The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

Work on the Big Four's new passenger
station at Terre Haute is progressing and
Il will be ready for occupancy by Christ
mas.
In twelve hours yesterday there were
thirteen special trains from Chicago to Gin
cinnati over the Richmond division of the
Pennsylvania.
j. H. Barnard, general manager of the
PEORIA & Eastern. has returned from three
Springs. W. Va.
Business is so heavy on the Panhandle
lines that the night telegraph offices have
been reopened at Selma, West Jefferson,
Cedarville. Waynesville, Oregonia, Milford
and Linwood
p C. Clark, formerly of Lafayette, who
went to Cleveland as chief clerk in the Big
sonp i tcMet 1fcs t nds Teslgmeo 10 accgpt
creased salary.
The net income of the Rock Island road
for the month of July was $6o2,2S7. a de-
the preceding year.
The Order of Railway Conductors has sent
q vigorous protest to General Manager
Bradbury of the Lake Erie & Western.
against the dismissal from service of Con-
ductor r. w. Peck.
Ashbel Green. general counsel of the Few
York Central, who died on Sunday at his
summer home at Tenafiy. N. j., aged seven
ty-six years. had been counsel of the road
for long series of years.
E. A. Ford general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines west, will deliver
the opening address before the members of
the Travelling Passenger Agents 4Associa--
tion which begins its twenty-ninth annual
convention at Lakewood Sept. Is.
Negotiations are still pending by which the
Mobile & Ohio may secure control of the
Cairo division of the Big -Four This Sc
cured the Mobile & Ohio could establish,
without much trouble, a through line from
Chicago to Mobile and New Orleans.
While the midland through lines. and the
Wabash have so heavy a traffic that they
are increasing the number OF their train
crews. the Lake Shore, the Nfckel-plate and
several other northern lines are laying on
train crews on account of light business.
The September number of the Travellers
Official Railway Guide contains new fea-
ture. The index TO stations has been put
pages TO the volume, and number of other
minor changes have been made which will
be appreciated
J. E. Lantz, telegraph operator on the
Big Four lines, has been offered the posi-
ton of chief train dispatcher of the Chi
cago DIVISION vice Edward Bennell trans
tates as to accepting the promotion on
count of poor health.
William Kelley jr., who retired repre-
sentative OF the Chicago milwaukee q st.
Paul at Buffalo on Monday was given
banquet by his friends, winch was attended
by large number of passenger men. Mr..
Kelly goes to New York city general
Eastern passenger agent of the c., NJ. &
st. p
Manager Hays is very fortunate man. In
addition to his salary of $4,000 general
manager OF tne Granu trunk, as receiver OF
the Vermont Central he receives $4,000
year. A few years ago. as general manager
OF the Wabash. he received $1,000 year,
one-third his present salary.
The Wabash has placed an order for an
other 1000 box cars. Col. r.. G. Butler states
that the Wabash sends average of three
hundred cars a year to the scrap heap.
They are repaired to a certain point and
then thrown away The rules is that when
S125 will not put car In first-class condi-
ton II is not worth repairing.
Passer ger officials are disappointed over
the business from Indianapolis to the G.. A.
r. at Cincinnati. The individual business
IS fully up TO expectations. but the members
Of the posts were very disappointing in
number One OF the posts, numbering sew
eral hundred, sent but thirty men and
other posts fell far short OF the number ex-
pected.
John r. Miller. superintendent OF the