The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-07
Personal, Local and General Notes.

G.. G. Kirkpatrick, a passenger conductor
on the Vandalia. Is spending a two weeks
vacation fishing on the kankakee river.
a. Galloway, superintendent OF the Gin
cinnati and indianapolis division OF the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton, was in the
city yesterday.
1t is reported that T. NJ. Schumacher,
general manager OF the California Fast
line, will be made traffic manager Of the
Union Pacific.
j.. J. Hill. president. and d. Miller. vice
president OF the Great Northern, are max
ing a trip over the lines. travelling in a
new private car.
Business has so improved on the Wabash
lines that several of the freight engineers
have been placed I'm service again on the
middle and Detroit divisions.
President Truesdale. of the Lackawanna,
ing to get a line into Philadelphia as a re
porter's dream" Mr.. Truesdale ought TO
know.
Horace Eddy. claim agent of the Pan
handle. who has just recovered from an at
tack Of typhoid fever. left yesterday for
Asbury Park, TO be absent IN indefinite
period.
Yesterday trains of the Pennsylvania
road began running over the new straight
line between Irwin and ShaftOn, an i'm
provement which cost the company 81, 100000
10 make.
The indianapolis division of the Central
Association of Railway Officials held it's
monthly meeting yesterday. as did the
executive committee of the Indiana Car
Service Association.
The Niagara Falls excursion from Indian
apolis on Thursday promises TO be we'll
patronized- Last evening District Passen-
ger Agent Algeo reported all the space in
four sleeping cars taken.
On Sunday night a special train on the
Lake Erie & Western carrying returning
Niagara Falls excursionists made the run
from Sandusky to indianapolis I'm eight
hours and thirty minutes, hauling ten cars;
distance, $50 miles.
George B. Perry. who has been assistant
ticket agent of the Chicago & Alton at
Bloomington. ILL.,. has been appointed city
passenger and ticket agent of the company
at st. Louis. He is a son of A. d. Perry,
who represents the c. & A. in this terri
tory.
Yesterday was a big day at Niagara
Falls. BY actual count over 1000 excur-
slonists were brought in. The Michigan
Central had the largest. 3,ll6 people from
Michigan points. The Big Four and the
LAX Erie Il Western roads contributed
large numbers.
The Sante Fe has announced its intention
of running the California limited daily next
fall The train will probably be put on
about Nov. 1. and If business warrants will
be run the entire year. The Sunset Limited
over the Southern Pacific. will be run daily
the coming fall and winter.
Secretary Middleton, Of the Erie. ex-
presses the belief that there will be a big
COTlfneFCldl DOOM after the election In NO
vcmber. He says the decline in prices of
iron and other materials will materially
aid in promoting commercial activity, and
the consequence will be increased ton
mage.
The directors of the Reading Railroad
Company at a special meeting yesterday
declared a dividend of IA per cent. on the
first preferred stock of the company, pay
able Sept. 10. Last March a dividend of ~
per cent. was paid, and yesterdays action
means < nor cont for tho roar the Hr=t
dividends since 1874.
Colorado summer tourist fares are play
ing havoc with west-bound passenger rates.
Last week, Ii is estimated. 20.000 people
availed themselves of these rates from
Chicago. the Rock Island getting the best
share. about 5000 passengers. The travelling
public Is educated to a point now that IL
takes advantage of all reduced rates.
President Mellen. of the Northern Pacific.
authorizes the statement that a contract
has been made between his company and
the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul by
which the last named road will nave the
use of the st. Paul and Duluth tracks for
freight traffic on and after Sept. IS. a
separate arrangement will be made for
passenger service.
c. D. Whitney, general traf hc manager of
the reorganized Glover Leaf Railroad sys-
tenn. has issued a circular announcing that
all Eastern agencies of the company
would be abolished at once. Those removed
by the order are: General Eastern Agent
Fowler, New York: A. A. Perry. CONNER
ciai agent. Buffalo; A. W. Club, Det, DIT;
F. "A. Parker, Cleveland.
The Wisconsin Central has announced its
intention Of using the 30-cent rate for wool
shipments The Eastern roads refused to
accept a 30-cent rate and insisted on pro-
rating the tariff rate of 4sls cents, but the
Wisconsin Central has defied them. Chi
cago lines are exasperated over the matter,
as they will be compelled to meet the Wis
consin Centrals figures.
w = Woo1 uba laof mail ro.;~ol n
freight traffic manager of the Toledo, st.
Louis * Kansas City, says he will take
a good rest before again engaging in rail-
road service. The years he has been
ne was Obliged to make a fight for every
pound of business the road got that did
not originate on its own line.
Travel over the Grand Rapids & Indiana
and the Cincinnati. Hamilton K DAYTON
lines to northern Michigan pleasure resorts
for the past thirty days has been the
heaviest ever KNOWN, both lines almost
nightly hauling one or two extra sleeping
train left Richmond. it had 103 sIeeping-car
passengers, and on Saturday night ninety
five.
The Chicago & Atoms determination to
run cheap excursions has stirred up con-
siderable feeling among Western roads. The
Alton will invade Wisconsin and Northern
Michigan with its excursions on Aug. s and
10, and the rate will be one fare for the
fOund trip. Plus -. Inc Great Western will
meet the action of the Illinois road and the
Milwaukee and other lines will follow, pre-
sumably.
officials of Southern lines are watching
with interest the recent development of the
Illinois Central. Now that IL has been Of
ficially announced that the company has
acquired the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville.
officials OF roads centering at Chicago are
wondering what will be done with the prop
erty. IL was stated yesterday that IL is
proposed TO make IL a strong line between
Chicago & Eastern Illinois has practically
had the Evansville field TO itself. The new
road will give the Illinois Central a line
to that place which will be but a few miles
longer than the main line of the Eastern
Illinois.
On Friday last M. Z. Ingalls,, president of
the Big Four. after noticing the need of
more tracks to handle the numerous trains
arriving and departing here. said 10 Super-
was planned IL was the finest I'm the coun-
try. and IL was thought would answer the
purpose for the next fifty years. but so
wonderful has been the development of
the passenger business with INDIANAPOLIS
lines In the twelve years that nave passed
hat an increase of six or more additional
tracks is needed to accommodate the bust
ness. Each year is likely TO show further
Increase. and the matter of more track
room should be considered at the next
meeting of the official board. Should the
Nandalia property be purchased by the
Union Railway Company and further ex-
tension of tracks and sheds be made IN
would help matters considerably. 1t Is
thought an effort Will be made to settle
any claim on the property the Sheets heirs
may hold through a construction of the
decd nf the ground 70 the Torra II~..-