The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-06

miles of new steel rail weighing eighty
pounds to the yard on what is known as
Guilford hill.
The meeting of the executive committee
of the Western roads,. which was to have
been held in Chicago yesterday. was post
poned until Nov. 10. and will then be held
in St. Louis.
George Lowell, general superintendent of
the Monon lines. is in the city on official
business. He states that the last few days
there has been a decided Improvement III
business with the Monon.
The Illinois freight will meet
to-day to elect Horace Tucker chairman.
W. X. Bascom. first assistant freight agent
of the Illinois Central. now holding the po-
sition, wishes to be relieved.
II is understood that Marvin Hughitt.
president of the Chicago * N~orthwestern
will be selected, at the coming meeting or
the new association of Western roads.
chairman of the organization.
Linemen say that in j. c. Wood, the new
ly appointed agent of the Union line at
this point. they find the liveliest competitor
they have ever been called upon to meet
by the Pennsylvania Company.
Percy F.. Gaines has been appointed COM
mercial agent OF the Flint d Pere Mar
quette. with headquarters at Toledo. and
George FORESTER travelling passenger
agent, with headquarters at the same city.
ing here early yesterday morning dropped
into the office of General Ticket Agent
DOn0ugh, at the Union Station. inspected
his accounts and found everything correct.
Perry Rogers. the ~well-known lost-car
agent of the Panhandle lines. died very
suddenly Wednesday night at Columbus. o.
He was one of the oldest. most faithful and
highly esteemed employees on the Panhandle
lines.
The Toledo. st. Louis e. Kansas City
earned in October s21t, 742.67. an increase
over October. 1895. of S, 913,92 !. Since July
/ the road has earned S7sS, 913. n. an increase
over the pOrrpcnnn6inp f0ur months 0f lklD
of $50. 660.41
l.. s. Scott. who, for six years, has been
a train dispatcher on the Big Four. has re-
signed to accept a similar position on the
Lake Erie & Western, his headquarters to
be at Lima, O. In his position he has the
title of assistant chief train dispatcher.
III. s. Fraser, general agents of the Big
Four at this point. yesterday received a
letter in which was inclosed 1920, which the
writer requests be placed in the Big -Four
treasury as conscience money. that being
due the company from him. He asked that
the matter be nc further investigated.
The reorganization of the auditing de-
partment of the Santa Fe becomes effec-
tive Dec. l. The headquarters of this de-
partment will then be changed to Topeka,
with John 2. Whitehead as general auditor.
The position of auditor. held by the late L.
F. III. McKibben. has been abolished.
The new agreement of the Western
Freight Association has been drawn up for
two years and five months. dating from
Nov. 1. 1t has a clause for a forfeit when
it's rules are violated, but no forfeit u
has been provided for. Just how much CO
'hesive power this agreement mas Will De
demonstrated later on.
The laying of rails on the Golden Circle
railroad, in the Cripple Creek tCol) mining
district, was begun yesterday. Syl Il.
Smith, president of the Florence * Cripple
Creek railroad. is in Chicago and it is re-
ported that he has fioated bonds there for
the construction of not only the Golden Cir
Gle. but also for the Florence Southern
a abroad which is 10 run from Florence TO
Silver Cliff district.
A Columbus paper. in speaking of the es-
tabAshing of a national museum in which
to store relics which have an interesting
history in connection with the railways of
this and foreign countries, says London,
England, now has one and Will greatly en-
large il, and 1t is suggested that the United
States take hold of the matter earnestly.
These old-time specimens of Skill and &C.
centricity in locomotive mechanics are de-
serving Of careful preservation for the ben
eft Of both railway students and the public
generally.
Jack Gibbons, a popular Big Four passen-
ger engineer. who runs between I~ndianap-
oils and Wabash, is an ardent Republican,
dows were plaStered over with all kinds
of Mckinley pictures. Jack leaves indian
apolis on Train % at $50 every morning. ar
irving in Wabash at 1910. and Wednesday
morning, after he had left Brightwood. he
deliberately tied his whistle down, and all
along the entire route the chime whistle
OF engine NO EI WdS iSdiu, III ~ Souoc
was because the Popocrats had met with
such a disastrous defeat. If you see Jack
just ask him what it was that Bryan did
carry.
The statement that Charles Scul, genera,
passenger agent of the Baltimore 4 Ohio,
is TO retire and be succeeded by w. 3.
Rinearson. general passenger agent of the
Queen & Crescent. is confirmed. Mr.. Scull
has been general passenger agent of the IL.
& o. lines since 1883. going to that road
from the Pennsylvania lines. where he was
assistant general passenger agent under Z.
A.. Ford. Mr.. Rinearson has been In pas
senger service twenty-five years on differ
ent lines, and for eleven years was travel
ing passenger agent of the Pennsylvania
Company. 1t Is said that the change Is
made on the suggestion of William Greene.
general manager of the Il. x o. lines, who
is a warm personal friend of Mr.. Rinearson.
A call has been issued for a meeting OF
the Western Passenger Association, to be
held i'm Chicago next Tuesday. There is
nothing new on the docket, but there will
come before the meeting a lot of old ques.
lions that nave been hanging fire for a
long time. Chief among these is the mat
ter of charges on excess baggage. 1t Is pro.
posed that the lowest rate to be charged
for excess baggage shall be as high as the
freight rate for the same kind OF freight
Rates for Thanksgiving and the holidays
will also be settled and other routine mat
tiers to be taken up. after the regulal
meeting the transmissouri lines Will hold G
meeting to discuss the general situation II
regard to CUISINES between the Missouri
river and Colorado common points.