The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-23

went to Lafayette to arrange to have work
commenced at once on the new shops there.
AS soon as an agreement is reached as
regards world fair rates. the transmits
souri, lines Will make an effort to reorganize
the old Transmissouri Passenger Associa-
ton.
e. c. Pierce. ST.. general agent of the
Merchants DISPATCH Transpc rtatioh Com
pany, who has been quite i'll with stomach
troubles. is on duty again. but still far
from we'll.
j. +. Townsend. traffic agent of the
Cleveland. Lorain IL Wheeling. has ten
dered his resignation. to take effect as soon
as bis services can conveniently Dc dis
pensed with.
L. A. Peck. ex-superintendent of the Big
Four. who was expected home on Monday
from Hot Springs Ark. is detained there
by illness, and on Monday was unable 70
leave his room.
The Terrc Haute & Mississippi railway
enterprise has come to the front again.
and 1t is stated by the Ierre Haute Gazette
that survey of the line Is TO De begun
within q few days.
The American Association of General
Passenger and Ticket Agents. now in SEES
sion at Harrogste, Tenn. has decided TO
hold the semi-annusl meeting In Septem-
Der next at milwaukee,.
The Chicago q Eastern Illinois and the
Evansville & Terre Haute are this week
receiving five new postal cars, which are
to be run between Chicago via Terre
Haute and Evansville and Nashville. Tenn.
E. o. Mccormick. general passenger
agent of the Cincinnati. Hamilton * Day.
ton. and James Barker. general passenger
agent of the Monon. will return to- morrow
from their Southern business and pleasure
tripa
H. c. Chapel. who for eight years has
been general yardmaster of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton 81 Dayton at :hls point, has re-
nd IN hn haa
yardmaster of the Chicago 81 Eastern llli-
nois at Danville. ILL.,, has been appointed
to fill his position.
The management of the Big Four is much
more surprised over the volume of passeu-
ger business on the Michigan division than
Its amount of freight traffic. The local
business of but few roads, If any, in In
diana Is heavier than on this division of
the Big Four system.
John Sweetser. passenger condu on
the indianapolis division OF the Big Four.
on the 10th of this month had been In the
service of the Bee-line. now part of the Big
Four, for thirty eight consecutive years.
since 1866. as passenger conductor, except
few months when he was trainmaster.
Another freight gorge is developing on
the Pennsylvania lines. All divisions are
pouring business in on the Pennsy lvania
proper heavily. and in turn the latter 10 de-
livering immense quantities of west bound
freights to it's Western lines Added to
L
burg westward were never heavier.
With the completion OF the Big Four
Offices on South street the second floor of
the Union Station on the west side and the
third floor on the east side, now occupied
by Big Four offices. Will be vacated. The
Pennsylvania. which is now cramped for
room, will take portion of the room va
Gated
The stockholders of the Peoria 81 Pekin
elected as directors. In place of the four
- - Al
Evansville lines; w. S. Hook. of the Jack
sonville q Southeastern; Edward L. Wells.
of the Wabash. and Joseph Ramsey, jr.. of
the Big Four, The board of directors will
meet next ninth to elect officers.
j. III. Garaghty. purchasing agent of the
Big Four. who on the first of the month
takes service with the Griffin foundry and
car-wheel works. Chicago, Ia to receive
S.. 0C0 year and the profits on $4,000 of
the stock. He is TO own the stock when
the profits shall pay for lt at par. On the
Big Four he received $4,000 year.
At the meeting of the Western Passenger
association called for March 81, at which
time the question of worlds fair rates will
come up for another discussion and some
possible action, the agreement between
the members of the Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION will be revised in several partio-
ulars none of them, however being of any
great Importance.
A conservative railroad man takes the
position that the moment railroad man Is
appointed TO an official position. such as
superintendent trainmaster OF yardmaster.
If belonging TO any organization which has
strike clause in it's bylaws. he should
withdraw from such association; then. In
case of strike among it's men. the official
could do justice to the company that en-
plOys him.
With the taking effect of the spring time
card as now proposed. the Big Four will
have four trains daily between Indian
apolis and Chicago. one leaving at 7:10 A.
NJ, another at noon, q third at 4:30 2. NJ.
and fonrtb at midnight. The last three
will have Eastern connections at Cincin-
natl. Returning. these answering trains
will leave Chicago ct 9:15 A. NJ, p. NJ. Sis
p. NJ. and IL P. NJ. the latter running only
to indianapolis.
The Louisville. New Albany & Chicago
earned in the second week of March Sol $50.
an increase over the corresponding week of
1892 of e4.7S2; the Evansville 81 Terre
g.. 497; the Peoria, Decatur e. Evansville,
S33 9i6. an increase this year of 81. 404: the
Chicago Il Eastern Illinois. $50. 300. an in
crease this year of SlS.300 the Toledo. ST.
Louis IL Kansas City. s3s.G1s. decrease
this year OF S4.502
Thousand tons of one hundred pound steel
rail. which is TO he laid on the Pittsburg
division. Ii will be put down as An expert
ment. and the result of it's withdrawing
tic uchF1 UOuuuiuR Will DS Wabtutu Win
interest. The rail IS manufactured at the
Maryland steel works. Heretofore the
standard steel rail of the Pennsylvania has
been eighty-five pounds to the yard. al
though 1t has in its track few miles of
rail weighing ninety pounds.
The plan of General Manager Ashley. of
the Toledo. Ann Arbor X North Michigan
road to govern all dismissals from rail-
roads by certain fixed rulea. mutually
agreed upon by the company and the men,
meets with general approval among the
railroad mon at Chicago. T.. III. Chappell,
general manager of the Chicago * Alton.
and ID. b. Robinson. first vice president OF
the Atchison. Topeka q Santa Fe road,
both are strongly in favor of the idea.
Several other prominent railroad men also
expressed themselves as being in favor
of il.
John Wise. the veteran passenger con-
vestibule trains are failure. He saws NIL
that is needed is to educate the travelling
public. he cites the maDv advantages
vestibuled trains possess. First. they are
safer in case of n wreck; then. when pas
sengers want to 60 from one coach to an
other it is as easily done as moving about
ones house, and as safe: there Is greater
freedom from dust. dining oars easily
reached. and there Is n completeness about
q vestibuled train which cannot be OBJ
tanned where the ordinary coach is used.
The annual election of the Missouri
The following officers were chosen: Presi-
dent. s. II. II. Clark; first vice president.
George J. Gould; second vice president c.
q traa II