The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-05

business as at present. In September 1.oS2
more cars were loaded and unloaded at the
city freight depots and on bulk tracks than
In September. 1897.
w. II. Dobson assistant auditor of the
Nandalia. who on Oct l succeeded John
Thebold on the Vandalia was one of the
auditors who yesterday Inspected the local
offices. this being his first work of this
character
The report that F. A. Wann, general
freight agent of the Chicago & Alton, is to
resign on account OF III health is denied
The report, which came from Kansas CITY,
stated that he was TO be succeeded by c. II.
Hudson, of the Santa Fe.
The citizens Of Greenfield, Ind. are not
pleased with the passenger service the
Panhandle is giving between their town and
this city and are strongly agitating build
ing an electric line from Greenfield to a
connection with the Irvington electric line.
The executive committee of the Western
Passenger Association will hold a meeting
in Chicago tomorrow 10 discuss matters
to be acted on at the conference with the
passenger officials of the Transcontinental
line at their meeting in New York Oct. r..
The. Big Four, on Monday, took off its
fast fruit trains which have been run over
very successful and satisfactory business.
During the time there was seldom a day
that there we're not thirty to fifty CARLOADS
OF fruits and vegetables shipped from Mich
igan end other northern points to Southern
and Middle States markets.
A Terre Haute paper says 1t is frequently
REMARKED IN railroad circles that the EValtS-
Vile & Terre Haute is operated much as
the sVandalia was under the Mckeen re-
CINE. There are few accidents, trains are
usually on time, the men are loyalSand en-
thusiastic in the service and good will pre-
walls between the employees in all depart
ments.
DIR. E. L. Larkins has been sued by Alon-
20 Lee, passenger conductor on the Van
dalia, for 5000 damages. The doctor gar
nisheed Receiver Malott for Mr. Lee $
wages for the sum of $500 in a justice of
peace court. The doctor lost his case and
Mr.. Lee sues for damages for loss Of time
and the disgrace attached to having his
wages garnisheed.
The August statement of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad shows gross
earnings Of $2,O51, O63, an increase of $91, Jag
over 1897. Net earnings are $685., 40 an in
crease Of $57,773. For the five months ending
Aug 81 gross earnings were $8,525, 1927, an in
crease over the same period in 1897 of 81 ,076,
AS. Net earnings were s., 956, 779, an increase
of 1866 AL,
Contracts have been let for the building
OF the Columbus, Lima Milwaukee Rail-
road and work will commence at once. The
e., RI. d ID. will give entrance for the road
into Lima, o. The officers of the company
are: c. Cowles, president; H. S. Reynolds.
vice president; |. N. Reynolds, secretary
and treasurer: c. T. Hobart, of New York,
chief engineer.
Edward S. Washburn, president of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Rail-
road. has been selected as the third arbitra-
tor in the dispute between American roads
and the Canadian Pacific over freight rates.
The full commission consists of Judge w r.
Day, attorney for the Interstate-commerce
cago. and Mr.. Washburn Mr. Day viii
represent the American roads and Mr.
MidgeW the Canadian Pacific. President
Washburn was chosen by the other two I'M
der the terms of the arbitration agreement
No date for the first meeting has yet been
fixed.