The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-21


". w. Taylor, general freight agent of
the Vandalia, was in the city yesterday.
George w. Kittredge, chief engineer of the
Big Four lines, was in the city yesterday.
The Lake Shore has arranged to give
first-class buffet service on all it's day
trains.
w r. Israel, travelling passenger agent of
the Illinois Central, removed his headquar-
tiers from Chicago TO Detroit.
A. L. Johnston, passenger conductor on
the Panhandle. has been confined to the
house for two months with rheumatism.
On Jan. l Mr.. Stokes. superintendent Of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton a Dayton docks
at Toledo will retire and be succeeded by
James Stark.
The latest rumor is that the Vanderbilts
are bidding for the Chicago & Alton with
the Intention OF making it part of the
Big -Four system.
John +. Miller. general superintendent of
the Southwesterns system of the Pennsyl-
vania lines, is on an inspection trip. He was
in Chicago yesterday.
1t is reported that combination of the
Vanderbilt system east of Chicago with the
Chicago Northwestern and the Union
Pacific system Is under consideration.
d. W. Aldridge, who represents the Chi
cago & Northwestern passenger department
in Cleveland territory, VIII after Jan / have
charge of the freight department of the road
at that point
The Lake Shore has issued circular cam
ceiling all passenger rate agreements with
competing lines on Jan. l. This is looked
of all differentials.
Commencing with Sunday next the Penn
sylvania lines Will make the same rate Chi
the direct line, with the privilege of stop
ping off at Washington ten days.
-Four large mogul engines for the Mobile
g. Ohio passed west over the Wabash on
Monday. In the last thirty days twenty
new locomotives have been hauled west over
the Wabash lines centering at st. Louis.
United States Judge Taft has ordered the
sale of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad.
The decree is dated Dec IT, and provides
that the sale shall occur within ten days.
II. #. Carleton, special master, will conduct
the sale.
tied in st. Louis as assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Vandalia, has been elected
president of the st. Louis Association of
General Passenger and Ticket Agents. c. S.
Crane is secretary.
The local Freight Agents Association, at
its regular meeting. passed appropriate reso-
van from the service of the Big Four. to
accept a more important position on the
Chesapeake & Ohio.
The November earnings of the Joint Rate
Inspection Bureau in the district in charge
of j. b. Eckman were: Indianapolis, S..
9l6;2s; Terre Haute. $lo.e26,l3; Louisville
S6l7.52; total, $25.26S.12.
A bridge on the Monon, just south of
Bloomington, was washed out on Monday
night and the trains of the main line yes
terday were run via indianapolis, thence
south over the Louisville division of the
Pennsylvania lines to Seymour
The Monon earned in the second week of
December $6l, 1872. an increase over the cor
responding week of 1897 of 35S9: the Wa
bash earned in the second week $264, 941. an
increase of S14.52S; the Chicago a. Eastern
Illinois earned sos $50, an increase of 81 900.
The Lake Shore has sccle of its new heavy
freight engines in service and on Monday
one OF these engines hailed sixty loaded
cars over the jamestown 4 Franklin d.
vision OF the Lake Shore. Heretofore thirty
five loaded coal cars ha been considered
maximum load for one locomotive.
George NJ Burns, full agent Of the Wa
bash lines. who has wrought great reforms
in using coal economically. is now introduce
INK on the Wabash the one-shOvel system
or firing locomotives with good results. II