The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-06

territory to the Paris exposition. Parties
OF ten or more will receive the same dis
counts that have been granted parties in
the past, but no special fares will be es-
tablished on account of the exposition.
Personal Local and General Notes.
The Wabash has asked for bids on 5000
box and 1,500 coal cars.
Investigation shows that some 1900 pas
senger agents were receiving commissions
on sales Of tickets up to Feb. 1.
NJ. E. Ingalls,. president of the Big Four.
Is arranging his affairs to spend some
weeks abroad the coming summer.
The Kansas City, Pittsburg e. Gulf Rail-
road system will be sold at auction March
10. The sale will take place at Joplin, Mo.
In January there were handled on the
Big Four system 5Oi,670 passengers, against
4S9.O5S in January. 1899, an increase this
year of 65,617.
The Missouri, Kansas e. Texas is build
ing al its own shops a private car for II.
G. Rouse. president, which is TO be model
in every respect.
The Grand Army of the Republic has
asked Chicago terminal lines and the Pull
man Company to contribute S66,500 to the
National Encampment.
The Pittsburg locomotive works has
promised to deliver hext month the three
new heavy freight engines ordered by Re-
ceiver Malott, of the Vandalia.
The Indiana Car Service Association nam
died in January 23.S52 cars, the largest
number in any month since established.
The average detention was 162 days.
Local division No. H. of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. now has the same
number of members that the newer divi-
sion at Indianapolis, No. 492, haS-ninety-
five each.
The new freight depot of the Illinois Gen.
trail at Decatur is about completed. TIL
building is go feet long by 100 feet wide
and well arranged for loading and unload
Ing freight.
ident of the Big Four. brought to
Brightwood yesterday to have its electric
system of lighting changed from the direct
to the Belt system.
The estimated gross earnings of the Van
dalia line for the month of January were
1892, 1868, an increase of $39,59S.25. The
earnings Of the Terre Haute & Logansport
were s6i, 7S2.45. an increase of s7,202S9.
On the pay rolls of the Pennsylvania
Company west OF Pittsburg there are Ia.
563 names, and OF this number s.197 are
members Of the voluntary relief depart
ment, the number in 1883 increasing in the
last three months 456
]. o. Finch, manager of the elevator of
the Big Four at Clark's Hill, last week
offered a sack of flour to the man who
would haul the largest load of corn to the
elevator. and Charles Loveless won the
prize, hauling 157 bushels and forty-four
pounds in one load
1t is exciting comment that the Buffalo
Rochester & PittSburg, the Philadelphia
& Reading and the New York Central lines
have established a joint commercial
agency at Philadelphia and placed II. S.
Burgesser, formerly general freight agent
Of the West Shore. in charge.
Circulars are being circulated east from
the Missouri Pacific in which 1t is stated
that this company will pay s. commissions
on business south of st. Louis. If the cir
cular is a bona fide one il is the entering
wedge TO trouble in enforcing the nonpay
ment of commissions on tickets sold.
3. d. Lockwood. of the mechanical de-
partment of the Big Four, who has been in
Providence, r. L.. for some weeks, inspect
ing the building of the ten new locomotives
says the locomotive works has eight hun
dred men at work and is behind in its or
ders.
Through the influence of E. o. McCor-
mick, passenger traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific, the Chicago, burlington
& Quincy and the Chicago & Rock Island
have been placed on equal footing with
the Chicago * Northwestern and the Santa
Fe in through car service to the Pacific
coast.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
analyses the Monon figures and says. as
Stunning the integrity of the net earnings,
they will probably equal per cent. on the
common stock The only cloud hanging
over the ROAD Is the bedItyNllle suit, Wlich
involves but 10000. and an early decision
in the case Is looked for.
There was large representation of divi-
sion superintendent, train masters and
train dispatchers at the meeting held yes
terday under the auspices of the Indian
apolis division of the Central Association
of Railroad Officials to confer regarding
new train rules TO be adopted on the Belt
road and Union tracks.
c. A. Garcelon, general superintendent
of the reorganized Pullman Company, Is
making extended trip through the Mid
ole and New England States, and ex
presses himself much pleased with the
conditions. IL is stated that DIR. w. Seward
Webb. formerly president OF the Wagner
Palace Car Company. is to be we'll taken
care OF.
II is claimed that great financial im.or-
lance attaches to deal by which the con-
troll of the Western New York and Penn
sylvania passes to A. j. Cassatt, president
OF the Pennsylvania road. and interests
TO be part or plan agreed upon by Mr..
Cassatt and VIM. n. Vanderbilt by which
the Pennsylvania will abandon certain ter
ritory tributary 10 the New York Central
and Vanderbilt systems while the Wander
bilt lines are to abstain from competition
with the Pennsylvania in other sections of
country.
H. Moore, general utility man of the
Chicago Southeastern, was In the city yes
terday. He says the situation Is improving
with this seemingly Inflated road The
company now has eleven engines in serv-
ice and two hundred new coal cars, IL
handling the largest tonnage OF freight
| since operated and showing the best earn
ings. The companys new shops anu
roundhouse at Muncfe are nearing compile
ton and are a credit. he says. to the road.
Mr.. Moore expresses the opinion that the