The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-07

Personal, Local and General Notes.
The gross earnings of the Wabash line
for April were 1921, 7Ss in excess of those of
April. 1897.
The Baltimore & Ohio in April handled
on its system 104 parties, with a total of
5.9f3 people.
The Indiana Car-service Association han
died in April 19,4O7 cars, an increase over
April. 1897, of 1895 cars.
Harry Wells, Eastern representative of
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, is
seriously Ill in New York city
NJ. NJ. Clark has been appointed joint
agent of the United States and the Pacific
Express companies at st. Louis
Excursions will be run to this city to-
and the Evansville & indianapolis roads.
The Pennsylvania lines will on Sunday
run. excursion trains to Indianapolis from
Richmond, Louisville, Madison and Vim
cenneS.
Il. w Fowkes yesterday assumed the du-
ties of general Western freight agent of the
Philadelphia & Reading, vice III. c. Tucker
resigned.
The roads centering at Columbus. o.. have
under consideration running special trains to
the state encanpment grounds on certain
days of the week.
Fl. r. King, contracting freight agent of
the Mexican Central, has been appointed
commercial agent of the road, with head
quarters at st. Louis
George Harrington. general agent of the
Nandaa. is in the city He has just COM
1iaute & Indianapolis
NJ +. ingalls,. president of the Big Four
will on May 10 address the national conven-
ton of state railroad commissioners, which
convepes in Washington, ID. G.
WI c. Arp. superintendent of motive power
oil the Vandalia. is in Pittsburg to attend
a meeting of the superintendent of motive
power OF the Pennsylvania lines.
Reports regarding the health of VIM p
Walker, traffic manager of the Chesapeake
~ OHIO, are not so encouraging as formerly.
Ne News IS sti'l at sanat0rium in Newport
George Bradbury. vice president and gen
eral manager of the Lake Erie e. Western
and several other Brice lines. who has been
IN the city several days, returned to Chicago
last night
J. J. Hill, president of the Great North
ern, Will return from Europe to-day, and
II IS expected that some steps will soon be
taken to restore passenger rates TO North
western points
The Ohio Falls car works yesterday deliv-
cred the hrst installment of one hundred new
coal cars 70 the Chicago x Southeastern.
and will deliver another one hundred coal
cars this MONTH
President Ripley. of the Santa Fe lines,
turned IN season to go to New York to at
tend the directors meeting held in that
city yesterday.
After May Is the Wabash will have four
through trains daily between st. Louis and
Buffalo and Chicago and Buffalo. and with
It's diferential will doubtless make a more
Nsotous conpetltlcn than ever before.
The superintendent OF the several roads
centering here have agreed ia close the CITY
freight depots at p. M, And the local
freight agents have been Instructed to put
the agreement into effect without delay.
]. A. Spoor formerly manager of the
wagner Palace-car Company, was offered
the r'esidency OF the Nickel-plate road and
declined It. preferring To continue as presi-
dent OF the Chicago, Hammond az Western
Negotiations are pending which may re-
suit in tho Baltimore & Ohio Midland divi-
sion using the terminals OF the Panhandle
at. Columbus. o., instead of the Big -Four
10 reach the new Union Station with their
trains
There has been general bracing up of
west-bound freight rates, and as a result the
Vandalia. the Big Four and the Indian
ana, Decatur x Western are said TO be now
getting better rates than at any time i'm
months.
Charles Davis, for years chief clerk of
John Pontious, road foreman of engines on
the indianapolis division of the Panhandle,
has resigned on account of Ill health
Walter Blaehley Baltimore & Ohio man.
will succeed him.
In former years the New York Central
like the Pennsylvania, has. when its en-
gines become too light and its coaches a
little Worn, sent such equipment TO its