The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-31
General Notes.

The total number OF loaded cars handled
on all indianapolis lines for the four weeks
ending Saturday was $3.50.
Charles NJ. Bent, recently chief rate clerk
appointed general passenger agent Of the
F1tchburg Railroad.
c. II. Walton has been appointed super
intendent of the newly-created Chicago
Terminal division Of the Pennsylvania lines
west, with office at Chicago.
In the week ending Saturday the Belt
Railway transferred 1872 cars, delivered at
the stockyards 1072 cars of live stock and
placed on private switches $50 cars.
The Pennsylvania lines brought in 2,704
loaded cars last week and forwarded 2,4l5.
The Vandalia brought In lisa and forwarded
1.105. OF those received, Ill cars were loaded
with live stock.
w. K Morley, of the Chicago e. Alton,
has been appointed superintendent of trans
portation and telegraph of the Louisville,
Evansville & st. Louis Railroad, with head
quarters at Princeton.
p A Bonebrake, superintendent of the
indianapolis division of the Pennsylvania
lines west, to-day becomes superintendent
OF the newly-named Logansport division. w.
G. Loree succeeds Mr.. Bonebrake in charge
on the Indianapolis division.
The fortieth annual report of the Chicago
d Northwestern shows net income for the
year of SeS5.325. net increase over the
preceding year OF $1,316,40 OF the gross
receipts. amounting to $SS, ,3ls, IS, 667, CPS
was derived from passenger traffic and VS.
155.676 from freight.
1t is understood President Hill, of the
Great Northern, will be bidder for the
Sioux City Terminal Railway and Ware
house Company's properties, to be sold
under foreclosure Aug. -. 1t is expected the
sion of the Sioux City & Northern, which
will afford it direct access TO Sioux City.
The employees of the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern Railway, west of the Wabash
river, have been notified that until further
notice that road west of the Wabash would
be known as the ST. Louis. Springfield q
Vincennes Railway, with Mr.. Greene as
president, and that officers and employees
would remain in the service until further
notice.
To-day the new directors and officers OF
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern will
the new company will De filed to-day and
at midnight the receivership Will terminate.
The name of the new organization will be
the same as that of the old. with the ex-
ception of the substitution of the word
railroad" for the old one of railway"
The Big Four Inns proper handled last
week total Of s,6l2 cars. falling off of
496 from the preceding week, but an Increase
over the number handled for the CORE
spending week in 1898 of LIS. The Peoria
& Eastern handled on the eastern division
$50. and on the western $50, a total of 1872,
being twelve less than during the preceding
week 22 less than for the week ending on
the 18th. but go more than for the week
ending on the sth.
rates TO laborers seeking employment in
the great wheat belts of Minnesota and the
Dakotas. The demand for harvest hands is
very great, and the roads which expect 10
handle the immense wheat crop to be har-
vested in those sections expect large re-
turn for their liberality in giving reduced
rates. Harvest workers in parties of ten
or more are carried from Chicago TO st.
Paul and Minneapolis at the rate of 81.
The Atchison June statement, which will
be issued this week, is expected to make
figures will show 3l4 per cent. earned for
the preferred stock. 1t is said the increased
tonnage on corn Will more than make up
for the shortage in the wheat crop, and
that the decrease in the proportion Of oper-
ating expenses 10 gross receipts will enable
the company 10 make even more favor
able showing during the coming year.
The United States Investor makes a report
on business OF the railroads as follows
The gross earnings OF fifty-three roads for
the third week in July were $3.50 76I,
1888, an increase of s99l. 433. Forty-six roads
show increases and seven decreases. Since
Jan ! the roads referred -, TO ga above earned
$l67. 272 10 reported for the corresponding
PERIOD of 1898. For the longer period forty
eight show increases and five decreases.
The contemplated improvements TO be
made by the new owners Of the Chicago &
Alton will involve an expenditure OF more
than S25.600,000. Extensions, new sdings and
switches to the extent of 900 miles will be
will be spent in the construction of new
bridges and stations. the betterment OF
tracks and in new equipment. The contem-
plated Improvements include new
bridge across the Missouri at Kansas City,
TO cost $4,000 A contract has been made
with the Pullman company for entirely new
passenger trains.
President Ripley. OF the Atchison, takes
| the position that another meeting OF the
| Western lines must be called TO determine
whether the Gulf line-Missouri river rate
| differential question shall be submitted for
arbitration. Two important interests. the
| Missouri Pacific and the St. Paul, are op-
posed TO arbitration, and contend that no
differential should be conceded on business
| 10 the Missouri river from the Atlantic
seaboard via Galveston. The monthly con-
ference OF Western executives will be held
/ I'm Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. &. and at this
conference the subject will be taken up.
L. F. Loree. general manager of the Penn.
/ sylvania lines west, announces the creation
| OF new division to be known as the chi
| cago Terminal division. The division vii
embrace the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chi
| cage Railway, from Clarke Junction. Ind.
| 10 and including Chicago and the Cum
mings branch: the Calumet River Railway
| the South Chicago * Southern Railroad
| the State Line * Indiana City Railway, the
p, c., G. & st. l.. Railway from Bernice