The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-28

T. A Connor, agent of the Big -Four at
Kankakee, is in the city.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul in the
third week in October earned $921.O21. an in
crease over the corresponding week of 1887
of $97,S19.
r. p. Bossington formerly of Fort
Wayne, has been appointed freight claim
agent of the Pennsylvania Company, with
headquarters at Pittsburg.
New York financial papers say good
progress is making by the syndicate which
proposes to reorganiZe the Toledo. st. Louis
x Kansas City and build to Chicago.
Benjamin Fletcher, travelling passenger
agent of the Grand Trunk. was stricken
with paralysis while in his office at De-
troit on Monday. and is in a critical con-
dition.
John Cuppy. passenger conductor on the
Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis, whose
home is in New Albany, and who was
thought last. week to be fatally ill., is much
improved
division superintendent the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, who, 1t is
said will not permit a newspaper reporter
to enter his office, is about to retire on the
request of superior officer.
On account of working thirteen hours the
employees of the Erie shops at Huntington
have postponed their ball, which was to
have been given OH the evening of Oct. 2S,
until they have more time for amusement.
The paymaster of the Wabash lines prop
er this month distributed the largest sum
of money for September service of any
month in the history, of the road; and the
those of September.
Paymasters of the Big Four were in the
city yesterday, having about completed
their their rounds paying for September and
the largest for September service in the
history of the company.
Trains 5 and Is. over the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago. are so heavy and fast
that three engine crews have been assigned
TO the run between Pittsburg and Crestline,
1t being too hard for the engine crews to
perform the service daily.
On Nov. / G. J. Grammer will retire as
general manager of the Lake Shore lines,
and will be succeeded by F. V. Clarke. who
on that date will retire as general traffic
manager of the Great Northern lines Mr.
Grammer was appointed to the position he
vacates In 1896
G. G; Waldo. general manager of the Gin
cinnau, Hamilton e. Dayton lines, who,
with other officials is making an annual
inspection of the lines. will arrive in the
city tbs evening, and on Saturday will in
spect the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indian
apolis division
Last week>the Pennsylvania Company
gave orders that 200 gondola cars of $4,000
pounds capacity be built at the shops i'm
Fort Wayne, and yesterday an order was
sent for $50 box cars of so 900 pounds ca
pacity This will keep the shops busy full
time and full-handed until Jan. L.
Freight traffic over the Pittsburg. Fort
Wayne & Chicago is so heavy that il re-
quires skilled management to prevent a
congestion of business Yesterday ten pan
handle engines and five from the PennsyI-
vania road were sent to the Fort WAYNE
road to aid in moving the business
Charles Stilz general ticket agent at the
Union Station; Chief Operator Kelley of
the Pennsylvania lines at this point: Audit
or Vlnnedge of the Union Railway Com
pany. and T. Legion. local .superintendent
OF the Pullman Company. will go down the
indianapolis & Vincennes for few days
hunting.
Thirty years ago $50 bushels of wheat
constituted carload. and if any one loaded
double
and the shippers held responsible for any
damage which might result. At present
Shippers are loading into the new cars OF
the Panhandle and Big -Four 400 bushels
of wheat. and no objection is made.
The general passenger agents of the lines
west OF the Missouri river met at Omaha
yesterday, but adjourned without taking
definite action relative TO the formation of
the proposed Transmissouri Passenger As
sociauoIL The adjournment was taken in
order to allow the agreement submitted to
DC worked over in accord with the recent
decision Of the United States Supreme
Court against the Joint Traffic Association.
date.
Brainerd Allison. general press agent of
the missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain,
was in the city yesterday calling on local
passenger officials. He has Just issued some
attractive advertising matter regarding new
train service TO the Pacific coast in cOnnec-
ton with the Texas Pacific and Southern
Paciflc lines the trains running through to
the coast solid In three days leaving St
Louis on Tuesday and Saturday of each
week. Meals are served on dining cars a la
carte.
George Ristine, president of the Colorado
Midland, with L. @. Cannon. formerly of
this city. as his assistant. has issued his
annual report for the year ending June go
which shows that there are 354 miles of
main line owned and operated by the COM
pany The road during the year earned
u t5l 445. an Increase OF $50 500 over 1897: net
or SlO.SSS- During the year there was ex-
pended by the maintenance OF way depart
ment $500 103
dispatch from Akron, O.. says: s.AIl
work on the construction OF the New Castle
AKRON Railway has been stopped. The
r0adbed was nearly completed and fully