The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-10


timore & Ohio. and other officials of the
lines are in Chicago
Charles f. Owen. formerly with the Van
Gaia, Is now proprietor OF the Iron Springs
Hotel, at Manitou. Col.
The gross earnings of the New York
Central for May were "a .O06, 124, an increase
over May, 1888. Of $3.50.
IA special train on the Erie Railway on
tuesday covered the ninety miles from
Meadville. Pa. TO Kent. o.. In los minutes.
James T. Clark has been elected second
vice president OF the Chicago. st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha The office is a new
John Butte at one time an engineer on
this end Of the Panhandle is now road
foreman OF eng mes on tb9 wheeling & Lake
Erie.
Charles II. Warren has been elected first
vice president OF the Central road of New
Jersey. He will have charge ofstraffic and
operating departments.
j. j. Turner. genera manager of the Van
dalia lines. returned from Philadelphia. yes
terday, stopping in this city to confer with
V. Il. Malott, receiver
II. Dixon. an ex-policeman of Logansport,
has accepted position as conductor on the
Peoria Eastern to run between Indian
apolis and Springfield, o.
Frank Hayes, an old-tirne passenger con-
aucior on the Wabash lines. now residing
with friends in this State.
The Pennsylvania road asked for bids for
SOv double hopper bottom coal cars. $1,000
/ v.
Ice on the lines west of Pittsburg.
The commissioners of Illinois have or
dered an interlocking plant erected at the
crossing OF the yandalia and Ohio river
at Casey.
The Nickel-plate has of late made great
improvements in its train service. putting
on additional local trains. which the people
are patrOniZing in a manner showing their
appreciation.
James Brown, of New Castle, Pa, we'll
known engineer on the Pittsburg K Lake
birds recently flew from Madison, Ind, to
New Castle, Pa, in seven hours.
Members of the Western passenger asso-
Citations have Professionally agreed on a re-
VlSed draft OF a general agreement. II is
still subject TO the votes of the absent lines.
and an adjournment until June 10 was taken
yesterday TO allow these votes to be Sc
cured.
In the month of May the sales of inter-
changeable mileage in the Central Passen-
ger Association territory through the bu-
reau were IA. 81 tickets, the largest recorded
in any month since the tickets were placed
gated s1s1,7S2.
The line of the projected Toledo & Detroit
shore-line crosses the tracks of the Lake
Shore and the Michigan GENITAL no less
than eighteen times, and this extraordinary
plan is to be taken under consideration by
the state crossing board of Michigan, which
has made an inspection of the situation.
1t is understood that. with the completion
of the 1000 cars the Pullman Company Is
now delivering to the Big Four at the rate
Of thirty day, President ingalls, will cease
purchasing cars and will buy no more pas
senger engines this year, but will probably
nave built twelve big freight engines OF the
type Of No. 70S.
The employees in offices, shops. etc. on the
Big Four at indianapolis will, the last week
of the month. give one day TO picnic.
point at which TO hold it,. The Railroad
Branch of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION will furnish refreshments, includ-
ing soft drinks and cigars.
The Big Four in the first eleven months
of its fiscal year ending with May 81 earned
336S, 594, against s13,l10.s7S in the CORE
81. $685. and against s11. 999. 4S9 in the eleven
months ending May 81, 1897. In 1897 Pres
F Sen to sarnn sss s mon sst he WOULD
be satisfied. Now it Is doing much better
than that.
The monthly meeting of the Central Pas
senger Association will be held in Chicago
on Wednesday. One of the important sub
jects to be acted on is the adoption of
continuous form of ticket on east-bound
business. limiting the ticket TO particular
train TO prevent manipulation by brokers
at Pittsburg and Buffalo, which 1t IL posi-
BILE for them 10 do under the form OF tickets
now in use.
The Western Car Company, which until
about a year ago had all its repair work
done at the Indianapolis car and foundry
works. In this city, has taken up the four
miles of track on which il stored cars
awaiting repairs and will have no more
work done here The track taken up par
alleled the Peoria a. Eastern tracks from
the east end of Massachusetts, avenue, ex-
tending nearly to Brightwood.
Complaint is made of the sleeping car ac-
commodations furnished the Knickerbocker.
express over the Big Four. The business
would justify the running nightly of a sleep
ing car between Indianapolis and New York.
People come to Indianapolis off the Peoria
& Eastern to take this train, and often can
get no sleeping car accommodation, and
space is wanted nightly at Anderson. Num-
Gle and points on the Bee-line division as
far east as Bellefontaine.
The condition of Andy Walker. the vet
cram Vandalia engineer, is so serious that
fears are felt for his recovery. Mr.. Walker
Is sixty-eight years old and has been an
engineer on the Vandalia since April ., 1870
Previous to that he was for many years
engineer on the old Indianapolis & Madison
road between Indianapolis and Madison. Mr.
Walker Is at the home or his daughter, Mrs
John NJ. Cliff. at Thirteenth and Sycamore
streets. His wife has been dead for some
years.-Terre Haute Gazette.
The Southern Railway has for number
Of years operated a first-class vestibuled
ss an Ta and At aaa
as the Washington & southwestern Limited
The equipment of this train consists of
ing cars, but the Southern has still further
improved the service by placing on this
train the latest style Pullman library and
observation cars. These cars are Pullman's
latest build, and altogether the train is now
one of the most delightful operated in the
United States.
The Menominee & ST. Paul Railway Com
pany has been organized. with a capital
stock of 100000. 1t will build a road from
Menominee Mich. to St. Paul, distance of
800 miles. The incorporators are Ex-Con-
gresham Samuel Nj. Stephenson and
others. of Menominee: Wellington r. Burt.
of Saginaw, president of the Ann Arbor
Railroad and Henry V. Ashley, of Toledo.
The officers are: President. S. NJ Stephen
son: secretary and treasurer. Joseph
Flesheim; general manager, Fl. w. Ashley;
general counsel n. L. Smith, of Toledo.
The Pennsylvania and Ann Arbor railroads
are both indirectly interested.