The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-24

1t is alleged that the Chicago Great West
ern is again paying commissions to ticket
agents.
J. d. Decker, superintendent of tele-
graph of the Big Four, has gone to North
ern Michigan for a two weeks vacation.
be published. is being audited by expert ac-
countants representing a large moneyed in
terest in the property.
Freight Traffic Manager Cost. of the Big
-Four, and General Passenger Agent Lynch
nave been at Hot Springs, Va, to confer
with President ingalls,.
George w. Woody, of the Big Four, has
been appointed agent of the company in
Texas, with headquarters at Benceville, on
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
c.. F. Nulta has been promoted to be
superintendent of the car department of
the Vandalia at the Terre Haute shops,
vice j.. w. Robbins, resigned.
F. NJ. Irons, formerly with the Lake
Erie & Western at this point. is now chief
clerk of E. st. John, vice president and
general manager of the Seaboard Airline.
Charles Stickles. who had been con-
tinuously employed as an engineer for fif-
ty-two years, is dead. He ran the first
train, in 1si9. from Davenport to Iowa City.
Hon. s. Fred Nixon has been elected
president of the jamestown & Chautauqua
road. and the directors have decided to
extend the line from Mayville to Westfield
at once.
S. o. Howe, treasurer of the Omaha Rail-
road Company, has just completed his thir-
tieth year OF service with the company,
and has started on a tour of the leading
Western lines.
Train 16 on the Big Four is making the
shortened schedule between st. Louis and
Cleveland without trouble. This train is
one of the fastest scheduled between St.
Louis and New York.
w. c.. Forbes. recently dropped by the
new management of the Toledo, st. Louis
& Kansas City,. has soon found a position,
having been appointed superintendent of
the Gulf i Brazos road.
Earnings of the Indiana, Decatur &
| Western continue to show increases over
the corresponding period last year. The
road is handling a good deal Of live stock
and provisions for export. turned over TO
it by western connections.
Grand Chief Arthur will ON Sunday ad-
dress the Columbus (O.) division of the
Brotherhood of m Engineers. 1t
is expected that fully 800 engineers will be
present. The meeting is planned for the
general good of the order.
Colonel William Shaw, district passenger
agent of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy,
was in the city yesterday. This compan
has just placed an order for fans for 1901.
These fans are made in Japan. and the
contract calls for several hundred thou
sand.
The officials of the Peoria & Eastern
are much pleased with the ease their five
hour trains are making the run between
Indianapolis and Columbus, despite the fact
that improvements to roadbed now in prog
ress require slow running at several points
The Peoria & Eastern shows a decrease
in gross earnings since July 1 as compared
with the corresponding period of 1899 OF
:. 532. General Freight Agent Wood saws
next month the scale will turn and this
deficit will soon be wiped out and increased
earnings shown.
Indications are that this fall there viii
be an unusually large movement of live
stock for longer distances than usual. and
the lines which handle much OF this bust.
ness are purchasing new cars and gener.
ally repairing all old cars. the latter TO be
used in short service.
Frank j. Reed, general passenger agent
of the Monon, was in the city yesterday
He says passenger business continues high
~ satisfactory, In excess of any former
August. All Chicago lines are preparing
for heavy travel to Chicago next week
on account of the G. A. r. meeting.
Receiver Malott, of the vandalia. yester.
day let a contract TO the American Car and
Foundry Company for 100 more 5000 pound
coal cars. Including the cars covered b,
the contract. which are to be delivered
within a few weeks. he has purchased and
built s6l large modern freight cars. Pay.
: ments have been made from the returns