The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08


A circular announces the appointment Of
George NJ. Kinder contracting agent of
the Lake Shore road at Cleveland, vice
Geo. Nj. Crossier, deceased.
The Wabash in August made the largest
gross earnings in the roads history, the
gross reaching s.. 49, $685., an increase over
August. 1898. OF $lI9662-O.
]. c. Carney, general yardmaster of the
Big Four al Springfield, o., has decided not
to accept the offer made by the Baltimore
& Ohio TO secure his services.
j. A. Dildine, formerly of this city, has
been appointed chief clerk of s. p. Bush.
superintendent of the motive power depart
ment of the Panhandle lines.
W. ]. Fitzgerald, superintendent of tele.
graph operators OF the Big Four lines at
Indiana polls, yesterday returned from a
two weeks vacation spent in New York
Freight Traffic Manager Mcleod. of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, who has
been spending month in northern Micni-
gan, has returned and Is at his post again
]. r Mccartney. city passenger agent of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton at GIN
cinnati, and s. l.. Parrot, who represents
the c.. II. & ID. at Atlanta. were in the city
yesterday
The interlocking plant at veedersburg,
where the Peoria & Eastern, the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois and the Toledo, st. Louis
Il Kansas roads cross, has been ordered
erected at once.
John Carroll, a well-known engineer on
the Wabash lines, through his connection
with the Brotherhood of Locomotive 4, Engi- 81.
home In Fort Wayne.
The affairs of the offices at Fort Wayne
of the Lake Shore and the Lake Erie IL
Western roads were turned over on Wednes-
day to j. j. Flynn, the newly appointed
| agent, Mr.. Z. S. Philey retiring.
Mrs. John Gift of Terre Haute daughter
vandalia engineer. has received 5000 in
surance money from the brotherhood Of
which he had long been a member.
T. j; Evans. of Louisville. will succeed F.
III Crx1ffh nc of rHn ~. n .x.A
house at Seymour. Mr.. Smith will go to
| Chillicothe, o.. next Sunday to take charge
| of the machine shops at that place.
b. F. Dunn, travelling passenger agent of
| the St Louis & San Francisco at ST Louis
has been appointed district passenger agent
Of that road at Wichita, Kan. and Is sue
Loverin.
| ID. t. Bacon, general manager Of the In
| diana Car-service Association. stated yes
loading and unloading more cars daily than
at any time since the bureau commenced
/ operations.
The Iowa Central and the Chicago &
| Alton stockholders will to-day hold their
| annual meeting and in both cases the event
| is looked forward to with more than ordi-
nary interest important official changes be-
/ ing looked for.
| The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
/ earned in August $611 1856, decrease as
| compared with the earnings Of August, 1898,
/ of s., 400. The road is now being operated
| at a disadvantage, many improvements
| are in progress at different points.
| NJ. E. ingalls,. president of the Big Four.
| was on Wednesday fifty-seven years old and
has been in railroad service prominently
| since November, 1870, when he was APP
pointed receiver Of the Big Four, which then
| extended from Cincinnati to Lafayette.
/ Circulars announce the annual hunters
| rates. These rates figure about a fare and
/ a third for the round trip. and will be on
sale after Oct. 1. They have thirty-day
| limit. and the contracts carry with them the
privilege to purchaser of free transportation
for dogs. guns, tackle and the like.
G. B. Stats, private secretary of NJ w.
/ Mansfield, superintendent of the Indianap-
| oils & Vincennes, Wa IN Centerville yes
| terday to attend a re,:nion of old school
| mates Mr.. Stats made the principal adj
| dress. These reunions have been held In
| many years.
The Saratoga limited train on the New
| York Central is the best paying passenger
train ever operated by that company. Last
| week its earning capacity was 1925 per train
mile between New York and Saratoga This
| beats the most sanguine expectations Of
General Passenger Agent George H. Daniels
| and his friends.
Formal announcement was made yester-
day that the Southern had purchased the
| Knoxville & Bristol Railroad. This was no
| surprise. because as originally projected
| those behind the enterprise hoped to secure
an independent outlet for Knoxville to the
/ Western at Bristol.
Judge Taft, Of the United States Court at
Cincinnati, Yesterday appointed Joseph Rob
/ q Hooking Railway. vice s. NJ. FELTON,, re-
| signed. Mr.. Robinson was formerly SUI
perintendent of the Norfolk & Western Rail-
road and until recently was a receiver Of
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Rail-
| way.
bound on the Pennsylvania Railroad on
| Sunday. Monday and Tuesday that they had
ger trains. but these big engines proved fast
| enough for any train and made the schedule
time; On one day they had seven sections
| of Train 20, nine sections of Train It, and
| from three to five sections Of other trains.
j. A. Barnard, general manager Of the
Peoria & Eastern lines. said that the COM
the orders for cars. The most fortunate sta
| tons were where cars came loaded for such
stations and the agents would then reload
them. The company Is finding difficulty In
| furnishing cars at way points which are
| considered good loading stations, but re-
ceive but little freight.
The following changes In the operating
department of the Omaha have been official
ly announced: Superintendent A. w. Tren-
holm. transferred from the northern division
Jaynes. assigned to other other duties h Assistant
| Superintendent W. c. Winter, transferred
from the St Paul and Sioux City division to
| the northern division, and S. G. Strickland
appointed his successor. Mr.. Jaynes will
take a months vacation.
Circulars announce the promotion OF c. d.
Dyer to the place OF freight agent for the
gheny. vice w. G. Gibson. Mr. Dyer has
| been in the service of the Pennsylvania
| system for thirty-seven years, thirty-three
| of which he spent at the Allegheny station.
| For two years he was cashier at the Penn
| sylvania freight station in Pittsburg, and
he has become thoroughly well acquainted
with the details of freight handling and
| shipment.
Capt H. NJ. Diehl, of the airbrake de-
partment of the Pennsylvania Company, has
| been assigned to special duties and for a
week or ten days will make a trip over the
| road between Crestline and Chicago. On
| this trip he will watch the workings of the
airbrakes on the different trains. After the
completion of this trip he will take the air
brake car out, Toledo being his first
and the captain will have O number of new
features to display to the employees of the
road.
The Rock Island Railroad Company has
issued instructions to all it's conductors that
hereafter no person is to be put off train
on account of defective transportation or
Tor other reasons where there is the
slightest doubt in favor of the passenger, or
until the trainman has received ejectment
orders from the executive officers in charge
In Chicago. When a forged or mutilated
ticket or pass is found the conductor is to
take up the same and wire for instructions.
OF course, the order does not cover tramps
stealing rides nor other cases of fragrant de-
ception, but II will protect passengers who
would. under ordinary circumstances he
subject 10 ejectment.
The Wabash road has received number
OF new engines, and among them are two
| which are marvelS in the building of loco
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