The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
PersonaI, local AMID Genern1 Notes.


The Wabash is making improvements to
It's passenger station at Peru and the
grounds surrounding it.
The Baltimore & Ohio has placed two new
elegant observation cars on Its lines to run
between Cincinnati and Washington.
w H. McDoel vice president of the
Monon lines who was expected home on
wednesday, has delayed his return.
The Big Four passenger department has
issued novel advertisement in the way
or a ran, which operates like bellows
One fare plus 81 for the, round trip has
peen agreed upon by Eastern lines. for the
meeting OF the National Republican, que
TO be held at Omaha July 1915.
A H. Mcleod, freight traffic manager of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines,
who, with his family, has been in New Eng
Aand several days, will return to-day.
a. Il. Craig, assistant general ticket agent
OF the Northern Pacific, is in the city and
VIII to-day accompany District Passenger
agent Turner over the territory in his
charge.
On Thursday Barney, Smith & Co. deliv
cred to the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
q new private car for President Woodford
10 take the place OF the one burned several
months ago.
number of telegraph operators on the
Big Four are undergoing an examination by
\: 8. Rhoads, superintendent of telegraph
Of the Big Four, preparatory to promotion
to train dispatchers.
The gross earnings of the Chicago, Bur-
Engton Quincy will this month reach
$4,000. and for the fiscal year ending
OF $6OO0,OOO over 1897.
"A large number of citizens of Goshen and
EE;;lknart nave signed petition to General
Manager Schaff, of the Big Four lines, ask
ing that the Big Four start a train in the
morning from Elkhart for Indianapolis
The new trains the Big Four is running
between Cincinnati and Chicago are attract
ing good deal of attention, The new par
Tor cars are Said by Barney q Smith 70 he
the most complete they have ever built .
A. Shane, who has resigned as superin-
Iendene OF bridges and buildings on the Big
FouE has been with those lines fourteen
years. He has accepted a similar position
on the Louisville, Evansville & ST. Louis
Ihomas A Rogers has been appointed as
slstant DIVISION operator of the Cleveland
lnes, succeeding j. G.. Jennings, appointed
division operator Of the Panhandle, at Gin
cinnati.
n G. Burt. president, f. Dickinson, gen.
eraI manager, J. A. Munroe freight traffic
manager, and Il. L. Lomax general passen-
ger agent OF the Union Pacific lines, are on
Ten days inspection trip of the several di-
Mrs. w: d. Bailey. widow of Conductor
baiiiiley VINO oled from injuries received in a
Goilislon at Lyford. sued the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois road for 1000 damag
ceiving $500 ''''
The Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City
earned in the third week of June S45 25e an
increase over the corresponding week Of
1897 of 1854 Since July the road has earned
$2iS5,M6, an increase over the corresponding
period of 1897 of $21,517.
D. B. Martin passenger traffic manager
or the Baltimore & Ohio, is on a Western
trip. Mr.. Martin says the war will not
keep people from the Atlantic coast resorts
ana that the summer excursion business
is more encouraging than for many years
The passenger traffic manager of one of
the Indianapolis systems OF roads expresses
himself strongly in favor of a fat rate
2 foro
and the selling of none ouier than straight
tickets, abolishing clergymens permits, ex-
curSion rates, etc.
James Ryan. who has been EMPLOYED for
ten years by the Eandalia and the Toledo
81. Louis & Kansas City at Frankfort Ind,
10 watch crossing, on Thursday after
pitched suddenly forward and when raised
was found to be dead.
One we'll informed in the matter saws Os-
car Murray. receiver of the Baltimore e.
Ohio should have much of the credit for
the handsome earnings the Baltimore &
ono southwestern is showing, its manage
planned by Mr.. Murray
William Garstang; superintendent of mo-
tive power OF the Big Four, returned from
Saratoga yesterday. He states that the
tho master mechanics were unusually in
teresung. and the attendance larger than at
any of their conventions for several years
past.
X. B. Jones. general agent of the freight
department. of the Chicago. Rock Island e
Pacific, is in the city He has returned from
an extended Western trip and states that
in his long experience as a travelling freight
man ne has never known the outlook for
heavy fall traffic to be more promising than
at present.
In the purchase of ground erection of
freight station and a system of yard tracks
tho cincinnati; Hamilton & Dayton expects
10 spend at Indianapolis $500 900 or more The
freight station will be large enough to ac-
eommodate the business of the Indiana
c., II. e. d.
Receiver Malott of the Vandalia lines
has the main line in such excellent condi-
ton that IL is stated he will not be Obliged
TO expend much money, aside from main
tanning II at its present standard, for some
time TO come. Forty miles of new steel will
be required to complete the track from In
dianapolis 10 ST. Louis with heavy rail
Passenger rates east from Chicago are be-
coming muck demoralized. Yesterday the
dtnerential lines We're selling frst-class
tickets at $12 Chicago to New York Al