The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-18

Personal, Local and General Notes.
Joseph Wood third vice president of the
Pennsylvania Company, is in Philadelphia
S. II. Church. assistant secretary of the
Pennsylvania lines west, is this week on an
Eastern trip.
A dividend of 1% per cent has been de-
clared by the Cleveland & Pittsburg.
Pennsylvania line, payable June i.
J. r. Couson. of Cleveland, yesterday
relieved j. l.. Steiner, for some years road
master of the Lake Erie & Western.
A. ]. Smith, general passenger agent of
the Lake Shore road, is on an Eastern trip
comforting in relation to train service.
The Monon lines earned in the first week
of May sS713S, against $73,649 in the corre-
spending week of 1899 and against &c., 1873 in
1898.
Gustav Merkt, who has been a yard en-
gineer on the Vandalia at Terre Haute for
some time, died on Wednesday of peri
tonitis.
Purchasing Agent NJ Newhall. of the
Pennsylvania lines, whose health compelled
him TO spend the winter in Arizona, has re-
turned much improved.
The change of time on the Lake Erie
& Western, which went into effect on Sun
day, has changed the runs of several of
the passenger conductors.
Since May 1 the Illinois Central has
placed orders for $l,530,0O0 worth of new
equipment. The order includes thirty loco
motives and $500 coal cars.
The new trains of the Peoria & Eastern
between Peoria and Columbus, o.. equipped
be doing very satisfactory business
line is being surveyed from Toledo to
Holland on Lake Michigan, for the build
ing of a road 175 miles in length to be op-
Grated i'm connection with Chicago and Mil
waukee boats.
on it's fast trains from Southern points to
Northern markets, and the Vandalia is ar
ranging to connect with such trains for the
Indianapolis market.
John Didcoct, general roadmaster of the
Ohio Southern, having resigned, the Office
has been abolished and the maintenance of
way department will be under the super
vision of the superintendent.
1t is stated that there is a deal on be-
tween the Ohio Southern and the Erie by
which the Erie can use the new ONO
Southern depot at Springfield. which will
be erected. as joint station.
The Wabash will establish quick pas
senger service to Indianapolis Via the Lake
Erie & Western May q. Its fast mail will
connect at Peru with the l. Il. & W., ar
irving at the capital at 1920 p. m.
Since jan. the Big Four proper earned
IS, COS, 916, against $464S,001 in the CORE
spending period of 1899 and against si,777.4
in 1898, in which period the earnings were
the largest since the consolidation was eff
fected.
Work on a second track on the Louisville
division of the Pennsylvania lines through
Seymour was commenced yesterday. The
second track will be three miles in length
and will be a great convenience In the
passing of trains at that point.
j. F. vallery, travelling freight agent of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, is in the
city. He states that the question of max
ing Indianapolis instead of Chicago his
headquarters is still pending. His business
is secured largely in this territory.
The Lake Erie & Western is now secur-
ing larger per cent of the freight bust
ness out of Indianapolis than at any for
mer period o. r. Johnson, agent, has
been obliged to increase the force and the
men are nightly working overtime.
Track repair men of the Pennsylvania
Railroad have been granted an increase
in wages from SLIP TO S1.56 per day, the
advance being made necessary by the
scarcity of men. Old hands were leaving
by the hundred TO accept better positions.
The vandalia shops are busy placing
freight equipment in condition. During the
past few months, when the demand fol
cars was so great. many ears that needed
minor repairs were continued in service
and il has not been until recently that the
demand lessened.
improvements to the eastern division OF
the Peoria & Eastern are being pushed. A
steam shovel at Troy and five construction
trains are distributing gravel ballast along
the line. Next week the steam shovel vii
be removed TO a gravel bank recently pur-
chased near New Castle.
General Passenger Agent Turner, Of the
Texas & Pacific, made hit with the road:
motto, mo trouble to answer questions,
and IL has resulted In the Womens Fed
Grafton OF Texas making him an honorary
member, compliment which no other mar
in the State has received.
o. r,ft
Richmond & Muncie are now in the field
| locating the line from Elkhorn to Cottage
City. on the Cincinnati. Hamilton q Day
| toms Indianapolis division. IL is expected
| that the line will be located and grading
| commenced within thirty days.
| 1t is one of the peculiar and confusing
| conditions of railway transportation tina
| IL costs more TO carry passenger from
Boston to Chicago than IL does to carr,
| one from Chicago to Boston, although IN,
| lines from Boston TO Chicago first class II
| SCI. and east bound IL is only So From
| New York to Chicago via differential lines
| the fare is ST and east bound fl is SIS.
| Western railroads have agreed to max,
| half rates from all points TO persons at
| tending the national Democratic conven
| ton at Kansas City July 4. Tickets Will b.
| sold only on July 2, and 4, and the return
| deposited with a joint agent OF the rail
| ways with round-trip ticket costing no
| less than s. 10 some point beyond Kansas
City. Tickets deposited with the join
| agent will be extended until Sept. 80,
\ III Is intimated that the Nickel-piate 4
| thinking of canceling it's through-car ar
rangement with the Lackawanna becaus
| of the latter's scheme 10 join the Wabasl
/ In forming a Neutrality-suspicious. route be
4 tween New York and Chicago Such
/ coalition would result I'm seriously reduc
/ ing the amount OF traffic which the Nickel
/ plate now receives from the Lackawanns
/ and probably would induce the Nickel-piat
| to turn. over all its through passenge
traffic TO the West Shore road at Buffalo
Big Four officials report the business 1,
the gas belt as unusually heavy. Sixty