The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-09
Personal, Local and General Notes.

A. b. Harris, president of the Vera Cruz
& Pacific, passed through the city yester-
day on his private car en- route to New
York.
The Toledo st. Louis & Western earned
in August $2S0, Isl, an increase over August,
1901. of s34;1n Recent traffic alliances
are increasing its earnings.
The freight war in Kansas City is over
All lines yesterday restored rates to tariff.
The war was mostly over freight of the
packing industries of that city.
General Passenger Agent Daniels, of the
New York Central, and a few newspaper
friends will be the guests tomorrow of
Walter w. Law, at Briarcliff Manor.
Passenger earning of the Chesapeake &
Ohio show a handsome increase over
August, 1901, while its freight earnings,
on account OF the strike, fell off 1856, 432
Strikes on the Chesapeake & Ohio are
helping the Norfolk & Western. Since July
i the latter has earned s., 346379, an increase
over the corresponding sixty days of 1901
of 1894, 1856.
The Baltimore & Ohio controlling the
Pittsburg & Western, has set aside 100000
to spend in laying new heavier rails be-
tween New Castle, Pa. and Akron, o., and
on terminal facilities.
De Witt Moon. the new assistant general
superintendent of the Lake Erie & West
ern. who was detained at WATERFOWL
longer than expected. arrived in the city
yesterday with his family.
The Evansville e. Terre Haute earned in
AUGUST $lo0, fyS, an increase over last wear
OF soo5; the Evansville & Indianapolis
earned s34.351, an increase over August
last year. of s., 140.
M r. Ingalls, president of the Big Four
day, and on Nov. 1 will have been presi-
den. receiver, then president of the Big
Four lines thirty-two years.
Ex-Freight Traffic Manager Stevens, of
the Chicago q Southeastern, in the
city yesterday He said he had severed his
connection with the G. & S. T.. and was un-
decided as to what he would do.
Engine 1858 has been assigned to haul
the official trains on the Pennsylvania
with Walter Gibson as engineer and F. H.
handsome one, having considerable brass
work for ornamentation.
s. w. Miller, master mechanic of the
Panhandle shops at this point, states that
| he has over 600 men, and they are so
pressed with work that they have ceased
| TO make Saturday afternoon half holiday,
at least for the present.
Lancaster. Pa, has become an important
| point on the Pennsylvania lines, and the
| company will expend quite sum of money
| In erecting a large freight depot and in
creasing the yard room, having last week
purchased additional ground.
Alfred W. Gibbs has been appointed SUI
perintendent OF motive power of the Phila-
| deiphia, Wilmington & Baltimore division
of the Pennsylvania, vice Alexander Kear-
ney. who last week succeeded W. 5.
\
The private car of George Jay Gould is
nearing completion, and will be the most
| expensive car ever built, costing in the
neighborhood of $4,000. The car is being
| built at the St. Charles works, and is
equipped with every thing modern.
w. "A. Garrett. general superintendent
| of the Philadelphia q Reading, formerly
| with the Baltimore az Ohio at Garrett Ind
| has so far recovered from his recent in
juries that he was at his office Saturday,
but he still carries the marks of the bruises
| received in the wreck.
The Erie Railway is having twenty-five
of the tandem type of consolidated engines
| built, the engine proper weighing 2U9. C0t
| pounds 1S5.500 pounds resting the driv-
| ers. The engines have sos fiues. carry ~,
| pounds of steam pressure and have a heat
ing surface in the firebox of 1883 feet
Eff Cost, freight traffic manager of the
Big Four lines, was in the city yesterday
He states that business is all that could be
| desired The companys cars are now al
in service. and indications are that they
| will be for months TO come. How the com.
! pany is to handle the immense corn croT
on the system is "a problem that is deer
| study with the management as all ovel
the system other lines of traffic are In ex
| cess of any former year.
The Northern Securities Company is tight
ening its grip on the Wisconsin Central
and has informed the passenger depart
ment that the Great Northern withdraws
| from the arrangement 10 handle the Wis
consin Central home seekers and genera
immigration business, and will in futur,
work with the Chicago. Burlington 4
Quincy. The canceling OF the agreement
Is a serious blow To the passenger bust
ness of the Wisconsin Central.
The city of Dunkirk. ~ Y. has enacted
an order against the railroads in it's limits
which. IL enforced by all municipalities
would make through fast service on exist
ing schedules impossible. Under this legis
lation all trunk lines must maintain a flag
| man and gates at every railroad crossinl
in the city. both day and night: must dis
continue harboring cars within 100 feet of ;