The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08

men. Oder of Railway Conductors and Or
der or Railway Telegraphers.
rhe New York Central this week placed
an order with the Schenectady locomotive
works for twenty Of the new freight mogul-
type and ten high-class engines for pas
senger service.
At Detroit yesterday Judge Liilibridge
on Monday enjoining the local ticket
brokers' from "scalping Christian En-
deavor tickets.
j. NJ. Barr. as general traffic manager of
the Norfolk q Western. received salary OF
$4,000 a year. II is understood that as sec
ond vice president OF the Santa Fe he will
receive $1,000 a year.
The Wabash has just turned out at its
shops at Moberly, Mo-. heavy ten-whee,-
type passenger engine weighing 10000
tirely at the Moberly shops.
The passenger department of the Lehigh
valley issued summer tourist book which
IN It's mechanical appearance and interesting
information regarding summer health and
pleasure resorts, would be difficult TO excel.
Richard Doyle, trainsmaster of the St
Louis division of the Big Four, is mentioned
as the man who will probably succeed VIII
nam quinn as superintendent OF the Cfncin-
natl division. Mr.. Quinn will retire July 10.
Oscar Armstrong, ticket agent of the Mo-
non at Lafayette, has resigned and will go
to st. Louis to enter the general office of
the Louisville. Evansville e. st. Louis Roy
Armstrong. a brother. succeeds him at La
fayette.
On July Is j. T. Gamble, general agent of
the passenger department OF the Toledo &
gage in commercial pursuits in the North
west, his health being such as 10 demand
change of climate.
The Lake Shore conductors have inaugu-
wear a lighter weight uniform during the
summer months. 1t is said that General
Manager Blodgett has promised to give the
subject consideration.
h. i'll (tI,,1 - IT, hos
given the projected Columbus. Bloomington
& Terre Haute road a cold shoulder. the
club not being convinced, says Terre
Haute paper, that the hackers of the enter
prise are sufficiently responsible.
General Manager Bells, of the Railway
Officials and Employees Association. yester-
day was notified that the Oregon Railway
q Navigation Company desires the asso-
citation TO extend its work over its lines.
The membership of this organization now
exceeds 100000. consisting of railway en-
ployes on lines reaching from the Atlantic
TO the Pacific.
Roads of the Central Freight and Trunk
line associations are engaged in making Ell
fective rules to carry out the new policy OF
higher rates wherever possible and the
abolition of unauthorized rates, the move
ment for which began recently. New and
higher rates are now being filed as tarin
and will become effective within the month
In trunk line territory.
An official of the Baltimore & Ohio says
that in obtaining direct control of the Vir-
az Ohio has laid the foundation for one OF
the greatest trunk lines between the great
require ONLY short line on an easy grade
TO connect the newly acquired line with
the Kanawha 6S Michigan and the Chesa-
peake d Ohio, which would complete the
direct route from Chicago and Clev Gland to
the southeastern and south Atlantic coast,
saving at least 200 miles between Cleveland
and the chief cities of Virginia, North and
South Carolina. eastern Georgia and Flor
ida.
The new Chestnut Ridge Railroad. which
Is owned by twenty-five millionaires, was
ing sent over the eleven miles of track from
Lehigh Gap 10 Kunkletown. The road has
been b built to the rcn %
Manufacturing Company, in which concern
wealthy men are interested. No other rail-
p oe prom }nr can pUas1 M two s
length The cost of building 1t was $4,000
mile. President Dahlgreen is the man
the road taps No passenger trains will be
run for year or more. The farmers along
the route will be privileged to ride free
along the line.
broker in Florida. The last Legislature
passed law requiring common carriers 70
provide such ticket seller with a certificate
place, and making it unlawful for any UNI
authorized person to sell, barter or transfer
a ticket or other evidence of transportation.
chaser of transferable ticket In good faith
for his own use may sell the same to an
other who will in good faith prosecute the
journey. II is also provided that a ticket
agent may buy from another road ticket
for a passenger on his own line to enable
the passenger TO reach the said road. Sc
we're penalties are provided for infraction
or any of the clauses of the law, and forg-
ing or altering ticket is made felony.
Miss Elizabeth Cogley, probably the old
est telegrapher an, the. world in point of
service, has abandoned the key and will
hereafter superintend the force of seven
messengers at the Union Station. Harris
burg. SAYS the Harrisburg telegraph. She
has entered upon her new and easier duties,
having a desk In the telegraphers' office,
where she has sent and received MESA ges
Tor about thirty-five years. Miss Cogley
mas not been physically strong of late
years, and the company, In recognition of
her long and faithful service. gave her the
less wearing position she now holds Miss
orator at lewiston. her home .e in is5S and T
received the first message calling out the
Logan Guards of that place in response TO
President Lincoln's first call for volunteers
at the outbreak of the civil war.
Strong efforts are being made TO arrange
tne passenger rate situation both East and
west so that there will be more profit to
an lines. and to take advantage of the gen.
isfactorily adjusted. +. G. Donald, of Chi
cage, commissioner of the Central Passen-
ger Association and j. NJ Goddard, of New
York. commissioner of the Crank Trunk
Association, have been selected to act as
members of board of arbitration which is
on Eastern lines from Chicago and ST.
Louis TO the seaboard and to intermediate
points. These. commissioners are to choose
the tnlrd member OF the committee. Diff
ferentials adopted ten years ago have out
lived their usefulness and the standard lines
WI VIII no longer abide by them. A lower rate
Dy ~ Is made to the sea board by all lines
except the Lake Shore, Michigan Central
and Pennsylvania.