The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-25

Thomas Noonan, general manager of the
Continental and Central states Dlspa.cn, ID
in the city and will remain over sunday.
The loaded-car movement on the Big Four
Is again averaging 5000 cars a day, which
Is evidence that the car situation mas I'M
proved.
stock of the Big Four Is on a conviction
that 1t will pass into the dividend ranks
next month.
The graders on the Southern Indiana are
senger trains have been running as far as
Linton regularly.
On Jan. / Southern roads will put in eff
which increases the minimum carload from
2i,O0 TO 5000 pounds.
Four months ago the Peoria e. Eastern
income bonds dropped to IL cents on the
dollar. Yesterday they touched 80 cents.
There is quite a holding of these bonds in
this city.
John It. Macley. for several years private
secretary of the receiver Of the Cleveland,
Canton 4 Southern, has rendered his resig-
nation TO accept a position with the Penn
sylvania.
Within the last forty-eight hours six mod
sgn B safeelns s sahs % ( n co. for Sss1 tne Central nnasi
Mexican road. passed through here over
the Big Four.
1t is officially denied that train crews of
from Philadelphia TO New York. Philadel-
phia will continue to be the end of their
trips
H.. C.. McFadden. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Plant system at Sa-
vannah Will, on Dec. /, go 10 Chicago as
general Western passenger agent of the en-
tire system. including steamship lines.
John Lazarus, traffic manager of the In
diana, Decatur & Western, says that from
sixty to seventy cars are now being loaded
on the lines with corn, and II 1t continues
cool the shipments will reach one hundred
a day.
The passenger department of the South
ern Railway announces that the link
! is completed and through service from New
York to Florida points will be established
Dec. 10.
James McCrea. first vice president of the
Pennsylvania Company. states that the
Grand Rapids & Indiana, now controlled
p the Pennsylvania Company, will be
brought up TO a high standard and its best
f. O.. Mccormick, passenger traffic man.
ager of the Southern Pacific, announces
that on Dec. Is the Sunset Limited will be
put in service between New Orleans and
Gan Francisco. touching AT San Antonio ri
Paso and Los Angeles.
W. III. TayIoe. assistant general passenger
agent of the southern Railway: j. II. Mil
vile q Nashville. and t. II. Quill, travel
ing passenger agent OF the Chicago Great
Western. are In the city.
In the reorganization OF the directory OF
the Southern Pacific Railway II was an
nounced yesterday that Mr.. John w.
Mackay would be elected as one OF the
directors. This was confirmed by Mr..
Mackay, who also stated that he would
accept the position.
The visit to Indianapolis yesterday OF
Charles s; Lee, general passenger agent OF
the Lehigh Valley road. and t. y. Jarvis.
general Eastern agent, Is looked upon IN
railroad c.rc,es as meaning that the Lehigh
Valley will pay more attention to securing
business in this territory.
Tire official statement shows that In Oc-
tober SD per cent. of the total freight-car
mileage on the Big Four was loaded cars
and l6.5 per cent. empty. General Super
intendent Van Wrinkle thinks IL will trouble
any road in the Central Traffic Association
territory TO excel this showing.
On Dee. 1 II. II. Williams will become
general manager OF the Chicago. Milwaukee
az st. Paul, and w. j. Underwood, supersn-
tendent or the northern district. will sue
coed him as general superintendent. d. L.
Bush succeeds Mr.. Underwood as superin-
tendent OF the northern district.
a petition signed by 1900 merchants and
manufacturers, in nineteen States, has
been fled with Commissioner Farmer OF
the Trunk-line Passenger Association. ask
ing for the establishment OF an interchange
able mileage system, issuing 2.Uo0-mile
books at the uniform rate OF 2 cents per
mile and good for one year.
on the through service over the new line
from Cincinnati TO Pittsburg the run is
divided between two engines. and the dis
tance Is AS miles. Between Parkersbure