The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-16

three days in Chicago. Ills trips there usu-
ally bring good results TO the indianapolis
yards.
The Pennsylvania expects to have its
third track around the Horseshoe curve
ready for traffic by June l.
H. NJ. Bronson, assistant general pas
Senger agent of the Big -Four, left last night
on three days Western trip.
c. L. Gardner to-day assumes the duties
of superintendent of transportation of the
Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western.
r. 3. F. Peirce receiver of the Toledo, ST.
Louis e. Kansas City, left for Toledo last
night, to be absent until Monday.
The Vandalia will on April l improve its
passenger service on it's Michigan division
by the restoration of two local trains,
Competitors of the Lake Shore road are
somewhat exercised over the discovery that
Chicago ticket brokers are handling some
Of it's tickets.
Western lines yesterday were quite Well
patronized. Two more are TO be run on
April and l9.
A. E. Martin yesterday begun service as
travelling passenger agent OF the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, with headquarters at
Cincinnati.
George W. Ristine,. president of the Col
3rado Midland has been f hf called TO Mexico 6
Is travelling in that country.
The roads which have reported their gross
earnings for the first week in March rel show
an increase of l6.S per cent over the CORE
NNA~Se
over 1892.
The retail merchants of Baltimore have
organized an association of their own with
the object of diverting business to Balti-
more by obtaining from the railroads favor
able rates
The Brice people say that the extension
of the Northern Ohio Railway TO New Cas-
tie, Pa, will be completed by Nov. L Con-
struction work east from Akron, o., will
commence next week.
Expert Stephen Little is making another
the Baltimore & Ohio, This examination is
thought to be in the interest of one of the
reorganization committees.
w. H. McDoel, vice president and general
Louisville, emphatically denies the rumor
that Samuel Thomas is to retire from the
presidency of that company.
The report is revived that the Lake Shore
will build q cutoff between Bryan and Ere
mont, o., which would shorten it's line be-
tween Buffalo and Chicago twenty-six miles
compared with going through Toledo.
G. Fl. Marshall, general solicitor of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines, was
in the city yesterday. He states that the
c., H. & d. Company is freer from litiga-
ton at present than at any period in many
years.
VIM Garstang, superintendent of motive
power of the Big Four is confident that the
company can handle it's freight trains be-
tween terminals at 80 per cent less cost
with freight locomotive OF the type just
received.
me WellSton & jackson DIVISION OF the
Columbus & Hooking Valley is now operated
by electricity and it is proposed to extend
the service between Coalition and Glenroy.
A new power house is to be erected at
Wellston.
The PENNSYLVANIA lines will send out a
large army of gardeners in a short time,
under the direction of the chief florist and
landscape artist of the company, and Will
begin planting flower beds after laying out
neat grass plats
A derailing switch at Paris, ILL.,, saved the
Big Four an expensive II not serious
wreck on Sunday. The engine ran about its
length on the embankment, but did not top
pie over. This is the second time that this
derailing track has averted an accident at
that point.
Walter Andrews. for the last twelve
years travelling freight agent of the Lake
Shore road will on April become general
agent of the company at Pittsburg, and L.
CT. Merrill rate clerk of Division Freight
Agent Wheeler, will succeed Mr.. Andrews
as travelling freight agent.
The name of the Michigan Passenger AS
ISOLATION is to be changed to the Northern
Passenger Association. The new mileage
book placed sale by the Michigan lines
is meeting with favor on the part of the
purchasers of mileage as well as with the
passenger officials of the twelve roads inter-
eSted.
Samuel FELTON,, receiver of the Columbus,
Sandusky & Hooking, has been authorized
to issue receivers certificates amounting to
$500, 000 of that sum, $4,000 is to be used in
equipping the cars of the road with air
mainder will be used to take up maturing
obligations.
Since the Monon arranged for handling it's
freight business independently at this point
it has increased fully 80 per cent, and its
through business between indianapolis and
Chicago has kept pace with the improve
ment in local traffic. The last four months
the Monon handled at this point an aver
age of SOB loaded cars per week, against 4O7
in the corresponding period of 1897.
Chief Engineer Hall, of the Moncn lines,
is in the city. He states that most of the
Improvement to be made on the lines this
season will be in the way of strengthening
curves and reballasting. The tracks of the
main line are now laid with heavy steel,
most of the bridges have been rebuilt re-
Gently, and there will be little occasion for
spending much money in that direction.
The passenger traffic to southern Califor-
MIA has been heavier this year than for the
last five years. The AtchiSon is still run.
ming it's limited train three times a week,
and the chances are that it will be kept up
for a long time. There seems to be no
abatement in the traffic, and the limited
trains will run as long as there is any justi-
fication in the amount of business to be
handled.
Judge Sanborn has confirmed the sale of
the Kansas division of the Union Pacific
road, which extends from Kansas City to
Denver This was done under the middle
division and consolidated mortgages. The
consolidated mortgage amounted to about
$19 900, 900. The middle division mortgage
was about $4,S00000. The road was sold
firmation of the terms. The road goes to
he Tlavu ponifin nOrn0r1fiOn