The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-11


c. Keiff has been appointed agent of the
Erie lines at Newton Ind. vice L. n.
ODER, resigned.
The Erie road is building at Chicago a
large transfer station which will be opened
for business Sept. 20.
The report that employees on the Pennsyl-
vania road are FESTIVE regarding wages Is
denied by excellent authority.
1t Is stated that the net earnings of the
Chicago & Northwestern for August VIII
be $4,000 in excess of those of August, 1893
From May 1. 1880, to June go 1899. the
Baltimore & Ohio relief department dis
bursed s5.51s, So in relief benefits TO 246,11S
members.
Col. Samuel Moody, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania lines
west. has so far recovered his health as TO
resume work
General Passenger Agent Horner, of the
the charge that the road has been working
with scalDers.
John S. Kennedy denies that he is the
Leading spirit in the movement OF minor
dividends. He is in no manner connected
with the matter.
On Saturday w. L. Blair. superintendent
OF the eastern division of the Nickel-plate.
removed his headquarters from Conneaut,
o.. TO Buffalo. n. Y.
d. s. Gray, general agent of the Pan
handle lines who. with his son. has been
resting at Lakewood. N Y, for two or
tilicc WeehS, IeluIHtU OH SdluIOdy-
The Wheeling & Lake Erie last week
placed an order for ten freight locomotives
with the Pittsburg locomotive works. The
engines will be of the heaviest class the
works build.
C. c. Ferguson, formerly with the Big
-Four at this point, now chief clerk of w. A:
Sullivan, assistant general freight agent of
the Chesapeake & Ohio at Richmond, Va,
week.
A company to be known as the Cripple
Creek Railway has been organized TO build
a new road from Canon City to Cripple
Creek, and thence by the most direct route
to Denver New York and Boston capitalists
are behind the enterprise.
The new managers of the Lackawanna
are retaining some of the strong men who
ment. w. A. Fleming, for many years west
ern freight manager, goes to New York as
general Eastern freight agent.
The National Railway Blacksmiths' Asso-
citation, which met in Milwaukee last week,
elected as president, G.. F. Hinkins, of st.
Paul; vice president. II. Judy, of Dayton;
secretary, "A. l.. Woodwork, of Lima, o.;
chemist, G. H. Williams, of Boston.
The handsome earnings the passenger de-
partment of the Chesapeake & Ohio made
In the year ending June 30. 1892 enabled
revenue derived from that source was the
most remarkable on record, conditions con-
sidered.
The official report of w. H. McDoel, presi-
the year ending June 30, 1899, the gross
earnings of the road were 50 .501,121, an in
s over the year ending June 50 lsss OF
an increase of $17S,5O6.
The roads centering at Buffalo are again
agitating the building of a new union sta
ono a were Is are oes Su
Five hundred thousand dollars is to be
placed In purchasing the site, and s1.O0,00O
In the union station building, sheds. etc.
d. ID;
Four was last week the heaviest at any
time in the roads history. Pleasure seekers
are returning from New England and other
Eastern summer resorts in large numbers
and all trains west bound are hauling extra
sleeping cars.
The vandalia. in the week ending Sept 9.
handled at this point 2.713 loaded cars.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton also
makes an excellent showing, seemingly hav-
Ing more interchange of business with the
Vandalia than for some time past.
The Pennsylvania lines handled at In
dianapolis last week s.943 loaded cars. 273
fewer than in the corresponding week of 1898.
The Peoria q Eastern, operated by the Big
handling at Indianapolis 1897 loaded cars.
$40 more than last years corresponding
week.
The Pennsylvania line handled at In
dianapolis last week 4.157 loaded cars, 64s
FEWER than the four lines handled here last
year In the corresponding week. The chief
falling on was on the indianapolis and the
Louisville divisions. Labor day affected
these lines more than any other roads, fewer
freights being run.
1t Is stated that had the equipment OF
last week. been other than that of the
limited, made up Of the finest and most SUBJ
stantial now built, the number of passen-
alarming. 1t is surprising how few were
| injured In this accident.
William Henry Harrison, superintendent of
motive power of the Baltimore & Ohio. died
at Newark o., last Saturday, having but
recently returned from a pleasure trip to
Macknac He died of apoplexy at the age
of sixty,five years. Over half of his life
| he had been connected with the motive
| power department of the b. & o.
The Equitable Trust Company, of Chicago
| Is offering for sale 100000 of per cent
Indiana road, which extends from Elnora
10 Westport, Ind, distance of 102 miles
In the notice announcement is made that
the road will be extended to Terre Haute
| winch Will make the main line $50 miles.
Eben Mcleod, president. and L. W. Land
man, secretary, of the Travelling Passenger
Agents Association. have issued the timer
annual convention of the travelling passen.
| ger agents, which will convene In Denver
sept 10 and 20. The Chicago & Rock Island
| Denver.
| r. X. Cassatt has been promoted to be
assistant to the president of the New York
| ihiduelpllld q NOTIOlk road. Mr.. CaSsatt
| on leaving Harvard College at once entered
| the engineering. department of the Penn.
| sylvania road, then the mechanical depart.
ment at Altoona; then the transportation
| department, and has familiarized himself in
each line with their respective duties.
| The Big Four begins work at Anderson
| this morning on new divisional freight
| house. 1t will be brick, two stories high
and 9Ox50 feet in dimensions. Work has al
| ready begun In earnest on the new division
| yards south of that city and cutoff !,
being built for through freights. 1t will
also be used by Michigan division trains
which now have 10 back in or out of tn,
| city.
The Big Four air-brake instruction ca
has just been turned out OF the Brightwoo,
| shops, and will to-day start on its fourtl
tour over the system. beginning at Cincin
natl. at which point the Travelling Engin
| GERS Association will be in session on tn
| 18th, 18th and 18th, and will visit the car IL
body. From Cincinnati the car. with Mr.
| Hartman in charge. will go to Louisville
taking up his usual work on the Michigan
division. thence to the Peoria e Eastern
ETC.. requiring period of about eigh
months TO cover the entire system.
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