The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-23

Big -Four lines, is at Putin bay for a few
days. accompanied by his wife.
{. F.. Daily, general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie x Western, who has been
away for several days. returned yester-
day.
The first fifteen. days of July there was
handled on the Big Four proper 1921 load
ed cars, 9,02S more than in the correspond
ing period of 1900.
Heretofore E. r. Darlow. of the Vandaiia,
has borne the title of secretary for Receiver
Malott; hereafter he will be known as as
sistant to receiver.
c. a. Christofferen, chief signal engineer
of the Chicago Great Western, is in the
city for a day or two. He formerly was
connected with the Big Four.
1t is stated that the new trains the
PENNSYLVANIA and the Big -Four have put
on to meet the trolley competition are pay
ing the cost of running them.
There was handled on the Peoria & East
ern line in the first fifteen days of this
month lo,035 loaded cars, against 1919 In
the corresponding period of last year.
The vacancy in the trunk line commits
sionership caused by the death or the late
Commissioners Goddard remains to be filled,
and possibly will remain vacant until Sep
TENDER.
c. S. Cunningham has been appointed
assistant superintendent Of the first second
and third districts Of the Grand Trunk
Railway, with headquarters at Island
Pond, VI.
The Monon earned in the second week
Of July &2.4l0,, an increase OF s6ll over
two weeks OF July it's gross earnings in
creased S1i, 754.
The recent order for locomotives placed
by the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton is
for two switch engines. to be delivered in
October, and five ten-wheel freight engines
for December and January delivery.
The Panhandle is remodeling one of it's
old freight depots and putting IN additional
bulk tracks leading off OF South Delaware
street. which will be a great convenience
TO the commission merchants, as they can
reach the depot or bulk tracks without
crossing any railroad track.
An official of the Baltimore & Ohio con-
firms the report that the shops at Parkers,
newer and larger shops built at Belle Pere,
directly across the river. The new shops
will be of larger capacity and admit of do
ing heavier work there.
G. w. Kramer has been selected by Pres
ident Jeffries. OF the Denver & Rio Grande,
as his assistant. The position is a new
one, and was created to relieve the presi-
dent OF the immense amount of work con-
nected with the direction of the road.
Archie McLaren yesterday succeeded
George r.. Porter. recently appointed city
%cinnati, as secretary to General Passenger
Agent Lynch. Mr.. McLaren has been in
the auditing department for ten years.
The handbook of railroad securities COM
piled by the publishers of the Commercial
and Financial Chronicle has been issued.
This little book gives the gross and net
earnings for a series of years of railroads,
together with other valuable statistics.
Without question negotiations are pend
ing by which the Findlay, Fort Wayne &
Western may become the property of the
Toledo. St. Louis & Western tor the pur-
pose Of using IL as a trunk line link. The
Findlay road is ninety miles in length. ex-
tending from Findlay to Fort Wayne. Ind.
1t is announced that all the engineers ON
the Philadelphia division of the Pennsyl-
va MIA road Whn arC rlfnnfnU C1aCc Ire en-
gines are to be granted an increase of
wages equivalent to % cents per day. A
similar advance was noted on the Altoona
division last week. 1t applies only to men
on the big engines.
The passenger apartment of the New
York Central has issued a revised edition
OF its four-track series, entitled THE Thou
sand Islands; The pamphlet contains
practically all the information desired by
those who contemplate visiting this health
and pleasure resort. The pamphlet has a
number of half-tone Illustrations
The New York Central passenger depart
ment has been obliged to take up a num-
Der OF the family tickets issued at special
cts IN the hands of persons who are not
entitled TO use them. Instances were dis
covered where a family ticket was doing
service for a whole neighborhood.
In common with the other localities. har-
mony has been restored In the New Eng
land freight-rate situation. Rates are TO be
restored 10 tariff at once, the understand
ing being. as IL is with the trunk lines. that
assurance should be had from Central
Freight Association lines OF noninterference
with rates IN New England territory.
The Lehigh Valley has found il necessary
70 run additional parlor cars on its through
day trains. No. 1. the celebrated Black
Diamond express. leaving Buffalo daily
Sundays excepted. now has elegant Pull
man vestibule observation parlor cars 10
New York and Philadelphia. No. 4 has a
connection daily Sundays excepted) for
Atlantic City.
Mention was made recently that Presi-
dent ingalls, had given General Manager
Barnard authority to purchase 1900 tons
OF new steel rails. weighing eightv-fve
pounds to the yard. Mr.. Ingalls, now
authorizes the purchase or 1900 additional
tons Of steel OF the same weight. The
fTst lnstallment has been delivered. The
other order viii he filed in August.
Division Superintendent Thomas Rey-
nolds. II the Cairo division OF the Big
-Four. was in the city yesterday looking
for cars 10 move the wheat offered. For
two weeks past 100 TO $50 cars have been
,oaded on that division daily. and as yet
there Is no indication of a falling of in
the demand for cars. Other lines of traf-
tic on the road are unusually heavy for
July.
II is intlmated that the trip OF Roswell
Miller. chairman OF the executive board OF
! the Chicago, Milwaukee * ST. Paul. now