The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-01

eight points and some places four feet deep.
The bridges where heretofore the company
has experienced much trouble, with one ex-
cepuon, short structure, withstood the
flood.
II. B. TlndaH the veteran agent of the
Boston Il Albany and the White line at
Boston, has resigned and has entered the
service of the Merchants Dispatch at New
Firth.
Harry p Bronson. son of III. NJ. Bronson,
assistant general passenger agent OF the
Big Four. who is chief clerk in the ticket
department of the Chicago Great Western,
has been selected for secretary of the Chi
cago Railroad Association. vice A. f. Nc
Mullin. resigned.
The New England Hotel Mems Associa-
ton passed over the Erie road yesterday en-
route from Boston to New Orleans. About
one hundred We're aboard the train, which
consisted of a baggage car, one buffet car,
three sleeping cars and dining car. The
train was run on a fast schedule.
There is good authority for stating that
the railway brotherhoods have federated
with the single exception of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. It's COM
pletion viii not be finally announced until
Oct. l. Meantime it is hoped the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers will join in
the federation.
1t requires from nine to twelve fiat cars
to carry one of the disappearing gun car
riages the Niles tool works at Hamilton are
building for the United States government,
and by what route they are to be shipped
over which they are to be sent until a few
hours before loaded on the cars.
o. Z. Jenkins, general Western passenger
agent of the Rome, WATERFOWL & Ogdens-
tired last night, and his duties will be looked
after by w. Il. Jerome, general Western
passenger agent of the New York Central
at Chicago. Mr.. Jenkins goes to Syracuse
as city ticket and passenger agent OF the
New York Central.
The American Railway Guild, social or
ganization, will give its third semi-annual
dinner on the evening of April at the
Gait House. Louisville. The association has
sixty members c. E. Schaff, general man
ager of the Big Four; J. O.; Van Wrinkle,
general manager of the Peoria & Eastern,
are members and will attend the meeting.
J. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
of the Big Four states that it is not true
that the Big Four has practically adopted
the Brown system of discipline. While he
differs from many. railway officials as to
Brown system a just one to the employees,
as It places bad man on an equal basis
with a good one until his marks of dement,
lead to his dismissal.
c. S. Rhoads of the Big Four, A. M.
Waite of the Michigan Central, and t. F.
Whittelsey, of the Toledo 81 Ohio Central,
of the railroad branches of the Young Mems
Christian Association in Ohio President
ingalls,, of the Big Four, has given instruc-
lions that a suitable building be erected at
Lindale, q suburb of Cleveland, for the rail-
road branch at that point.
General Passenger Agent Charlton, of the
Alton, has finally consented to accept the
position of chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Western Passenger Assocla-
ton. He has been very reluctant to take
the position on account of the pressure or
other business, but the members of the
committee and the members of the aSsocia-
ton at large have been very urgent IN IN
sisting that he accept 1t and he has finally
consented to act
Two through sleeping car routes TO Michi-
gan resorts will be in operation over Penn
sylvania lines the coming season. In addi-
ton to the one via Indianapolis and Rich
mond, over the G. r. oE ]. to Fort Wayne,
Grand Rapids, Petoskey, Mackinaw City and
resorts IN northern MlG e, new n .
will be established about May 30 via In
dianapolis, Richmond, Dayton, and G.. III:
4 D. through Toledo and Michigan Central
to Detroit.
The officials of the Monon. the Indiana,
Decatur & Western, the Toledo. st. Louis
& Kansas City and the Vandal1a are dis
the first time since Indiana, Illinois and
Ohio roads have had to contend with floods
their lines passed through the recent high
waters without any breaks, as did the Bee
line division of the Big -Four, and the st.
Louis division experienced but little trouble,
few hours delay by landslide at Had
ley.
w. /. Laird, representing the Chicago
Great Western, who has been in the city
for couple of days, states that the com
ments this year. including the new shops
at Oelwein, which will cost $500 900. The
track from Savannah, Mo-, to st. Joseph
will be ballasted with broken stone. The
company has just placed order for five
hundred large cars for handling it's cotton
traffic which is increasing in tonnage each
year
William N. Jackson. secretary of the
Union Railway. Company. who was one OF
the first officials of the Madison & Indian
apolis road later the Jeffersonville, Madison
&S Indianapolis, stated yesterday that he
commenced service on that road in 1S47 and
he had never, during that time, known
high waters to do the damage they have
on that line in the last ten days. In fact,
he never knew the service between Indian
apolis and Madison or Jeffersonviile cut off
more than two days before.