The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
to assume the duties of his new position

to assume the duties of his new position
with the Southern Pacific.
The New Katy Flyer which is the
name bestowed upon the fast train over
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad be-
tween Texas State and st. Louis, began
yesterday.
The friends of c. l.. Hilleary, at Columbus
O., will give him a complimentary dinner on
the day prior TO his departure TO take the
position of assistant general passenger agent
Of the Big Four at st. Louis.
To-day the freight yards of the New York
Central and West Shore roads at East Buff
falo will be combined. John ID. True has
been appointed general yardmaster and G. b
Stewart, of the West Snore, assistant
W. o. Beckely president Of the Old Re-
liable Railroad Conductors Association OF
the United States, has announced the open
ing of the thirty-second annual convention
of the association at Hot Springs, >. d.
on June l..
E. E. Smythe has been appointed general
freight agent of the Kansas City. PittspuIe
&, Gulf Railroad TO succeed X. w. Light
burne. ir.. resigned. Mr. Smythe who went
to Kansas City from Memphis, is an old
railroad man.
Freight officials of Chicago are preparing
to answer the Interstate-comilerce Com
missions inquiries as to the olHerence III
rates on export and domestic shipments, ano
it is expected that such answers VIII Dc
sent IN to-day.
The freight rate war between the Chicago
lines over grain traffic east-bound is setting
in vigorously. 1t is stated that the Lake
Shore has made contracts 10 naui S'vV,WN
bushels of oats to the seaboard at La cents
per 100 pounds.
George NJ Hallstead, general trainmastel
of the Delaware. Lackawanna q western
son of General Manager Halistead, mas re,
signed and accepted the position Oh geneaai
. manager Of the Electric Company OF AmeT-
lea in Philadelphia
B. W. Holman, who Is connected with
the maintenance of way department OF the
Baltimore G. Ohio Southwestern, Is IN t9%n'
for a short visit with his mother. MT HoI-
mann was formerly with the maintenance
of way department of the Big -Four.
Passenger train No. IS. on the Big Four,
last week made the run from Templeton
to Lafayette, nineteen miles. IN sixteen
minutes, including a standstill start ana q
dead stop, the train, or course, slowing W
while crossing the Wabash river bridge.
A steam shovel is at work scooping out
dirt for new tracks between Marshall sta
ton and Marshall crossing. on the van
dalia. A side track will be built along the
south side of the main line between the two
leading from the Y at the crossing, VIII be
extended west Of the bridge.
j. r. Kearney, chief clerk Of the Chicago
Burlington G. Northern, has accepted SIM
Baltimore. and J. j. Merrill, car accountant
of the Chicago, Burlington & Northern
takes Mr.. Kearney's place: The car RECORDS
os the road will be transferred TO the IN
cago. Burlington q quincy ohces III I'm
cago.
M. d. Anderson, formerly car service
agent of the New England Railway, nds
accepted the position of chief clerk CLERK IN .ne
Mr. Henderson, formerly chief clerk In tne
Big -Four car service department at Indian
apolis, but recently car distributor ioI
Swift & Co.'S car lines, also takes service
with the Michigan Central as chief car
travelling clerk.
Two or three months ago, when traffic
on the Wabash was the heaviest in the his,
tory of the road, the company was forced
to hire a number of new firemen and pro-
mote many of its old firemen TO engineers
Business has again assumed Its norman CON
dition and the company finds Ii has sur
plus of engine men. On Wednesday twenty
one of the firemen who were the last TO pe
hired were dismissed and I'VE or the oio
employees were reduced from engineers tc
firemen.
Heads of shop departments on the Penn
sylvania lines west have been moved to
Pittsburg. The company contemplates q
change in the manner OF keeping records OF
work and material used in repairing en-
gines, so that the cost of every engine In
the service can be learned quickly when
ever such information Is desired. me new Jew
into service over the entire Nortneasteri
and Southwestern systems Of the Pennsyl
vania lines.
The INDIANAPOLIS. Peru Chicago wa.
opened for business i'm the spring of 1854, anC
i'm the forty-five years IL has been operated
has killed but one passenger, a record that NJ
other ROAD of like mileage can show, ans
the only serious accident IL ever had was II
1893. when the Wabash bridge went down
John O Brien, now passenger conductor oil
the road between Indianapolis and michigan
CITY in the construction of the road worket
with his father, who was one OF the con
tractors. and ia 1863 took the position O
passenger conductor on the road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company oil
rectors have accepted the resignation o.
Charles A Chipley as general freight agent
to take effect May ]. He retains an advl
sorry position with the company, but in fu
ture will not have much to do with tn
routine of the freight business. Mr.. Chip
lev will take a long rest after May j, ant
for some time will oversee the work on M
plantation at Easton. Md. At present Their
are two general freight agents of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. MIR. Chiple,
has charge of local business and Mr. JONI
b. Thayer, jr., has jurisdiction owe
Through business. To-day these two depart
ments will be consolidated and Mr.. 1haye
is to be the general freight agent OF IN
PENNSYLVANIA Company. The board or OIL
rectors has created a new position, that
assistant general freight agent. and ap
| pointed George ID. Dixon TO that position
Mr. Dixon has for many years been distric
| freight agent at Baltimore. While no deii
mite action has been taken to I'LL MS va
| cancy, IL is understood that Mr.. w. Hay
| wood Drayton, jr.. now division frelgn
| agent Of the United Railroads OF New Jer
| sey. will be given charge Of the Baitimor
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