The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-12

promptness with which. for the last thirty
nve years, the pay cars have made their
monthly rounds. At indianapolis for the
last twenty years the pay car has been here
on the 18th or 18th of each month.
II. g. Stiles, general agent. and George w.
Hayler. district passenger agent of the Gin
cinTau, Hamilton e. Dayton and the Alonon.
Were in Cincinnati yesterday, attending
met ing of the department officials.
= Vice Presidents McCrea and Wood and
General Manager Loree, of the Pelnsylva-
MA zines west. are expected in the city to-
morrow. IL the programme of Western
trip, as laid out Monday, is carried out.
The burning of the hotel at st. Joseph.
Mich. will necessitate the Big Four select
ing some other point to hold its meeting of
the heads of departments on July 26, the st.
Joseph hotel having been selected as the
place for the next meeting.
As evidence of the prosperity of local
manufacturers 1t is stated that more switch
ing engines are employed at present than
In any July in the last three years, which
means a good deal where there are 240 side
tracks leading to various industries.
A large force will, the latter part of this
week, commence lowering the tracks of the
panhandle in the. western part Of the city
10 conform to the grade of the streets. A
similar work on the part of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton d Dayton is nearing completion.
The st. Charles Car Company and Bar
Gey, Smith & co. are each building some
nne passenger cars for the Wabash lines.
Thls company. which few days ago placed
contract for 1900 freight cars expects to
place an order for an additional thousand
this month.
c. E. Schaff. general manager of the Big
-Four, has issued an official circular an
nouncing the appointment of George Tozzer.
who has been acting purchasing agent of
the Zig Four since the death of A. NJ. Slim
son, as purchasing agent. The position of
ished
Joseph D. Brown, agent of the American
Express Company al this point, left last
night FOR Buffalo to attend the annual meet
ing of the National Express Companies
Association. His wife accompanied him,
and after the adjournment of the conven-
ton they will spend several days with rel
atives in the East
The Big Four made shrewd move when
1t arranged for what it calls Its vacation
special, which leaves Indianapolis July 25.
The trip will cover three weeks, and in
cludes Niagara Falls Thousand Islands,
irondacks, etc. From inquiries as to the
vacation special it is evident that a good
many people will avail themselves of the
Under the recent decision of the court the
second mortgage bondholders of the
Peoria, Decatur & Evansville are
their oS tight and PeaGs e aar1
foreclosure sale of the road which will
doubtless be purchased by the ,Woodford
syndicate, which owns the northern divi-
sion, the fight having been only over the
Evansville division.
Two more Western roads, the Alton and
the burlington, yesterday gave notice that
on July II they will reduce the passenger
rate between Chicago and Kansas City to
$lO5O cut of 50 from the regular rates.
meeting will be held in Chicago Saturday
at which an attempt will be made to settle
the Chicago-St. Paul situation and if pos
slble countermand the reductions announced
by the Rock Island and other roads.
The annual convention of the Central AS
ISOLATION of Railroad Officials begins to-day
at 10 a. m. The associa tions at Peoria, ST.
Louis, Kansas City Toledo Columbus, Gin
cinnati and Indianapolis will be repre-
scented, and railway officials from other
points will be n attendance. A number of
papers are to be read by railway officials
OF prominence. A large attendance is ex-
pected. Arrangements have been made for
special train Tomorrow under charge of
j. q. Hicks of the Big Four. to take the
membe1S of the association around the Belt
road, Whiting the stock yards and packing
houses.