The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-27
Personal, Local and General Notes.


The indianapolis e. Vincennes yesterday
took out of Indianapolis for Bethany Park
twenty-seven coach loads of colored peo-
pie
In the week ended June q the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois delivered at Chicago Co.
270 tons of Indiana coal, double that of any
other road.
The directors of the Lake Erie & Western
have declared the regular semi-annual divi-
dend of 2 per cent. on the preferred stock,
payable July Is.
c. S. Crane. general passenger agent of
the Wabash, is in Pittsburg. his first visit
TO that city since the new offices were
opened for business.
An opinion has been handed down by an
Illinois court that towns and villages have
no right to limit the speed of trains
through territory in their jurisdiction.
Harvey ]. Wells has been appointed COM
mercial agent of the Michigan Central and
the North Shore Dispatch at Kansas City,
vice l. CT. Mitchell, who died two weeks
ago.
The Big Four. in connection with the
Lake Shore. has arranged a new line to
Chautauqua, via Westf1eld. Trains is and
40 both make close connection for Chau-
tauqua.
The Central Traffic lines looking for
large Fourth of July travel. Heretofore
the rate has been fare and one-third for
the round trip. This year it is one fare for
the round trip.
commencing with Sunday the Lake Shore
will run all of its trains into the Grand
Central Station at Harrison street and
Fifth avenue, Chicago.
On July l the Pittsburg G. Lake Erie will
open TO traffic its new yards at East
Youngstown o. The roundhouse in course
Of construction at that point will not be
completed before Oct. 1.
At recent meeting of the local freight
agents a resolution was adopted that after
Aug. l all city freight depots should close
at 4:S0 p. m. except Saturdays, and on that
day at D. m, as is the case now.
Through a consolidation of agencies and
of the switching service at Muncie the Big
Four and Lake Erie * Western will reduce
the expenses of that station fully 80 per
cent. and will improve the service.
The Improvements TO the Fort Wayne.
Muncie q Louisville division of the Lake
Erie & Western are almost completed, and
the train service is much improved The
passenger business of the line has fully
doubled
An Eastern financial paper states that
the Vanderbilts and the Pennsylvania are
purchasing a large interest in the Wabash
and will ask for representation in the
board. Mr.. Gould. ii is stated. favors their
admission
passenger and freight departments OF the
Grand Island road at Kansas City, has re-
signed TO engage in commercial pursuits.
He formerly represented the Chicago Great
Western at Leavenworth, Kan.
Col William Shaw, district passenger
agent OF the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
is in the city. He states that the new pas
senger and freight offices of the road at
Cincinnati will be opened for business July
and are the finest In that city
William q. Morcom, auditor OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific, accompanied by his wife,
passed through the city yesterday en- route
sail for England to be absent two months.
This is Mr.. Morcom's first vacation in
twenty-one years of continuous service.
The Erie has purchased at Randall, near
Cleveland. o., go acres of ground for new
terminals. including new freight yard
and new shops The improvements contem-
plated this year by the company will cost
fully $50 OO0, 600, and these are included.
The Wabash earned in the third week of
June $3.50 100, an increase over the cor
responding week of last year of 500 O62
Since July l, the beginning of the road s
fiscal year. the lines have earned $lS5SS-
093.66. an increase over the preceding year
OF 81 .507, IS.
w. F. Wilson, general manager of the
Vanderbilt fast freight lines was in the
city yesterday. For some days he has been
travelling over the territory his lines get
their business from 10 learn the outlook
for traffic. and he returns much elated over
the prospects.
Commencing on Sunday the Fast Mall
Dayton. will leave indianapolis at sos
a. M, fifteen minutes earlier than now
and reach Cincinnati at 11;20 q. m The
Cincinnati Limited Train 80 will leave In
dianapolis az p. m. and reach Cincinnati
at s.
On July the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy will put on a new train between
Chicago and Denver making the same
time that the Chicago * Northwestern
does. IL Is stated this Is net done 10 fight
the Chicago & Northwestern. but to meet
another rival, the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific.
The Lake Shore has a successful en-
pioyes' insurance association which has two
classes. one of which pays s.. 900 in case of
death and the other $1,000. according 10 the
line OF work the employe is engaged in. The
Lake Shore Company may extend the
operations of the insurance association over
the Lake Erie & Western.
The Pennsylvania Company has built and
is furnishing a rest house at Conway.
twenty-five miles west of Pittsburg. at a
cost OF $50 900. Opening exercises will be
held July I. at which number of the Of
ficials will be present. The building Is nttvd