The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-23

Pennsylvania line, the Atlantic Coast line
and the Plant system, from New York to
tampa. in forty-tnree hours. ecipsing all
former speed records between those points
F. w. Arnold secretary of the National
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. was
in the city yesterday en- route to his head
ing along very smoothly with their asso-
citation At no point have the firemen any
grievances.
Mrs Law, wife of c. D. Law. superin-
tendent Of the western division of the
Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago. died at
Cambridge Springs on Sunday. where Su-
perintendent Law had taken her for treat
ment The funeral services will occur at
Fort Wayne to-day.
The Chicago e. Northwestern is fitting up
elegant offices for it's representatives at
Office at Pittsburg will be opened. A. O.
Tallant. formerly in Indianapolis, has been
appointed general agent of the freight de-
partment al that point.
The Wabash in the second week of June
earned $2S4SS more than in the correspond
ing week of 1897; the Baltimore & Ohio
southwestern $4l3 $50 more; the Lake Erie
crease in earnings of 1925; the Chesapeake
& Ohio shows decrease of $12S.
An official of the Panhandle said last
evening that he had been given TO under
stand that the position of superintendent of
the indianapolis division would be filled by
the promotion of one of the, engineers of
maintenance Of way of one of the Pittsburg
C. G.. Waldo, general manager of the Gin
cinnau. Hamilton &. Dayton. was in the
city yesterday and. with the local attor-
ney Of the road. closed the deal for the
ground between Alabama and New Jersey
streets. or which the c., FL. & D. Company
proposes to erect new city freight depot
Charles Rockwell. traffic manager of the
Monon lines, was in the city yesterday on
official business He states that the earn
ingS of their lines are quite satisfactory,
the government business resulting from the
war having done much to offset the loss of
stone traffic on account of strikes of stone
workers.
The Pennsylvania Company has decided
to do good deal of work in reducing
and logansport. and the track will be
brought up to the highest standard pre-
paratory to running some of the fast trains
over that division which are now run over
the Pfttsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago.
H. l.. Magee, general superintendent Of
the Wabash. has just completed his thirty
fifth year of railroad service. He began as
a spike server of track layers, and was sue
cessively section hand fagman, section
foreman, division roadmaster, trainmaster,
division superintendent and in 1889 was APP
pointed general superintendent of the
Wabash lines.
AS soon as the Cincinnati Hamilton &
Dayton vacates the old Bee-line depot. now
owned by the Big Four the latter will re-
Union tracks, on South Alabama street, and
put in system of tracks for bulk yard,
WHICH Will Ue d great convenience 10 H1eT-
chants and manufacturers. as the yards can
be reached without crossing railroad tracks.
The board of managers of the Joint Traf-
fic Association have approved a special fare
to the Natforal Republican League meet
ing, to be held at Omaha in July. from the
18th to the 18th. They have also recon-
mended reduction. effective on June q, in
rates on grain or grain products except
corn from Chicago to New York from 20
cents per 100 pounds to Is cents. The rate
on corn has been reduced from II to Is cents.
The Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western in
augurated the first trih of their new Chi
cago limited. running from Findlay. o.. to
Chicago. by taking quests of the COM
pany on the initial trip a party of business
men from Findlay and points on the line
west of Findlay. The Pullman observation
car Olympic was used for the occasion, and
the party was under the personal escort of
Mr.. Frank Finney. general passenger agent.
The train leaves Findlay daily. Sundays ex-
eepted, at 2:e5 p. M. arriving at Chicago
without change at 800 p. m. This gives
Findlay the only through and direct connec-
ton with Chicago and points west.