The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-28
Personal, Local and General Note


John S. Lazarus. traffic manager of the
Indiana, Decatur & Western, is at Bay
View, resting for a few days -,
Capt. Charles b. Tenant who has been
with the Pullman Company many years, is
critically i'll in Richmond. Va
J. r. Cavanaugh, car service superintend-
ent of the Big Four, is spending a week
with his family in West Virginia.
Traffic Manager Todd and General Pas
senger Agent Lambert, of the West Shore.
are enjoying a vacation at Bar Harbor.
Ex-President Ristine. of the Colorado
Midland. may be chosen joint agent of the
Omaha-Kansas City district committee.
George w. Graves, superintendent of the
Indiana, Decatur K Western, left for the
East on Sunday. to be absent until Oct. 10.
The Employees Relief Fund for the Penn
sylvania Company's lines east of Pittsburg
and Erie has paid in benefits a total of
S7,S1S. $50.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois and the
Chicago, Eigin & Illinois roads will erect
an interlocking plant at the crossing of the
two lines.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul sys-
tenn, for the third week of August, showed
gross earnings of $S36.41. a gain of 1884
over the same period in 1888.
The air brake construction car of the
Panhandle arrived in the city yesterday,
with Instructor Mider, who will at once
begin schools az the shops east of the city.
Official announcement is made by Man
ager w. III. Nicholson, of the Buffalo rail-
way clearing house, of the re-entrance OF
the Michigan Central to that bureau, be-
ginning Sept. L.
Vice President Vandenburg, of the Louis
Vile & Nashville. has returned from Eu-
rope, but IL is SAID he will not settle on
the appointment of a general passenger
agent for another week or two.
]. p. Batterton. roadmaster of the Cot
ton Rolf for efQhf wars has raEiOnad his
position to accept "A similar position in
Kansas City. He has been succeeded by S.
A. Bailey, who goes from st. Joseph, Mo.
From a trustworthy source it is learned
that Oscar G. Murray, vice president o.
the Baltimore * Ohio, has under way plans
| affecting that property which will provide
for a great export trade in coal from Bal.
timore.
Last Saturday. on the Santa Fe. a train
of 133 cars was hauled, 12i loads and nine
| empty. The cars were drawn along by two
of the most powerful Locomotives on the
| system. When Emporia, Kan, the destina-
ton of the train. was reached, the tonnage
| aggregated 5000.
r. G. Goodnough. who for many years
has been cashier of the Iron Mountain
and left for st. Paul, Mip5, where he &C
l'cepts a position as travelling auditor of the
Great Northern. lie is succeeded by d. CT
Rice, of Little Rock.
/ The Peoria & Eastern earned in the third
week of August SO, 79. 10, an increase as
compared with the corresponding week OF
last year of S6.Si6.56. The first three weeks
| of August the lines earned $l06, 6S3. IS, a de-
crease OF l ,25S.S0 as compared with the
| corresponding period or last year.
]. Nj. Stewart & Co. contractors. of St
Louis, have been awarded the contract by
the Pennsylvania Company to build their
new freight depot and office building, or
the square of ground owned by the com.
-A.el 80 10 -
Pennsylvania and Delaware streets.
David Lee. a passenger conductor on tn,
| Northern Pacific, died on Sunday at St
Luke's Hospital, st. Paul. He was operat
ed on for an internal malady, but ii failed
to bring relief. He had been connected
with that road fifteen years and was prom
inent in the Order of Railway Conductors
J. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintend
ent of the Big Four lines, says that Will,
on some divisions of the Big Four system
freight traffic is light. on others il is heav
Ter than usual at this season of the year
consequently on the system the business i.
quite satisfactory, reaching about 5,00
loaded cars per day.
p. J. Lands. formerly in the engineering
department of the indianapolis q Vim
Central, writes that a large sum is beins
expended In improving the property. Their,
are twenty-six construction trains now il
service on the lines, and six large steam
shovels loading gravel for ballasting.
The Pere Marquette Railway has con
tracted with the American Shipbuildins
Company, of Cleveland, for a new cal
ferry similar TO the Pere Marquette. bu'
forty feet longer, capable of carryins
twelve more cars and possessed of greater
power and speed. The boat will have &C
c-ommodations for $50 passengers in add
ton. II will cost $500. 600.
The schedule time of Freight Trains 4
and % of the Big Four, between Indianapo
lis and Cleveland. 2S3 miles, is twelve hours
and II Will not average, says one OF the off
Gals. once a month that either OF thes,
trains Is late in arriving. and the same re
mark viii apply TO Trains 80 and 80 on tn,
St. Louis division, which cover the 262 mile,
in less than twelve hours.
The anual report OF the Wabash will b,
issued next week. The expenditures 70,
bette<ments have brought the road up TO
fine condition, which will be set forth il
the report. AT the reorganization of tn,
company no arrangement was made 70
funds to put into betterments and new
new equipment. and this expense conse
quently has been paid out Of current earn
ings. The company is now in position I,
reduce expenses materially.
Chairman Mcleod of the Western Pas
senger Association. recently had occasion
10 rule upon two points I'm reference TO IN
transportation OF theatrical companies tina
are of much Importance 10 agents and man
ayers He holds that the intention of tn
rule relative 10 per capita party rate i
40 require a minimum OF twenty-five pas
| SenCeFS. exclusive of the advance agent