The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-30
PERSONAL, Local and csner., 49,.

picnic at Buckeye Park. '''e' ANNUAL
q N n, tne third week in June the Chesapeake
49, - OhIo SHOWS an increase in gross earnings
ofei 'he corresponding week in 1897 of SIG, 999
AN All the roads in this territory will sell
oiICkesls. July z, and 4, good to return in
trip. ioi 'ne rouno
James Hazard. late general agent Of the
& Gulf '''e A'lsas CITY Pittsburg
III me e Pennsylvania placed a contract with
me Ierre Haute car works to build 40 Of
inc 100 box cars of $1,000 pounds capacifv
"nlch the company had ordered
Inc Pittsburg & Lake Erie has put in
service It's frst new. vestibuled trains be-
road furnishing part of the equipment.
Of The q; cb h;nishern general passenger agent
% the Chlcago q Northwestern, has issued
islands anu '"e rhliippine
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the
cn,rI week OF June S5S,79S, decrease. as
SScOupdreu with the corresponding week of
a aSSI of 81, S52 Since Jan an increase of
$685. sos is shown. -
"; Pitts, representing the passenger
department of the Great Northern. is in The
city. He reports Klondike travel exceed
ilngIy hght since the war has begun to at
tract so much attention.
AZ, Leroy Dawson, one of the men slain in
the battle near Santiago last Friday. was
hor seVeral years fireman on the Wabash
INES running into Andrews, Ind. When the
war broke out he resigned and enlisted.
third week Of june ss s ea am n en- aee
over the corresponding week of 1897 of
fhs 1i5 a. IN the first three weeks of June
siS,5a.s2. i'ieo ''0''1'O4 ~ an increase OF
T. P. Barry, general passenger agent of
me Iowa Central, will retire from that po-
Martin, brother of the general manager.
MT Mr. barry health has been poor for some
Tune and he desires to take a rest
Train 20, over the PENNSYLVANIA lines.
which leaves Indianapolis at 2:3O o. M, now
reaches New York at 1928 p. M next day,
Whlch is l:2S p m. Indianapolis time Train
YORK city in twenty-five hours and fifty
three minutes.
w. E. Thurber, formerly agent of the
Bee-line at Indianapolis, now general agent
Of the Mexican National, IS on a trip
through this territory where he securesA
considerable business from the Atlas engine
other iron industries.
Ticket agents of the Pullman Company at
dinerent points have been notified that the
Pullman conductors will affiX the revenue
stamps to the sleeping-car tickets when
collected, thus avoiding any trouble on the
part OF tlcket agents. the Pullman Company
paying for the stamps.
But few roads in this territory have been
more benefited in their business through
the war than the Chicago & Eastern Iii
nois. 1t has profted considerably in PAS
senger business, but more largely in freight
traffic, and it is still moving a large ton
mage of freight for the governments.
w. A. Hartman superintendent of the
Big Four air-brake instruction car, has just
completed his second annual examination
of employees on the Big Four lines as to the
proper use of air brakes. During the exam
ination over three thousand employees re-
ceived instructions regarding the use of this
improvement
The Big Four and the Chesapeake & Ohio
are advertising rate of one fare, plus 81,
for the round trip, Chicago to Washington,
from July to July 6. The Big Four goes
the furthest and steals the heaviest ammu-
milton by declaring that 1t has more river
and mountain scenery and more battlefieldS
on its line than any other line.
Eastern freight men have agreed upon the
wording of a circular which is to be issued
to shippers by each of the roads, 1t is in
effect a notice that the railroads will pay
for but one war revenue stamp for each
shipment. If the shipper desires duplicate
in any. form, he must pay for the stamp
which is necessary to make it legal docu-
ment.
President Milton H. Smith, of the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad, yesterday sent
one-half of the reduction of salaries made
in August, 1893. The remainder will be re-
yesterday and will affect about 5000 men.
1t will require 100000 a year additional to
pay the increased wages.
Next week four construction trains and
two steam ShovelS will be put at work i'm
proving the eastern division of the Peoria
& Eastern. One of the shovels will be sta
llOHeO dI LUDLOW FaIlS, the OIner near New
Castle. Among other improvements, the
trestle just east of New Castle, 1850 feet
long. will be filled. Before fall it is pro-
posed to have this division in as good con-
dition as any line in this section.
H. L. Brinkley, president of the projected
belt road at Memphis, and J; Linde, his
terday and with A A. Zion superintendent
of the Union Railway Company and Belt
road, made an inspection of the line to get
| rated 1t is proposed to build belt road
at Memphis twelve miles in length. double
| track, to connect the eleven roads centering
| there.
I The Merchants Association of New York
seems determined to bring about an arrange
Passenger Association and the Central Pas
senger Association will join with the trunk
lines in giving low rates from Western cities
to New York at certain seasons of the year.
B. D. Caldwell chairman of the Western
Passenger Association goes to New York at
the earnest request of the Merchants AS
ISOLATION to take the matter up and see
what can be done. Meantime, Chicago &
st. Louis merchants are on the alert to
prevent, if possible, any such an arrange
ment being carried out.
The first combination chair and sleeping
car was built at the suggestion of H. M
Bronson, now assistant general passenger
agent of the Big Four. At the time of max
ing the suggestion he was general passen-
ger agent of the indianapolis, Bloomington
& Western. He secured the consent of Cen
eral Manager Henderson to have one built
as a test and at once the car became SO
popular that the L. b. & w. company or
dered fourteen built. Later number of
Southern roads adopted the car. and
through their influence the Pullman Com
pany commenced building combination
chair and sleeping cars.
On July 1 important changes will become
effective on the New York New Haven az
Hartford. On that date W. E. Chamber
lain, superintendent of the Old Colony divi-
sion, will become general manager of the
united properties, which are to be divided
into three districts-the Marine district,
which will include the Long Island Sound
lines and floating property of the company;
the Western district which will include LOCO
miles of railroad west Of Willimantic and
New London; the Eastern district, which
will include all lines east of the points
named. Capt S. A. Gardner will lie suDerjn-
tendent of the Marine district. Charles Il.
Plat of the Western district, and Peter
Clark of the Eastern district.
The Dudes Before Santiago.
They scoffed when we lined up with Teddy.
They said dudes and all that: