The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

| finds IT must put In additional sidetracks
and lengthen sidetracksa at meeting points
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
will remove its headquarters TO Cleveland
The promotion is announced OF j. c..
| O'Herne. to be master mechanic of the Lake
Erie & Wheeling
General Freight and Passeaeer Agent Ad-
sit. of the ST. Joseph & Grand Island, was
In the city yesterday.
more large freight locomotives from the
Rhode Island works. making seventeen re-
ceived since Sept. 1.
| George H. Stagg. city ticket and passen-
ger agent of the Lackawanna at Buffalo,
will on Oct. / retire from that position TO
take up mercantile life-
A. ID. Mcleod. assistant general freight
agent of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day
ton. who has been on a trip to California. is
expected home on Friday.
n. K. Elliott. formerly superintendent of
| the Vandalia, now interested in zinc mines
near Joplin. Mo. has made a success inan-
cially through his venture.
The Erie Railway Company. which has
heretofore paid no attention TO handling
furniture, has decided TO build 200 furni-
ture cars OF the largest pattern
District Passenger Agent Algeo, OF the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. Is In GIN
| cinnati to-day for & conference with faS-
senger Traffic Mana ger Edwards.
Tomorrow a party of thirty-one Indian
ians will leave over the Panhandle for Mon
tana on q hunting expedition, going TO noted
hunting grounds on the Northern racine.
ID. G. Carson has been appointed master
car builder of the Buffalo, Rochester q
Pittsburg. Mr.. Carson has sixty carpenters
under him, and in service Is a veteran on
the road.
The Southern Indiana road is filing deeds
at county seats along its line for property
1t has secured as a right of way into Terre
Haute- The company pays cash for the
right of way it purchases.
George T.. Gunnip. who represents the
Santa Fe in this territory, says that by
trains through from Chicago to San Fran
cisco over its own tracks.
The American Society of Railroad Super
intendents will hold its annual meeting in
New York Oct. 10, and on the 18th the
American Railway Association will hold its
semi-annual convention at New York.
Charles H.. Pike. who was one of the oldest
conductors In time of service on the Mich
igan Central. was buried i'm Jackson. Mich,
on Sunday. He was prominent in the or
ganization of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors.
Chicago. the ticket s~calpers refusing to
handle the tickets of one of the local lines,
asserting that it has not paid its agreed
commissions, which amount to $1,000. to
different members of the Brokers' Associa-
ton.
The Wabash has planned for a number Of
improvements at Peru. Ind. The round
house at that point will be enlarged to
hold seventeen engines, a new coal chute
will be erected and tracks are being laid
to the ground on which a new freighthouSe
will be erected.
H.. Ct. Stiles. general agent for this terri
tory of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton,
mage they are now handling on the Indian
apolis division. which is in excess of any
former period, could he get the cars ne
could do 30 per cent. more business.
Oscar G. Murray. first vice president of
the Baltimore & Ohio. is sending. the COM
pany's checks renewing the membership of
t bnsnc sSemp pa fse Y the Me ssve carist failr %Si
ISOLATION, which the company has for some
years been aiding financially.
A; Robertson. acting superintendent of the
appointed superintendent. II. w. Ballou has
been appointed trainmaster of the ninth and
thirteenth districts, vice A. Robertson, pro-
NOTED. j. W.. Evans has been appointed
nma of the sixth, seventh and eighth
districts. vice III. w. Ballou transferred.
The Pennsylvania finding a need of more
passenger engines because of the rapid in
crease in business, will, it is said, build a
number of engines still larger than the pres
ent Glass l. machines The company wants
to do away with the necessity of running
double-headers, and the only way Is to have
engines capable Of hauling heavy trains.
TIL presidents of the trunk lines and
Central Passenger Association are having
considerable trouble to secure a well-at-
tended meeting. "A meeting was first called
for Sept: q, but 1t was found advisable to
meeting has again been postponed imndeae-
nitely. The holidays in New York were
one of the reasons that led to the post
ponement.,
The monthly report OF the voluntary relief
department of the Pennsylvania lines west
of Pittsburg for August shows benefits paid
as follows: Deaths seS. by accident i. :, 3, $50
523, s7,2SS.50; by sickness, CAB, sS,1s4.40; total
benefits, 1.1s1. s23, 1870: total since July /,
dent. 1874. $50. 5o7. 10; natural, lies. sI7 1854. As;
disablement benefits by accident, H,673
$3.50, 2O6.1o; by sickness, 81. 1853. sS6l, 5s7.E
1t is stated that on no road i'm the country
are there as many employees who have beer
In the service as many years as on the
Baltimore & Ohio. and when the order OF
General Manager Underwood providing fol
service stripes becomes effective the age OF
some of the conductors will be a surprise
A gold stripe will mean five years of service
ana a silver stripe pip' two years. Some som Of the
titled to from seven to nine gold stripes.
A circular will be issued to-day by George
L. Bradbury, president and general man.
ager of the Lake Erie & Western, appoint
ing R. NJ. Case assistant general passenger
agent. Mr.. Case has for some years beer
chief clerk of c. F. DAILY, general passenger
agent of the road, and Is also secretary OF
the local passenger association. Mr.. Case
began his railroad career on the New YOrh
Central. under George II. Daniels, who con.
siders him an unusually competent pas
senger man.
Recently the manager of one of the trunl
| lines had TO refuse an offer of $1,000 100 clear
"Offty OueTeu Dy an advertising nTm- Ins
agent wanted the use of all the box car.
on the road for displaying bills and sign:
of manufacturing and mercantile concerns
1t was a tempting offer to refuse, but. fear
ing that the innovation would finally dis
= figure every car on the road and make 4
impossible for the trainmen to read the
numbers. the official declined with thanks
{ 1t is said that many such propositions have
been made to railroad officials. but have
been refused on grounds that paper pasted
{ on sides of cars adds to the expense of re
D pairing, makes the cars look like billboard
and conceals the numbers and initials.
The Tobasco Mining Company, on CHINA
mon mountain. has been extending its golC
ore mines and has a ~five-foot streak aver
! aging $23.S per ton of ore. This mine II
{ owned largely by indianapolis railroad men
> c. c. Pierce, jr., freight claim agent of TIT
: Lake Erie & Western, Is secretary of tn
: company. Among the list Of stakeholder
; appear the names of j. q. Van Wrinkle
! general superintendent of the Big Four; j
l T. Reagan. travelling auditor of the Ri,
: -Four; ID. >. Hill, general superintendent o.
| the Lake Erie & WESTERN; NJ. r. Maxwell
assistant general freight agent of the LAX,
Erie & Western: w. T. Cannon. treasures
OF the Union Railway Company; J: A. Sim
4 mons, general agent OF the West Shore line
patch. and F.. III. Ellsworth. contractin,
/ agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton. The company is capitalized at 81 600, 600
Inc company is Incorporated under the law
of Colorado.
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