The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-01

yer & Gulf over the question of coal rates
in Colorado. Nothing was done at the
later in the week, when it will be taken up
at the meeting CT the Western Passenger
Association, In st. Louis.
Harvey Middleton. who to-day becomes SUI
perintendent Of motive power on the Balti-
more e. Ohio, ranks among the ablest master
mechanics OF the country, having held posi-
tons on the Philadelphia & Reading ana
the Louisville & Nashville. OF late he has
been superintendent of construction OF the
Pullman company.
J. j. Turner. vice president and general
manager Of the Vandalia, was in the city
yesterday, and from here went to Chicago.
He says the vandalia will probably pur-
chase twenty more freight engines this
year, and the company had the best pas
senger locomotive equipment OF any road
Of its mileage in the country.
w. ]. Spicer, general manager OF the Chi
cago & Grand Trunk road, Will retire from
that position to-day. His retirement has
the Chicago & Grand Trunk with the Grand
Trunk OF Canada The policy OF bringing
both roads under one general manager does
away with the necessity OF a manager Tor
the Chicago & Grand Trunk.
H. A. Hustled, recently transferred from
Toledo TO Cincinnati as division superintend-
ent, was in Toledo Saturday arranging 10
move his headquarters to Cincinnati, When
ne was called to Masonic Hall by one Of his
friends, where he was greeted by two num-
dred or more railroad men, and ne was pre-
chain, an elegantly-mounted Masonic ring
and Shriner'S button.
Since Jan. / eigfhty-six of the employees on
the p, c.. c. & st. L. indianapolis districo
have become members of the Pennsylvania
Voluntary Relief Association On the lines
west of Pittsburg the association now has
ID. 62S members, and of this number S,62
are ON the Southwestern system. 1t is un-
be taken to introduce the Voluntary Relief
Association ON the Vandalia lines.
: Chairman Caldwell, of the Western Pas
senger Association, is urging that q. closer
watch be kept by passenger conductors as
to mileage books jim the hands OF others
than bona fide OWNERS. On fifty-three trains
placed to watch operations but three have
been taken uD. Some of the conductors or
roads In that association say they have
been giving but little attention to orders.
Edward s. Washburn, vice president of the
Kansas City. Fort Scott & Memphis railway,
IL is said. is to be appointed president and
general manager OF that road at the coming
meeting of directors In Boston, TO succeed
changes on the Memphis are the promotion
of General Freight Agent j. j. Fletcher to
motion 't of Assistant General Freight Agent
John A. Sargent to the position of general
freight agent. The office of vice president, it
is said. will be abolished
A movement is on foot looking to the
abolition of unlimited and stop-over tickets
on Eastern roads, Not many years ago
a traveller could stop on these unlimited
tickets at most any station on the road.
and afterward proceed on his journey. The
privilege was abused, the scalpers profited
by it, revenues suffered, and the practice
was condemned by the railroad companies.
Then unlimited tickets were issued, but at
higher charges than were made for con-
tinuo1s limited train tickets. Now it is
proposed to do away with unlimited tickets
at a higher rate than the limited, and each
passenger will pay only from the point of
taking the train to his first stopping place.
Suit has been filed in the United States
Circuit Court at Denver by the Interstate
commerce Commission, invoking the aid of
Western railroads. 1t is proposed to compel
these common carriers to desst from dis
elimination in freight rates between long
and short hauls Following are the defend
the Colorado Midland and George w. Ristine,
receiver; the Denver * Rio Grande, the Rio
Grande Western, the Union Pacific and it's
receivers, the Union Pacific, Denver &
Gulf and Frank Trumbull, receiver; the At
lantic & Pacific, the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco and its receivers, and the Southern
California Railway Company.
Controller Christensen. of the New York
Central, recently became much interested
in boy who applied at his office for
position. He gave the boy the most difficult
problems in addition, subtraction, multiple
sixty clerks to witness the performance of
this lightning calculator. He solved in
second problems which either of the sixty
clerks consumed two or three minutes in
figuring out on paper. The boy. whose name
is Alfred Blum. was born in Albany, n. Y.
and at the age of four years showed an
aptitude for mathematics. The last four
years he has been selling papers the
streets Of Albany. Mr.. Christensen was SO
pleased with the lad that he gave him the