The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-20

On Sunday 3,104 people were carried on the
Lake Erie & Western a excursion rates.
H. S. Stoors. assistant superintendent of
the Lake Erie & Western, is in Cleveland In
conference with Lake Shore officials.
Vice President Harahan. of the Illinois
Central, accompanied by his wife. has gone
to Mount Clemens. Mich, for a two weeks
stay.
The Wabash has let eight contracts for
work on it's extension from Mngo 10
Jewett, o. The line between those points
will be double tracked.
The Big Four is building at its Bright
wood shops 100 box cars of a very sub
stantial pattern for fast freight service.
They are large and rest on heavy trucks
Common stock of the Detroit Southern
has advanced nine points and the preferred
stock thirteen points on the report that il
is TO be purchased by the Norfolk & West
ern.
George Butker, formerly passenger agent
of tbs Indiana. Bloomington & Western,
now with Daniel Ramsey in Washington,
d. c.. was in the city yesterday calling
on old friends.
F. c. Calhoun trainmaster of the Lake
Shore at Youngstown. last week broke all
records by loading 612 cars of ore in one day
al the Ashtabula wharves. The previous
total was 606 cars.
special train on the Alabama Great
Southern on Sunday made the run from
Meridian. Miss, TO New Orleans. 1876 miles
in four hours. eclipsing all former records
between those points.
The Twilight limited of the Chicago &
Northwestern between Minneapolis and
Duluth last week covered sixty-seven miles
i'm sixty minutes, equalng any record ever
made in the Northwest.
r. A. Gray city passenger agent of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton * Dayton, has re-
signed and accepted a position with the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, with
a handsome increase in salary.
r w Policy switchman. has filed suit
to restrain the Louisville & Nashville from
keeping his name on the black list. which
shuts him out of employment on other
roads in the State of Kentucky.
Shippers and connecting roads have been
notified that the Cincinnati, Richmond &
Muncie was opened for business yester-
day through to North Judson. Ind, for
both passenger and freight traffic.
The Big Four has contracted with the
American Car and Foundry Company for
500 freight cars and eleven coaches, and
the Lake Erie e Western has contracted
with the same works for fifty gondola cars
Warren j. Lynch. general passenger agent
of the Big Four, and II. J. Rhein. general
passenger agent of the Lake Erie & West
ern. are in Pittsburg attending a meeting
of passenger officials of the Vanderbilt
lines.
The Cotton Belt last week awarded con-
tracts 10 the Carnegie Steel Company for
so 600 tons of steel rails weighing seventy
five pounds 10 the yard. The rails will be
laid on the main line in Missouri, Kansas
and Texas.
DR. r. Talbot. who represents the Penn
sylvania Voluntary Relief Department at
Indianapolis. left for Cleveland last even
ing to attend the election of representa-
tives of the different divisions who consti-
tute the executive committee of the or
ganization.
The body Of John Mckenna. former mas
ter mechanic of the indianapolis, Peru &
Chicago. who died In this city on Thursday
was taken 10 Peru. his former home for
burial and a number of railroad men who
were associated with him when on the l.
z. & c. attended the burial service.
Captain W. L. Reynolds. formerly with
the Big Fours St Louis division. now with
the Illinois Central. has received another
promotion. He was recently made chief
tie inspector OF the entire system. and
yesterday was appointed chief timber and