The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-09
Personal. Local AMI General Notes.

OF the east-bound tonnage out of Chicago
last week the Pennsylvania lines carried
q, $50 tons.
The Indiana Car and Foundry Company
is rebuilding and repainting 200 cars of the
Ohio Southern.
The Chesapeake & Ohio earned in October
N.5S5.7o5, against st 81: MoS5.494 in October. 1898,
and against 81 ,OO0.527 In October, 1897.
A. J. O'Reilly. general agent of the Monon
at this point was much better yesterday
that he was at his office part of the day.
The general offices. of the Omaha, Kansas
Iy ,s Eas.ern ana ov OF f fne omaha mn st
to Kansas City.
The private car of j. A. Barnard, general
manager of the Peoria & Eastern, came out
or the shops yesterday, thoroughly reno
waited and reprinted.
The Toledo, ST. Louis & Kansas City road
Is said to be manipulating passenger rates
west bound and competing lines are invest
tgating the charges.
Merrill. of the Erie lines, and subordinate
officials are Inspecting the property, yester-
day going over the western division.
The Panhandle yesterday commenced the
port, $4,000 having been set aside for this
and other improvements at that point.
On Nov. Is George f. Cullen will take the
Of the IaekaWanna land and " Rs n, Babeock s
that of general Western freight agent.
The Wagner. company is building COM
plete outfit OF new sleeping cars for the
cago and New York and Boston trains.
In October the Panhandle loaded for East
ern markets at the Union stockyards 546
carloads or 1--we Stock and at the Inter-
state stockyards about one-third that num-
Der.
The Toledo. st. Louis & Kansas City is the
only road crossing Indiana which shows de-
againas $sss in oet esrh ISIS os ana
against S22S,320 in October, 1897.
The Monon lines earned, in October. $685.
633, an increase over October, 1888, OF $50, 80,
the roads history. both passenger and
1885,
Messrs. Lee and Clifford, passenger repre-
Benjamin and Jones, of the Chicago. NIL
waukee & st. Paul, were In the city yester-
day looking after some business for China
and Manila.
locomotives on Tuesday hauled the fast ex-
press train from Buffalo 10 Dunkirk in for
ty-six minutes. and from Angola to Dun
kirk. eighteen miles, was run In sixteen
minutes.
In October there We're shipped off of the
river division OF the Indiana. Decatur *
the shipments OF hay and grain off of that
division are a surprise TO the new owners
Of the line.
The Lake Erie & Western, In connection
Win the chicago southeastern, VIII soon
become a competitor of the Big Four for
business between indianapolis and Muncie.
The roads cross about twenty miles north OF
Indianapolis.
due at Indianapolis at 2;40 p. m, has made a
remarkable record. arriving at the Union
Station since Jan. but three times late,
and then but a few moments behind its
| scheduled time.
The Florida business of the Southern
Railway Is very extensive. and TO meet the
demands OF increased tourist travel the
Southern, has increased its facilities. Here
after the Florida business of the South
| ern will be in connection with the Plant
| system.
W.. B. waggoner. who for twenty years
| has been chief clerk TO the superintendent
| OF motive power OF the Panhandle at CO.
| lumbus. who retired on Tuesday to go To
| Grand Rapids TO engage in business. was
Monday evening.
| The management OF the Cleveland. To-
| rain K Wheeling is expanding money liber-
ally on the south end Of the line and by
| VIII be laid with new heavy steel rails, the
| curves with a rail weighing eighty-fve
pounds to the yard
On Monday Train 20 on the Panhandle
| was run from Columbus 10 Pittsburg I'm two
| sections. the second section leaving Colum.
bus one hour later than did the first, and
| Notwithstanding the fast time of Train 20
| the belated train pulled into Pittsburg but
| ten minutes behind the first section.
Samuel Gent. the oldest man in contin.
uous service on the Wabash lines. Wa:
! 1854 he was appointed agent of the com.
pany at that point, and held the position un.
| til four years ago. when Miss Alice Gent
1 his daughter, took mis- place. his old ags
making him Incapable 10 perform the qutie:
4 required.
! The Southern Railway IL making ex
,snsive preparations for handling the Flor
double daily yestibuled trains from Clncln