The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-26

Cemetery Cleveland She was for many
years a resident OF Indianapolis.
c. w. Fairbanks. general solicitor. of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton. who has
been in New York several days, IS ex-
pected home this morning.
Peter Customer last Saturday completed
his f0rteth year in railroad service, ana
a passenger conductor on the Little Rock
a Fort Smith.
W. F. Mcmillan, trainmaster OF the
Great Northern, has been appointed super
intepdent of the Union Depot at St Paul
Mr.. Mcmillan was formerly yardmaster
OF the Wabash road.
In the week ending June % there were
transferred over the Belt road 13,2OI cars,
which was AS fewer than were transferred
in the week ending June is. and 1,701 less
| than in the week ending June 3.
In the, week ending June q Belt road
| engines handled f,O04 carloads OF live stock,
ninety-sx fewer cars than in the week
ending May 16. and forty-two less than in
| than in the week ending June 3.
George w. Offut, who a year ago took
the superintendency of the central division
| of the New York & New England, has re-
| signed account OF i'll health. Thomas
| W. Herman, of st. Louis, will take his
place.
The motion of Thomas ]. Emery to pre-
vent the New York, Lake Erie & Western
on it's reorganization has been denied by
Justice Ingraham, or the Supreme court
| of New York.
Fcrty-seven Lehigh Valley conductors.
| who sued the order of Railway Conductors
| for $1,000. which is claimed is due them
in consequence of the strike last year on
| that road, have secured judgment, the de-
| PENDANT confessing it by default
| The Chicago g. Alton has created trouble
| again in the Western Passenger Associas
ton by. shortening the running time of
| some of its trains between Kansas City
and ST Louis twenty minutes For some
| time.
| E. A. Holbrook, general traffic agent OF
/ the Chicago & Northwestern at San Fran
| cisco, has rendered his resignation, 10 take
| Holbrook was formerly general ticket and
| passenger agent OF the Chicago d Rock
| Island.
There is to be meeting of freight Off
| Gals here to-day 70 talk over rate mat
tiers and a division OF business in the nature
of a pool east-bound traffic. The Big
| Four, the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton,
| the Pennsylvania lines will be represented
James Barker. general passenger. agent
OF the missouri o kansas hs o esaS; with his
family to Excelsior Springs for rest.
| Since going to the. NJ, K. & t. he mas
made a great record in increasing the pas
| senger traffic of the road, and it has been
| accomplished by hard work.
| Superintendent Mansfield, OF the Indian
/ apolis & Vincennes, states that work was
| day. and two hundred coal cars were
| placed on sidings TO be loaded. A num-
| Der OF railways depend on these mines for
| their coal, their supply was about ex-
| hausted and for that reason 1t will be a
busy week on the I. 81 V.
George Edwards, superintendent of the
Wagner Palace Car Company at st; Louis nS
for the running of an overflow sleeping
car to-day from here to New York. and
/ run one out on Tuesdays and Fridays or
| each week from here to New York until
the rush is over In east-bound travel
]. w. Richardson, who for some years
| the Fitchburg road, has had the passenger
| accounts transferred TO him and is given
| the title of auditor OF traffic accounts
| VIM d. Ewing, formerly with the Mackey
| lines, now general superintendent of the
| Fitchburg road, Is making an excellent
record in cutting down the expenses of
| this company and introducing various
| economies.
J. r. Kavanaugh, superintendent OF car
service OF the Big Four lines, who was
| ing the annual meeting Of the Car Super
| intendents' Association, returned last
night. He says the meeting was an un-
| usually interesting one, and profitable In
the harmonizing of several questions as
to car service which have been unsettled
roads 5u ''' Which i nterchanged business.
The officials of the passenger departments
| of indianapolis roads will meet here to-
morrow for the purpose OF organtzing a
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| pool. At a meeting held last April COM
n1ittee was appointed to prepare plan
| ready to report tomorrow. when 1t is ex-
| pected that the local passenger association
PUT for on the m he den
moralization In rates which follows the
announcement Of any large gathering in
any part of the country.
Large blocks of stock OF the Evansville
& Terre Haute have recently changed
hands, and one report has it that Hettie
stockholders Of the Louisville & Nashville
acting with her. Another report is that
Of Of the Chicago ( Eastern illinois, and 50
determined have the lines south of Of the the
come part Of any system of roads north
of the river. the latter report is given the
most credence; For years the Chicago &
to get control OF the Evansville & Terre
Haute. The understanding has been, since
Oil Company Si held the Controlling interest
| in the Z. & T. H, but such is not the case
they simply had the balance Of power.
w. II. Baldwin tr., will resign general
manager of the Flint & Pere Marquette
July /. and on that date become vice pres
ident and general manager OF the Southern
villel. which will. as reorganized, have
nearly 1900 miles of road in its system
B. Y. NJ. c. u, and obtained his first
experience IN railroading i'm the employ OF
Of Adamps For rR the
two or three years he has been general
manager OF the F. & p. NJ, which property
he put into such fine shape that 1t has
been able to withstand the result OF the
hard times remarkably well. In his new po
sition he will make his headquarters al
| washington, d. G. The directors of the
F. a p NJ will meet this week to select
a successor to Mr.. Baldwin.
John w. Pence, banker of Anderson,
Ind, was in the city yesterday, and IN
| conversation the ability with which j. o.
| Van Wrinkle general superintendent OF the
Big Four, is filling his position was spoken
| of. Mr.. Pence said that he claimed to have
| something to do with having made him as
| good a railroad man as he is. Said Mr.
| Pence: He commenced his railroad career
| with me in 1861 as my general utility boy
was then agent of the Bee Line at Ander-
SON. 1t took but short time for the Bee
| Line management to see that there was
| something in him, and in 1913 he was ap-
| pointed at Pendleton in 1871 c. c. Gale
! general superintendent took him into his
| office; in 1881 he was made general yard
master at Indianapolis, then agent at Mat
| toon, then superintendent of the st. Louis
division of the Big Four; In 1892 he ac
| cepted the position Of general superintend
ent OF the st. Louis terminal railways
| which he held until he accepted his pres
ent position of general superintendent OF
the Big Four Lines"