The Indianapolis journal., 1899-04-17


year.
The Big Four lines proper handled at In
olanapoils In the week ending April j. e.156
cars. against 11.1s0 in the corresponding
week OF 1898, when the Letter grain was
moving.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
Indianapolis last week 4,042 loaded cars, 80
fewer than in the corresponding week of
1898, but 1850 more than in the correspond
ing week OF 1897.
w. ii. Buel. who for seventeen years was
has taken the position OF steward on the
steamer City of Paris. which plies between
Chicago and Milwaukee.
II. r. Dering, assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines west, ac-
companied by his wife and two daughters
has gone TO the Pacific coast. They Will
remain in San Francisco two weeks.
Daniel Cox, who last week resigned the
agency of the Lake Erie IL Western at
Amsden, was the oldest man in time of
service on the company'S pay rolls, he hay
five years.
A. w. Street commercial agent of the
Great Northern at Cleveland, has had his
territory extended TO include portion of
the P1ttsburg district, somewhat relieving
T. Z. Clark, commercial agent OF the COM
pany at Pittsburg.
The accounting department OF the In
moved from Sullivan, Ind, TO Chicago. j.
+. Titus, the newly elected treasurer, and
c. r. Hinkle. auditor. will transfer their
headquarters to Chicago.
p II. Todd, traffic manager of the West
Shore; E. l. Somer, general Western freight
agent OF the company. and W. +. Wilson,
general manager of the West Shore line,
spent Saturday in the city calling Oh num-
ber of the larger shippers.
On Saturday Engine 100, OF the Monon,
hauled Train II, consisting Of six cars, from
Cnicago to indianapolis in four hours and
thnty-five minutes, making the stops that
this train usually does. This is a record
breaking run with regular train between
the two cities.
James 0Rourke. foreman of engines on
the Norfolk * Western, will remain in his
present position, instead of being made
master mechanic. j. Habercorn, Of the
Pennsylvania shops at Fort Wayne, has
been appointed master mechanic of the Nor
folk d Western.
Frank Thomson, president of the Penn
sylvania lines, is fifty-eight years OF age.
He entered the service OF the Pennsylvania
when a boy. In 1874 he reached the posi-
ton Of general manager, in 1852 OF first vice
president and on the death of George b.
pany.
A trial trip Of the motor car which has
been running on the Big Four between Co
vile division of the Pennsylvania lines, was
made yesterday over the Indianapolis d
Nlncennes, number OF rallroad men ac-
companying the inventor TO note the per-
formance Of the car.
Ticket scalpers now admit that they are
supporting the attack in Ohio on the rail-
way associations and have determined TO
fight traffic associations in general on the
grounds that their existence is a violation
of the interstate-commerce act and OF the
antitrust law. The scalpers have employed
ex-Judge Prendergast, OF Chicago, to act
for them in suppressing these alleged illegal
associations.
A number of delegates to the annual
meeting of the Association of Railway
Brakemen held in Detroit last week. were
from Southern roads, and on returning Wis
tied the Westinghouse air-brake works. 1t
is stated that both the Plant and Southern
railway system of roads will eXpend large
sums of money in equipping their rolling
stock with the most modern devices III the
way of air brakes.
Z. II. Hartman the new president of the
Chicago & Alton, is in active control OF
the property and is authority for the state
ment that many curves will be taken out;
grades reduced and new ana heaVler steel
rails laid. -Four miles of its track in Chi
cago limits viii be elevated and seventy
new locomotives purchased. He has assured
men III official positions and heads or de-
partments that no official changes are con-
templated.
Frank r. Gadd, chief clerk and cashier
of the Brotherhood OF Railway N Ihralnhmen ahI EN-
OF embezZlement Of 5000 OF the order 5
funds, was on Saturday again arrested and
placed in Jail to stand trial on other counts
in the same indictment. A good deal or
interest has been taken in the late trial
among railroad men, as II has been pre-,
dicted that some others might be implicated
In the alleged shortage.
a prominent railroad man points out that
in the election OF new board Of directors
for the Baltimore & Ohio the management
passed under the influence of Western
methods and Western enterprise. James j.
Hill, OF the Great Northern, and Norman
Il. Ream, of Chicago, are the particular
representatives of Western shareholders.
Within the last six months Chicago capital,
through the influence of Mr.. Hill, became
largely interested in the property. 1t Is
rot a controlling one, but is sufficiently
large to influence the policy of the manage
ment. Among the Chicago people who have
recently become interested in the road are
p ID. Armour, Norman Is. Ream, John j..
Mitchell, Marshall Field, Edward l.. Brew
ster and others. They have agreed to hold
their stock for definite period.
Any person purchasing a scalped ticket
from a ticket broker be he licensed or
otherwise does under certain conditions
at his own risk. This was decided by Jus
tice Wright recently in the case OF j. III.
Jaque, of Evansville, Ind, VS. Charles Z.
Smith, g. W. Carson and William F1tz-
gerald, where the defendants had been ar
rested on a warrant sworn out by Jacque
charging them with obtaining money un-
der false pretenses and cheating and
swindlng. Justice Wright held substantial
ly that as the ticket purchaser had agreed
with the brokers TO use false name In
order to deceive the railroads and cause
them to accept a ticket sold to another,
each side was a party In an attempt to
deceive, hence redress was denied one
against the other, the buying OF the ticket