The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-27

V. 7. Malott. receiver of the Vanda1ia
lines. returned yesterday from an Eastern
trip.
Central Passenger Association lines will
abolish the sliding scale party rate on
July /.
The Monon has earned since July 49,
976,4s9, against S3,305,312 the corresponding
period of the previous year.
The directors of the Wabash Railroad
yesterday declared the regular semi-annual
dividend of 3 per cent. on the debenture A
bonds.
E. D.. Kenna, vice president and general
solicitor of the Santa Fe lines. is seriously
i'll at st. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, with
appendicitis.
Both the treasury and the auditing de-
partments of the Baltimore & Ohio South
western are to be moved TO Baltimore from
Cincinnati on July 1.
l.. Craig has been appointed assistant
general passenger and ticket agent of the
Northern Pacific. and G. E. Stone assistant
general passenger agent
George A. Finch has been appointed
travelling passenger agent of the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific. with Office at Bos-
ton, vice E.. F. Brinegar.
II. T. Simpson, superintendent of tele-
graph Of the Chesapeake & Ohio, was in the
city yesterday examining the Big Four tele-
graphic equipment at this point.
The position of New England passenger
agent of the Plant system will be abolished
July l and the business looked after by
j.. ]. F~arnsworth, the New York agent.
W.. T. Midlam, agent of the Empire fast
freight line at st. Louis. and CT. f. Atkin-
son. agent at Lafayette. were in the city
yesterday. the guests of local Agent kipp.
William Garstang. superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Big Four. and r. L. Ell
finger. mechanical engineer, returned yes
terday from the master mechanics conven-
ton at Saratoga, N. Y.
J. NJ. Norton, commercial agent of the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific at this
point. who has been at M~artinsvifle sew
eral weeks on account of Ill health. re-
turned yesterday and is on duty again.
Fast Train is on the Big Four left Gran
lite City. twenty miles east of St. Louis. one
hour and fifteen minutes late, and on It's
fast time reached Indianapolis but thirty
five minutes late. At Union City the train
was or schedule time.
The business the trains on the eastern
division of the Peoria < Eastern are doing
is a gratifying surprise. each week showing
more passengers carried than in the pre-
ceding one, and the arrangement will
doubtless be a permanent one.
The special train which carried the Ham
ilton Club on its return from Philadelphia
last week over the Baltimore & Ohio, made
the run from Chicago Junction TO South
| Chicago, distance 260 miles, in five hours
and forty minutes. stops to be deducted.
The directors of the Lake Erie & Western
| Company nave declared a dividend Of :
per cent. on the preferred stock. payable
July is. Dividends on this stock were sus.
| pended last year. Previous to that they
had been paid yearly at the rate OF 5 per
cent. since 1895.
/ Bids have been invited by the Pennsyl-
vania for a new passenger station at Pitts
burg. which will cost something over 81. 900.
900. The plan of the building was designed
by ID. III. Durham x Co, Chicago archi-
tects. and persons who propose TO bid or
/ the work are required to so TO Chicago and
examine the plans.
Articles of Incorporation of the Dubuque
& Sioux City Railroad have been filed. The
principal place of business is TO be Du-
buqve and the capital stock is sic, 600. 900
The ubuqu & Sioux City Railroad en-
braces all of the Illinois Central and ii
branches in Iowa. The company was orig
inally incorporated in 1860. and in 1855
was extended for a period OF fifty years.
Replying to an inquiry OF the Western
roads. Chairman Donald. of the Contra
Passenger Association. says he Is not al
liberty TO tender for basing purposes &C
connections party rates authorized by indi.
viduai lines. but individual lines may do sc
themselves. The rule OF the association re
garding party rates is that. effective July
!. for parties of ten or more travelling to-
gether on one ticket on the same trair