The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-01

James c.. Talmage, who represents the
Grand Trunk Railway at Los Angeles, Cal,
is making a tour of Eastern cities.
John Chesborough, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Vandalia lines, spent
Thanksgiving with friends in this city.
There Is no ground for the report that the
Baltimore q Ohio and the Union Pacific
are to be allied in their traffic interests.
Vice President Ramsey, of the Wabash, is
quoted as saying the road would go out OF
the first six months of its fiscal year. which
will end Dec. 81, with fully 100000 surplus.
President Thomas, of the Erie. is gratified
over TIE favorable exhibit OF net earnings
the road is now making, the increase for
October this year being $l0,317 over October,
1898.
Conway Linehan, one of the Oldest and
best known engineers on the Erie Railway,
died at Cleveland a day or two ago. He
had been an engineer on that system over
forty years.
The Missouri Pacific has decided to es-
| tablish on its system at different points
nine emergency hospitals in charge of COM
petent members of Its official, surgical and
medical departments.
Edison j. Weeks. now general passenger
agent of the Philadelphia * Reading. was
with the Nickel-plate at its opening for
business in 1882, and sold the first ticket
purchased at Buffalo.
The sharp advance of stock Of the Peoria.
Decatur q Evansville is attributed to or
ders reported 10 have been given by the
Illinois Central and the Colonial Trust Com
pany for such stock.
The combined parlor and dining cars have
been on the western division Of the Peoria
* Eastern one month, and the improved
service has handsomely increased the bust
ness on the trains on which they are hauled.
Alexander NJ. Fox has been a director of
the Pennsylvania road twenty-eight years,
being elected TO that position Nov. a. lS11.
A. j. Cassatt. now president of the road.
has been one OF its directors since June
"a. 1874.
When F. E. Sawyer succeeds Col. Oran
Perry as agent of the Pennsylvania lines
al indianapolis e. II. kirkland. agent of the
as agent at Fort Wayne; c. D.. Flifer. agent
at Urbana. will go TO Lima, and H. Weaver
Will take the agency at Urbana.
Passenger rates for the first time on ac-
count of Thanksgiving were reduced this
year. and so popular is the reduction shown
to have been that it will, says a general
passenger agent. doubtless become a per-
manent arrangement The sale of tickets
considerably exceeded expectations.
w. d. Hurlburt to-day takes the posi-
ton of coal agent of the Illinois Central
lines. This position has become an i'm
portant one with large systems. George
Burns, who was two years ago appointed
duced the cost OF the fuel on that system.
So satisfactory have been the results from
practically rebuilding and re-equiping the
phia * Heading is now beginning some inn
portant improvements. en!arglng yards, in
,esserg r.sme sa "a nranring re 3 IN, n poad
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more export business via Philadelphia.
The first mortgage on the southwestern
division OF the Baltimore * Ohio Railroad
was hled in the office OF the recorder OF
deeds of Sangamon county Illinois, yester-
day. The mortgage is to secure $b. 100000
3Is per cent. gold bonds, dated Jan. /, 1899,
and is given TO the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company OF New York. and w. H.
II. Miller. OF Indianapolis
Yesterday was rather an unsatisfactory
Thanksgiving to Welcome Rice, passenger
conductor on the Lake Erie * Western, he
Yesterday making his last run on that road
after forty-six years OF service between
Michigan City and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
two as a passenger conductor. 1t is stated
that a few days ago he was notified that
ON account OF his age his services would
not be required after Nov. 30.
Fast express No. ;. which leaves Indian
apoiis at 7:l0 u. m over the Panhandle. on
Tuesday night. owing to the heavy fog. was
forty minutes late at Altoona. one OF the
Class l. passenger engines was attached TO
the train and made the run from Altoona
10 Harrisburg. i32 miles. In l5e minutes. The
train consisted OF a baggage car and seven