The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13

dent OF the Canadian Pacific Railway. vice
Sir william Van Horne, resigned. Van
Horne became advisor TO the board of d.
rectors. Sh~aughnessy was vice president.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Monon is having a heavy stone traffic
from the Bedford district.
The Michigan Central has advanced the
pay or Its section men TO s1.D per day.
Between TempletOn and Paxton the Lake
Length.
Thomas Noonan, general manager of the
central States Dispatch and Continental
line, Is in the city.
8. Gilmore. representing the Plant sys-
tem of railways and steamships. is in the
cry on official business.
Charles Stilz, general ticket agent at the
Union station. left yesterday on a pleasure
trip 10 be absent several days
Receivers Cowan and Murray, OF the Bal
tlmore q Ohio lines. who. with subordinate
omclals, are inspecting the property. were
In Cleveland yesterday.
W. G. Arp. superintendent of motive
by his wife, yesterday went TO Old Point
Comfort for two weeks stay.
Oh Jackson, formerly superintendent of
motive power Of the Indiana, Bloomington
* western, now with the Prescott, Santa
Fe & Phoenix. is in the city.
The Vandalia now has $50 locomotives.
and 50 per cent. are in excellent working
- III JILL
tives received in the last two years.
James McKune, engineer on the Big Four.
a Day or two ago when getting off of his
locomotive at Kankakee made a misstep and
Tell. breaking his leg just below the knee.
General Manager Dickinson. of the Union
racine, is quoted as saying that he will rid
the country OF train robbers even If he him.
self has to lead an army against the out
laws.
W. II. McDoel, president of the c.. L. & L.,
Is IN New York city. 1t is expected some
definite action will be taken this week con-
corning the attempt to force another fore
Closure sale of the road.
Arthur Wells, formerly superintendent of
the st. Louis division of the Big Four, now
has under his charge ! ass miles of the Santa
re lines, and after July l will have added
the San Joaquin Valley road. $50 miles.
The Lake Shore has appointed W.. H..
Marshall. assistant superintendent of motive
its master car builder. he succeeding A. NJ.
Watt. who resigned some weeks ago.
A handsome train Of Wagner palace cars,
carrying over 100 Shriners of st. Louis and
terday over the Big Four. en- route to Buff
falo. The Shriuers took dinner at Indian
apolis.
Louis Wagner. of Tifin. o.. has been noti-
ned that letters patent have been issued on
his new device for delivering train orders
by. which engineers and conductors may re-
ceive train orders while the train is NOV
ing at full speed.
The Lake Erie & Western will make a
change in its train service which will be of
benefit to indianapolis. Train Fl. which now
runs only from Peru to Indianapolis. will
start from Plymouth. and Train "a, the
answering train, will run through to Plym-
outh.
With the cutting Down of the heavy grade
on the Grand Rapids & Indiana at Ridge
Vile the freight engines will be able to haul
ten more loaded cars over the road. This
company is now laying thirty miles of new
steel rail weighing seventy-five pounds to
the yard.
Within the next twelve months every
crossing OF another road by the Big Four
Will be protected by in~terlocking switches
and, signals between ST. Louis and Cleve-
land, Cincinnati and Kankakee, and a large
portion of the line between Louisville and
Benton Harbor.
or Scranton, Pa, now has a railway depart
ment which gives courses of study for en-
gineers. fremen, conductors. trainmen, shop
and roundhouse men. Yesterday four Of the
instruction cars Of this school passed
through the city.
President Newman, Of the Lake Shore
Railroad, announces the appointment of W..
TO be superintendent of motive power of
the Lake Shore. vice @. w. Stevens. re-
signed. Mr.. Marshall will also have charge
OF the car repairs.
The Florida Times contains a compli-
mentary notice regarding the promotion of
]. G.. Hollenbeck to be chief clerk of the
passenger department Of the Florida East
Coast Railway. He received his training
on the Indiana, Decatur & Western under
Trafflc Manager Lazarus.
There are but few stations on the Big
Four where the receipts from sales of tick
cts in May were not in excess consider
ably of those of May, 1898, Lebanon and
Thorntown being 500 to 500 ahead Of last
year, and at Muncie and Anderson the in
crease was proportionately large.
A. W. Wooden has brought suit against
the Louisville & Nashville for 5000 for be-
Ing. elected from one of the company's
air Wha on EOrrf n Ne a.
a colored man and was put off the train for
not having money to pay fare from Madi,
sonville to Evansville, his ticket being good
only to Madisonville.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana Is now MAX
ing the most favorable earning exhibits in
its history. Its May earnings were $40, S23
earnings increasing some SIS. 900 and freight
earnings $4,000. On June IS this road will
put on its fine new full vestibuled trains for
the tourist business. A new dining car has
been added to this train.
1t is stated that work is being pushed on
the extension of the Indiana Southern Rail-
Will be running to that point. The work
is being so thoroughly done that, when
completed. it will be safe to put on trains
and run them at good speed. The old por-
ton OF the road has been brought up 10 an
excellent standard since the Wabash syndi-
cate took charge of 1t.
The Santa Fe Railway Company yester-
day announced a joint rate with the South
ern Pacific Company for the convention Of
the Epworth League and Christian Endeav-
orers. The rate from California points for
sixty days limit. return trips. to the Chris
tan Endeavor convention IN Detroit. July
5 TO 10. will be ssh; TO the Epworth League
convention at Indianapolis In July the rate
will be $50 for sixty days limit. round trip.
Railroads out OF southern iron centers
have announced an advance OF 30 cents per
ton on rates for iron, effective June q.
A similar advance, was made on Feb. 8,
making the total this year 81 a ton. The
advance applies to all Ohio and Mississippi
river points where iron is going TO the far
West and Northwest. There will be no adj
port purposes. The advance must be paid
by the consumer and iron viii De advanced
so cents per ton.
A large delegation is expected to attend the
two railway conventions to be held at Old
Point Comfort this week. The National as
ISOLATION of Master Car Builders convenes
| Wednesday morning. Many of the delegates
TO the National Association OF Master Me-
chanics. which meets at the same place next
Monday. have already arrived in order TO be
present at the proceedings OF the car build
ers. Members of the National Association
Of Local Freight Agents. which meets in
annual session at Norfolk to-day. have been
invited TO attend the Old Point meetings.
According TO General Manager Ashley's
statement the proposed Menominee & St.
Paul Railway has no connection with the
a director does not indicate that the Me-
nominee & ST. Paul Railway is an Ann
Arbor Railway enterprise. The road Is
being built and projected by Menominee
capital. II Is expected that the part OF
! the line which lies in Michigan will be
built this summer. All of the bridges and
,-.v corrjated Menoufrao ovnecfe nv