The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-14
Personal, Local and General Notes.


In the purchase of additional real estate
expended $l,4S7, 429.
In August on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie,
on which John Riley is trainmaster there
were handled 1,655.O00 tons of freight.
Superintendent Zion has increased the
force at the Union Station for next week
sixty men, including the extra baggage
men.
The Royal Blue Book of the Baltimore &
Ohio for September Is out. 1t contains
several articles and number OF illustra-
tions.
The Peoria & Eastern earned in the first
week of September S52,4l4S, an increase
s5,232.2.
The Big Four earned in the first week
of September $3S7. 1850, an increase over
the corresponding week of last year OF
81, 6S429
n. B. Baird has been appointed travelling
passenger agent of the Cotton Belt. He
was formerly connected with the Toledo,
st. Louis & Western.
j. A. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, returned yesterday from
a months trip TO the Pacific coast. He
returns VIA the Canadian Pacific.
the official report of receipts from sales
of tickets at Peoria for the Peoria q East
ern in August shows an increase of fully
100 per cent, and August last year made
good showing.
The Wabash earned in the first week of
g.,
corresponding week last year of $50, 1913.
Since July l the road has earned $3,60S, 1874,
an increase this year of $780, AIS.
James n. Barker, general passenger
agent of the Missouri, Kansas q Texas,
who spent a month at Nantucket. Mass.
returned yesterday to his headquarters at
St Louis. Mr.. Barker was born on Cape
Cod.
The report is revived that NJ. f. Ingalls,
president of the Big Four lines, will in the
near future move to New York for per-
manent residence. The information is such
in character as TO give credence to such
statement.
The st. Louis & San Francisco and the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis have
no longer place in the official Railway
Guide. Instead, the September number
shows the new San Francisco system COW
ering S,162 miles of main line.
A. A. Zion, superintendent of the Union
Railway Company, and ID. V. Moore, as
sistant engineer of the Union Railway
ing from two weeks trip to Duluth and
other points, including Buffalo.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Hooking Valley road will be held
in New York Oct 3. when it is expected
that j. NJ. Ferris will be made traffic man.
ager OF the consolidated Hooking Valley
and Toledo * Ohio Central lines.
In the year ended June 80, according to
the report of President Jenreys, the Den
yer & Rio Grande carried 776501 passengers
and A. 1873 tons of freight. There were
ninety-one miles more than ten years ago.
The new shops of the Buffalo, Rochester
Pittsburg road at Dubois are nearing
completion and will give employment to
$50 men. A large model roundhouse will
be completed at that point next month
The erecting shop is 541 feet long by 200
feet wide.
The plan of reorganizing the Western
Freight Association and extending its
jurisdiction and power is meeting with
favor on the part OF conservative railway
of all roads in specified territories under
traffic directors.
An Eastern financial paper says that the
negotiations in progress for some time
past for control of the Evansville & Terre
Haute have been completed, the purchas-
ers having all the stock they need, and
that is the reason assigned for its reaction
the last day or two.
Not including the Buffalo division, the
Wabash lines in 1901 were operated on 72.34
per cent. OF the gross earnings, which is
certainly favorable exhibit when the eX-
traordlnary expenses OF the road. due TO
pushing improvements and increasing roll
ing stock, are considered.
y. II. Kimball. joint agent Of the Central
Passenger Association, arrived yesterday
and has established his office in the north
east room of the Union Station. He ex-
poets busy time next week. All excur-
sion-rate tickets must be stamped at his Of
flee before good TO return on.
The American Brotherhood of Carmen
now holding its seventh annual convention
in Kansas City. by a vote of 80 10 %, re-
fused 10 affiliate with the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. The fear of being called
out by a sympathetic strike was the chief
reason assigned for such result.
An Eastern financial paper says the fu-
ture of the Wabash depends almost en-
tirely on the outcome of its Pittsburg
scheme. As matters now stand the COM
pany will be obliged TO eXpend considerable
money out of its earnings for years to
come. as ii has no available fund for such
purpose.
There appears wide difference Of opinion
on the merits of the present form of in
Interchangeable mileage transportation, and
proposition 10 change the present form is
favored by a number of the general pas
senger agents Of the territory west of
souri, river.
belated fast mail train over the Southern
Pacific. the Burlington. the Lake Shore
and the New York Central is causing much
favorable comment and may result in
changing the mail route between Australia
and this country, sending the mails via San
Francisco.
The Panhandle has large extra gangs
constructing longer sidetracks on its Char
tiers branch. so built as TO form n part of
a second track when such an improvement
is undertaken. The business of this division
are not sufficient TO move trains with rea-
sonable promptness.
Herbert p. Thrall, superintendent OF the
eighth division of the railway mail service,
Is 10 De appointed superintendent OF mail
contracts for the Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific roads. his duties including
the designing, building and fitting up OF