The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-01

II. J. Trout will to-day succeed l.. H. Lee,
resigned, as agent OF the indianapolis q
VincenneS at Bruceville.
c. @. Waldo, general manager of the Gin
cinnati Hamilton q Dayton road, arrived
In the city last night and will remain until
this afternoon
J. f. Glen has been appointed general
yardmaster of the Panhandle at Carnegie,
vice ID. c. Turner. transferred to Mcdonald
as general yardmaster.
The Monon yesterday received the first
of the five large freight engines the Brooks
works are building for that road The other
four will be delivered within ten days.
The Big Four. in connection with the Wis
consin Central and the Northern Pacific,
VIII on July 10 run personally conducted
excursion from Louisville, KY, to Yellow
stone Park
Two miles Of new steel rail, weighing
eighty-fve pounds to the yard, was distrib-
uted on the Belt road yesterday. The entire
line is to be laid with this weight of rail
as fast as practical.
That business is now better than at the
corresponding period last year is evidenced
In the fact that at the city freight depots
from % to 80 per cent. more men are en-
ployed than last year.
The Detroit. Toledo & Milwaukee. by cir
cular, gives notice that it has Cancelled its
lease Of the Chicago & West Michigan
tracks, but the car ferry line is not af-
Tected by the transaction.
Superintendent Mansfield, of the Indian
apolis K Nincennes, is expending consider
able money this season in putting in stone
for piling at the smaller streams
1t is stated that last month side and
bulk tracks of the Big Four and the Penn
sylvania lines at Indianapolis over LOCO car
loads of stone, brick and other material for
the Improvement OF streets were handled.
The employees at the Brightwood shops
yesterday raised a pole lis feet high, and
there now floats from it flag thirty-four
feet long by twenty-four feet wide pur-
chased with funds raised by the shop Of
tcials and employees.
S D. Caldwell, ex-general manager of the
Red Line Transit Company, died at Buffalo
on Monday. Mr.. Caldwell for some years
represented the Red line at Indianapolis,
and shortly after was appointed general
manager of the line.
The gross earnings of the Erie lines for
April increased $15S,977 and its net earnings
$l,212. Those who are well informed as to
the property say that under f. h. Thomas;
as president, il is now the best managed
al any time in its career.
George Hayler, district passenger agent OF
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the
Monon lines, and II. q. Stiles. general agent
OF the freight department of the c.. II. q
d will this morning open their new Offices
in the Cordova block, 20 West Washington
street.
The largest force is now employed at the
shops of the Nandalia in Terre Haute in
years and in the month of May more work
was turned out than in any month in the
roads history. Traffic has been so heavy
that repair work Of late has been unusually
large.
Four, states that the passing tracks of the
Big Four between Indianapolis and Gin
cinnati are being heightened, at one place
five miles, and all extensions of side tracks
are laid to form part of double track be-
tween this city and Cincinnati.
It is thought possible that the formation
Of grain pool by the lines between Buff
faIo and New York may stop the cutting Of
rates from Chicago, Peoria and St Louis.
because il will only be necessary for these
Tires refuse 70 prorate on cut rates made
between Western points and Buffalo.
There is now in the St Louis & Iron
Mountain system ,429 miles of road, and
with l. 4. Peck as its general superintend-
ent it has been making good record, is
economically handled and its train service
IS much superior TO any former period. In
the year 1897 he operated it on Ga per cent.
Of the gross earnings.
The Southwestern limited on the Big Four
has made remarkable time record OF late.
Out of 1S7 runs, including the three winter
months, i73 trains have arrived at the Union
Station on time and of the fourteen times II
was late, it was three times over half
hour. and In every case but one when late
It was due to waiting for the Lake Shore
connection.
The Belt road, when built. was owned
largely by citizens of Indianapolis, and al
though then handling but 1900 10 1900 cars
week. was a gold mine for its owners, as
they were paid 81 for every car transferred
over the line. But for leasing It 70 the
Union Railway Company they would now
be getting from $50 600 TO $4,000 week from
transfers over the line.
Roads IN the Joint Traffic Associate
have hitherto been in the habit Of delivering
sample cases Of commercial travellers 10
whatever address might be designatea. ms