The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-09

The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton is
in the market for 500 box cars of 10000
pounds capacity.
The new chief engineer of the Vandalia
main line was in the city yesterday ac-
quainting himself with conditions at this
point.
The Sunshiners fell before the Horur
Capitols by a score of q to 9 Sunday. Bat
Gallagher and Doyle.
Judge Field, general solicitor of the
Monon lines, to-day; with his family. will
TO be absent thirty days.
J.. a. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, was in Cincinnati yes
terday in conference with President In
gals. returning last night.
The San Francisco Chronicle says r.
Koehler will on Aug. l retire as manager
of the Southern Pacific lines in Oregon
and the position will be abolished.
E. P. Beerbower, formerly agent of the
Big Four'S Cairo division, has become as
ISOLATED with the editorial department of
the Interstate and Indiana Railway Guide
On Sunday a train of thirty-fve loaded
cars was hauled on the Decline division
of the Big Four from Muncie TO Bright
wood-hfty-four miles-in eighty-five min
utes.
L.. F. Loree. president of the Baltimore
& Ohio road in travelling is now using
own car, which is being remodeled, is COM
pleteG.
H. Moore, who has been station agent
of the Michigan Central road at Lake
station, lnd, Tor twenty years. has re-
signed and purchased a home near River
side, Ill.
Orders were issued yesterday TO the ef-
feet that until further notice shopmen Of
the Pennsylvania lines will have a Sat
urday half holiday. working but ffty-hve
hours per week, the schedule having been
ten hours a day.
The headquarters of the Frisco Railroad
Will be located in Fort Worth. Tex. Pres
ident Yoakum has ratified a contract for a
five-year lease of quarters for the general
/ Offices of the road.
Freight officials yesterday received no
tice of another advance in ocean freight
rates, and further notice that advances
may be looked for in early August, Sep
TENDER and October.
East-bound rates from Chicago were to
be advanced July l by order of the presi-
dents, but unless misrepresented some of
the lines continue 10 cut rates as before
the order was issued.
Eugene Cooke. for a long time connected
with the Lake Shore road, tomorrow goes
10 Chicago as trainmaster of the western
division. Charles Goodwin will succeed Mr..
Cooke at general headquarters at Cleve-
land
NJ. E. ingalls,. president Of the Big Four.
who is summering with his family at Hot
Springs, w. Va, spent Sunday and yester-
day at Cincinnati. leaving last night for
New York TO attend a meeting of the board
of directors.
A second section of train No. II over the
Big Four was hauled on Sunday from Gin
cinnati 10 Indianapolis in two hours and
six minutes, eXceling any former record
made by a special or regular train; dis
lance, 10 miles.
An official of the Monon says a wrong
impression prevails i'm relation 70 accommo-
dations for visitors TO French Lick springs
on account of the recent fire. He saws
there is ample room 10 accommodate all
who visit the health resort.
w. r. Woodford. president Of the Cleve-
land. Lorain & Wheeling. is authority for
stating that 1t is the intention Of the COM
pany TO double the track of the road. This
road has an enormous traffic and ranks
third in earnings per mile operated among
Ohio railways.
need not be a surprise if the Hooking Val
ley and its subsidiary companies are soon
acquired by some one. of the large sys-
TENS. II would be valuable property for
the Big Four, the Wabash or even the
Pennsylvania.
The Michigan Central has established a
new route from Detroit 10 Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington without using
the Toledo gateway. The new route is via
the Pennsylvania new line. the old West
ern New York x Pennsylvania, or via the
Lehigh Valley from Buffalo. and trains
can make four hours quicker time between
the points named.
At the meeting of the board of directors
OF the Illinois Central Railway, held in New
lOth NtSAtlAdNf IL NdS QcElAtu 10 recon-
mend to the stockholders for action at ths
annUal meeting, Oct. TO, an increase OF tn,
capital by the issue of Sl3, 100000 in stock. II
this proposition should be faVorably acted
upon by the stockholders IL Will entitlt
each stockholder registered on the books or
Oct. 81 10 subscribe at par for one share OF
the new stock in respect 10 every nvs
shares so registered on the books In hi:
name. and the capital which now amount.
10 sec, 10000. will be increased 10 SIS. 200 900
This step. il was announced. was taken II
view Of the steady and large increase II
the revenue. and in view OF the fact that
although there have been expended during
the year ended June 80. 1901. for improve,
ments IN the service IS. 0o0.0 oO. the f~acilitie.
OF the company are still overtaxed.
w. c. Brown, the new general manager
OF the Lake Shore and the Lake Erie &
Western. yesterday, in company with c. +
Daily. general passenger agent. and As
sistant General Superintendent Bicknell
OF the Lake Erie a Western. inspected TIT
Indianapolis division. On the trip they
= were accompanied by Chief Engineer Han