The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-20

On June Is, 1867, w. r. McKeen was first
elected president of the Vandalia line.
One hundred and twenty roads earned In
May 5000. 70l, an increase over May, 1883,
of $40. 9SS.
]. N. Gethens has been appointed COM
mercial agent of the Illinois Central, with
headquarters at Chicago.
AS now published I'm the Official Railway
Guide, the New York Central controls
1o.01s miles OF railroad
Thirteen years ago yesterday the late
Napoleon Ives purchased the Vandalia
under conditions that created much sur
prise.
w. F. Coulter. commercial agent of the.
Chicago & Alton. and f. l.. Martin, COM
mercial agent OF the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, are In the city.
J. II. Crawford, Western manager of the
Lackawanna fast freight line, will on July
] be transferred TO New York city as gen.
eral Eastern freight agert.
A meeting OF the st. Louis Association of
General Passenger and Ticket Agents, to
take action on the abolition OF bridge tick
cts. will be held on June Il.
The east-bound tonnage out Of Chicago
last week was 62.9S5 tons. against 62.S72 tons
I'm the preceding week. The Big Four car
ricd Sc per cent. Of the freight.
The Ohio Falls car works yesterday de-
Hvered to the Southern Indiana road two
postal cars which are said TO be a credit
TO the works in build and conveniences.
NlllLdIn ATDuCk1G, one OF the veteran
baggagemen on the Lake Erie & West
ern. has obtained a leave of absence and
will go to Denver for the benefit of his
health.
The managers of the roads composing the
Union Railway Company held their month
~ meeting yesterday. j. j. Turner, gen.
eral manager of the Vandalia, acted as
chairman.
]. II. swegman, claim agent Of the Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne * Chicago, has OBJ
tanned a three weeks leave of absence. He
Will be married to-day and start on an
Eastern trip.
Prof w Z. NJ Goss and Prof. Richard
A. Smart, Of Purdue University. are i'm
Saratoga, n. Y. this week, attending the
national meeting of the Master Car Build
ers' Association.
One day last week $500 loaded cars passed
through Lewiston Junction. on the Penn
sylvania lines. This is said 10 be unusual
freight business. even for the busiest sea-
sou OF the year
III. NJ. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent OF the Big Four lines. left last
evening for Sandusky, his former home,
where he will rest for a week. His wife
accompanied him.
w. w. Wentz. formerly with the Big
Pour, now superintendent OF the eastern
division of the Jersey Central. is spending
a few days in the city with friends, his
wife accompanying him.
j.. II. Eckman, Joint inspector Of the In
dianapolis district weighing and inspection
cu'sau, iStuiheu yesterday from Boston,
where he attended the meeting OF the Ma
tional Local Agents Association.
The through sleeping car from ST. louis
10 Mackfnac island via INDIANAPOLIS and
Richmond is now in service nightly. A trav-
eler can leave indianapolis at 7l0 n m
and reach Mackinac at noon next day.
Tickets sold at homeseekers' rates-one
fare plus = for the round trip-to points in
Idaho. Washington. Oregon and British Co
lumbia. on July 3 and II and Aug. Z, may
be made hrst-class with stop-over priyi-
leges.
The Chesapeake & Ohio made less effort
TO secure business for the national Repub-
lican convention than did it's competitors
but secured its full per cent. OF the travel
from this territory and st. Louis and points
west OF that city.
An official Of the road says reports of
crop damage as respects Chicago. Burling-
ton * Quincy are misleading. The Bur
hngfon Is distinctly a corn road, and. ac-
cording TO the best Obtain
able. the stand OF corn In the Burlington
territory has never been excelled at this
season OF the year. and gives promise OF
q very large crop.
Freight Agent Lanctot, of the Iehieh
Valley Railroad. has selected Edward
Dcsheano 10 go TO England 10 Introduce
there the Lehigh Valleys method OF hand
ling freight. A party OF English railway
and marine officials who lately investigated
the railroads Buffalo terminals nave de-
fermlned that they want their business
handled In the same way.
r. H. Turner. general superintendent OF
the Cincinnati. Hamilton * Dayton. was in
the city yesterday. He states that the COM
pany's business Il still handsomely In ex-
cess OF that OF June last year. especiallv
r. the ore traffic heavy. The compan has
received two large new freight locomotives