The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-06

The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern will
place an order for one thousand box cars
In addition to those already contracted for
The Board OF Trade report shows that
Western lines yesterday delivered for in
spectien 132 carloads of grain, ITO carloads
being corn.
on Saturday last over the Santa Fe road
contained $40 bushels, or more than $1,000
pounds 10 the car.
The Monon accommodation put on a few
oils Is paying so well that II will probably
be made permanent.
IT Is stated that should the Chicago, Mil
from the Western PasseneeT a AS pPiTr5
the organization would go TO the wall.
The official figures show that In August
there were handled on the Big Four sys-
tenn 673sSo passengers, against 613,317 in
August, 1898, an increase this year OF 60,56S.
On Monday the Lake Erie & Western will
put on Its fast through freight trains, in
connection with the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton. between Fort Wayne and Cincin-
natl.
The Missouri Pacific and the Wabash an
nounce that they will meet the cut rates on
provisions TO the Southeast recently an
nounced by the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy.
The indianapolis & vincennes brought into
Of cars oadd WITH coa OF any Euus niDee
the road made any pretensions to being a
coal road.
On the Pennsylvania lines traffic is so
heavy and the demand for engines and cars
so great that It was considered unwise to
suspend locomotive or car repairs for
Labor day.
j. w. Barnes. for several years agent of
the Wabash at Woodburn. was buried on
Monday. he dying of typhoid fever. Before
going 10 Woodburn he was an operator at
Fort Wayne
The Manchester locomotive works have
received an order from the Fitchburg road
Tor six passenger engines capable of MAX
Ing a speed of ninety miles an hour under
favorable conditions.
On Saturday the Big Four handled on its
system 6.201 loaded cars, making il the best
day in the roads business. BY mistake il
was said in the Journal Tuesday that this
number was handled in the week ending
Sept. 2.
1t Is likely that the Baltimore & Ohio
directors will follow the example of the
Union Pacific directors in the, matter Of
dividends on the preferred stock, and that
they Will begin these distributions on
per cent basis.
General Yardmaster James Russell, OF the
Panhandle. has arranged 10 take a long
vacation trip. His health has not been very
good for some time and he proposes to go
West and remain away from duty for three
or four months.
tur & Western for August were nearly $500
In excess or those of August, 1895. The
Ohio River road. its new acquisition. helped
TO swell the earnings and the Sunday excur-
sion business paid better than last year.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana gave all its
section men between kendallville and Rich
mond free ride to Rome City on Labor
day, where they held a picnic at Island
Park. Two hundred section men, with their
families. availed themselves of the privi-
lege.
There were handled at the baggage rooms
of the Union Station in August 20 SOS pieces
OF baggage, against S3.l06 in August 1885
the month the Knights of Pythias encamp-
ment was at Indianapolis In 1897 but 60 IOl
pieces OF baggage were handled at this sta
ton.
There Is a rumor which seems to have
some foundation 10 the effect that the same
parties who own the Erie Railroad will Sc
cure control of the Toledo St Louis a.
Kansas City. The Erie could make it a
valuable property for that company, as IL
would let the Erie into st. Louis.
The railroads OF this State for the state
fair this year will make one-fare rate for
the round trip from all points In Indiana,
tickets TO be good Sept. 1924 inclusive
Special trains VIII be run on Wednesday
and Thursday for the Sousa Band concerts.
which will be given those evenings.
~ Z. Ingalls,. president OF the Big Four,
SAYS the rumored consolidation OF the Big
-Four and the Chesapeake & Ohio is as far
on - IL was three years ago; stiil these