The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-11

eminent military equipment and government
supplies on passenger train schedules. Its
speclal trains carrying troops are run at an
average speed OF forty-five miles an hour.
The change that the Chicago & Erie con-
templates in its line across Indiana, which
Is 10 move the tracks+of - main line north
involve a change of some twenty-five miles
Disko.
X. Lindsay. road foreman Of engineers of
tne pennsylvania and Vandalia lines, Is in
Fort Wayne organizing a school for engi-
neers and firemen, similar to the ones now
successfully conducted in Chicago, Terre
Haute and other points on the Pennsylvania
system.
The Canadian Pacific passenger depart
ment proposes to establish 211 branch agen-
main line and branches. The general pas
senger agent declares that he is forced to do
this because ticket agents of American
dian Pacific.
Addison Hills. assistant to the president
of the Lake Shore, was buried yesterday
at Cleveland; He died of pneumonia on
saturday night. He was ninety-one years
old, and was the oldest man in active rail-
road service in the United States. For
forty-three years he had served the Lake
Shore in an official capacity.
The sleeping car companies are somewhat
uneasy over bill introduced in Congress
prohibiting, under a penalty of 500, Sleep
ing car companies from letting down or
making up the upper bed or berth when the
lower one in the same section is occupied.
unless the upper berth has been sold and
passenger is in readiness to occupy it.
Joseph Ramsey general manager and
General Superintendent Magee and the di-
vision superintendents of the Wabash are
in Buffalo to-day to meet c. w. Bradley
general manager of the West Shore. and
{. l.. Mayne, of the Fitchburg road, to ar
range the summer time tables between the
West and New England and New York
points.
Transcontinental passenger traffic is the
heaviest it has been for "a long time, and
the roads say that never have they had so
much traffic so late in the year unless there
was some special occasion to call it out.
The AtchiSon is still running it's limited
now as in the middle of the season. The
rush, they say shows no sign of lessening.
Frank Herriott general traffic manager
OF the Erie lines, has appointed Fl. B.
Chamberlain assistant general freight traf-
tic manager on all lines east of Buffalo and
Salamanca; and Mr.. Chamberlain an
Trounees that he has appointed James N3
Parker assistant general freight agent of
all lines east of Buffalo and Salamanca;
on lines west of these points no changes
are announced.
A movement is on foot looking to the for
nation of great bituminious coal road
pool, that pool to include the Cleveland, Lo-
rain & Wheeling, the Columbus & Hooking
Valley, the Wheeling e. Lake Erie, the Co
lumbus, Sandusky q Hooking and the To-
ledo & Ohio Central, the business to be
ment. The j. Pierpont Morgan Company
is said to be engineering the scheme, which
promises to result in a large saving in oper-
ating expenses.
John M. Toucey, for many years general
manager of the New York Central, has re-
signed from active service, and will be
placed on the retired list with the unusual
honor of pension. When Mr. Galloway
became president he abolished the office of
general manager and appointed Mr.. Toucey
assistant to the president. This change
was not agreeable to the veteran manager
and his decision to retire was practically
reached some days ago. Mr.. Toucey has
not been in good health for some time, and
that he is entitled to rest. Mr.. Toucey is
seventy years old.
The directors of the Indianapolis stock
monthly meeting yesterday at the stock
yards office. Several of the directors had
never been at the yards since the improve
mentS to the hotel and its surroundings or
the loading and unloading platforms had
been made. All the directors were present
except d. S. Minshall, of Terre Haute.
Little except routine business was trans
acted. The question of building two large
barns for horse sale stables was postponed
until the next monthly meeting. Among
the directors there was a general expression
yards are doing with Samuel Rauh as pres
ident and Harry c. Graybill as general
manager, both officials being active in the
interest of the yards. OF late there has
been a steady growth of export business
of cattle and horses, and buyers from East
ern markets are now here in larger numbers
than ever before.