The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-01
PersoAaI. Local and General Notes.


The Pennsylvania lines give notice that
the embargo on oats at Baltimore has been
lifted.
In the month of September the Big Four
handled at the cerealine mills LILO loaded
cars. in and outbound.
John ludlow who left the Monon road
some months ago after ten years service as
an engineer, has returned and yesterday
resumed work
j. r. Cavanaugh, superintendent of car
service of the Big Four line, who has been
quite III for several days, expects to be at
his office to-day.
John McKeever, an engineer on the Van
dalia. celebrated his thirty-third year of
service by visiting New England. accom-
panied by his wife,
James McCrea, vice president of the Penn
Sylvania Company, accompanied by d. L.
McCabe. freight traffic manager, was in
Chfcago yesterday,
Four passenger conductors have been dis
charged this week on the Ohio River road,
ard the officials decline to give the reason
for their dismissal.
1t is stated that since war was declared
with Spain the Queen & Crescent has car
ried nearly $1,000 United States troops at an
average fare of $3.50.
The Brotherhood of Locomotice Firemen
has given Grand Chief Sargent to under
stand that he is not limited in time ex-
pense in making European trip.
Col. William Shaw district passenger
agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
In this territory, will to-day remove his
offices in Cincinnati to No. 4o6 Vine street.
The Lake Shore will enlarge it's shops at
Elkhart to do all the repair work of cars
on the western division, and also build new
cars when not crowded with repair work.
Gross earnings of the Wabash increased
in August $50 Ill, while net earnings de-
creased $66,311. Extensive improvements
that month were charged to operating ex-
penseS.
Wallace Collins, general superintendent of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul, has
three brothers and a cousin who are general
superintendent. All We're born in Ocono-
mowoc, Wis.
day left Pittsburg forty-five minutes late
and reached Columbus on time, the train
some of the distance reaching speed of
eighty miles an hour.
Thomas Noonan general manager of the
fast freight line operating over the Balti-
more e. Ohio, was in the city yesterday.
lie has just returned from an extended
Western trip. and says freights are album
dant.
r. NJ. Parker has been appointed assist
ant general freight agent Of the Erie Rail-
way and of the New York Susquehanna &
Western. and Henry Adams division freight
agent in charge of the New York & Della
ware divisions.
The business of the Michigan division of
the Big Four last month was the heaviest
in any one month in the roads history
its Benton Harbor connection heavy bust
Tess was carried.
The Monon has Just turned out at its
shops at Lafayette a model combination
postal express and baggage car. 1t will be
put in service between Chicago and Gin
cinnati over the Monon and the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton.
The Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western will
build a direct line from Grand Rapids and
Muskegon to connect with the Lake Michi-
gan ferry at the latter place for Milwaukee
thus abandoning the indirect route via the
Chicago a West Michigan
The policy of President HILL of the Great
Northern. has been in the Northwest to
lower the cost of transportation and share
the profits with the shippers and that. it
is stated, is his idea in managing the Bal
timore & Ohio In the future.
Work is at standstill on the extension
of the Chicago a. Southeastern from Ander-
son 10 Muncie. A lien has been f1led against
the company by W. NJ. Birch. of Muncie,
for labor He believes the, company will
eventually pay its debts and complete the
road.
Some comment is made on the fact that
the Baltimore & Ohio fell OFF very percepti-
bly, in its east-bound business from Chicago
last week The fact is 1T was ordered to
take rest that other roads might catch
up There have been times when the other
roads had to wait for 1t.
The canning plant at Greenwood Ind is
getting an excellent advertisement through
the shipping in one train over the Vandalia,
81 dnuesGhy .rlT ns,1 carloads Of ,t canned
eral American flags. At st. Louis the cars
were distributed to go to several points.
President Barlow. of the Evansville &
4CtAc iAdutNt Sd1S the TeHeHl marked al
vance in the stock of the road is due to
its Improved condition. its better earnings
and the excellent business outlook for the
railways. There is, he says but little stock
on the market, not enough TO control the
road were 1t all bought up
The monthly report of j. b. Eckman dis
trict inspector of the indianapolis Weighing
and inspection bureau. shows the gains in
weighing and inspection to the roads
through the operations of the bureau TO
have been; At Terre Haute 81. 66i57: at In
dianapOlis, So 255. IS: at Louisville Sc g92 9S
at vincennes. $2073.46; at Evansville
81 S2317.
w. ID. Wilson. who has represented the
Lackawanna line as agent IN this territory
for nearly fifteen years. will retire to-day.
What he Will do in the future has not been
definitely settled. except that he will take
months vacation In Kentucky. Mr.. Will
son commenced railway business at jack
spnville. H.. Oct 10. 1859. as operator for the
4eledo. Wabash & Western, and with the
,skception Of three. and half years in the
lafmy has been almost continually In the
hallway service. He neH holds the inn