The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-05

be a relief 10 those station agents, con-
ductors and trainmen who lack moral and
and business intrusted TO them. The depot
deadbeat is microbe of power and distress
to decency and health. Get him killed if
you can and grateful generation or drum
mers will rise UP and call you blessed.
indianapolis. Feb. 3. A PILGRIM.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will be held in Philadel-
phia Feb IL.
1t is stated that the earnings of the Bal
timore * Ohio system are increasing at the
rate OF $1,000 a day.
Traffic Manager GraybilA of the Belt road
and stock yards, is confined to the house
with a sprained ankle.
George Sergeant, jr., has been appointed
roadmaster of the Erie (Susquehanna di-
vision), vice w. A Van Frank, resigned.
c. E. Schaff, general manager of the Big
Four. has gone to Hot Springs for a two
weeks stay to rid himself of rheumatism.
John Boynes, superintendent of the pas
senser car shops of the pennsylvania at
Altoona for thirty-one years, died at AL
toona on Tuesday.
James II. McEvor is to be promoted TO
chief train dispatcher of the Grand Rapids
81 Indiana on the retirement of Mr.. Frank
NJ. Wilson on Saturday.
William II. Watson. a mechanical and
locomotive engineer of considerable note, is
dead. He had been connected with the
Erie and other New York roads since 1850.
Harry Smith, passenger conductor on the
Louisville division of the Pennsylvania
lines. has far recovered his health that
he has resumed his run, after some weeks
of absence.
Daniel Donough. general ticket agent at
the Union Station, states that the receipts
from sales of tickets in January, 1897, eX-
ceeded those of January, 1896, few nun
dred dollars.
The wife of C. L. Winter. train dispatcher
on the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne az Chicago.
died on Monday at Denver, whittier she had
gone for her health. Mr.. Winter will bring
the remains East.
II. Il. Harris. master of transportation OF
the northern division of the Grand Rapids
& Indiana. has resigned to accept the posi-
sion of general manager OF the Lake Su-
perior & Ishpeming.
J. r. Edwards has been appointed Pacific
coast agent of the ST. LoGis x San Fran
cisco. with Headquarters at Los Angeles.
will be represented by him.
General Passenger Agent Fee. of the
Northern Pacific. and his confidential sec
rotary were in the city yesterday for a
short time. Mr. Fee is now on an Eastern
trip, and expects to be absent three weeks.
The Atchison road yesterday gave notice
that 1t would make the same rate for the
inauguration ceremonies at Washington as
have been made by the roads of the Central
Passenger Committee from all points in
Illinois
The Big Four and the Chesapeake & Ohio
are making great preparations to handle
the inauguration travel next month. lndi-
cations are that it will require all the pas
senger equipment the companies can read
lily command.
The contracts which President ingalls, or
the Chesapeake tS Ohio. made for the ship
ments of coal east from mines on that line
include the delivery of $4,000 tons of coal
York, New Haven * Hartford.
Engineers Moran and Hotton. on the Big
Four lines, who have been running engines
on that system for over thirty years, have
been relieved on account of color blindness.
The company win probably find some posi-
ton where perfect eye sight is not re-
quired
There is official authority for stating that
there is no truth in the report sent from
Logansport TO the effect that wages were TO
be reduced 10 TO 10 per cent between Lo-
gansport and Bradford Junction. No re-
duction in wages on any Panhandle division
Is contemplated.
The executive committee of the Column
bus. Sandusky & Hooking Railway Com
pany has ratified the compromise PROPOSE
ton submitted by the special committee OF
the Ohio Coal Traffic Association. The ac-
ton Is purely formal. but was needed 10
bind the Sandusky agreement
Samuel Buchanan. ex-clerk of Huntington
county was the first agent of the Wabash
at Huntington. he beginning service in De-
cember. 1855. The road was then just COM
pleted TO Lagro. n year after he was APP
pointed agent at Fort Wayne, with an in
crease in salary from $50 to $50 per month.
An impression prevails in higher railroad
circles that in the near future the numer-
Gus lines in the Pennsylvania system east
of Pittsburg will be under one president
and those west of Pittsburg under another
president. In such case James McCrea
would undoubtedly be elected president or
the Western lines.
NJ. e. Ingalls,. Marvin Hughitt, George NJ.
Pullman. Marshall Field, Z. ID. Armour and
banquet to the prominent railroad men of
Chicago at the Auditorium Hotel. The OBJ
ject Of the gathering. was to discuss the
work OF the Young Mems Christian ASSo-
citation in railroad circles.
The officials and employees of the Penn
sylvania lines are already agitating the
erection of a fine monument to the memory
of their late president, George b. Roberts.
The monument will be erected at kittan-
ming Point, one OF the most attractive spots
ON the enurS system ana one much ad-
mired by the late president
The vestibule trains run between Chicago
and Cincinanu over the Cincinnati. Haml
ton x Dayton and the Monon are in the
shops undergoing general repairs, for the
some OF the new day coaches of the roads
are in use TO make up the day trains, and
also new parlor and dining ears.
In connection with comments regarding
the election of Frank Thomson to the posi-
ton of president of the Pennsylvania lines
il is stated that the late Thomas A. Hen
bricks studied law with Judge Thomson,
father of Mr.. Frank Thomson. and that
Mrs. Il. A. Hendricks is relative Of this
FAMILY, ner name DeI0re marriage being
Thomson.
The joint traffic managers have decided
that interchangeable 5.0OO-mile tickets is
sued by the Central Passenger Committee
may be accepted for passage to and from
Western termini Of the trunk line, but NOT
east thereof and ii IS further understood
that such mileage shall not be exchanged
or accepted for passage upon extra fast
limited trains.
George Kittredge, chief engineer of the
Big Four lines, is making a chemical
analysis of a material called chatt with a
view of using il for ballast. 1t will be tried
first on the ST. Louis division. The ma
terial is product OF the lead mines of Mis-
souri, left after the has been crushed
and the lead separated by gravity from the
total bulk of the material
The annual sta 5Tnent of the Burlington
road was issued yesterday. The total fire ght
earnings for 1Ss; Were so. 1923 20. an in
crease of 81. 15S. The total gross earnings
an increase of $51S1S5; the total operating
expenses and charges were 81, 137, 500 in
crease of SAL o. The total expenses and
charges for tn. year were S3l, $50. S37 leaving
net earnings 2,4S0, 656 an increase of $292,-
3i3 over 1886.
George T. Glnnip. general agent of the
passenger department of the Santa Fe, Is
In the city. He states that their fast
limited train 20 California is now doing a
sleeping cars from Chicago, one from st.
Louis ard one from Kansas City. and il
never leaves Kansas City with fewer than
one hundred through passengers OF late
a third sleeping car has been required to
accommodate the Chicago business.
y Boston paper. speaking OF the rapid de-
veopment OF the Chesapeake d Ohio, says
1 IL