The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-28

W. III. McDoel. president of the Monon
lines. is expected in the city to-day.
The Pennsylvania lines will run their At
lantic City excursions some time in August,
the date as yet not having been fixed.
The Grand Rapids g. Indiana company
will to-day inaugurate its cottagers' train
service between Rome City and Fort
Wayne.
Samuel E. Rauh, president of the Belt
Road and Stockyards Company. who has
been in Europe a few weeks, will sail for
home on Saturday.
The car mileage of the freight equipment
of the Big Four for May reached $500, 600
miles, on the part of their own cars, the
largest mileage ever made with the COM
pany's own equipment.
The net earnings of the Lake Shore for
the last six months were 81, 1S5. $50 in excess
OF those Of the first six months Of 1899.
while the net earnings of the Michigan
Central show a decrease of $1,000.
On Monday the Saratoga limited Of the
New York Central made its initial trip
for this season, and made the run between
New York and Saratoga Springs, 1SS miles,
in go minutes. making but one stop. at
Troy.
]. ]. Hanrahan, of Chicago, vice grand
chancellor of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen. is spending a few days at
washington, Ind, working W an interest
in the organization among railroad men at
that point.
IL CClaOlll 40 hSaNl 40 ~
present, the hot weather seemingly having
started the seekers Of cooler summer re-
sorts. All lines out of Indianapolis are
selling more tickets than in any June in
years past.
A good train service has been established
for Mackinaw City and northern Michigan
points by the Michigan Central, and the
fast trains of the Cincinnati. Hamilton Sc
Dayton are, under the new schedule, max
ing excellent connections.
The contract to buiid the new -wh
passenger engine for the Big Four, on de-
signs prepared by William Garstang, SUI
perintendent of motive power. has been
awarded to the Baldwin locomotive works.
The engine will cost $4,000.
The Wabash statement for May shows a
net decrease for the month OF $4,000. This
is due to increased operating expenses of
$171, 504. President Ashley says the heavy
charges represent payment for betterments
which happened to come due in May.
Vice President and General Manager ].
Ramsay, jr., of the Wabash Railway. has
| announced the appointment of f. B.. Pryor
as assistant to the vice president. with
| headquarters in st. Louis. Mr.. Pryor has
been in the service of the Wabash since
1850.
The New York Central and the West
Shore jointly have moved into a new office
at Buffalo. which Is said to be one OF the
| finest and most perfectly equipped ticket
! offices in the country, and deliberately fin
ished in different kinds of wood and large
plate glass
The A G. Porter Lodge of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Ffremen at Fort
Wayne held its annual election on Mon
day and chose w H. Perry master: vice
master. G. A. Rogers. Six years ago this
| lodge had scarcely enough member TO re-
tain it's charter: now IL has over l0.
Wall street has a report to the effect
| that papers have been signed whereby the
Monon has become the property of the
| New York Central. Mr. Depew said that
all he knew of the reported deal was that
Vice President Hayden has been making
a tour OF inspection OF the Monon.
The Monon has a monopoly OF the bust
ness to West Baden and French Lick
| satisfactory from this section Il would
draw much more business. There is no
| reason. say those who have investigated
the matter, that these springs should not
become as popular as any of the rival hot
springs
Western roads have adopted a rule that
no package of any XII weighing more
than $50 pounds will be accepted or checked
as personal baggage. Some question was
| raised recently as 10 the uniformity with
which the rule was being enforced and an
official investigation of the subject was
undertaken 1t has resulted in demonstrate
ing that the rule is being strictly enforced.
Boston Advertiser: 1.-THE big auarries of
| Oolitic building stone in southern Indiana
are sending a large amount OF building ma
terial 10 the Eastern cities at present. This
| stone makes one OF the nandSOmest and
most substantial building materials that
can be found in the world. and the demand
for IL is growing fast. The most important
auarries are on the line OF the Monon
route"
Last week was a record-breaker in the
shipment OF coal from Newport News TO
foreign countries. Twenty-one thousand
tons of New River steam coal were shipped
from there during the week, going TO Mar
s~eilles, France; Trieste. Austria: Rio ia
Micro and other ports. The Chesapeake &:
Ohio Railroad Is negotiating with other
governments and foreign coal concerns. IL
] Is said. In addition 10 the Russian gov