The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

The Illinois Central earned in April s., 157.-
5s7. an increase over April last year of $751;
NJ E. ingalls,. president of the Big Four.
left yesterday for Hot Springs. w. Va, for
a ten days stay.
The Panhandle is again leading in east
bound shipments out of Chicago. last week
taking out 1858 tons of freight.
e. A. Gould. superintendent Of the Wa
bash's eastern division. is back from Hot
Springs much improved in health.
r. d. Fowler. superintendent of the Chi
cage & Eastern Illinois. who has been i'll
for ten weeks. has resumed work.
The strike of the Erie section men has
been broken. most Of the old men return
ing at s.15 per day. They struck for SIS.
A cablegram was received yesterday from
Four. announcing his arrival at Liverpool.
Portions OF the Philadelphia & Erie d.
vision of the Pennsylvania lines where traf-
fc is the heaviest are being double-tracked.
Commencing with tomorrow and con-
tinuing until Sept 1 the shops of the Van
dalia lines will be closed on Saturday after
noon.
Passenger officials Gunnlp. of the Santa
Fe. Benjamin, OF the Canadian Pacific, and
Campbell. of the Big Four at Cincinnati. are
In the city.
The local business OF the Monon in and
out Of indianapolis proper the last two
months has been the largest since the ROAD
was opened
The Wabash has contracted for eight more
locomotives. Five will be of the compound
type and have driving wheels seventy-seven
inches In diameter.
Commencing with tomorrow the various
outside ticket offices of roads centering at
Cincinnati will be closed at noon on Satur-
day until the LIST OF October.
The building Of a direct line from Indian
apolis TO Fort Wayne Is again being agi-
lieved the road will be built.
The resignation of r. NJ. Arnold. general
freight agent OF the Monon lines. will be-
come effective June /. and his duties will be
looked after by Traffic Manager Rockwell.
James Harter. local ticket broker, is about
again, after being confined 10 the house four
months. He will go TO Michigan to spend a
few weeks before again engaging In ousi-
ness.
The CINCINNATI, Hamilton & Dayton has a
large force of men at work grading yards.
laying new tracks and preparing for the
apolis-
The action Of the Baltimore & Ohio In
running its fast Duquesne limited solid from
ST Louis TO New York, II Is thought. Will
be the means ~ greatly increasing the rev.
enue Of that train.
William Garstang. superintendent of mo-
tive power or the Big Four, and chief En-
gineer Kittredge will go 10 Benton Harbor
to-day TO contract for a new six-stall round
house at that point
z. A. Ford. general passenger agent of
has called the assistant and division passen-
ger agents To Ptttsburg to-day TO confer
about summer business.
Wednesday was the forty-eighth ami
versary OF the beginning OF the building of
the Terre Haute x indianapolis road. The
first train was run from Indianapolis to
Terre Haute In March, 1852.
The sleeplng-car line between Louisville
and Detroit over the Pennsylvania lines ana
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. via In
dianapolis. Dayton and Toledo. goes on for
the summer season on Monoay next.
A movement is on foot 10 build a new
union station az Marion. o.. the Erie, the
Big Four. the Columbus a. Hooking Valley
occupy IL Jointly and share in the cost OF IFS
construction
The CINCINNATI. Hamilton & Dayton is
making the largest deliveries OF ore at To-
1edo ~ any time In its history. delivering