The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-18


also offered invitations.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Big Four hos set aside $50, 900 for new
machinery in it's shops at B~ellefontaine, o.
w. III. McDoel, president of the Monon
lines, accompanied by his wife, is in Wash
fngton, ID. G..
The grand annual ball of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen will be given at
Tomlinson Hall on the night of Oct. 81.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has
ordered twenty-five simple and five COM
pound engines from the Baltimore locomo-
tive works.
says he does not think there Is any danger
of freight blockade at New Orleans. as had
been rumored.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Dayton last
week placed an order with the Pittsburg
locomotive works for two new locomotives
fer passenger service.
On Sunday, Oct. IS. the Brightwood
citation will celebrate its fourth anniversary
with interesting services.
The condition of E. w. Winter, who is
confined at the Hospital St Paul. is some
what improved. He Is said to be suffering
from nervous p~rostration.
1t is stated that the Chesapeake & Ohio
through forming a traffic alliance with the
West Virginia Central and the Pittsburg
& Lake Erie will get into Pittsburg.
c.. L. Wellington. who recently declined
the position of manager of the Western
traffic pool, has been appointed traffic man
ager of the Colorado & Southern.
The annual report of the Erie Railway
shows that during the year 49, SIC pas
sengers were handled on the line, an in
crease over previous years of 1.S05.523.
The new bridge of the Cincinnati, Ham,
ilton & Dayton at New Palestine is COM
pleted, also the extensive fill at that point.
II required 1890 carloads Of dirt to make
the Improvement.
A new interlocking plant has Just been
put in service at the crossing of the Big
-Four and the Chicago * Alton, making
niEety-one crossings OF other railroads by
the Big our protected oy interlocking
plants.
Besides the orders placed last week by
the Pennsylvania for 10000 tons of steel
rails the Baltimore & Ohio contracted for
10000 tons. the Chesapeake & Ohio 5000,
the Norfolk az Western 5000 and Read
ing 5000.
The river division of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago between Allegheny and
Rochester is now four track, which is per-
fectly ballasted and said to be the most
perfect track on the Pennsylvania lines
east or west. admitting of unlimited speed.
Robert Dickson died at Sewickley. Pa.
on Sunday in his eighty-ffth year. In his
early days he was a large contractor. build
ing the original P~ittsburg, Fort Wayne &
N0lCdEO dld tItClllE a. humber Oh III
portant bridges for the Pennsylvania Com
pany.
John Milton Hill. for many years identi-
fed with the paymaster's department on
the Pennsylvania, died In the Allegheny
general hospital on Monday. He entered
the service of the Pennsylvania Company
in 1874. remaining in their employ up to his
death.
the Norfolk & Western, the Chesapeake &
Ohio and the Southern railroads are prac-
tically In effect now, and 1T Is rumored that
the Seaboard Airline will soon become
identified with the agreement between the
roads.
C. B. Ryan, general Western passenger
agent of the Chesapeake * Ohio. was hand
somely mi by the travelling pas
fort over the Chesapeake 4 Ohio. they pre-
senting him with an elegant dress suit
case and toilet case to match.
w. c.. Arp. superintendent OF motive pow
er of the Vandalia lines. was I'm the city
Yesterday. He states that the shops OF the
company at Terre Haute are giving en-
ployment to 600 men. the largest force ever
employed. and on full time, I'm some de-
partments the men making overtime.
Charles Stilz. general ticket agent at the
Union Station, said yesterday that Monday
was the best day In mileage exchange at
the ticket office; l.oso tickets being issued
statesmen. Previous to Monday SIS was the
largest number ever issued In any one day.
For the first time since Its reorganization
in 1894 the Erie exhibits a safe surplus
over its fixed charges for the years 1889
and 1900. The company now operates 2.7i0
miles OF road. its bonded debt outstanding
is SAL. AIS, 100. its common stock Ia Sll2. 357. 400.
and preferred stock sic. 000. 600.
II. p. Perham, treasurer OF the Order of
Railway Trainmen, has been exonerated
| from the charges made against him by ex-
| President Powell. The Order OF Railway
Trainmen has been brought very promi-
| nently into court ~affsfrs, and IL is under
stood that more care Will be exercised
hereafter I'm selecting officers.
The reballasting OF fifty miles of the east
ern division OF the Peoria a. Eastern lines
| has been completed, leaving but forty more
miles OF the 1fo miles from Indianapolis Ia