The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-15

The Baltimore & Ohio August statement
was unfavorable. as II displayed decrease
of $4,000 in net earnings
John Trindle, the veteran passenger con-
ductor of the Vandalia, is still. at Martins
vile i'll with rheumatism.
Robert Pitcairn, general agent and super
intendent of the Pennsylvania, will return
from Europe on Sept. Is.
r. A. Jaynes has assumed the duties of
general passenger and freight agent of
the Columbus. Sandusky & Hooking Valley.
The Lake Shore has just received the
last five new fast express engines ordered
from the Brooks locomotive works last
June.
building of a road to connect the Kansas
City Southern with the Missouri. Kansas
& Texas.
Managers of several Western roads con-
to employees. the same as has been done
on the Reading.
1t is rumored that all grain freight rates
from Chicago TO New York will be adj
vanced from a 15-cent basis 10 2-cent
basis on Nov. 1.
G. Z. Hillery, assistant general passen-
ger agent, and Travelling Passenger Agent
Green, of the Big Four, were in Salt Lake,
Utah, yesterday.
The Peoria & Eastern lines earned in the
first week of September s37464. a decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
of 1899 of $9,5S9.93.
General Passenger Agent Sebastian, of
the Rock Island. SAYS that low rates TO
Colorado points will be a permanent feature
Of summer business.
Lawrence D. Kitchell, formerly contract
ing agent for the Great Northern at Gin
cinnati, Is now division freight and passen-
ger agent at Winnipeg.
Earnings OF the consolidated Pere MAJ
quette lines in seven months, to July 81,
increased. gross. $3.50. ESQ., net. s143.413; ball
ance for dividends, $32,2 S5-
ductor on the Big Four lines. shows that he
handled one day last week between Chicago
and Cincinnati s6s paying passengers.
The Pennsylvania is a help to the city
vania employs 2.1Ss persons at that point.
paying them montnly little more than
$3.50 900.
Freight conductors on the Northern Pa:
from passengers Dy spoilers. who took
snap shots of them while they were ac-
cepting the cash.
One hundred and fifty dump cars with
loaded i'm the Big Four gravel pit near
Terre Haute last Saturday, breaking all
previous records.
III. c. Holabird, general agent of the pas
senger department of the Erie lines. is in
the city. Like its competitors. the Erie is
doing the heaviest passenger business in
its history as trunk line.
At the annual meeting OF the stock
Quincy. Nov. T. the question of consolidat-
ing with the road the leased lines in Iowa
and Missouri will be voted upon.
The passenger department of the Penn
sylvania lines west has issued an elaborate
dining car menu, and with each menu
passenger receives an envelope ready for
direction should one desire to mail it,
The Big Four will expend considerable
ings, in enlargement of depots and in in
creasing the yard room at that point, which
has become one OF the Big Four's best way
stations.
F. W. Cox general foreman of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paufs locomotive
department at West Milwaukee. has re-
signed TO take position In the mechanical
department of the Baltimore & Ohio at
Baltimore.
Under the new schedule of next month
Train IA on the Panhandle will be
scheduled TO make the run between Indian
apolis and Columbus. o., in four hours
and fifteen minutes, stopping only at Rich
mond and Dayton.
William Mckee, sor OF Mayor Mckee
of Logansport has taken service with the
Wabash as fireman. proposing to become
thinks this will be a good way 10 begin
his railroad career
The Big Four lines (proper> i'm the first
week OF September earned 1854. 7O3 20. over
SIS, 900 per day; still, a decrease OF S-6s1I
is shown as compared with the correspond
ing week of 1899. which was the best geex
for September in the roads history.
The Illinois Steel Company is this week
delivering $500 tons of steel rails to the
Lake Erie & Western. weighing seventy
five pounds TO the yard. and before the
ground freezes a large mileage of the L.
Z. * W. will be laid with heavy steel
Bushrod Taylor, superintendent OF the
Louisville division of the Pennsylvania
lines. was in the city last evening He
states that the Southern Indiana is PROV
ing a good feeder 10 the j., nj. & l. east
bound via Cambridge City and TO the south
A report Is current that ]. s. Harris
president OF the Philadelphia & Reading
will shortly be deposed. he not being ag.
gressive enough TO please the Morgan and
Vanderbilt interests. John Lowler Welsh
II is stated. will be selected as Mr.. Har-
ris's successor.
H. s. Mcleod, agent OF the Toledo ST
Louis K Western at Marion, Ind. is one Of
the few employees who profit by the change
in the ownership OF that road He ma =
been promoted 10 travelling freight agent
and on Sept. Is his headquarters will be
transferred to St Louis.
w O. Deming, engineer OF maintenance