The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-03

ferred over the Belt road 81, 564 cars. an in
crease over June. 1898. of 3.195 cars Belt
road engines handled at the stockyards
5.637 carloads. against 4,9s7 carloads of live
stock in June, 1895.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Great Northern to-day inaugurates
daily train service over its Moorehead and
Brookston branch.
The Big Four lines proper handled at In
dianapolis last week 10,449 loaded cars, ga
more than in the corresponding week OF 1898.
freight claim agent of the Lake Erie &
Western, with headquarters at indianapolis.
Henry p. Conner has been appointed act
Ing assistant treasurer or the pennsylvania
road during the absence of p. Frank Hunter.
In June the Pennsylvania Company on its
bulk tracks, South street, handled boil car
loads of freight, chiefly fruits and vegeta-
bles.
NJ. E. ingalls,. president of the Big Four,
on Saturday left New York for Hot Springs,
w. Va, where he will remain three or four
weeks.
Hon. c. l.. Weems has been appointed at
torney of the Cleveland & Pittsburg sue
ceeding the late j. b. Smith, of st. Glars
vile, o.
The Pullman service on the Vandalia and
pennsylvania lines has been extended to
Trains and T. which run between st. Louis
and Columbus. o.
The Pennsylvania Company has under
consideration shortening one hour the run
York and Chicago.
F. ID. Cassanave, superintendent of motive
power on the Pennsylvania. accompanied by
his two daughters, has gone to Europe for
two months stay.
In June there were handled on the Big
Four lines (proper) 150.5ss loaded cars.
against IA AL in June. 1898, an increase this
year of 5.69i loaded cars.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
Indianapolis last week 1903 loaded cars.
against 4.439 IN the corresponding week of
1898; increase this year, 464.
A Canadian court has sustained the Grand
Trunks claim that Ii was not liable for the
death of traveller riding on a pass who fell
from train with fatal results.
The summer schedule of the Pennsylvania
to Atlantic City and other seashore resorts
went into effect on Saturday. Additional
trains have been provided over those of
year ago.
1t is announced that President Cassatt.
the nIan for new constrnctio m and cbsnSes
In the line laid down by the late President
Thomson.
Indications point to an adjustment Of the
differential question on passenger rates be-
tween the trunk lines without a rate war.
The rearbiti alton has been placed in very
competent hands.
The Vandalia last week did an excellent
ed cars. bringing in 1,21S, of which lS3 cars
were loaded with stock, and forwarding
west 1,062 loaded cars.
has secured control of the Toledo q Ohio
Central, it means that the Big Four will
have line, under control of the Wander
bits, to get into Toledo.
Miss Flora Brown will to-day take the
agency of the Columbus & Hooking Valley
at Monday station The company has an
other young lady as agent at Radcliffe. Both
are good telegraph operators.
The best trains Of the leading lines to the
East and northern pleasure resorts are now
carrying so many passengers that additional
sleeping cars are required almost nightly
Travel TO New England points is heavy be-
yond precedent.
o. E. .Ruggles has been appointed travel
Ing passenger agent Of the Chicago e. West
Western. Mr.. Ruggles is a son of o. W.
Ruggles general passenger agent of the
| Michigan Central
Robert @. Erwin. who is to be elected
| president of the Plant system and the South
| ern Express Company, Is forty-five years
| of age: He has been director of the com
pany from its beginning and is said TO be
a very capable railroad man.
For three miles between point bridge and
Nimick the Panhandle engineers have made
provision for stone retaining walls, which
| feet of such wall in sectional parts have al
ready been built, at an enormous expense
Go Col. w, w H Stevenson, a well-known rail-
road man OF Bridgeport, Conn.,, states that
the three-rail electric trains now running
| on sections Of the New York, New Haven
q Hartford have not proved to his mind
| Of steam.
III. X. Bates. master mechanic of the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis, who re-
| tired on Saturday. had been with the road
struction Mr. Bates was at atom one Ut time eon1
foreman of the Jeffersonvile, Madison &
| indianapolis shops.
| Two of the passenger conductors who
| were suspended when General Manager
/ Sonar, OF the Big Four, was i'm Europe.
have been reinstated. During his absence
diting department tb ~ stated ny the au.
| are hoping to be reinstated.
An EFFORT was made recently to wipe out
| tne paying OF commissions, but some of the
| practically demoralized the situation. Now
| that the agreement about commissions Is
general all roads will pay like amounts,
| ana there can be no further objections
General Agent Fraser's report shows that
| IN June there were loaded and unloaded at
ane big -Four city freight depots 74S4 cars,
AN wh,n increase over June 1885, of 4s3 cars.
| than the difference in number of cars
| SHOWN, as cars are now being more system
/ atically loaded.
the new yards Of the CINCINNATI, Hamil-
| street, are nearing completion and will he
the most convenient and best arranged bulk
| yards in the city. The driveways between
| each of the several tracks are laid with
brick their entire length, and the wide
spaces between the tracks give ample room
Il - ~ pass "AtiOut inconvenience.
There is reason for believing that the wear
| Will see great expansion in the mileage
/ controlled by the New York Central There
is little doubt that the Vanderbilt intention
| Is 10 establish transcontinenfal line under
conditions which will assure to the New
| York Central at least volume of tonnage
| which cannot be diverted, and which can he
| handled under the most favorable circum-
! stances.
The Union Pacific has issued an interest
The company has forwarded three hundred
| invitations to prominent biologists and
! psychologists throughout the country to
join In free excursion of sixty days to
| study the recent fossil finds in the Wyoming
| wonderland. The professors In the Various
| large colleges throughout the country are
! especially invited. and transportation is to
be furnished for at least one assistant free.
| The excursionists are expected to assemble
| at Laramie, Wyo., July 10
General Manager Underwood. of the Bal
| timore * Ohio. has plan to unity and SIM
| plify the titles of officials. Several of the
| officers have duties to perform which are
| not shown by their official designation and
| on July the following changes will be
| made: Harvey Middleton, now general sup
erintendent of motive power. will be me-
| chanical superintendent in charge of all
| shops and the construction and repair of
| locomotives and cars. David Lee, engineer
| OF maintenance of way of the lines west of
| the Ohio river. will be superintendent of
| maintenance of way of the transohio diyi-
! sion. and ID. A. williams will be superin-
| teGdent of stores.
|
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