The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

c. NJ Hays, general manager of the
Grand Trunk. sailed this week for Europe,
to be absent a month.
The gross earnings of the New York Gen.
trail for April were $4253, 1861, increase
over April, 1899, of $503.1f5
John Bush, well-known passenger con-
duotor on the Pennsylvania lines, was on
Saturday stricken with paralysis, and ii Is
feared he will never be able to resume
work
A. NJ. Stewart, general Western live stock
agent of the Erie Railway, is in the city,
securing. the Erie's share of shipments East
from the large horse auction sales now in
progress.
]. NJ. Gill, general superintendent OF the
Chesapeake & Ohio, who has been in the
city some days with his family, visiting
relatives. returned yesterday to Hunting
ton. w. Va
d. l.. Anderson has been made contract
ing agent of the Baltimore & Ohio at Cleve-
land, vice j. H. Brown. who has taken
service with the Cleveland a. Buffalo Tran
sit Company.
A special train carrying fruits and vege-
tables was on Tuesday morning hauled
from Evansville to Terre Haute. over the
Z. &c L. H., in two hours and ten minutes;
distance, 100 miles.
The Illinois Central, aside from the cars
ordered from the American Car and Foun-
dry Company. has also ordered 500 coal
cars. $4,000 pounds capacity. from the Has
The Southern Railway Company has Civ
en- an order for new engines that will call
for the expenditure of nearly one million
dollars. There is no better index of increas-
ing business than a contract of this sort.
Harry Miller. superintendent of the Van
6alia main line, was in the city yesterday
TO confer with Receiver Malott. He says
the Vandalia train service could hardly be
improved, and no changes are contem-
plated.
Under the refunding plan of the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie a new first mortgage is
created, covering the entire property, with
provision to include any property acquired
hereafter. The present divisional mortgages
are TO be retired.
At meeting of the directors of the Van
derbilt boards, held i'm New York on Tues
day. w. II. Newman was reelected presi-
dent of the Lake Shore and the Lake Erie
& Western lines. and w. II. Caniff, presi-
dent of the Nickel-plate.
Under the new schedule of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton Train SS, which now ar
rives at Indianapolis at 1850 p. m. will ar
rive at 1880 p. m So many travelling sales
men take this train that the change was
made chiefly for their benefit
Some important train changes are likely
with the introduction of the new spring
schedule OF the Pennsylvania lines west on
May q. One or two entirely new through
trains may be added. For the Fort Wayne
a new fast train is being considered.
John Comfy. passenger conductor on the
Big Four yesterday completed his thirty
second year in the service of that road
most of the time passenger conductor
He has never been of duty day on ac-
count of any shortcomings on his part.
Division superintendent Loree. Bone
brake. May and Taylor. Of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west. yesterday returned from
a time schedule meeting at Columbus, o.
| The trainmasters and chief train dispatch.
| ers OF each division were in attendance.
II comes from a very reliable source that
q deal has been closed by which the Wa
b<sh will secure an entirely new entrance
/ into Toledo by means OF the Detroit a To
kdo Shcre-iine This will not only give tbs
! company line from Toledo to Detroit. bu