The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-01

r. A Mcdonald to-day takes the position
of manager of the Memphis Car Service As
sociation.
The Cincinnati Hamilton &. Dayton will
on Nov. 9 pay a quarterly dividend OF Ia
per cent. to holders of preferred stock
Business is. again so heavy over the Pan
handle that the engines borrowed by the
PittSburg, Fort Wayne IL Chicago have
been called back.
The Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia e
Reading have resumed the collection of eX-
cess fares on passenger trains and the issue
of rebate checks.
yesterday commenced the building of 250
box and $50 gondola cars for the Ohio Falls
Dispatch Company.
The Panhandle last week led all other
lines in tonnage east out of Chicago and is
now borrowing engines from the Southwest
ern system to help handle the business.
Lawrence Grady. ex-detective of the Big
Four lines, who few months ago left with
party of Indianapoitans for the gold
mines of Alaska, returned yesterday.
Rev. S. Z. Busser to-day takes the posi-
ton of superintendent of reading rooms on
the Santa Fe lines. He is to provide suit
able literature and will encourage employees
to read it.
For the first time since put on the din
ing cars run on the Big Four lines the last
six months have paid operating expenses
and gave the road an excellent reputation
for the meals served.
William Snow, who was buried at Chi
cago last week, was master mechanic of tine
Illinois Central from 1875 to 1891. He was
born in Bellows Falls, VT, in 1921 and had
been in railroad service since 1874
Massillon, Canton and Alliance, o., furnish
nearly as much freight to the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago as does Chicago. 1t
is not unusual for firm in those manufac-
turing towns to load twenty cars a. day
with products of their shops.
The Big Four inspection party yesterday
changed its programme and inspected the
road between Indianapolis and Cleveland.
7 feared President wi hn
to cut his inspection trip short and go to
New York to attend the meeting of presi-
dents in that city on Friday.
The fifth annual meeting of the Associa-
ton of Big -Four Railway Surgeons will be
held at the Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, Nov
TO- at 9 a. m The Big Four Railroad Com
association. The banquet will be given at
the Grand Hotel, Wednesday evening, Now
8, at O'Clock.
On SaturI lay the ballasting of the Detroit
& Lima Northern, between Bellefontaine
and Peoria, o., was completed ready for
the track. About twenty miles from st.
Mary's to Wapakoneta are, yet to be graded
and ballasted. 1t is claimed that as far
completed this is one of the best new con-
structed roads in Ohio.
The Detroit & Lima Northern has struck
snag in it's contract with the Toledo q
Ohio Central, over whose tracks 1T enters
Columbus, and the situation is such as will
force the Northern to build line into that
city from Peoria. a distance. of thirty-six
miles, unless notifications of the contract
can be secured. The Northern road expect
ed to figure as an initial line In the matter
of rates from Columbus. but the Ohio Cen
trail will not permit it The Northern
expected to cut considerable figure in the
local railway rate, but not only is the APP
pointment of a local agent hung up, but
an arrangement with the Norfolk & West
ern for interchange of freight business has
also been shelved.
Commencing tomorrow the Pacific coast
limited service will be resumed. The route
will be the same as that of last season-the
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Mountain and Texas Pacific. The train will
leave Chicago at p. m, and st. Louis at
1880 p. m. every Tuesday and Wednesday,
fast three-day schedule will also be in
effect eastbound. The train will be broad
vestibuled, heated with steam, lighted with
Pintsch gas, and the equipment will consist
of composite car containing barber shop
bathrooms, buffet, library and smoking
apartments. ladies' parlor and drawing
room, Pullman stateroom and drawing
room sleeping cars and dining car. The en-
tire train will run through solid between
will also carry Pullman drawing room and
state room sleeping cars between Chicago
st. Louis and San Francisco
The track inspection of the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg begins to-day, Cen
eral Manager Loree and the general super
intendentS leaving PittSburg at o'clock
this morning. Besides the general superin-
tendents division superintendent engin-
GERS of maintenance of way and supervisors
accompany the special inspection party
and after looking over every section, premi-
ums are awarded to the section foreman
having the best track. There are also prizes
for the best supervisors division Those
who will attend the track inspection are
General Manager Loree, General Superin-
tendents Watts and Miller, and the follow
ing division superintendent A. 3. Starr
of the eastern division of the Fort Wayne,
G. l.. Peck of the Pittsburg division of the
Panhandle, c. D. Law of the Fort Wayne
division of the Fort Wayne, w. H. Potter
of the Toledo division, w. H. SERVER of
the Cleveland & Pittsburg, II. w Byers
of the Erie & Ashtabula, M. w. Mansfield
H. I'll sxr 1se ~ ID oil
Peters of the Cincinnati division, f. A.
Bonebrake of the Indianapolis division,
J. S. May of the Richmond division, c.
H. Walton of the Chicago division and
B. w. Taylor of the Louisville division.