The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-07


perintendent OF the Vandalia line. has been
appointed terminal trainmaster of the
Pennsylvania lines at Pittsburg.
General Superintendent Turner. of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. and Su-
perintendent OF Motive Power Cory were
in the city yesterday on official business.
On Jan. 20 c. L. Gardner will succeed Will
Of the Columbus. sandusky & Hooking.
Mr. Gardner is promoted from trainmaster.
The position of assistant general freight
agent OF the Chicago West Michigan has
that title, has been assigned to other du-
ties.
&. III. Morgan. travelling passenger agent
quarters changed from Memphis TO Dallas.
Tex, "a new territory for the Illinois Cen
trail.
b. Robbins. who retires this week as
general counsel of the New England road.
being succeeded by William Hart. had been
the general counsel of the road fourteen
years.
d. i. Roberts. general passenger agent of
the Erie lines, announces that the Pacific
coast agency of the company has been
temporarily discontinued. J. G. Mccall hav-
ing resigned.
George A. Hancock. superintendent of
motive power of the Gulf. Colorado K
Santa Fe, who was offered the. same posi-
tion with the Santa Fe line, has decided
TO remain where he now is.
The Panhandle is testing on a special
There are seven coaches in the train and
the test is being made under the supervi-
sion of s. z. Bush, superintendent OF mo-
tive power.
The labors OF locomotive engineers on
the Wabash have been lightened by new
rule which will not require the engineers
10 10 Hake OUT daliy reports OF thelr runs.
The transportation department must now
keep this record
The Lake Erie & Western earned in De-
cember s2ls.sS2, against SS2l .O43 In Decem-
against 81 1010.152 i'm 1885, and against 81 ,0l7-
4SO in December 1894.
Between Piqua and Columbus. o.. doubt
part of the country. 1t is made the place
TO make up lost time. and Train 20 almost
daily covers many of the miles at speed
of seventy miles an hour.
There are 1876 employees on the Indian
apolis division of the Panhandle, and of
this number LOLA are members of the Vol
untary Relief Association. two hundred
becoming members shown by Medical
Examiner Talbotts report, in 1886.
The lines of the Central Passenger Com
mittee met in Chicago yesterday and dis
posed OF large amount of uninteresting
routine business. The application of the
Nickel-plate for a differentIal on 5.000-mile
tickets was discussed but no action taken
The Delaware & Hudson Canal Com
pany directors have reduced the divide I'd for
the year 1881 10 per cent. Last year the ulvi-
dend was per cent. 1t is the policy of the
company to declare the dividend for the
full year out OF the earnings of the previous
year.
In such high esteem is General Manager
Drake of the Cincinnati Jackson * Mack
inaw. held by the Brice people that It is
manager OF the road and possibly addi-
tional lines. which are under control of the
Brice people.
John F. Miller. general superintendent
Pennsylvania lines Southwestern system
was able TO be at his headquarters at Co.
u nbus yesterday. While he has lost good
better than a few weeks ago, when he
went to Atlantic City.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
asked for bids for the rebuilding of the
at % wpishtviie. % Which @ hanra Was destroyed rlYea
few months ago by a cyclone. The new
structure will be 6.500 feet long. The piers
of the old bridge are still in good condi-
ton
agent of the Baltimore < Ohio Southwest
ern. who has been in Asheville, n. c.. for
from the effects of the recent accident, in
which he was considerably bruised, but
fortunately not injured as seriously as at
hrst reported.
The passenger department of the Big
Four has issued a Dickens calendar for 1897
which excels all former efforts OF the pas
senger officials in that direction Its artis-
tic work Is marvel of beauty, and in the
production the excellent service of the Big
Four in all directions is forcibIy and at
traCtively set out.
]. j. Turner, vice president and general
manager Of the Nandaia lines. is disposed
to congratulate himself that he secured
twenty-five high-grade locomotives before
the road went into the hands OF receiver.
These engines show great speed and power.
All are heavy ten-wheel engines, adapted
to hauling either express or fast freight
trains.
Yesterday passenger trains on the Big
falNs Il
ming to and from Wabash through the
stone cut this improvement, which has
been In progress for months, being com
pleted. The sides of the cut have been
trimmed. the track ballasted and the com
pany is rid of much trouble in handling it's
passenger trains at that point
The stockholders of the Cleveland &
Pittsburg Railway 0eased by the pennsyl-
vania Company held their annual meeting
in Cleveland yesterday. President X. F.
Smith, in his annaul report. says the traffic
of the road has felt the adverse influence of
the political conditions prevailing. The re-
port shows receipts of 1882, 7l43l and dis
bursements of 81 .36OrSIl.65, leaving a balance
of 81 ,S39. 66.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Dayton troll
ley lines are fixed fact. A company has
been organized. known the c.. II. & ID.
Traction Company, and D. G, Edwards has
been elected president. G. c. Waldo general
manager. @. X. Balch secretary and +. II.
Short treasurer. Next week an expert
electrician from the East will come 10 Gin
the trolley lines.
1t is stated that w. s. Weed would
have been appointed general manager of
the Vanderbilt Color fast freight lines had
not Receiver Peirce of the Toledo. St
Louis & Kansas City persuaded him not to
accept it, promising him the promotion to
freight traffic manager of the Glover Leaf
with "a handsome Increase in salary. i'm rec
ognition of the good work ne has done as
general freight agent OF the road in the
last few months
G. w. Haskins has been appointed con-
position which has been vacant since the
health of Edward Mcintyre failed. Mr.
Haskins intends to reorganiZe the entire
system of keeping accounts. adopting the
Mr.. Haskins will continue as president of
the board OF examiners of accounts of the
University of the State of New York. He
has had wide experience in railroad ac-
counting work.
George Bender. superintendent of the
Four yesterday completed the footings of
business on his division for 1896. and found
that 1901 more loaded were handled
on his division. which extends from Chi
cago TO Cincinnati. than i'm the year 1898.
confirming the statement made in the an
nual exhibit that the Chicago division was
the only one of the ten divisions of the
Big Four system which would show an in
crease in business in 1895 over 1895.
Chairman Caldwell of the Western Pas
senger Association, has made Il decision
regarding the transportation OF baggage
cars that are used for advertising pur-
poses and accompanied by an advertising
force of six 10 ten people. The chairman
holds that the cars shall not be granted
unless the payment of at least fifteen
tance travelled except that when second
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