The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-14

In the recent Reorganization of the depart
ments on the road, had been In the employ
Of the New York Central forty-five years,
and twenty-three years it's master me-
chanic.
The extra fare fast trains between Chi
cago and Denver are likely to be soon taken
or, as they are not getting the business
expected. One train, 1t is stated. would read
lly carry all who are willing to pay extra
rare for fast service, and there are now
four of these trains
The improvements to the Union tracks
east of the Union Station are completed,
ana trains are handled with much less trou-
bic and danger than before. Expert road
masters state that the work is highly cred
liable to the engineer of maintenance of
way who had charge.
The passenger department of the Cincin-
nati. Hamilton & Dayton has recently dis
carry in the pocket or lie on the desk at a
business house. on which the time of the
arrival OF trains at its several terminals
ana division points is noted.
Charles NJ Pratt has accepted the posi-
ton of chairman of the passenger commit
tee of the Southwestern lines and will take
charge next Monday Mr.. Pratt has been
In railroad services since 1887 and was for
some years joint agent of the Western lines
In the division handling of immigrant bust
ness.
William Garstang, superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Big Four lines, left last
night for Saratoga to attend the annual
meeting of the master mechanics and mas
and next week. William SWANSON. mas
ter mechanic of the Panhandle lines, left
yesterday for the same place.
r. ID. Caldwell. chairman of the Western
Passenger Association, John Sebastian,
general passenger agent of the Chicago &,
ROCK Island, and George T. Nicholson, pas
s sans traffic Es, manager of the Santa Fe,
nave been selected as the committee to
make q thorough investigation of the
wrongful issue of passes to stock drovers.
A railway official who keeps well informed
regarding financial matters of railway says
IN the last year so many of the securities
OF roads nave been purchased by capitalists
OF tne country that several of the largest
runway r.y systems In which two years ago,
Ergnsh investors held the balance of power,
are now controlled by American capitalists.
D. 8. Gray, general agent of the Pennsyl-
wanna company, and it's representative on
the board of managers of the Joint Traffic
association, passed through the city yes
terday en- route to Chickamauga. He was
Joined here by Col S. f. Gray general
sons enlisted in one of the Ohio regiments
it him.
George G. Dewey, Joseph Tanning and
making an examination of the books of the
Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Com
pany. in the suit of the State of Indiana
being conducted on the tenth floor of the
Majestic building, where the offices of Re-
ceiver Malott are located.
~ AoShio, 6CucTdl manager OF the
Railway officials and Employees Associa-
ton, states that the organization is seeing
It's most prosperous times since organized.
employees on several of the largest sys-
tens of roads in the country have become
members The Queen & Crescent, the Illinois
Central and three of the large Northwest
ern systems are largely represented.
The National Association of Railway Pos
ia! Clerks will hold it's annual convention
this week at Omaha, beginning tomorrow.
The members will be welcomed by Mayor
Moores. and DR.. G.. L. Miller who will ad-
dress the mail clerks on behalf of the citi-
zens. {. l.. Schaffer. president of the as
ISOLATION, will respond. One of the impor-
tant matters to be considered is the organ
1zation OF mail clerks mutual accident as
ISOLATION.
The Southwestern limited and the Knick-
erbocker, over the Big Four, New York and
st. Louis, via Indianapolis, are now
equipped with trains just out of the shop
which are up to the highest standard The
train is solidly. vestibuled., On these trains
are now hauled sleeping cars of most mod
ern build. between St. Louis and New York
and ST. Louis and Boston. The Big Four
is hauling daily three New York and two
Boston through cars