The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-14

President ingalls,, of the Big Four. VINO
has been East for some time, will return
10 Cincinnati to-day.
j. E. Creighton, travelling freight agent
CT the Northern Pacific, was passenger
on the steamer Eva, recently lost at sea.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois is asking
for bids from 500 to 1000 coal cars, or
2,000 TO 5000 box cars and on twenty pas
senger coaches.
The Cleveland & Pittsburg the Pennsyl-
vania line, has declared a regular quarterly
dividend of Ia per cent. on the guaranteed
stock, payable Dec /.
Owing to the reduced rates it is reported
that travel in the Northwest is extraordi-
narily heavy, with indications of an in
crease in the near future.
Western railroads have refused the re-
quest of New York wholesalers TO reduce
rates during February and March TO en-
able merchants TO buy in New York city.
In the year ending June 30 there were
four railway mail clerks killed and IA in
Jured-ffty seven seriously In the pre-
ceding year six clerks were killed and 2l2
injured.
c.. T. Hendrickson, who has been chief
clerk of General superintendent Rawn, OF
the b. K o. s. W., has been appointed SUI
perintendent of telegraphs of the entire
system.
On the 2eth inst. the annual meeting of
the Queen * Crescent is TO be held at Gin
cinnati and on the I'D the annual meeting
of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern at
Cincinnati.
The belief strengthens that General Man.
ager St John, of the Seaboard Airline can
have the general managership of the Grand
Trunk on the first of the year, If he will
take II.
Nov 25 has been fixed upon as the date
for the winter passenger train schedule of
the Pennsylvania lines 10 become effective.
There are no trains to be taken OF and but
slight changes in schedule.
1t is said that ID. McNicoll. the assist
Canadian a.
cific has almost a cinch on the appoint
ment to succeed Charles NJ Hays as gen.
eral manager of the Grand Trunk
A number of prominent freight men
passed through the city yesterday en- route
to Hot Springs. Ark. TO attend the meeting
of the Western classification committee
which convenes in that city to-day.
The St. Louis e San Francisco Railroad
Company has placed $2500,000 contract for
the Improvement of the company's roadbed
from Kansas City south through Missouri.
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory into
Texas.
H. c. Burtis has been appointed auditor
of the Emporia & Gulf road in eastern
| Texas Mr.. Rurtis was former auditor OF
| the Galveston. Houston & Northern Rail
| way, retiring when the road was acquired
| by the Huntington interests.
Freight traffic on the vandalia is the
| largest ever known in its history and Gen
| eral Freight Agent Taylor states IL would
| be a third heavier had they the power and
l cars 10 handle the business offered. The
passenger department is also experiencing
| an unusually good business
President Cassatt. OF the Pennsylvania
will arrive In Cincinnati to-day from an
| inspection OF the Norfolk & Western and
| the Little Miami division OF the Pennsyl.
vania and tomorrow will return East via
/ the Chesapeake & Ohio. in which the Penn
| sylvania holds large interest.
AS representatives of the Chicago & Rock
| Island road have recently made trip over
| the Rio Grande. Sierra Madre * Pacific
| road i'm company with J. F.. Smith, ths
/ chief engineer, report has gained cur.
rency that the Rock Island may at no dis
tant day control that property.
All the roads in Central Traffic Associa
ton territory Will sell round-trip ticket,
/ at one and one-third fare on Nov. % and 2
| good 10 return Nov. 30 between stations OF
| their lines not to exceed distance OF IS
miles from starting point and also to man,
points on connecting lines within that dis
lance.
| The Union Pacific has issued new tim,
card on which q train makes the run from