The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-06

H. E. Huntington has succeeded the
late John W. Mackay in the directorate of
the Minneapolis & st. Louis Company
Volney T. Malott, receiver of the Van
dalia, who has been in Michigan for a few
days resting, Is expected home on Monday.
In August the Big Four handled on it's
system no 496 passengers, against 752, 500 in
August last year; increase this year, 1887.
The Boston & Maine. the New York, New
Haven & Hartford and Maine Central have
re-established all-rail through rates on cot
ton.
Charles Nesbit, travelling passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania, who has been quite i'll,
has so far, recovered that he was in the
city yesterday.
Harry Brown, formerly with the Pennsyl-
vania at Richmond has been appointed
travelling passenger agent of the Chicago.
Rock island & Pacific.
The demand for coal cars at the block
coal mines on the Vandalia is so great
that the road is unable to supply them, and
operators are obliged to refuse orders
1t is reported that changes will soon be
made in the directorate of the Erie Rail-
way Company which will give representa-
| ton to several new and large Western
| shareholders.
De Witt Moon. assistant general superin-
| tendent of the Lake Erie Western, re-
| turned yesterday from WATERFOWL, N. Y,
where he went to ship his household eff
| fects to this city.
| The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
shows an increase in gross earnings last
month over the corresponding month of
1901 of $4,000. and in net earnings an in
| crease or $24OOO.
r. p. Algeo, district passenger agent of
the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton, was in
| Cincinnati yesterday in conference with
| Passenger Traffic Manager Edwards con-
corning the train service.
officials of the Monon speak Of that road
as being about finished. This season fifty
| miles of new steel rail has been laid a
| large
| bridges put in first-class condition.
The rebuilding of the Chicago & South
| eastern will be commenced in October. 1t
will require many thousand new ties con-
| siderable rail and practically new
bridges before the road can be utilized to
| advantage.
| A circular has been issued by General
Manager Schaff appointing ]. r. Cava-
nagh car service superintendent of the Chi
| cago & Southeastern with instructions to
keep all business of the road independent
| of the Big Four.
On Thursday evening the Big Four
| turned over to the Chesapeake & Ohio for
| Norfolk four sleepers carrying over one
hundred Red Men, and this evening will
| carry another one hundred to attend the
annual meeting of the Red Men in Nor
folk, Va.
w. NJ Hobbs, general superintendent of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific east of
the Missouri river, II. s. Cable. general
| superintendent of the lines west of the
river, and C.. w. Jones. superintendent of
the Kansas division, are on an inspection
of the lines west of the river.
President Norton, of the Glover Leaf, de-
! MES the rumor that he made traffic agree
ment with the Grand Trunk at conference
| with Vice President Hays on Wednesday at
| Detroit. He admitted that he saw Mr. Hays
| but said that no traffic agreement had been
| made and none was talked about
| W. F. Wilson, general manager of the
Vanderbilt fast freight line. c. c. Pierce
jr.. agent of the Merchants Dispatch at
this point. and John Simmons. agent of
| the Consolidated fast freight lines, will
| leave on Monday for Colorado to look after
mining interests in that State in which
| they are interested.
| A. L. Elicit travelling passenger agent of
the Chesapeake & Ohio; ]. Milliken, district
| passenger agent of the Louisville & Nash
| willie, and Col. William Shaw, district pas
senger agent of the c.. B. & O., were in
| the city last night: also Charles Black
more who represents the Big Four at Buff
| falo as Eastern passenger agent.
The Western Passenger Association yes
| terday granted round-trip rate from all
points in its territory TO the International
1 Live Stock Exposition, at Chicago, of one
fare. plus 81. for three selling days, begin
ming Nov. 50. For exhibitors a certificate
| plan has been arranged at the same rate
| tickets TO be on sale from Nov. % to 30.
/ This afternoon a train of eight sleeping
| cars will pass through Indianapolis carry
| ing delegates and their families TO the
| convention of the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
| tive Firemen, which convenes in Chatta-
| nooga on Monday. The special train will
| be run over the Big Four to Cincinnati and
thence over the Queen Il Crescent to Chat
| tanooga.
| Since the Peoria & Eastern improved its
| train service on the eastern division its re-
| ceipts from passenger business have near
| Nv doubled and when improvements now
| well under way completed the time of
! its through trains will be further quick
| ened. Trains will make the same time be-
| tween Indianapolis and Columbus that the
| Panhandle now does.
| Wilbur Lee, formerly general passenger
| agent OF the Lake Erie * Western, now
general passenger agent OF the Lackawan-
| ma, has greatly surprised the owners of the
! property and the public generally in the
| reforms he has introduced, and the hand
some increase In earnings has amply paid
| the company on its investment. To Cram
berry lake alone, pleasure resort he