The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-13

thoroughly overhauled under the supervi-
sion Of Master Mechanic NJ. c. Kee.
Passenger Traffic Manager Mccormick, OF
the Southern Pacific, announces anotner
between San Francisco and ogden.
s. d. Noragon, who last week was elected
sheriff OF Columbiana county, Pennsylvania,
has been road foreman of engines on the
Pennsylvania lines for several years.
The freight and passenger departments
OF the Peoria & Eastern at Bloomington.
Ill, have been separated. c. F. Webb has
been appointed ticket agent and L. j. Burns
freight agent
Tomorrow the Terre Haute car works
will resume operations, having contracts
to keep them busy several months. Search
ty of material Is one of the troubles car
works are experiencing.
The Indiana Southern crosses the Indian
apolis * Vincennes twice, once on its main
line, two miles west of Bushrod, then on
its coal branch. On the main line the two
roads will erect an interlocking plant.
In October there arrived and departed at
the Union Station 4,0o2 trains, consisting
of 23,59S ears, against 1874 trains and 2, 3s6
cars in October, 1898: increase in number
of trains, 12s; in number of cars, LIE
Surgeons of the Pennsylvania lines state
that the growth of the Pennsylvania Vol
untary Relief Association has been phenom-
email the last thirty days. and numerous APP
plicants are still awaiting examination.
c: L. Van Vert. general Western agent
general agent of the Nickel-plate at Cleve-
land, were in the city on Saturday forming
an acquaintance with indianapolis shippers.
j. B. Hin, general freight agent of the
Panhandle line. and G. c. Hill, commercial
agent, on Saturday left for Texas two
months vacation and business trip. the for
mer TO look after a large cotton plantation
he owns.
The railroad branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Cincinnati has ar
ranged with Jim Burwick the railroad
evangelist, TO hold a series of meetings at
Cincinnati beginning Jan. 81, and extending
over two weeks.
James McCrea. first vice president, and
Joseph Wood third vice president of the
Pennsylvania Company, on Saturday re-
turned from Philadelphia, where they were
in conference with officials of the parent
line for several days.
The Southern Indiana has got it's tracks
laid across the Effingham division of the
Illinois Central near Linton. and the track
LAYERS are pressing toward Terre Haute.
The road is now interchanging traffic with
the indianapolis & Vineennes.
Opposition to selling the Chicago Grand
Trunk road at foreclosure sale is manifest
Trunk people will carry out their purpose in
the matter, and that the road will be sold
and the company reorganized.
On Dec. 1 p. II. Coombs will become gen.
Belt road, with headquarters at Pittsburg,
vice W. f. Kantz, resigned; and on that
date 5. c. Yeaman will become commercial
agent or the line at Atlanta, Ga.
]. c. Bland. principal assistant chief en-
gineer Of the Pennsylvania lines west, in
company with NJ. w. Mansfield, superin-
| tendent of the Indianapolis & Vincennes,
| will to-day begin an inspection of the
| bridges and buildings on the 1. & V.
II is stated that the Nickel-plate, when
| its new summer time table goes into effect,
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. passenger business,
| cooperating with the West Shore and the
| Fitchburg and giving some fast service.
The business of the Indiana Car Service
| Association October he N
| any month I'm the eight years the bureau
| has been in operation. The official state
that 26.916 cars were handled and only 400
| were delayed over the time limit, forty
eight hours.
| The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton finds
that its new freight depot in this city will
| not be ready for occupancy before Dec /.
| The company's business has so increased
that 1t is anxious to get into the more
| commodfous depot as soon possible The
| company Is now using its new bulk tracks
4 TO great advantage.
E. III. Beckley. formerly general passenger
! igan division OF the Big Four, will leave
| Elkhart to-day with his family for Macon,
Ca, having purchased a large tract of land
kaolin, or white clay. His business partner
| is Archer Delano, Lake Shore brakeman
residing in Elkhart, who discovered the de-
| post while on a visit to Georgia. The clay
J al quality.
The families Of the ex-presidents and d.
| rectors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
| pany have been furnished with unique
passes. They are of sterling silver, and
good over all lines east and west in the
| pennsylvania system. These passes bear
| the respective names, and are good durine
| life. General superintendents of western
| lines have issued proper instructions thai
| when presented they be honored The Van.
| dalia is included in the lines over which the
silver passes VIII be honored
The Pennsylvania Railroad, which in
| years past has spent thousands of dollars
| In the elimination of grade crossings within
| the limits of the various cities traversed by
| Its lines, proposes continuing this work I'M
I'll every dangerous grade crossing within
city limits has been removed. To accom-
pllsh this successfully will take many years
as such work can only be done as funds are
| available and as arrangements can be
made with the municipal authorities = the
q menace.