The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-04

Springs. w. Va, for a conference with
President ingalls,, who is stopping there,
returned yesterday.
On July the wages of all employees on the
Queen & Crescent road, where there was
reduction in 1898. were restored, which was
an agreeable surprise to the men, as 1t mad
not been loudly heralded. as in the case OF
the Louisville & Nashville.
]. H Maddy, press agent of the Baltimore
& Ohio, is proving a valuable man. for the
b. & o. He was among the first TO issue
company explaining the requirements of the
new revenue law in every detail
A. H. Harris, recently appointed traffic
manager of the Intercolonial Railway, will
sition will then be abolished. Division SUI
perintendent Price will on Aug. l become
assistant general manager of the lines
The Big Four lines proper handled at In
dianapOlis last week total of 1883 cars,
1915 being loaded, a decrease of 329 cars
as compared with the week preceding. but
dianapolis in the corresponding week of
1897.
With the retirement of P. j. Nicholas,
general superintendent OF the Union Pa
cific, the position has been abolished. r. w.
Baxter. now general agent of the freight
and passenger department at Portland,
comes to Omaha, with title of superin-
tendent.
Depot officials state that the holiday travel
this Fourth of July far exceeds that of any
former year. The fact that the low rate
tickets are sold on Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, good to return on Iuesday, en-,
kbled a person to make longer trips and
visits than has been customary.
w. A. Hartman, superintendent of the Big
Four air-brake instruction car. received his
education at Rose Polytechnic. Terre Haute.
This car, which was largely of his own
planning and device, is credited with being
the most complete and scientific OF any air.
brake instruction car in the country.
The consolidation of the New York &
New England with the New York New
Haven & Hartford became effective on July
/, and with this through car service has
again been established over the Airline
road, formerly the property of II. b. Ham
mond, who built the Indiana, Decatur q
Western.
The Southern Railway now has its own
entrance into Louisville having, on July L,
acquired by deed the property and fran
chise of the Virginia Midland & Knoxville
road and the Cumberland Gap Louisville.
The Southern Railway Company has OPP
it for some months
William Mason, a brakeman on the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois, who, among others.
had been detected in robbing freight cars
by the detectives of the company, who rep
resented himself to be a tramp, has been
placed in Jail at Danville. Mason was one
of the Oldest trainmen on the road In time
of service it is stated.
B. c. Vaughn, the wellknown travelling
passenger agent of the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie, has been appointed secretary of j. M;
Schoonmaker, vice president and general
manager of the road, vice Joseph Foster.
deceased. It is understood that George
Thompson, city passenger agent, will sue
coed to Mr.. Vaughn's position.
The amount of travel to Michigan pleas
ure resorts over the Cincinnati, Hamilton 81
Dayton and other lines reaching such re-
sorts has the last ten days been heavy be-
yond precedent. Three sleeping cars leave
Louis, another from Louisville, and usually
every berth seems to be taken.