The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16
Personal, Local ana General Notes.


The Chicago g. Eastern Illinois has earned,
since July /, $2,027, 0O6, an increase over the
corresponding period of 1897 of $12O,613.
The Illinois Central earned in November
$2,555, l52 against g. 100 in November, 1897,
and against 81, 81 ,G91 in November, 1896
The National Railway News Company, of
Saginaw, Mich, will commence operations
on the L. E. & W. the first of the year.
On 400 miles of road the Pennsylvania
has 77,469 cars in service, and is unable to
handle more than GO per cent. of the BUSH
ness offered.
The Illinois steel mill is this week deliv-
ering two thousand tons of steel rails to the
Vandalia on an order recently placed by Re-
ceiver Malott
and & Pacific Railroad directors yesterday
]. e. Hayne was elected treasurer in place
of James +. Philips.
William McAllister who has been appoint
ed agent of the Star Union line at Cincin-
natl, has been with the Pennsylvania Com
pany thiTtY-SeVen years.
The motive power department. not includ-
ing engineers and firemen, on the Vandalia
has at present ~ men employed, 576 of the
number at the shops in Terre Haute.
The reorganization of the Columbus &
Hooking Valley will be effected, II is stated,
early in 1899. The road has been in the
hands of a receiver since February. 1897.
Fifteen of the older firemen on the western
division of the Erie have. been called to
pose CT examination for promotion to en-
gineers.
On Jan. Is the Pennsylvania road in con-
nection with the Southern Railway, will in
augurate its winter limited trains to Flor
ida points. Trains Will be run solid to Jack
sonyille and st. Augustine.
The Lafayette Courier says that d. B.
Earhart the veteran passenger conductor on
the Big -Four, who has so long been at st.
Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette, is rapidly i'm
proving, and hopes to soon be on his feet
again.
In connection with the published state
ment that the Kansas City, Pttsburg e.
Gull was to be re0rganiZed, William Tay
Tor, of Philadelphia, secretary of the COM
pany. said yesterday that the report was
untrue.
NJ. d. Woodford president of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton, is expected in the
city to-day tomorrow. He will make a
trip over the Chicago division of the Peoria,
Decatur & Evansville, in which the Wood
ford syndicate is interested.
1t is stated that. did the Indiana, Deca-
be loaded at way stations on the line 100 to
125 cars of corn per day, a large per cent.
OF il to be delivered to manufacturers of
corn products at indianapolis.
The earnings of the Chicago Great West
ern Railway for the first week in December
1893, show an Increase OF $18,446.T6 over the
corresponding week In December 1887. The
total increase since the beginning of the
fiscal year, July !, TO date Is $i09,47047.
The present year the PENNSYLVANIA has
earned an per cent. dividend on its COM
mon stock. For fifty-one years this road
has earned a ~ per cent, dividend. The
company has 1854, 10000 OF par value stock
ury y '''''''''S % '''''' '0'''7 " - : cas-
The block signal system in use or the Big
Four between indianapolis and Cincinnati
business without the train delays the road
was subjected 70 when business was as
heavy as at present. IL Is not an unusual
thing. says one OF the officials. to have thir-