The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-15


Linton to Terre Haute. Mr.. Walsh has Sc
| cured options on fifteen acres OF coal land
north Of here. Work will commence on the
proposed road in the next sixty days
Personal, Local and General Notes.
L. A Clark. agent of the Monon at Craw-
| louisville, was in the city yesterday on off,
cial business.
High officials of the New York Central
| admit that after April / the West Shore
| will be practically freight line
w. s. Wells to-day succeeds c. H. Hud-
| son as chief engineer of the Southern Rail-
way. with headquarters at Washington.
The damage to equipment on the Big Four
| system for the year 1898 by accident was
| but $1,000. little less than So per month.
James Harter. ticket broker. who has
been very Ill for some weeks, Is so much
| terday
The Columbus e. Hooking Valley and the
| Columbus, Sandusky Hooking have be-
come members Of the Central Freight Asso-
citation.
II. F. Brill has been appointed general
| yard master of the Pennsylvania lines at
Fort Wayne Mr.. Brill is promoted from
| train service.
The Big Four lines proper earned in the
| first week OF February SD, 295.15, decrease
as compared with the corresponding week Of
| 1898 OF $13.52241
In February there arrived and departed
at the Union Station 3459 trains handling
| 1880 cars. against AS trains in February.
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The Alfred Sylly syndicate is said to have
large interest in the Ohio Southern road.
| which led to the appointment of Benjamin
| Norton as its general manager.
Arthur Felch. acting lieutenant of police
| on the indianapolis division of the Pan
| handle, has been promoted To lieutenant
with headquarters at Columbus, O.
G. De Vilbiss. foreman OF the Wabash
shops at Peru, has resigned to go with the
Grand Trunh in charge OF the mechanical
| department of the western division.
| George Graves general superintendent Of
companied 5y his wife left last evening for
| Miami. Fla, TO be absent until the middle
| of April.
| George Bemus, representing the Queen &
| Crescent, is in the city. He states that the
| road is handling a good deal of freight and
that its passenger business is heavy beyond
| precedent
James Bebee. agent of the Pennsylvania
| Louisville division at Whitehead, died yes
| terday. He was appointed agent at that
point by General Superintendent Ricketts,.
| thirty-five years ago.
| The Canadian Pacific Railway has COM
menced selling second-class tickets from
| Toronto to Vancouver, Seattle, Tacoma and
other points IN the Northwest for dl.10, the
rate made by its American rivals.
w. C. Arp. superintendent of motive
| power of the Vandalia lines, left for Sche-
nectady last night to inspect the six switch
| ing engines the Schenectady locomotive
| works to build for this company.
1t is stated that ]. G. Everest. the we'll
| known general travelling passenger agent of
| the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST Paul, has
been appointed to a life position as the
superintendent of government park in the
| South.
1t is stated that most of the engineers
| who have been dismissed on the Chicago Il
| Eastern Illinois were employed during the
| DebS strike and have never given very sat-
isfactory service. Many of the engineers
| who dropped out during the strike have
| been re-employed.
The Kansas Southeastern Railway has
| been formally transferred to the Atchison,
Topeka IL Santa Fe. The road built
by Dwight Braman and extends from
| Hunnewell, Kan, TO Braman. 1t is the in
tention of the Santa Re to build the road
| south into the Indian Territory.
| A large amount Of stock of the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois has been purchased of
late by Boston capitalists, who in years
| past have made large sums of money in
| handling stock of this road. Friends Of the
| company say the road will this year earn
per cent. on it's preferred stock
| James X. Bradley, who has been in the
| employ of the PENNSYLVANIA lines west
| since May 10, 1852 is dead Fort Wayne.
| His first service was a fireman and then
engineer, running between Crestline and
| Forest. Since 1887 he has been among the
skilled mechanics in the shops at Fort
Wayne.
To-day William Kelley. jr.. who has been
| with the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
for sixteen years, retires. The last eight
| years he has represented the passenger de-
| partment at New York city as eastern pas
York by W. s. Howell. who has represented
the company at Omaha.
Albert H. Polhamus, late foreman of en-
gines of the Pennsylvania Company west,
| was buried yesterday at Fort Wayne. The
| funeral services were held in the Baptist
! Church, Rev. l. l.. Henson. the pastor. be-
Castle, Ind. There was large attendance
| of his associates in railroad service.
]. Q. Van Wrinkle general superintendent
of the Big Four lines, yesterday wrote a
of the New York Central, urging him to
send home the cars held in the East be-
longing to the Big Four The unfavorable
earnings of late have been in a large
measure due TO the holding of cars on ac-
count of the storms in the East
The Plant system of railways has ordered
from the Cramps, of Philadelphia, new
| steamship with more extensive passenger
accommodations than ever built in the
United States with the exception of the ST
100 feet long and 80 feet beam. and guar
| anteed to make a speed of eighteen knots
| per hour.
There will be expended during the present
year by Volney Il. Malott, trustee, $50, 900
| in putting the Terre Haute & Logansport
! Railway in good shape This will be in addi-
ton TO the ordinary maintenance expenses
| and will cover new locomotives. cars. steel
| rails, ballast, steel girder bridges on mason
ry 10 replace frame and trestle bridges,
| water stations, new passing sidings and ad-
| ditional terminal track facilities.
| The work of tearing down the old build
| ing on the ground recently purchased by
| the Cincinnati, Hamilton * Dayton between
| Alabama and East streets is in progress.
| The new freight depot will be located south
| of the Monon freight depot, paralleing il
| between New Jersey and East streets. The
| ground west of New Jersey street will be
| utilized for switching and bulk tracks and
| be occupied jointly by the c., II. & ID. and
| the Monon.
| Superintendent Walton, of the Chicago
| division OF the Panhandle. who is in poor
| health. has been given leave OF absence
| for sixty days, and will visit Europe accom-
panied by Master Mechanic Pennock, of the
| same division. During his absence a. Bone
| brake, superintendent OF the indianapolis
| division. will have charge of the Chicago
| division. and w. G. Loree, engineer OF
maintenance of way. will be acting superin-
| tendent Of the Indianapolis division.
The recent inspection of the Cleveland,
| Akron * Columbus Railroad, says a dis
| to a story that the Pennsylvania Company
| is likely TO absorb the property, and that
| it was with that purpose in view that the
| trip was made. The disintegration of the
| Brice system might upset the traffic ar
| 1angement which gives the Pennsylvania
! Railroad a Cleveland-Cincinnati line, and
| II Is TO prevent this possibility that the
| Pennsylvania people are said to be consider
ing the purchase of the G., a. * G. property.
The story, IL is said finds considerable
| credence.
The Interstate-commerce Commission yes
| terday concluded the hearing OF the charges
| brought against the railways by the grain
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