The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31

Detroit & Lima Northern crossing being
put in unless the latter will join in erect
ing an interlocking plant
The trainmen on the Erie & Ashtabula.
through the chief of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, have asked for an in
crease of 10 per cent. in their pay.
Samuel Hndman. the engineer killed in
the wreck on the Union Pacific on Thurs
day. was formerly an engineer on the Lake
Erie & Western, and has relatives living in
Lafayette
general superintendent of the Great North
ern has decided to accept the vice presi-
dency and general managership of the Cot
ton Belt system.
d. G. Edwards. passenger traffic man
ager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
lines, who has been so i'll for a week as
10 confine him to his home, expects to go
to his Office to-day.
The lines to the Pacific coast, as well as
in this territory, are showing handsome in
creases in earnings, the Union Pacific for
September, this year, showing an increase
of $112,O0O over September 1897.
G. J.. Grammer, traffic manager of the
Lake Shore lines, makes the official an
H1uIiceili ny tnat the report thaI +. .;
him on the Lake Shore is not true.
p. c. Dunnevant, passenger agent of the
Pittsburg q Lake Erie at Pittsburg, passed
through the city yesterday en- route to Hot
Springs, Ark. where he expects TO remain
until he has regained his health.
At the division points on the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe the company has es-
tablished reading rooms for its employees,
and in furtherance of this object it has APP
pointed a superintendent of reading rooms
The Vandalia continues to do a phenom-
email business for that road, last week
bringing into indianapolis LIN loaded cars
and forwarding west !, 106. OF the inbound
movement 1872 cars were loaded with Live
stock.
The November number of the Book of
the Royal Blue issued by the Baltimore
& Ohio, has been received 1t is an UNI
usually instructive number and well sup
piled with photographs of attractions on
these lines.
John F.. Miller, general superintendent
of the Pennsylvania Southwestern system,
on Saturday returned from the Jersey coast.
Mrs Miller has been on the coast for sew
eral weeks, and as a result her health is
much improved
P. F. Gaines. of Toledo. general agent of
the Flint & Pere Marquette will, on Nov.
l., become assistant general freight agent
of the road. c. M. Booth has been APP
pointed travelling passenger agent of this
road for the Toledo district
The Big -Four lines proper handled at In
dianapolis last week 1892 loaded cars
against 1000 in the corresponding week of
1897, an increase this year of 1852 loaded cars
but 1856 fewer than We're handled at Indian
apolis in the week ending Oct %.
General Manager Waldo. of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton q Dayton, has secured an
option on SULPHUR Lick Springs. on its
springs is said to be better than that of
French Lick and West Baden Springs.
The recent report that the Chicago &
Alton is to be practically paralleled be-
tween ST Louis and Chicago is confirmed
The enterprise is in the hands of a syndi-
cate representing $15,OO00O0. The ST. Louis
Peoria & Northern will form part of the
line.
President Ledyard, of the Michigan Gen.
trail is at Hot Springs, Va; General Super
intendent l. Hommedieu has for two weeks
been seriously i'll at his home. and Robert
suffering from burns caused by gas ex-
plosion.
The New York Central has for years had
a map department with D. r. Harbaugh at
its head. On Nov it is to be placed under
the engineer of maintenance of way, and
the position will be abolished. MIR. Har
baugh will retire from the service of the
company.
Despite the opinion that the Pennsylvania
Company is seeking to unload the Terre
Haute & Peoria division, the condition of
New steel rail- is being laid and it is stated
that every bridge on that division has been
rebuilt in the last three years.
On Tuesday of last week General Man
ager Waldo states that the largest num-
Der of trains were handled on the Cincin-
matt. Hamilton & Dayton lines of any day
reaching ninety-one. Freight traffic with
this road is exceedingly heavy.
On Saturday the sleeping-car service be-
tween Louisville and Detroit over the Pen1-
thence by the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day.
ton, was discontinued, after a very profit
able seaSon-so profitable that next sea-
son 1T will be put on again during the sum-
mer months.
w. II. McDoel vice president and general
manager of the Monon lines and G. G..
Waldo. general manager of the Cincinnati
Hamilton IL Dayton, and Chief Engineers
Hall. of the Monon and Wilson, of the c.,
H. & d. will meet here tomorrow to ar
range for the erection of their new joint
city freight depot.
The Baltimore & Ohio is arranging, with
the taking effect of its winter time table,
to put a fast limited train between Pitts
burg and New York to compete with the
Pennsylvania The route will be over the
Baltimore & Ohio. the Western Maryland
and the Philadelphia & Reading via Cherry
Run and Shippensburg.
c. G. Waldo, general manager of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines on his
inspection trip last week was pleased with
an incident that occurred at Wapakoneta,
station on the middle division George
Davis has had charge of the pumping sta
ton at that point for forty-three years
and is now eighty-three years old. He APP
preached General Manager Waldo and
asked him if he did not think he was old
enough to resign. Mr. Waldo pleased the
old gentleman by answering, $50 long as
you are able to do the work YOU Withhold
your resignation" Information received
afterward showed that the old gentleman
had really intended TO resign