The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27

r. NJ Bronson assistant general passen-
ger agent OF the Big Four, will return to-
day from Sandusky where he spent his va
cation
Z. c. keenan,, assistant TO Chief Engineer
Cleveland of the Lake Erie 4 Western,
who has been off on a two weeks vacation,
is expected home to-day.
The Boston & Albany machnists, who
have been out strike for some weeks.
returned to work yesterday, accepting q
compromise proposition.
E. r. barlow, assistant to V. T. Ma
lott receiver for the Vandalia. is expected
to return from his two weeks vacation,
spent in Michigan. to-day or tomorrow.
The coal traffic of the Vandalia at pres
ent is the heaviest In the roads history.
the company bringing into indianapolis
alone $50 to GOO carloads of Clay county coal
week.
H. c. Townsend. general passenger agent
of the Missouri Pacific and the Iron Noun
tain. returned to his headquarters, st.
Louis from an extended trip through the
Eastern States.
In addition to the fifteen new passenger
engines received by the Big Four another
is to come, which the company will place
on exhibition at the worlds exposition at
St Louis next year.
Hamilton a Dayton will take out of Indian
apolis on the excursion to Mackinac, in con-
nection with the Detroit and Cleveland
steamers. fully 800 passengers.
Barney, Smith q Co. for another dining car
with all modern convenences, which, when
in service will give the Big -Four twelve
modern ching cars practically new
T. H. Moffat states that the Denver
Northwestern Pacific has about concluded
to operate it's trains through the James
Peak tunnel by electric locomotive. The
tunnel is two and one-fourth miles long.
The gross earnings of all the railroads of
the United States reporting for August to,
date show gain of sc per cent. over last
year, and 1872 per cent over 1901. The in
crease is mainly on central and Western
roads.
O. : Lyford vice president of the Chicago
* Eastern Illinois. has purchased ground
at the corner of Clark and Taylor streets,
Chicago. paying $4,000 for it. The company
will utilize the ground by erecting new
buildings.
patcher for the Nickleplate, later train
master for the Baltimore & Ohio at Gar
ret. Ind, has accepted the position of train
master of the Kentucky road, with head
quarters at Fulton, Ky.
The vandalia yesterday commenced re-
ceiving from the Panhandle delayed freight
held back on account of the congestion at
ST Louis. On Tuesday the line was opened
and yesterday the Panhandle delivered TO
the former SIS loaded cars.
Milton knight. vice president of the Wa
bash. who has been spending several weeks
i'm western New York. is said To have i'm
general freight agent of the Wabash. has
returned from his vacation East.
The roadmaster's Office of the western di-
vision of the Lake Shore Railroad will be
moved from Chicago to Laporte Saturday,
Roadmaster Theed taking his entire force
TO the latter city. Lack of room in the
Lake Shore station at Chicago is given as
the cause of removed.
Thomas Hume. general superintendent of
the International * Great Northern. form
erly with the Indianapolis & St Louis in
its early days. who is on a pleasure trip
will return to the city to-day and will be
the guest for the day OF j. q. Van Wrinkle,
general superintendent of the Big Four.
Work will be commenced tomorrow on
the project Of changing the Pittsburg. Fort
Wayne * Chicago from double track To
a four track system, which has been I'M
dertaken ny the company recently, the
idea being to gradually four-track the line
a large force of Italian laborers arrived at
Lisbon. o.. yesterday. 10 begin work.
A round trip rate from st. Paul TO Chi
cago at 81. or a little over eight-tenths of
a cent mile has been made by the Wiscon-
sin Central on account of the convention to
be held in New York city. fact which has
not tended TO strengthen the disturbed
rate situation between Chicago and st.