The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-15
Personal, Local and GeneraI Notes.

The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
earned in January $4,000 more than in Janu-
airy, 1897
The Ohio Southern had a surplus of cars
and has sold 800 box cars and 500 coal cars
to the Detroit & Lima, Brice line.
The Merchants Despatch Transportation
Company is building at its own shops l45
refrigerator cars of new pattern.
Auditor Hewitt's report shows that on the
Big Four system there are 72O cashiers and
agents bonded by guarantee companies.
The Big Four has recently established five
new telegraph stations. the heavy traffic
over the road making SUCH step neceS-
sary.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the
first week of February SGT 00S. an increase
over the corresponding week of 1897 of
SO, S6S.
President ingalls,. of the Big -Four. has
arranged to leave for Mexico on Friday,
with the expectation of being absent
month.
Hamilton & Dayton. states that the new
shops at Lima will be ready for cccu-
pancy May ].
The Chicago, Burlington &, Quincy will
at once begin the rebuilding of it's freight
depot at East ST. Louis, which was re-
Gently burned.
The Erie has notified its Western agents
that an embargo has been placed on ship
port, until further orders
Traffic with the Ohio coal roads IS still
quite heavy, but is considerably lighter than
in December, or even January. as there is
a large accumulation of coal at lake ports.
The Santa Fe. it is said, will show $500, 900
Increase in its gross earnings for January.
Its west-bound business is the heaviest,
both in passengers and freight, in its his
tory.
The Wabash earned in the first week in
February $5704T, an increase over the cor
responding period of 1897 of $i2, 343 This
road now has every Angine and car fit to
run in service.
C. G. Waldo general manager of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton, accom-
panied by his wife, who is in poor health.
will leave for Florida tomorrow, to be alb
sent couple of weeks.
When the new steel bridge over Flat Rock
on the Louisville division of the Pennsyl-
vania is completed. every bridge on the
Louisville division will be steel structure.
The bridge over Flat Rock will cost $4,000.
Andrew BENEFIT. who ran the engine that
hauled the first train over the New York
Ontario & Western. was buried az Ogdens-
burg on Sunday He retired three years
ago from the footboard on account of old
age.
In the death of n r. Warwick the Mis-
souri, Pacific loses one of its most compe
tent and popular travelling passenger
agents. In making his rounds in this ter
warm friends.
The gross earnings of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad for the month of January,
1898, increased S67 COZ. Tho total gross in
crease FOR the seven months ending Jan. 81
1898 is $64S.06l Total net increase for same
period is $780, AZ.
II. III. Kingston. general traffic manager
and Charles 5. Lee. general passenger
agent Of the Lehigh Valley road. who have
been West several days, returned to their
headquarters on Sunday, much pleased over
the business outlook.
w. j. Mann. general manager of the fast
freight line-the North Shore Despatch
says it is doing a very large business when
II is considered that ii has hardly got start
ed. Still. some of the wsest of the freight
officials see no reason for establishing this
additional line.
The war between the railroads and the
ticket brokers is being waged with energy
on both sides. The brokers have issued
statements and passed resolutions all de-
mandatory In tone against the railroads
The latter have sent out circulars through