The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-20

nation as superintendent of the Pacific d.
vision Of the Southern Pacific lines, has
held that position for thirteen years.
Arthur CafeIl has been elected a direc-
tor of the Denver & Rio Grande. succeed
ing NJ H Baldwin The Rio Grande SOUTH
ern has reelected its old board Of directors.
Harry p. Shoemaker has been appointed
passenger agent of the Seaboard Airline.
lie is a son OF II, Shoemaker. general agent
Of the middle district Of the Pennsylvania
lines.
The City Council of Lafayette is taking
preliminary steps to take into the city lin
its the Lafayette Belt road and the ground
on which the Monon is erecting its new
shops.
The Toledo division OF the Order of Rail-
way Conductors is quietly and quite effect
lively working to secure the headquarters
of the order o. Railway Conductors for
that city.
The private car OF General Manager
Hays. of the Wabash, will come out Of the
shops to-day rebuilt. and on Monday the
tenn will begin.
The annual inspection of the Illinois Cen
trail is now in progress. Directors john
Jacob Astor. Col s: v. X cruger and 7. n;
road on the trip.
The Board of Trade of Cleveland, o..
has arranged with the Big -Four Cor a spe-
cial train of eight parlor cars, in Whlcn
they propose to visit the principal towns
and cities in Ohio.
Official tests show the life Of a rail on the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg TO be
only eleven years, and east of Pittsburg
but nine years, so much heavier is the bus
mess east of Pittsburg.
During September the Pennsylvania Vol
burg added 42a new names to its list of
membership, the largest increase being on
the Indianapolis division.
A circular announces the appointment of
j. r.. Watkins as historian OF the Pennsyl-
vania railway lines Mr.. Watkins was iden-
titled with the railway department of the
Field Columbian Museum at Chicago.
James waglenn has been appointed super
intendent of motive power OF the Seaboard
Airline, with headquarters at Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. Waglenn was formerly master me-
chanie of one of the northern Ohio roads.
The paymasters state that in making
their monthly rounds the last fe- days pay
ing for September service they dlsSrI sed
about 10 per cent, more money than foi
August services and about 80 per cent. more
than the July pay roll
The jury in the District Court at Fort
Worth. Tex, found H. 5. Robinson, a rail-
road ticket broker. guilty of forging the
Gulf company to Santa Fe. His punish
ment was fixed at three years in prison.
W.. b. Billie, assistant traffic manager of
the A., T. & s.. F.. will on Nov. 1 assume
the duties of freight traffic manager of
the same line. His appointment will be
made public in a few days. He will sue
coed j. II. Hanley, who resigned recently.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie, in connection
with the Lake Shore, is evidently in the
future to be one of the wide awake com
p~etitors for business between Pittsburg and
Chicago. The two companies are arranging
TO put on a thirteen-hour train between
P~ittsburg and Chicago.
George Daniels, general passenger agent
of the New York Central, has been selected
orator for the mex meeting of the Amer
lean Association OF General Passenger
Agents. which means that they have a treat
In store, as in preparing and delivering an
address he has but few superiors.
II is rumored at Jacksonville that II. b.
Plant has bought the Florida Southern
richest land and phosphate beds in Florida.
The road, with Plant connections, parallels
the F., c. g. F.. from Ocala to Tampa The
purchase price is said to be $2,OCo,OOO.
1t is stated that II. r. Duval Is to be
elected as the successor of Alden speare
as a director OF the Santa Fe. Mr.. Duval
was for many years general manager Of
known in Indianapolis railroad circles. He
has been president of the Florida Peninsu-
lar road.
The National Association of Railway Sur
geons is considerably exercised over the APP
pearance in the field of a proposed Amer
lean Academy Of Railway Surgeons, dis
fact, a competitor. The older organization
has sent letters 10 its membership warning
tnem n against neing enfrapped IN the mesh
members of the old association.
The Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania last
WEEK ItuutTcu "A QcclSlOn IdklnK the same
position as did the Supreme Court OF In
diana in the case of an employe injured on
the Indianapolis. & Vineennes road. An
road who was a member OF the Voluntary
Relief Association. The court Of Pennsyl-
x to no rg nSse t be5e the t Rls,nt, tSe w TsI,s ent ftIed
allowed him, because he practically forfeited
all claim on account OF injury against the
company when he became its servant.
Grand Secretary Arnold, Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive EiromHn. naSSpQ
through the city yesterday for the Fast TO
make another payment TO members OF the
of the Lehigh Valley strike. BY the pres
ent law OF the brotherhood they are not
entitled to any more benefits. but the re-
hard times and the great number of idle
aremen throughout The county to make
checks to the members, the total amount to
be issued being about $1,000.
The Western roads SOME time since in
duced the Missouri, Kansas & Texas line
to Join in an agreement in which ii was
stipulated that the passenger rates to the
South and Southwest should be rigidly
maintained The Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
after a short experience OF the agreement,
gave notice that it intended to Withdraw,
as 1t had doubhts of the good faith OF the
other roads The Western lines are now
using all possible effort TO get the South
ern road to withdraw its notice OF pulling
out of the agreement. but it is not likely
that their efforts will meet with any great
success
F.. Medsker. ticket agent at the Massachu-
setts-avenue station, says one does not need
To go 10 Pennsylvania or Minnesota to find
that the electric trolley lines are cutting
into the short travel of the steam roads,
and that il is making a good deal of diff
ference in the revenue OF home roads. Since
the electric line was built TO Brightwoo1
he has sold but one ticket. and in that
case the man had a trunk TO check. Before
the line was established he sold eight nun
dred 10 one thousand tickets a month be
tween Indianapolis and Brightwood. To
Broad Ripple. on the Monon. he formerly
sold several tickets daily; since the electric
line was opened pc has not sold a hal.
dozen. To Mafott Park he sold daily a
numberio of tickets at 10 cents for the round
trip; people now take the fair ground cars
and walk the short distance from the fair
grounds TO Malott Park, saving IS cents.
Summing it all up. says Mr.. Medsker. ii
makes considerable inroads on the revenue
OF the Big Four, the Monon and the Lake
Erie * Western, and the results are the
same with the Big Four on North Indian
apoiis business. 1t is almost unnecessary
for accommodation trains of the Big FouI
| to stop at the North Indianapolis station.
Step Up. Mr.. Cleveland.
We're waitin' patient, Grover,
For YOU to take YOUR Quill