The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-28


Next week the Southern Indiana will put
on two new trains between Greensburg and
Westport.
]. j. Turner. general manager of the Van
dalia lines. is In the city to confer with Re-
ceiver Malott.
The Pennsylvania has built new pattern
of car especially adapted to the transporta-
ton of large iron flywheels.
1t is stated that the differences between
the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Pacific
are about to be adjusted.
The Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf will
on June establish through passenger serv-
ice between Kansas City and Omaha over
Its rev lire.
General Manager Ramsey, of the Wabash,
says no further changes are contemplated
at Andrews which will lessen its Importance
as a division point
The April statement of the Chicago Mil
Waukee & st. Paul shows that the road in
the first ten months of its fiscal year has
earned per cent. on its common stock.
F. S. Higbid. for some years chief en-
glneer of the Erie Railway. has been ap-
pointed assistant engineer of the Panama
Railroad. with headquarters at Panama.
William Garstang, superintendent of mo-
Sullivan, commercial agent of the same
line. have gone to Chickamauga to spend
Sunday.
On June the car and locomotive depart
ments of the Fftchburg road will be con-
solidated, with ]. w. Marden in charge Mr.
Midway superintendent of motive power,
retiring.
w, G. Knittle, travelling passenger agent
of the Toledo ST. Louis & Kansas City
mas resigned and goes to Dallas, Tex, as
-Four lines.
At the gathering of Cincinnati, Hamilton
q Dayton passenger men in Dayton on
THURSDAY forty were present They visited
the Soldiers Home and were pleasantly en-
tertained there.
james McCrea, first vice president of the
Pennsylvania Company who has been at
Cambridge Springs. Pa: for a couple of
weeks. returned on Thursday much inn
proved in health.
James P. Anderson, general passenger
agent of the Allegheny Valley road, is only
thirty-six years old, but on Wednesday of
this week he completed his twentieth year
an railroad service.
If the earning exhibits of the Big Four
Tor June are as favorable as for the first
eleven months of the fiscal year President
ingalls, expects to make an unusually graft
Tying annual report.
THE Xandala is building at its shops in
Terre Haute some new cabooses designed
by w c. Arp. superintendent of motive
power, which will, be comfortable and at
tractive homes for the trainmen
Z. B. Kellum, travelling passenger agent
<on the Michigan division of the Big Four
1 has declined to accept the position of South
western passenger agent of the Big -Four
Ae expects to accept service with another
The Western and Northwestern lines
despite the war, are doing a very heavy
bus! business SIS, and showing handsome net earn
ings. The Santa Fe for April shows an in
$SiSS6s. 'e' |Ap'i'' 1851 ~ net earnings OF
Officials of railroads in Pennsylvania have
agreed TO give no free transportation to
politicians, but will make a single fare for
the round trip The demands of the poll
siclans had become greater than ever the
last year
j. j. Gilroy has been appointed train
master of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie on the
retirement OF j. I. Keith June l. Mr.. Gill
roy is promoted from the ranks General
Manager Beach is now filling all vacancies
by promotion
It is said that the Chicago & Eastern Illi-
nols VIII on July commence paying diyi-
dends on its common stock on its pre-
1erred stock dividends have been paid for
years. me property is in excellent condi-
zion and Well provided with equipment
H c. Barlow, president of the Evansville
d Terre Haute, says the road is not on the
market. and neither the Louisville G Nash
Vile nor the Chicago * Eastern Illinois can
purchase II. The owners think IL a good
property and expect TO operate 1t as an in
dependent line
The board of directors of the Pennsyl-
wanna have appointed Daniel S. Newhall
purchasing agent vice A w Summers
deceased Lewis Nelson will succeed Mr.
NeWhall as assistant secretary John G.
Sims has been appointed superintendent of
the employees saving fund.
The Big -Four is frightening It's sidetracks
between indianapolis and Cincinnati to en-
able II 10 establish positive block system
The improvements are made with a view to
making the sidetracks part of a second
track. Superintendent Bender states that
sixty days from now the positive block sys-
tenn will be in full operation.
In railway circles ii is thought to be a
very shfewd move on the part OF the Lake
Shore In securing control OF the Elkhart
a. western. The road has switches to every
manufacturing establishment at Misha-
waka, and also at Elkhart. Although the