The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-28

on vacation. and his place is filled by G. p.
Henderson, of the Pittsburg general OIL
fees.
NJ H Citing has been appointed travelling
freight agent of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy lines in Miss uri, vice H. *. smith,
promoted.
A meeting of the officials of the Wander
bilt roads will be held this week TO select
successor to the late George h. sherman as
general manager.
The directors of the Toledo & Ohio Cen
trail have decided to pass the dividend on
it's preferred stock which usually IS palo
October 26 until after the election.
The Joint Traffic Association has advised
rates will not become effective until March
/, instead of Jan. l. as had been ordered
The wife of S. F. B. Morse, general pas
senger agent Of the Southern Paclfc ca mes he's
remains We're yesterday brought 10 Clhclh-
natl for burial.
The stockholders of the Chicago, Ham.
mond & Western belt line viii meet Jan: 4
to vote the issuing of 81 GOO ponds,
the money to be Used in completing the
road as originally proposed
James Garvey, for many years travelling
passenger agent of the Wabash, died at
Mcberly, No, on Monday from an ap2ple ti-
tic stroke short time netofe d MI aeao n
was at that point to look after some pu5l-
ness.
The trainmen on the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois do not take kindly 10 the VI IL
curing them, to wear uniforms, put me
company declines to withdraw the order.
The company will furnish the suit at sl lr
and will collect at the rate of 80 per month
from the train employees wages.
The Buffalo Bill party is now moving
east over the Pennsylvania lines to jersey
Bill went East on Monday. and the main
| show will tonight go East via the Pannan-
die in two sections, l. requiring thlrty-n1ne
| cars to carry the troupe and its equipment.
General Manager PIERCE. of the Indiana,
Decatur & Western, is gratiiled that TINS
| line is showing something of increased
| freight earnings over the corresponding Pc
| Rod last year. The increase would be even
| much larger could the road secure cars
| from connections to load Tor eastern mar
| kets.
| The c.. c., c. & ST. L. earned gross the
second week in October s24467 decrea Sc
| ing week of 1895. The net earning exhibit.
| however, will not be so unfavorable, as the
| business is carried at better rates TINS
| year on a smaller volume of tonnage, and
operating expenses are down to the most
economical basis.
| Some ten thousand citizens of Toledo Wis
| tied the station of the Ann Arbor road
| at Toledo when opened on Saturday last
| The general offices of the company are also
| in the building. 1t is stated that the Flint
| at their car ferry dock, which will greatly
| improve it's facilities for handling passen-
1 gers at that point.
| Bulletins have been posted in the office
| building of the Big Four notifying passen-
| ger conductors to honor no ticket reading
| over the Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City
/ and agents have been forbidden to sell such
| tickets; neither are freight agents to send
| any more business over the Glover Lear
| The interchange of traffic between the two
| lines has never been of much volume.
| Col. William Shaw, general travelling
| passenger agent of the Chicago, burlington
| d Quincy, is in the city, haXlng Just re-
| turned from an extended Western trip
| The Burlington has put on its tourist cars
| and on Wednesday OF each week starts one
| n nf( 100 nd
| to Los Angeles via Denver and Ogden. and
| indications are, he says, that Pacific coast
| travel will be heavy this fall and winter.
j, NJ Willis, superintendent of motive
| power of the Pennsylvania road, who is
| now on hunting trip, will, on his return
| be treated to a pleasant surprise in the
| shape of an appointment as general super
| intendent of the Philadelphia & Erie ant
the Northern Central roads, to succeed thu
| at Altoona will be filled by w. w. After
bury, now master mechanic Of the Pennsyl
| vania Companys shops at FIT. Wayne.
The report that George Bradbury vic.
| president and general manager of the Bric'
| lines, will remove his headquarters from
Indianapolis to Chicago is surprise. ant
| so much so that it is not credited by sub
| ordinate officials at this point. Had thu
| report stated that he would make Cleve
| land his headquarters, it might not hav
| been questioned. as one of the Brice line
| runs into Cleveland, and some months ag'
but the health of H. c. Parker, traffic man
ager, disarranged the plans.
c. L. Wellington. general traffic manage
| of the Wisconsin Central, has resigned, an,
will on Nov. l, become a member of ad
ministration of the reorganized Western
| Freight Association. 1t is understood tina
]. A. Munroe, freight traffic manager of tn
Union Pacific VIII resign to become
member of the same board Their
seems says freight official, Ito be a de
termination to place men at the head of tn
reorganized association who are progress
i've and conservative railroad men and VIII
are in favor of the roads maintaining
rates.
1t is alleged that some of the east-boun
lines in the Joint Traffic Association ar
recently cutting rates, despite the fact tina
all are short of cars to handle the bushes
offered. That such work is going on
well known it is said to some of the pres
idents, but as the law not stands the
would not openly charge the officials O
another road with rate cutting in an under
| handed manner as they would not wis
to take the responsibility of the imprison
ment of fellow-officer. An official yester
| day, in speaking of the matter, said tn
| best way to fight these underhanded tactic
| is with fine so heavy that the treasur
| of the company would feel it-say 5000
or 100000.