The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-02

shows that in May there were loaded and
unloaded at the city freight depots 7,002
cars, against 6,602 cars in May, 1887.
It is said that the New York Central will
were thrown out of positions by the reor-
ganization of the engineering department.
All are veterans in service on the Central.
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton yes
terday placed in service between Hamilton
and Middletown its combined motor and
passenger car, production OF u u Ed
WARDS passenger traffic manager or the c.,
II. e. d.
Samuel FELTON,, president and receiver of
the queen & Crescent, who has been East
a couple of weeks looking after, matters in
connection with his receivership or The
Columbus, Sandusky & Hooking, returned
yesterday.
Engine II, which has been rebuilt at the
Brightwood shops was Yesterday placed in
passenger service on the Big Four, and is
expected to make a good speed record 1t
has sixty-eight-inch driving wheels and all
modern improvements.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
will take another popular vote on the
proposition to affiliate with the American
Federation of Labor. An impression exists
that the firemen, like the engineers, will
vote against the proposition.
The report of Colonel Oran Perry, general
agent of the PENNSYLVANIA lines at this
point, shows that in the month OF May 49,
0SS, 089 pounds of freight were handled at
the city freight depots, representing 4,05l
cars, against 80 ,379, 1868 pounds in May, 1897,
representing 1864 cars.
e. B. Hutchinson, the retiring president of
the National Association of Claim Agents,
has received several letters from delegates
who were in attendance at their annual con-
vention in this city, last week, thanking him
for the efforts which were so successful in
making the stay of the seventy delegates
SO pleasant.
Vice President Shaughnessy, of the Cana
dian Pacific, and j. ]. Hill, president of the
Northern Pacific lines, have had confer
ence, and an impression prevails that they
have reached basis OF settlement Wnlch
will end the rate war between these lines
which has been in progress three months or
more.
Thus far in the fiscal year of the Big Four,
which ends June 30, every month has shown
increased earnings, both gross and net. over
the corresponding month of the preceding
year, and General Superintendent Van
Wrinkle is confident that June will show
results better than June, 1897 in which ST.
49, were earned.
William Garstang, superintendent of
motive power of the Big Four lines, has
returned from Chickamauga where he went
to visit his son, Dr. Garstang surgeon Of
the One-hundred-an -fifty-seventh Indiana
Regiment, which was the first regiment
mustered into United States service and
the first to leave Chickamauga for active
service.
A case of interest to all railroad companies
has been decided in the Circuit Court of
sued the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
for $4,000 damages, alleging that. because
the railroad notified others that it had dis
CHdISeu UlIu IOI participating III d SlIlhS,
he was prevented from obtaining employ
ment on any railroad. The suit was decided
in favor of the Louisville & Nashville.
Coreceiver John K. Cowen, of the Balti-
reference to the foreclosure suit brought
against the Baltimore & Ohio and Chicago
Railroad that the operation OF the road
closure take place The whole object of the
foreclosure suit is to place the bondholders
of the B, & o. and Chicago Railroad in
proper legal position" The B, & o. and
Chicago has no rolling stock whatever
There is the best authority for stating
that there is no truth in the statement of
lines operating on the Vanderbilt roads are
to be consolidated as one line, to be known
as the Merchants Dispatch. Every two
years for twenty years past similar re-
port has been started in the last of May.
The absurdty of the statement is shown
owned and operated by private stock COM
pany.
Hon. George F. Huff, congressman at
F. large from Pennsylvania, was, on tuesday,
elected president OF the West Virginia q
Pennsylvania road, vice Richard Lownd, re-
signed Ali the old officers resigned and A.
Mr.. Swartz, who is connected with the
Pennsylvania road was chosen secretary
and treasurer. The road is but partially
constructed and it is understood that the
Pennsylvania will comrlete it.
A. H. Waggener, who represents the Chi
cago e. Northwestern in this, territory, has
just returned from a month S Trip III TINS ana
adjoining States. He says this promises to
be the big year with Northwestern pleasure
resorts people who have heretofore gone to
seaboard resorts prefer to go to new fields.
The Big Four, the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton and the Pennsylvania passenger Off
Gals also look for heavy travel to northern
Michigan resorts and are placing in service
finer trains than ever before run to the re-
sorts, and are arranging the train service
so as to accommodate the business.
M. E. Ingalls,, president of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio, yesterday sent out the fol-
lowing circular: f. M. Whitaker, freight
traffic manager, in charge of all freight
traffic Except coal and coke); A. G. Troup,
assistant freight traffic manager, headquar-
tiers in New York, in charge of the eastern
territory north of the Potomac river, and
of all west-bound business therefrom; E. D.
Hotchkss, general freight agent, headquar-
tiers at Richmond, Va, in charge Of Virginia
and southeastern territory, and of all west
bound business therefrom, and of all local
road and branches, also of the tariff bureau;
w. L. Divine, general import freight agent,
headquarters at Cincinnati, in charge of i'm
port traffic; J. f. Orndorff, freight claim
agent headquarters at Richmond, Va. in
charge of freight claim department.