The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26

earnings. Local cerealne manufacturers
take 80 per cent. of the corn brought in
AS fast as the new cars are. turned out at
Pullman for the Big Four, which is now at
the rate of forty day, they are sent TO
points in Iowa to be loaded with grain for
export via Newport News At Savannah
more than three hundred cars are being
loaded this month.
II. B. Spenser assistant superintendent of
the Alabama Great Southern, will on Sept.
become superintendent of the Louisville
the Alabama Great Southern he will be sue
ceeded by c. E. Hickey, chief clerk in the
office of General Superintendent Wicker
sham.
headquarters of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen from Peoria to some other
point The Cleveland Buffalo and Pitts
association Headquarters The matter will
come up for discussion at the annual con-
vention in Toronto. Sept. IL
1t is stated that the Wabash has given up
the project of building a link of forty miles
from Toledo to Montpelier TO connect with
its Detroit line. making a short route from
was abandoned lest it might antagonize the
Vanderbilt people and prevent continuance
Of the friendly relations now existing.
R. E. Henderson, who on Sept. 10 will re-
tire from the position of chief clerk in the
office of J.. r. Cavanagh. car service super
intendent of the Big Four yesterday COM
Pie Bic ms o year IN 5ne ~
to obtain post on with another road which
will enable him to remain in Indianapolis
The Pittsburg, Bessemer & Lake Erie is
arranging to compete for freight business
between Pittsburg and Cleveland. This IT
will be able to do soon as the. much
talked-of Brice link from PunxsutaWIney
and New Castle is completed, which Will be
by Oct. Is. The distance by this route Will
be but thirty-fve miles longer than that Of
the Pittsburg & Lake Erie.
There are two officials on the Pennsyl-
nj fra
the company can give who steadily decline
to accept any promotion. One Is Robert
Pitcairn, superintendent and general agent
of the Pennsylvania east; the other is John
F. Miller. general superintendent OF the
Pennsylvania's southwestern system. Both
officials decline to accept higher positions
which have been open to them.
The minority interests in the Panhandle
securities are again complaining of the man.
ner the property is managed. Since the LIST
of January it has taken u per cent. of the
gross earnings to operate the road Gross
earnings in that period increased 1851, 1853,
while expenses increased $S46.014. The ex-
penses include the large sum of money now
being paid out in betterments to the prop
erty and eventually to the advantage or the
bond and stockholders.
Frank P. Sargent. grand master of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. makes
the following statement: During the thir-
teen years that have occupied my present
position as grand master of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen the affairs
of the order have never been more pros
porous or harmonious. A perfect UNDER
standing exists among ali the organlza-
tionS, and the railroads are disposed to
treat us with perfect fairness. The time
of great railway strikes seems to have
been done away with by the new principles
Of Justice Since then there have been
three thousand new members initiated into
the brotherhood the largest gain for a sim
liar period in the history of the organiza-
ton We have now $1,000 members in 535
subdivisions. and our finances were never
in better condition.