The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-02


m. the. third day, which is six and one
half hours faster than any train has before
been scheduled between those points.
The Panhandle let the contract on Tues
day for new depot at Greenviiie. q, 70
be constructed OF brick and to cost 5000.
The section gangs on the Baltimore &
Ohio are being doubled and the roadbed Is
TO be brought up to standard as rapidly as
possible.
General Passenger Agent Homer. of the
Nickel-plate. accompanied by hts family,
left yesterday for the Pacific coast TO be
absent three weeks.
b. F. Kaup has been appointed division
freight agent Of the Baltimore & ONO, Win
headquarters at Tiffin, O.. He succeeds K.
NJ. Davis, promoted.
William Green, general manager of the
Baltimore & Ohio. has selected as MS pri-
vate secretary Z. A. Walton, recently In the
office Of Vice President King
President Ingalls, gives the motive power
department Of the Big Four t s,a "a Aprii aisa
than was allowed for March.
@. ogiine, of Alliance, o.. has been ap
pointed a special detective of the Pennsyl-
vania Company. His jurisdiction Will be
chiefly on the E. & A. division.
superintendent Mansfield, OF the Indianap-
oils & Vincennes. Miller, of the Vandaiia
main line and Peters, of the Little Miami,
returned yesterday from Pittsburg.
vandalia trainmen who have their head
quarters at Logansport are arranging to es-
tablish an attractive reading rooms where
they can spend their leisure hours.
Every through passenger train on the Ches-
apeake q ONO Is now equipped Ior electro n
lighting, storage batteries supplying the
power. Electric fans are also included.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago has
received and placed in service one hundred
new large cars, forsy-five feet in length, for
carrying furniture and other bulky freights.
1t is expected that at the meeting of the
Central Passenger Committee, April 8. the
report OF the committee of nine on the
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be submitted.
Thomas Peck, formerly of Indianapolis,
chief clerk of w. H. Fisher. general passen-
ger agent of the Columbus & Hooking Velley,
has returned from trip to the Pacific coast,
much improved in health.
William Brewster, secretary-treasurer. of
the Erie & Pittsburg railway, was stricken
with apoplexy yesterday afternoon while
thinks he will not recover.
Henry Keim, vice president, secretary
and treasurer of the Cleveland Terminal
and Valley CB. & o., has resigned both
positions. He severed his official connection
with the company yesterday.
The Baltimore e. Ohio has found that the
electric motors used in the Baltimore tun-
mel are more expensive than steam locomo-
tives, costing 50 cents per engine miles,
while steam costs but . cents.
President McCrea, of the Vandalia, has
given j. j. Turner, vice president and general
manager of the lines, authority to purchase
twenty-five new engines. The contracts will
be placed within the next thirty days.
l. W. Fowler Yesterday retired as general
ssqpe5intiendeat OF the s 81; Louis ChicaigS g
II. NJ. Gays has been appointed general
manager, with headquarters at Springfield,
III.
The division supe rintendents Of the Penn
sylvania lines southwestern system will on
Monday start on an inspection of bridges,
buildings, etc, on the Indianapolis division,
leaving Indianapolis at a. m. on a special
train.
On April Is the fiftieth anniversary OF the
existence of. the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will be celebrated on an elaborate
scale at Philadelphia s. III. Church has
| completed a very full history of the West
ern lines that have figured in the develop
ment Of the system.
Superintendent Parker, of the Louisville,
| New Albany & Chicago, was in the city yes
| terday. He states that at the company s
new shops in Lafayette every department is
eng TO 5 nS rAGasng IN nder
| freight and passenger equipment.
Announcement is made by General Agent
| Spencer, of the Great Northern railway,
| that, beginning April g. the buffet library car
| and the Pacific coast. The st. Paul depar-
| ture will be at p m, and a solid service
| will be had via Spokane to Portland, Ore.
| A. H. Wagner, travelling passenger agent
| of the Chicago & Northwestern. with head
| quarters at Indianapolis, has returned from
an extended Southern trip. He states that
past winter has by lao means been up to the
| expectations of the passenger officials
While absent he visited Mexico.
In March there were handled at the city
freight depots of the Pennsylvania lines 49,
| 4O1. sol pounds of freight, representing 4,039
| cars, against 1924 996 pounds, representing
| ABB cars, in March, 1895. This is the lightest
| business done at : the Pennsylvania city
| freight depot5 in any month of the last twen-
| ty-two.
| The movements of the Pennsylvania. Com
| pany at Cleveland, o., to gain commercial
| supremacy, are attracting a good deal of
| attention and stirring the Erie and other
| lines running into Cleveland To the improve
ment of their dock and terminal facilities.
| terminal company organized which shall
| construct terminals which can be used by
| all roads centering at Cleveland.
Receivers Cowan and Murray, general
| Manager Green and other officials or the
| Baltimore & Ohio are this week inspecting
| the entire system. The inspection will be
| thorough and will note the physical re-
| quirements Of the property and collect in
| formation for improving the efficiency and
economical operation of the system. Speci-
| ficatons will be sent out in a day of two
| for the five thousand freight cars and seven
ty-five locomotives which are to be added
| to the b. & O.'s equipment
| NJ Z. Ingalls, president of the Big Four,
| will to-day accompany General Manager
| Barnard over the western division for the
purpose of deciding what improvements shall
| be made this season. Mr.. Barnard wishes
| to have several trestles filled and to cut
| down a number of grades. The improve
ments the last three years in this direction
| have considerably reduced the cost of haul
| ing freight per car and enabled the trans
| portation department to get freight over the
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