The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-01

Springfield. o.. with X. Z. Fitzgerald and
A. l.. SheIlabarger as assistant tIek-t
agente- Fitzgerald is transferred from
Munroc.
Charles w. Jones. who has been ticket
agent or the Chicago ~ Rock Island at st.
Joseph for long series of years, has been
transferred to Kansas City.
J.J. Hill, president of the Great Northern
road, states that the Sioux City system OF
roads will come under the control of the
Great Northern on May 10.
Travel on the Pittsbura. Fl Wayne Il
Limited and the Columbian Express are
run In two and three sections.
Elijah Dodson, the Vandalia engineer.
who slipped on the ice in the early part Of
the winter, breaking one Of his legs. Is out
again, but Is Obliged TO use orutches.
A train of twenty-five cars loaded with
nails manufactured at Anderson. Ind. en-
route to Omaha over the Big Four and
Chicago & Rock Island. passed over the
Belt road on Saturday.
William Garstang, superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Big Four, announces the
appointments OF w. u. Taylor as chief clerk
of the motive power departments, vice Z. G.
Stein breDner. resigned.
T.. Holbrook, late superintendent Of the
Pittsburg division of the Baltimore IL
Ohio. was On Friday presented with an
elegant diamond pin, the employees OF that
division being the donors.
The troubles of the Philadelphia g. Read
ing have been of benefit TO the Pennsyl-
vania road. This year il has handled O. AGO.
406 tons of coal and coke against 5. 94I. 1874
tons in the corresponding four months of
1872.
William Garsting. superin tendent of mo.
tive power of the Big Four. on Saturday
purchased the tine residence property, 1890
North Pennsylvania street, and will next
week lta family from RI0hmnnh Ea
to this city.
Stock of the Evansville g. Terre Haute
road 10 now at the highest point In it's his
tory; SLAB per share for it was refused on
Friday. the owner asking S145. This road
now stands beside the Pittsburg Fort
Wayne IL Chicago as to the value of It's
stock.
The third annual meeting of the Veteran
Association of the Pennsylvarla lines was
held In PIttsburg on Friday. Robert Pit
earn was elected president. and Thomas
Ridley, veteran engineer. wee president.
The association now has over two hundred
members &
The indiana polls d Vincennes will put
on another newly equipped passenger train
to-day. There is no road running in here
which is improving it's service more rapidly
than the /. 81 V. With the taking effect of
its summer schedule new train will be
put on in both directions.
The Monon and the Pennsyl vania man.
agenients are both workIng on q time Ia BILE
and the putting on of additional trains be-
tween Louisville and Chicago. Each seems
to be waiting to see what the othcr will
do. but it is understood both will have the
next TIMETABLE In force ON May IA.
President ingalls, has given Instructions
that the wife of engineer Wesley Allison,
OF the Big Four. who went down with his
engine last November in the wreck at the
bridge over the Wabash river. be given q
life pension of $50 q month. Engineer ALI
sons wife also gets insurance benefits
amounting to $1,000. now that the body has
been found.
Frank Elmaker has been appointed
superintendent of the middle division of
the Pennsylvania road. vice o. L. Mo-
Clellan, who retires to-day. The friends of
Mr.. Mcclellan in Harrisburg on Saturday
with solid silver tea set, silver smoking
set and a handsome g0ld-headed cane ap-
propriately inscribed.
j. @. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent
of the Big Four llnes with the approval OF
Vice President Murray. has decided that
the company will take care of tho baggage
on its trains on the occasion of the gather
ing of the Grand Army of the Republic in
this city. using the freight houses on Ala
bama street for baggage rooms. and some
additional side track will be LAID near the
old Big Four shops to accommodate extra
cars.
the establishment of the proposed Rail-
road Young Mems Christian Associat ion as
Columbus. Ind, will soon be an accom-
plished fact. Elegant quarters have been
secured and over two hundred mem ber-
ships have been pledged for the first year.
Mr.. G. j. Vanderhoof, u secretary of ex-
perience in this line of work, has gone to
work as q representative Of the State COM
mittee.