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

The Hooking Valley road earned In May
1914, 3622 %, an increase over May, 1872 OF
Sill, S57.65.
The Pennsylvania and Big Four will to-
day run several excursion trains into Col
umbus IL being Dewey day there.
On Saturday night the Lake Erie & West
ern will run an excursion to Sandusky and
points this side. returning Sunday night
The Panhandle company is purchasing
additional ground at Logansport, prepara-
tory to laying additional tracks at that
point.
General Freight Agent Finney has ap-
pointed r. w. Farnsworth commercial
agent at Fort Wayne for the Findlay, Fort
Wayne & Western.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has
awarded the contract for the erection OF
its new Office building at Danville Junction,
the price being $500.
The Knickerbocker on the Big Four now
hauls additional sleeper between In
dianapolis and New York. Travel east
bound with all lines Is becoming heavy.
Receiver Hunt. of the Toledo & Kansas
CITY has brought suit against former Pres
ident s. H. Kneeland for 5000 for failure
TO carry out a contract for improvements.
E. E. Walker. joint foreman of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and of the
Monon at the city freight depots of the two
lines. resigned yesterday TO engage in other
business.
The Wabash and Big Four are having
heavy passenger business this week to
North Manchester. there being large
number of Dunkards in attendance at their
yearly meeting.
The stockholders of the Elizabeth. Lex
ington & Big Sandy have elected George
W. Stevens president. ID. Axtell vice presi-
dent G. f. Wexford secretary and G. Z.
Potts treasurer.
The meeting of the Joint passenger COM
mittee to-day in New York promises to be
important as well as interesting, with pros
poets of a two days session before the
business is disposed of.
A new switching engine and a new bag
gage car. sixty feet in length. will this
week be turned out at the Urbana shops OF
the Peoria & Eastern. The engine will have
some new features in its construction.
Inquirer-The substance of the resolutions
passed by the National Conference of Rail-
road Commissioners is that Congress be re-
quested to help extend the jurisdiction and
enlarge the authority of the Interstate
commerce Commission
Under the time schedules which became
effective on Sunday on the Pennsylvania
lines the running time OF seven of the
through trains between New York and
ST. Louis and Chicago was shortened from
thirty minutes 10 one hour.
The estimated earnings of the Terre
Haute & Indianapolis and leased lines for
the month of May were $312. 72S. s.. an in
crease of $3f. 726.1S compared with the cor
responding month of the previous year.
& Logansport for the month were s59s74.31.
a decrease of S1.2A.62.
]. p. Haselton. who has been I'm continu-
Gus service on the st. Louis Vandalia e
Terre Haute since IL opened, died at his
home at Effingham on Monday. Mr.. Hasel-
ton was born March 81. 1884 entered the
service freight conductor July l. 1869, and
was for many years freight agent AMI
yardmaster at bingham.
j. A. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern. yesterday received a
she stated that the last two weeks Presi-
dent ingalls, and herself had been in Italy,
visiting Rome and other cities of interest.
and this week they expect TO be in Paris.
They have planned 10 sail for home on
June q. expecting 10 be in Cincinnati July 4.
A. b. Bridges. assistant general freight
agent OF the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST.
Paul at Chicago. has been transferred TO
Milwaukee. and will have supervision OF
freight traffic in the State OF Wisconsin
and the peninsula OF Michigan. IL was re-
ported from Chicago last week that Mr..
Bridges had been promoted to FIST assist
ant general freight agent This Is erron-
eous: he Is simply transferred.
The Train Dispatchers' Association will
meet in Atlanta I'm annual session on June
II. The convention Will probably remain In
session for three or four days A local
committee of train dispatchers I'm charge OF
the arrangements for the reception and en-
tertainment OF delegates have arranged for
barbecue at Cold Springs, car rides TO