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

division superintendent. assistant engineers
and roadmasters is this week making an
nual track inspection of the Lake Erie &c
Western.
The Pittsburg & Western will probably
be double tracked for one hundred miles
west from Pittsburg. as present indications
months have trains of the Brice syndicate
well as the Baltimore & Ohio to haul in
addition to it's own business.
Judge w. J. Lewis, who has been the gem
eral manager of the New York Susquehan-
IA & Western Railway olnpany IN this city
for nine years. has resigned and his position
tendent of the Hillside Coal and Iron Com
pany, the title under which the Erie Com
pany carries on its mining operations.
T. a. Mcdonald. city passenger agent of
terest of the company contracted typhoid
fever and bas been confined at his home in
this city for several weeks. is improving.
Yesterday ne received telegram announc-
ing the death Of his father at CollingswoOd,
Canada, but was too i'll to attend the fun
eral.
1t is announced that after the foreclosure
sale Of the Denver & Gulf and the company
Is reorganized as the Colorado & Southern
FRANK Irumbull. now receiver of the road,
will be elected president The new COM
pany will extend the road from Denver
through Wyoming TO Fort Worth Tex,
water
New offices of the Cincinnati Hamilton &
Dayton were recently opened at Dayton, o.,
TO be occupied by Wood Patton, ticket
agent, and r. H. Campbell; freight agent:
With their clerical forces. The opening OF
the offices was made the occasion OF re-
ception and there was a house warming and
and gentlemen visited the rooms. each lady
being given a handsome rose and the gen.
tlemen punch and cigars.
Executive officers of the Western roads
met In Chicago yesterday to consider the
future Of the Western Trunk-line Commit
tee. The uselessness of continuing the as
ISOLATION in its present shape was generally
admitted. 1t has not been able to secure
the maintenance of rates and never before
has such an unsatisfactory state of affairs
existed. Attorneys were directed to meet
at once and render an opinion as to how
far the roads could go in maintaining their
organization without coming into conflict
with the law.
The National Association of Local Freight
Agents is said to be accomplishing more
practical good than any other one of the
numerous organizations made up of those
identified with the operation of the rail and
water lines. The business of the association
is to deal with the numerous problems
which constantly arise between the ship.
per and the transportation department or
the railroad companies and to work out
what appears to be the best solution; 1t
facilitate their business relations.
The last month conductors of passenger
trains have been much annoyed by persons
who have purchased suits from soldiers who
have returned and attempt to ride on trains,
usually claiming to have lost their fur
lOughs and being anxious TO reach some
point soon possible. The conductors
are taking precautions, and when satisfied
that the person representing himself to be
a furloughed soldier is fraud he is put off
the train. On Train IL over the Big Four
yesterday the conductor put off three men
who were attempting to pass themselves as
furloughed soldiers and out of money.
There is no longer any doubt of it's being
the intention of the Illinois Central to build
to Omaha A surveying corps is now locat-
ing the line and plating the right of way
between Fort Dodge and Council Bluffs,
Denison, Ia, being the headquarters of the
corps. President Fish, Chief Engineer
Sloan and General Superintendent Sullivan
are arranging to visit Omaha and look after
terminal facilities. 1t is believed that the
capitalists interested in the Union Pacific
are encouraging the Illinois Central to pro-
coed with the work. 1t is predicted that
Illinois Central trains will be running into
Omaha by Oct. 81 1899.