The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-06

West. We having plenty of tonnage:
and if rates are only maintained we will
be able TO make fine showing"
Personal, Local and General Notes.
NJ W. Mansfield superintendent of the
Indianapolis & vincennes. is still so i'll with
malarial fever as to confine him TO his
room.
]. A. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria Eastern, has so far recovered
from his recent severe illness as to be at
his Office again.
classification No. 20 and the fiat reduction
of grain rates the last vestige of the re-
cent attempt to advance rates gradually
disappears.
An immense coal traffic is looked for
over Indiana, Ohio ana Pennsylvania lines
this month. On April l the price of coal
and the rail rates will be advanced about
20 per cent.
In the month of February there were re-
ceived and forwarded at indianapolis by
the fifteen lines total of 103, 759 cars, S3,12S
being loaded. against S1,9n loaded cars in
February, 1899.
]. T. Harahan, vice president of the Illi-
Eois Central, who has been on an extended
trip throughout the West, where he estab-
lished a number OF agencies for his road,
returned from California via the Southern
route.
The January statement of the Chicago,
Burlington e. Quincy is a very favorable
one, showing an increase in gross earnings
of $316,79O. and an increase in net earnings,
after expenses and charges have been paid,
of $247. SOS.
In February the Vandalia brought into
Indianapolis 1859 loaded and 500 empty
cars; forwarded from Indianapolis 1929
loaded and 2,113 empty cars. OF the in
bound business, 5l5 cars were loaded with
live stock.
General passenger agents of the roads
operating in the territory west of Chicago
are not sure as to their legal right TO re-
fuse to check unlocked baggage. or their
right to refuse to assume liability for loss
resulting from pilfering.
It Is stated that at the coming fore
closure sale of the Pittsburg & Western
there will be three bidders, the Erie the
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg and the
Baltimore e. Ohio, with the probabilities
that the last named company will secure
the property.
George b. Reeve, general traffic manager
of the Grand Trunk. on Saturday handed
in his resignation, to take effect April go
Mr.. Reeves resignation is due to the fact
that ne believes that after forty years
continuous service with the road he is en-
titled to rest.
John M. Egan. former general manager
of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming road.
take the vice presidency and general man.
agership of the Central of Georgia, is, 1t
is reported. to be promoted to the presi-
dency Of that road.
The Central Freight Association roads
have voted favorably on the proposition of
Armour & Co. to reduce the carload mini
mum weight on beef from 10000 to $4,000
pounds. They have also agreed to change
the minimum carload weight on hogs from
10000 to 10000 pounds
8. f. B. Morse, assistant traffic manager
OF the Southern Pacific, accompanied by
his wife and sister, is on his way to visit
relatives in Ohio. In speaking of condi-
tons on his road he said that business was
good on account of the travel to the West
and to the Philippines.
Reports to the general freight agent of
the Illinois Central from stations along its
lines show that the holdings of corn have
been greatly reduced in the last sixty days
and the rush of the winter is thought to
be over. Corn remaining in the cribs Is
said to be in excellent condition.
lie Moyne Moffett has been appointed
city. passenger agent for the Rock Island
at Kansas City, vice George Andrews, who
goes TO Fort Worth. Texas, as travelling
passenger agent for the Chicago, Rock
Island & Texas, under Charles B. Sloat,
general passenger and ticket agent.
The estimated gross earnings of the
Terre Haute e. indianapolis for the month
of February were $315,346.01, an increase
of s62,6SSS5 as compared with the same
month OF last year. The estimated earn
ings of the Terre Haute & Logansport
were SIS, ness, an increase of s5,413.l6.
The last OF the trestle work of the new
double-track bridge over White river on
the Belt road has been removed, and as
soon as practicable both tracks will be
laid with heavy steel rail. Bridge experts
pronounce this bridge the most substantial
structure of its character in the country.
Cost, $4,000.
Henry NJ. Wade. superintendent of the
Queen & Crescent road between Cincinnati
and Somerset, 15S miles. spent Sunday
with the parents of his wife. Charles NJ.
Walker and wife, of this city. From a
superior officer on the road 1t is learned
that Mr.. Wade is making an excellent
record I'm his present position.
D. s. Gray, general agent OF the Penn
sylvania Company, has been in the service
Of this system OF roads for nifty years,
commencing as clerk at Wellington, o.,
on the Cleveland. Columbus q Cincinnati
road, now part of this system Colonel s.
r. Gray. general Western freight agent.
has been with this company since 1860.
Arrangements for the operation of the
through passenger service between St.
Louis and Portland have been completed.
and the schedule has been agreed upon by
the Burlington and Northern Pacific roads.
The new service will go into effect May /.
These through trains from the Mississippi
valley to the Pacific Northwest will be
somewhat of an innovation.
An arrangement has been made between
a number of railroads whereby a new pas
senger route between St. Louis and st.
Paul Is to be established. The route is as
follows: st. Louis to Peoria, over the AL
ton: Peoria to Rock Island. over the Peoria
& Rock Island; and from Rock Island to
ST. Paul. over the Milwaukee & st. Paul.
1t is expected the new service will be in
augurated March is.
The advance sheets of the reports OF the
general secretary and treasurer OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers In
surance Association show that SIS claims
were paid I'm the twenty-five months end
ing Dec. 81. 1899. amounting TO sl.s52. 600;
100 of these were deaths by railroad acct
dents. 81 for amputations and loss OF sight,
352 from natural causes. and the remain
der II, by suicide and drowning. The as
snciaiinn has naid out over eight and one