The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-08

HeFAOn0ts
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois earned in
September 1894 ,796, against 1916 566 in Sep
TENDER, 1897.
l.. l.. Caufy has resigned as Wisconsin
passenger agent for the Michigan Central
and the position has been abolished.
The Continental limited the Wabash is
so popular that it is sometimes run in two
sections between Detroit and Buffalo.
f. o. Mccormick. passenger traffic man
ager Of the Big Four lines will to-day re-
turn from two weeks vacation trip.
w. c.. Arp. superintendent or motive
power of the Vandalia lines, was in the city
yesterday in conference with Receiver Ma
lott
Joseph Wood. vice president, and Thomas
Rodd. chief engineer of the Pennsylvania
Company are planning for quail hunt in
Ohio.
The Michigan Central has extended the
courtesies Of the road to the passenger off,
Gals who attend the Detroit meeting.
The receipts from sale of tickets at the
Union Station ticket office for September
were &3661.16 in excess of those of Septem-
Der, 1897.
The c.. c.. c. & St. L. Mutual Insurance
Association will hold its annual meeting in
this city on Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the
Board of Trade Hall.
The Mobile & Ohio will to-day inaugurate
q through passenger service line to Havana.
Cuba, in connection with the Snyder Com
pany's steamship line.
The Chesapeake & Ohio, like the Big Four,
is making very handsome earning exhibits,
the increase in September being SCI. 1928 over
those of September. 1897.
It is stated that the new large freight en-
gines the Wabash recently purchased are
not giving entire satisfaction. although they
nave been in service several months.
Clarence Wells trainmaster on the East
ern division of the Wabash, has removed
his headquarters from Andrews to Peru.
Ind, and has six train dispatchers with
On Monday the Big Four will open for
business its new twelve-thousa nd dollar
passenger depot at Marion, on the Michigan
division. The old building will be used as
a freight depot.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton will
to-day open new ticket and freight offices
of the company, has invited friends of sst the
company to call.
On Oct. Is d. s. Wagstaff travelling pas
senger agent OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton lines, will sever his connection
with the road to engage in business at
Detroit. His place viii be filled by promo
ton.
Ford Wood. general freight agent of the
Peoria & Eastern, states that their bust
ness is becoming very heavy, and more
grain Is being shipped off the Western divi-
sion than at any time in the last five
months.
The fare to Omaha from indianapolis ter
ritory over all lines is $27.95 for the round
trip, good to return until Nov. Is. On Tues
day of each week tickets are sold at $21. 40
LOT the round trip good TO return on within
lWtutv-OHe days.
John Lazarus. traffic manager of the In
diana, Decatur d Western. says the last
three days the old corn crop has begun to
move briskly. and unless there is too much
Wei weather the grain movement of Octo-
Der Will be heavy beyond precedent.
Ten days from now the Panhandle lines
VIII be in hne shape for the inspection
party. The Carnegie interlocking plant will
De completed, the abutments to the Temper
anceville viaduct completed and a large
mileage reballasted with broken stone
The trains carrying the government horses
from New York to Huntsville, Ala. are
scheduled between New York and Cincin-
natl, over the Pennsylvania lines thirty-fve
miles an hour. These cars when unloaded
are sent TO indianapolis to be loaded with
live stock eaSt-bOund.
Rapid progress has been made at Chicago
on the improvements the Pennsylvania Com
pany Is making there. For a considerable
distance the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chi
cago and the Panhandle tracks have been
elevated at a cost of 100000 on the Pam
handle and $4,000 on the Fort Wayne.
The passenger earnings of the Lake Erie
& Western the last three months have been
OF the company. In fact, General Passenger
Agent DAILY says there has not been a month
In 1898 that the passenger earnings were not
IN excess OF those of the corresponding
period last year
In the twenty-four hours ending at 6 a.
m. Monday the Panhandle line handled be-
tween Columbus and Plttsburg thirty-five
east-bound trains and thirty west-bound
OF the east-b0und freight 128 cars were
loaded with live stock, and ninety-fve were
REFRIGERATOR cars loaded with dressed meats
and peEiahabIe freights.
rs i'tafed that the novelty Of the electric
me between Alexandria and Marion has