The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-03

Judge Bacon. general agent of the Chicago
& Rock Island, Is In the city.
Charles Rockwell. traffic manager OF the
Monon lines, will be in the city to-day.
The Wabash Railway Company now dis
burses monthly at Peru. Ind, over $4,000 in
wages.
The Central Freight and Passenger Asso-
Citations will hold meetings at Chicago On
May 10.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton has
placed an order for 400 new coal cars. 60. 90
pounds capacity.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton will
on Sunday run its first excursion OF this
season from Cincinnati to Indianapolis.
Several blocks of the securities of the
Columbus & Hooking Valley have changed
hands of late, and IL is creating comment.
j. NJ Fulton, general manager Of the Ne
Southern Pacific. has rendered his resig-
nation
In April there were handled at the city
freight depots OF the Pennsylvania lines
"a 736,72s pounds Of freight, representing 81
543
w. A. Smith, yardmaster at Alliance for
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago. has
been appointed general yardmaster at
Crestline.
Maj. Charles Hine, trainmaster OF the
east end of the Chicago division of the Big
Four. who has been seriously ill for some
weeks, is about again.
The new interlocking plant at Lafayette
Is completed and the four roads Ill to-mor-
IL.
able time at that point
c. D. Whitney. auditor of the Ohio South
ern. has been appointed traffic manager OF
mat road with headquarters at Springfield.
u. In addition to his duties auditor.
Or. j. VI. Helm died on Monday night In
CINCINNATI. at the residence of his son-in-
law. george Rockwell. assistant general pas
senser agent OF the Pennsylvania lines.
The Denver Flyer Of the Chicago. Burling-
ton < Quincy is now hauled by the largest
passenger locomotive in the world a ma
chine weighing in working order ~ tons
IL is stated that F f. Fisher. who recently
agent OF the Ohio Southern, will accent
position on the Columbus & Hooking Valley
The Lake Erie * Western will next week
commence improvements TO its roadbed on
an extensive scale New rails are 10 be laid
and a good deal or ballasting will be cCne
In April there were transferred over the
handled at the stock yards s.Ssl cars, and
Tor private switches on Its line 1884 cars
There is said TO be no truth in the report
that the once powerful Western Freight AS
ISOLATION is likely 10 go TO pieces or that the
duced.
The stockholders OF the Evansville. Terre
Haute * Chicago and the Indiana Block
Coal Railroad companies will hold their an
10 a m
j. NJ: DAILY, superintendent of transporta-
ton or the Illinois Central. on Monday took
the position of superintendent of the Amboy
division OF the Illinois Central, vice ]. W.
Higgins. promoted.
Monday work was commenced on the ex-
tension or the Southern Indiana from Einora
TO Linton, 80 men and 100 teams being at
work and the foundations for the bridge
over White river are being put in.
The announcement comes from Ashtabula
that the jamestown q Franklin division
or the Lake Shore Is to be double-tracked
from Ashtabula TO Plymouth Some grades
VIII be cut down and others avoided.
L ]. Ferriter. superintendent OF the mid
Ole division OF the Grand Trunk, has ac-
eepted the position OF joint superintendent
or the Wabash and Grand Trunk roads
with headquarters at st. Thomas, Ont.
c. III. Schatzman. who recently resigned
as general freight agent of the Hooking
valley has taken the agency OF the Green
Line at Cincinnati. vice II. b. Bowman, APP
pointed agent OF the Union Star Line at
Cincinnati
There were handled on the Big Four sys-
tenn IN April l3S, fS3 loaded cars against I53 :
III in April. lsss. decrease this year OF
1865 The falling of was entirely in grain
traffic. all other classes OF traffic being
heavier than last year
The Richmond. Nicholasville Irvine g.
Beastyviile Railroad has been sold. with
right Of way from Irvine TO Beatfyville
KY. for <2s1 600. TO Adolph Segal. of Phiia-
delpnfs- The sale was by order OF the
United States Court. The road extends