The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-29

that 5000 operators are now enrolled. he
saws the trouble of the operators on 'he
big Four and the company will nkely DC
amicably adjusted.
Engineers VINO have run on Indianapolis
lines for thirty or more years state that
tney have never before experienced as
MondH night. After leaving cities ana
towns where there were electric lights IL
was so cark mat the locomotive neaollghts
onlv cast a shadow in the darkness.
Should Samuel Sloan carry out his pro-
gramme as regarding the Lackawana, pub
nshed yesterday. IL is stated that he VIII
cut loose entirely from the Vanderbilt line
and form a traffic alliance with the Wa
bash, which would make a very strong
East and West line. The Wabash. says the
official quoted; has always been a thorn IN
Superintendent W. d. Bessler, Of the
mainline division of the Reading Railway,
whose office is at Reading. says a read
justment OF wages in his division viii be
made. TO take effect Dec. l. 1t is unoffi-
cially announced that the readJustment
will carry with ii a general advance in
wages for all the men connected with the
mainline service.
c. G. Waldo. general n of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines, and
Passenger Traffic Manager Edwards have
for two or three DAYS been on the coal
branches on official business. With each
year passenger traffic on the coal branches
shows something of IN increase, and the
company is disposed to encourage 1t by
better train service.
the Cincinnati, Hamilton d Dayton; George
Lowell, general superintendent OF the
Monon, and Superintendent Parker were in
the city yesterday and ARRANGED for the
opening of the new freight depot erected
by the G., II. & ID. pareileiing ene Monon
freight depot, on Dec. l. Details were COM
plete, with the exception of selecting the
joint agent, which will be .ecided probably
to-day.
Without question the roads in the Gen.
ira. Traffic Association territory will, for
-,ovember, show the largest earnings IN
their history, excelling October, In which
eighty roads showed an increase OF lO1s
per cent. over October, 1898. A year ago
the same roads claimed to be carrying all
the business they were capable of doing.
which demonstrates that the roads have
this year largely increased their facilities
and improved IN the methods Of loading
cars.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois will. as
soon as its connecting line between Mar
ion, ILL.,, and the Cotton Belt, at Girardeau.
Is built, begin the building of a road from
Metropolis to connect with the extension
Just completed thirty-five miles southwest
of Marion. A charter for the road has
been granted. The new line will be eighty
miles long. and will cross the Cairo divi-
sion of the Big Four at Vienna, and the
Mobile & Ohio at Metropolis.
officials of the Plant system Of railway
and steamship lines announce positively
that L. a. Bell, Western passenger agent OF
the company, with headquarters in Chica-
go, will remain in his present position. 1t
Is stated that Mr.. Bells administration has
been entirely satisfactory to the officers Of
the company. and that his Jurisdiction will.
as heretofore, include all points north of
the Ohio river and west OF Buffalo and
Pittsburg to the Pacific coast.