The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-15

headquarters at Buffalo. Mr.. Perry has
been with the Glover Leaf ten years as
commercial agent.
II. +. Algeo, district passenger agent OF
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the
Monon. was in Chicago yesterday confer
ring with General Passenger Agent Reed.
He took with aim seven passengers en-
route to California.
John F. Miller, general superintendent of
the Panhandle, has issued notice appointing
w. w. Writ freight and ticket agent at
Moran, vice s. j. Knox transferred, and
T.. u. Shaffer, agent at Delta, vice j. L.
Adams transferred
The Wabash has completed it's line be-
tween Moulton and Harvey, Ia, claims 10
have the short line between St. Louis and
Des Moines. and is arranging to put on two
through passenger trains each way be-
tween these points.
III Wabash earned in the first week
of December 1920. 37s. an Increase over the
Since July / the road has earned s7,5S9,G0
an Increase over the corresponding period
of last year OF Sl.O93.S3l.
The Chesapeake & Ohio has nearly COM
pleted it's extension from Price. West Vir-
ginia, and is now building a one hundred
mile extension from Whitcomb, West Vir-
ginia. up the Green Brier valley. 1t will
require the construction of two extensive
tunnels.
T. P. Fowler. travelling passenger agent
VI NDC iAIlO Git dl, anu ~ f.. - fCbStcis
travelling freight agent of the Mobile &
Ohio, are in the city. Mr.. Webster states
that cars are becoming in better supply
south and more cotton and lumber are be-
ginning to move northward.
President Ingalls,, of the Chesapeake &
Ohio, when in Richmond on Tuesday au-
thorized General Manager Stevens to con-
tract with the Richmond locomotive works
for twenty-five additional locomotives, to
be duplicates of ten of the company's
heaviest locomotives now In service
job s. Lazarus, traffic manager of the
Indiana, Decatur & Western. Ford Wood,
general freight agent of the Peoria & East
ern, and Samuel Sweet, general freight
agent of the Lake Erie & Western, who
have been in Chicago since Tuesday attend
ing freight meetings, will return to-day.
h Peoria & Eastern lines earned in the
first week of December $i2, 0S5. Al, a decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
Of 1898 of $179.33. There was an increase in
freight earnings of $1,022. 63, a decrease in
passenger earnings of 1892 and an in
crease in mail and express earnings of
$135.22.
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling has
been reorganized by its new purchasers and
w. r. Woodford has been elected president
of the ~reorganized company. The road is
now owned by eight New York capitalists.
w. r. Woodford was for some years man.
ager of the road and is a brother of NJ. ID.
Woodford.
HI. B. Chapman, president and general
manager of the Virginia & Southwestern
and of the Virginia Coal, Coke and Iron
Company, will on Jan. l retire from that
position to go TO New York to engage in
banking. 1t is understood that G. Shields,
formerly with the Great Northern, will sue
coed Mr.. Chapman.
There Is excellent authority for stating
thai on Jan. 1 E.. c.. Russell, general SUI
perintendent of the Lackawanna lines, will
be promoted to general manager, and j. M
DAILY, division superintendent, will be APP
pointed general superintendent. Both OFF,
Gals were recently taken from Western
lines by President Truesdale.
William III. Brown. chief engineer of the
Pennsylvania, who, with his wife and
daughter. has been touring In Turkey,
Egypt, Italy and the Holy Lane for the
Tuesday. Since Mr.. Browns absence. work
that he had planned prior to his departure
proceeded without interruption.
The stockholders of the New York Cen
trail & Hudson River Company voted at a
meeting yesterday to increase the capital
stock Of the company from 800, 000. 900 to
Sis. 600. 900. divided into shares at the par
value of 800 each. The stockholders on
Dec. IS will pass upon the lease Of the Bos-
ton & Albany. No opposition to ratification
Of the lease is expected.
The Southern Pacific will, next Monday,
put on it's Sunset Limited tourist train
between New Orleans and San Francisco.
making the run in seventy-two hours.
lIdlllo VII lCdNC ANCW OlICdlS
every Monday and Thursday. The train is
said to be the finest in the world, con-
structed on plans suggested by z. o. Nc
Cormick. passenger traffic manager.
l.. Marichal. ". Peyras. of Maris, and A.
Paris. of Aries, France. are in this country
and this week the guests of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. These gentle
men are prominent French railway Of
purpose of studying the systems of this
country. Before going back to France 1t
is stated they will place large contracts
for steel rails and equipment Of various
| kinds.
The following appointments of the Of
e. Atlantic Railway. recently coming under
control of the Pennsylvania, are an
nounced: Willard Thompson, vice presi-
dent: James r. Mcclure, secretary; Robert
controller; Willard Thompson, general
manager; James A. Logan, general solic-
itor: W.. III. Brown, chief engineer. T. A.
Joynes is appointed superintendent of
steamer lines and T. Murdoch freight and
passenger agent, vice John s. Wilson, re-
signed.
Roads of the Central Passenger Associa-
ton have decided to continue the granting
of reduced rates for the spring meetings
of the commercial associations of Chicago,
Cincinnati, st. Louis and New York. The
rate will be one fare and a third for the
round trip at three different times-once
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April-and will be good for five consecutive
days from the date of sale in each month.
The associations are privileged to stipu-
late the times for the establishment of the
rate. If the organizations of the smaller
towns apply for the rate for their meet
ings. it is said. the railroads will act favor
ably on the applications.
Nothing which has occurred in connection
with the Lackawanna Railroad since the
advent of the new management shows so
\ conclusively the extent to which this line
is spreading out as its new time card. This
time card indicates that the Lackawanna
and the Nickel-plate together hereafter will
play a very important part in the trans
portation of passengers between New York
and Chicago. Unde the Lackawanna time
card, which goes into effect next Sunday,
are shown three through trains between
New York and Chicago in each direction
every day. They are equipped with through
sleeping cars of the latest and best design.
Coaches between New York and Chicago
are first-class In every particular. The
trains will carry through sleeping cars to
Chicago, Buffalo. Oswego and Scranton.
The new schedule shows five through fast