The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-27

sea coast during the war with Spain viii
undoubtedly cause rush to the mountains
enprecedented in recent y years Ine Ches,
respect to mountain resorts.
w. H. Newman, the new president of the
Lake Shore, has issued circular in which
he announces that the position or general
manager of the Lake Shore Will be discon-
tinued and the duties of the office will de-
volve on p. S. Blodgett, general superin-
tendent.
The Illinois Central is putting on it's fast
trains and ventilated cars preparatory to
bringing immense quantities OF fruits and
vegetables from Mississippi and other
Southern States to Northern markets. This
road makes a speciality OF this business In
the proper season.
D.. G. Edwards, passenger traffic manager
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton, had
the district and travelling passenger agents
together yesterday at Dayton TO confer re-
garding tourist travel to Michigan points
the gathering was a pleasant one
Harry Crawford, jr., general manager of
the Chicago & Southeastern, which now ex-
tends from Brazil to Anderson; Ind, says
1t is to be extended easterly until Toledo is
reached, and that the close of the war will
see the enterprise pushed the object event
ually being to form another Toledo and st
Louis line.
The rumor is revived that Thomas Eng
lsh division superintendent of the Big
-Four, is to go to the Baltimore q Ohio.
William Gibson, assistant general superin-
tendent of the Baltimore & Ohio, and Mr..
English are warm personal friends, and the
former would like to have Mr.. English as
an associate official.
w. ]. Murphy, superintendent of the
Queen & Crescent has been appointed a
member of Govepnor Bradley's staff, with
the rank of colonel. The appointment was
made in recognition of the able manner the
Queen & Crescent handled the Kentucky
troops and those of other States bound for
Chickamauga Park.
w. P. Coburn, master mechanic of the
Monon at the Lafayette shops, returned
yesterday from Dunkirk, where the Brooks
locomotive works are building five mastodon
freight engines, the engine proper to weigh
10000 pounds, and to be much the heaviest
ever run on that road. Deliveries will COM
nence the last of June.
One of the bondholders interested in the
reorganization of the Columbus & Hooking
Valley is quoted saying that with the re-
organization of the company there would be
a sweeping change in officers of the road;
that the road had not been managed as eco
nomically as it should have been, and that
it was a good property If properly man
aged.
Charles McElroy, who had been connected
with the transportation department of the
Baltimore & Ohio for thirty-five years, died
taken to Hartford, Conn, for burial: He
was in the Union army and was badly
wounded during the first Bull Run battle.
His injuries disabled him more or less
through life.
1t is an assured fact that the next con-
vention of the international Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association VIII be nelQ III
Fort Wayne. The committee of the asso-
citation here have been advised that salts
factory railway transportation arrange
ments have been made, and that the inter-
national committee has decided upon the
dates between October and 8, inclusive, as
the time for the convention.
John F. Miller, general superintendent OF
the Southwestern system of the Pennsyl-
vania lines, stated yesterday that there was
a heavy tonnage of new steel now being
distributed on the lines west of P'ttsburg.
This week thirty miles of new steel has
been delivered between Bradford and New
Paris on the indianapolis division. There
are fifty miles more to be distributed, and
when this is in the track the 1873 miles from
Indianapolis to Columbus will be laid with
a rail weighing eighty-five pounds to the
yard.
The Association Of American Railway Ac-
counting officers elected the following OIL
GERS at Atlantic City, N. j., yesterday and
adjourned to meet next June at Montreal:
President, P. A. Hewitt, of the c., G., c. &.
ST. L.; vice president, H. D. Buckley. Of
the Baltimore & Ohio; second vice presi-
dent, Daniel Jones, of the Philadelphia &
Reading; secretary and treasurer, q. q.
Phillips, Of the Chicago & Northwestern:
executive committee; H. A. Rubridge, of
the Chicago & Eastern; G. ]. Pollock, of the
Missouri Kansas & Texas; w. B. Bend of
the Chicago & Great Western.