The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-07

away with the excursions as they vir-
| tualy cause a reduction Of one-tyav rates
| two days in each week. and this means a
! heavy loss 10 the w sstern roads in general.
Personal, Local md General Notes.
w s. Ronex auditor of the VandaIia
| lines has gone to Pittsburg.
The Vandalia in December earned, gross,
$S4,360 more than in December, 1886.
| Greencastle Junction on the Vandala is
hereafter 10 be known Jifnedale Station.
The fast mail on the Wabash on Satur-
day ran from Peru to Tilton, 1O1 miles, in
100 minutes.
In the year 1897 there were forty-eight
persons killed in Ohio at crossings of rail-
roads at grades.
Paymaster Snee, Of the Panhandle lines,
will start on his monthly rounds next Mon
day in his new pay car
George b. Ogden, of McKeesport has been
appointed division freight agent of the
Pennsylvania roads middle division. He
took charge yesterday.
Through the efforts of the Kansas CITY
Freight Bureau several of the roads out of
Kansas City will carry travelling statesmen
on freight trains during 1898.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
largely increasing. its yards at Lucknow.
Over four hundred men now employed
in making the improvement.
j.. p. Morgan & Co. have purchased the
majority of the stock of the Susquehanna
az Western Railroad. 1t is understood that
the purchase had been made in the interest
of Erie.
G. NJ. Farnham, special agent OF the Cen
trail Passenger Association, is in the city
on a special mission. 1t is intimated that
in a quiet manner he is testing this market
for tickets.
H. NJ. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four, says their ex.
cursion to Mexico jan n promises to be a
success. He is receiving inquiries daily as to
rates, time, etc.
]. d. Welsh, who Wednesday retired
as general agent of the Union Pacific for
this territory on account of Ill health, had
just completed his twenty-tirst year in the
service of that road
The office OF foreman Of engines on the
Nickel-plate lines has been abolished, and
A. S. Work, who has filled the position for
several years, has been given position in
the companys shops.
The Evansville & Terre Haute earned in
1897 $1039172, against $109s743 in 1895. A
slight gain under the conditions the road
has had to meet in 1897 is highly creditable
to the present management.
ID. ]. Roberts, general passenger agent of
the Erie lines, has discovered that the mile
ago book of the road has been cleverly
counterfeited. and to protect the road has
called in all the old mileage books.
For three days past the Ohio coal opera
tors have been together endeavoring to
form a pool. 1t is stated that the Ohio
included in the proposed pooling agreement
The fast freight line of the Big Four has
been in operation one year. 1t is now sched-
uled to run from Cleveland to st. Louis in
twenty-four hours, and seldom in that pc
Rod has it failed of reaching ST. Louis on
time.
The Pennsylvania Company has estab-
lished a night telegraph office at Naples,
Ind. and has put Thomas Quinn in charge.
Mr. Quinn has Just completed a students
course in the Pennsylvania telegraph office
at Fort Wayne.
Oficials of the Vandaia lines were at
Logansport yesterday adjusting the loss
| with the insurance company on their depot
at that point Work is to be commenced at
once in its rebuilding. "A portion or the
walls can again be used.
Western railroad circles are specializing as
to what the policy of the new president of
the Union Pacific is to be toward it's con-
nections which lead out from Chicago. The
policy he adopts is an important matter to
some of the Chicago lines.
The report of Receiver Peirce, of the To-
| ledo ST. Louis & Kansas City, shows that
in December the road earned $l92, $3.50. l3, an
increase over December, 1896, of $9,797.26.
Since July the road earned 81, 232, IA, an
increase over 1896 of $39,971.57.
S. T. Seeey, the newly appointed tray
| cling passenger agent of the Baltimore &
| Ohio Southwestern, is in the city, this be-
| ing his initial trip. For twenty-five years
Mr.. Seeley was connected with the Erie
Railway passenger department.
| II. f. Woodward who has been chief
! clerk of the superintendent of the Grand
Rapids & Indiana for some years, has ac-
| carted a similar position with the superin-
tendent of the Santa Fe. He was in the
| city yesterday en- route to Topeka, his head
quarters.
Oscar Murray, receiver of the Baltimore
& Ohio is quoted as saying: THE articles
| Of agreement signed by the presidents Of
the trunk lines admit of no misunderstood
ing. and there is reason TO believe that any
attempt at rate cutting will be vigorously
dealt with"
Notice was sent out yesterday of the ap-
| pointment of Samuel Church assistant
/ secretary of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati,
| Chicago & St Louis. with headquarters
at Pittsburg. s. W. White will continue
assistant secretary, but his headquarters
will be at Philadelphia.
Gross earnings of the Monon road for the
month Of December were $24S.S7S, against
| $240,S37 for the same month of last year.
From July to Dec 81 the gross earnings
of the road were Sl,776.152, against $1,475,s76
| for the same period of the preceding year,
an increase of $3OO,T6
More business was done by the roads pass
ing through Peru, Ind, in the year 1897 than
in any former year, which was largely due
to the discovery OF oil at Peru IN the
month of October the freight receipts of the
roads passing through that point increased
$500 over October 1885,
j. +. Wallace, the electrician, is again
with the Illinois Central. having left the
Alkali Company, of Providence r. j. His
reconnection with the company is said to
be due to the fact that the Illinois Central
people are to make extensive use of cleo
| trfcity as motive power
The composite car on the New England
road, about which so much has been said,
is now declared to be a success and will
at once be put In regular service on the
Milford branch. This Is the first attempt
of a railroad to reduce the cost of trans
portation by electrical in place of steam
! power.
Thomas McGill formerly assistant ticket
! agent OF the Baltimore & Ohio at Chicago,
| has been appointed travelling passenger
| agent of the company at St Paul, succeed
| ing ]. p. Taggart. transferred to Phiade-
phia as city ticket agent. and W. A Paul
sen. clerk. is promoted TO assistant ticket
agent at Chicago.
At the meeting of the national Senate
committee on Indian affairs yesterday a
| favorable report was ordered on the bin
| traverse Indian Territory from charging
more than cents Il mile on passenger traf-
tic. 1t was stated that some of the rail-
roads now exact cents per mile.
Vice President John AgIey and General
Manager Faithorn have resigned their posi-
| lions with the Wisconsin & Michigan Rail
road, to take Immediate effect President
! 8. Nj. Fisher will succeed both for the pres
eHt. George W. Arnold. of Marinette is
| spoken of as the likely 10 be elected vice
| president.
On Oct the platform men at the Penn
| sylvania city freight depots began basing
| their pay on the tonnage system. and in
! most cases the results have been very salts
| factory to the freight handlers about one
| half of the number making from 81 TO "a
more per week than under the old day sys-
| tom of paying. while the less competent
men receive a little less
| c. II. Cory superintendent of motive
| power OF the Cincinnati Hamilton e. Day
| ton. was in the city yesterday to arrange
! with the master mechanic of the Indiana.
! Decatur g. Western shops for the rebuild
/ ing of several locomotives and repairing