elected
to serve in his stead.
Col. A. Andrews, division superintendent
of the Adams Express Company at Pitts
burg, passed through the city yesterday on
trip TO the Pacific coast.
Peter Weisse one of the oldest conductors
on the Panhandle, yesterday started for
Pennsylvania to visit his old home. This is
his first vacation in ten years.
j. f. Murphy, chief clerk in the local
freight office Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern at st. Louis, has been pro-
NOTED to contracting agent Of the company
at st. Louis.
E. A. Ford, general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines west, Will on Sept.
move into more commodious and luxurious
Offices which have been fitted up for him
at Pittsburg.
The directors of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad have declared quar-
terly dividend of IL per cent; This is an
ADVANCE of n per cent. over the last quar-
terly dividend declared.
The Big Four OH Sunday will run excur-
sons to Indianapolis from Wabash and
points this side. from Union City and points
this side, from Champaign and points this
side and from Cincinnati.
The Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City
earned in the second week of August $4S4
decrease as compared with the CORE
spending week Of 1897 of 81 1856. Since July
the road has earned $27S,302, decrease of
$5.1s1.
Top nd ,hn until 70 NJ xy
represented the Santa Fe lines in this terri
tory. has been appointed general agent of
the freight department of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg & Gulf, with headquarters at Chi
cage
C. NJ. Large. superintendent of bridges of
the Erie & Pittsburg division of the Penn
annual convention of superintnedents of
bridges, which convenes at Richmond. Va,
Oct 49,
The PENNSYLVANIA Company has just
placed in service on its day trains between
Cleveland and Pittsburg some paror cars
which are said to excel in their appoint
ments any cars of the class yet placed IN
service
The Big Four on Tuesday put in operation
its block signal system between In
dianapois and Cincinnati. There are twenty
six signal blocks, and but one train can be
on any one block at one time. At each of
the blocks is day and night telegraph OPP
orator.
The passenger department of the Pennsyl-
vania has issued neat booklet, bearing the
title "a Review of the Attractions of At
lantic City" and which incidentally tells of
the comforts and conveniences of reaching
it over the through line double track of the
Pennsylvania
On Tuesday the enormous sum of $7,92O,00O
was distributed to the stockholders of the
Pullman Company, each getting $40 per
share in addition to the quarterly dividend
of per cent. This is said to be the largest
sum ever paid out by one corporation at one
time in dividends in this country.
Chalmers Rromn nreSident of the Railway
Officials and Employees Association. accom-
panied by j. c. Davie. private secretary of
President ingalls,. of the Big Four. and John
Stowell. passenger conductor on the Big
Four. and few other friends, has gone to
Georgian bay for a two weeks stay.
M. d. Woodford. of New York, president
of the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton lines,
arrived in Cincinnati on Tuesday night:
Like President ingalls,, of the Big Four, II
there is to be consolidation of the c., H. &
D., Monon and the Big Four. he apparently
has not been appraised of the scheme.
C. G. Dickinson, who for years was city
ticket agent of the Big Four at Indianapo-
lis going West some five years ago. has
been appointed general freight, passenger
and ticket agent of the Spokane Falls
Northern RailYay And the Mel Nelson ME- Fort
II. Martin, resigned.
The Ohio Falls car works at Jefferson
vile. Ind. for the year ending June 80 make
a very credtable report, the net earnings
being 1920 40S, of which $4,000 was absorbed
in paying a IA per cent. dividend on prefer
red stock and $40 700 in bond interest, leaving
a surplus of $751; OF the latter $4,000 is
reserved to cover bonds redeemed and l$5S, 70S
is carried over to undivided profits.
In speaking of the report that the Penn
sylvania Company is figuring to secure con-
troll of the Lake Erie & Western line be-
tween Indianapolis and Michigan City, one
whose statement carries some weight said
yesterday that should the Pennsylvania peo-
hey by VIII the route from m
dianapolis to connection with the Chicago
division.
The new engines of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois have not as yet been run on the
south end of the road, the facilities at Terre
Haute not admitting of handling them. The
turntable at Terre Haute Is to be replaced
with one that is longer, and other changes
will be made between Danville and Chicago.
The engines of which there are five, and
five more now building, are doing good work
in hauling heavy freight trains.
The receivers office of the Union Pacific
has been removed from New York to Bos-
ton. 1t is expected that the receivership of
months. The Union Pacific receivers have,
in addition to compensation on account of
$4,000 a year, received an additional sum
of $4,000 each from the court as final and
extra compensation. The five receivers
have been succeeded by two successory re-
ceivers, Q. w. Mink and I. P. Wilson.
One of the most powerful banking inter-
ests in the country is said to be behind
scheme for a combination of the five great
coal-carrying lines of Ohio-the Columbus
trail. the Wheeling & Lake Erie. the Cleve-
land Lorain & Wheeling and the Columbus,
Sandusky & Hooking. The mileage of the
five roads is 400 miles and the capitaliZa-
ton S1OS 100000. One of the roads pays divi-
dends and two are in process of reorganiza-
ton.
West-bound business with the Big Four
and the Pennsylvania lines is now heavier
than it's east-bound traffic. The west-bound
business is made up largely of merchandise,
coal and coke. Shipments of grain east are
increasing somewhat. but are by no means
as heavy as in August last year. Last year
in August the Big Four was turning 200 to
$50 carloads of grain per day over to the
Chesapeake & Ohio at Cincinnati for export
via Newport News: now not over 100 car
loads of grain per day.
VITAL STATISTICS-AUG. IL.