The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-08

II. s. Tutwher has been appointed chief
engineer Of the entire Plant system, with
headquarters at Jacksonville.
H. c. Burnett has been appointed division
freight agent of the Lehigh Valley road.
vice T. j. Klase, assigned to other duties.
On Wednesday, Train %, on the Pennsyl-
vania line, was run in two sections, and the
baggage car of one section contained 145
trunks.
The estimated gross earnings of the Van
dalia line for the month of June are $685.
21092, an increase of $26S97.94 over the same
month of last year.
H. NJ Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four was much better
yesterday. and expected last evening to be
al his office to-day.
c. G.. Waldo stated yesterday that carry
ing out the spirit of the new revenue law
would cost the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day.
ton $4,000 year in stamps
D. Bowes. general Western passenger
agent of the Chicago & Alton, and Travelling
Passenger Agent Melville, of the St. Louis
& San Francisco, are in the city.
Baggage agents at the Union Station and
at way stations on the lines have been
notified that they must hereafter put a reve-
nue. stamp or all receipts for excess bag
gage money.
w. w. McNulty, who for many years was
an engineer on the Panhandle, but who a
few years ago went West and took a posi-
ton on the Missouri Kansas & Texas, died
at Sedalia, Mo-, on Wednesday.
Among the next improvements the Cincin-
tioIAs q Layton COnI6lnDlateS max
Ing is the construction of interlocking sig
nal and switch plants at the points where
the c., H. & D. crosses other railroads.
M. p ingalls,. president of the Big Four
to Hot Springs w Va, to remain during
the month. His private car has beef,
brought to the Brightwood shops to be rem
ovated.
On July the Empire State Express of
the New York Central made the run from
syracuse to Buffalo. $50 miles, in 152 min
ntes, making one regular stop. Seventy
miles an hour was maintained much of the
distance.
p. A. Ford general passenger agent of the
pennsylvania lines west and of the Van
dalia, was in the city last evening en- route
from st. Louis to Pittsburg. He reports
passenger business quite satisfactory all
over the Pennsylvania system.
At the Union Station Columbus, O., which
as indianapolis, the receipts from the sale
or tickets in June were $l2, 330.5S in excess
or those OF June, 1897 while at Indianapolis
they were $l6.S624 A larger than in June 1897
There is excellent authority for stating
that should the business of the Big Four
lie as heavy for twelve months to come as
be extended west from Cincinnati to Law
renceburg Junction, If not the entire 10
miles.
1t is understood that the position of gen.
eral freight and passenger agent on the Gin
cinnati & Muskingum Valley road which
recently came into full control of the Penn
SSlNduid, VIII dDOuSnod and the work
divided among division officials of the Pan
handle.
David Edwards, formerly general mana
ger of the Flint e. Pere Marquette and who
did so much TO develop the property died
at Detroit on Wednesday. He began serv-
ice with that road in 1874 as its general
freight agent, and was appointed its gem
eral manager in 1889.
p. A. Bonebrake, the new superintendent
OF the Panhandles Indianapolis division
has no objections to employee being a
member of one of the railway brotherhoods
should he have a desire in that directiGn
The recognition. IL is understood comes
from President Thomson.
The importance OF Connersville as a man.
ufacturing center is shown in the fact that
IT. the first six months of 1898 there were
shipped over the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton the Big -Four and the Lake Erie &
Western iS5 carloads of four-wheeled We
hicles. and 1872 carloads of furniture
E. W. McKenna. formerly superintendent
of the j., NJ. e. !. division of the Pennsyl-
vania lines. and his associates are making
great success OF the new process of re-
rolling steel rails. Their present mills are
not large enough, and the company will
erect another mill at Kansas City, which
VIII employ $50 men.
]. NJ. Floesch, chief engineer of the ALE
gheny e. Western. which Is to be the east
ern division of the through Brice lines, says
he believes the ninety-eight miles from
Lindsay, Pa, to Butler, thence to New
Castle. whore connection will be made with
the Cleveland. Akron a. Columbus, will be
completed by June /, 1892 Contracts for the
grading have been let.
c. Z. Schaff. general manager and j. O.
Van Winife, general superintendent of the
Big -Four, have decided to make il rule
TO give out no service cards on a person
whether voluntarily or by dismissal. no mat