The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-02

been confined at the house Tor several Gays
by Illness, was out yesterday.
Chief Powell of the Railway Telegraphers,
assigns as a reason for repudating the con-
gress of railway employees that there is too
much politics in the mOvenafnt.
1t is stated that Samuel FELTON,, president
and receiver of the Queen & Crescent, can
have the presidency of the Delaware, Lack
awanna & Western if he will accept.
J. Pierpont Morgan has thrown d bomb
shell into the official ranks of the Lehigh
Valley road by announcing that he will soon
take personal charge Of the company's af-
fairs.
A. Hoffman. general freight agent of the
Mexican Central. with headquarters at the
City Of Mexico is on one of his periodical
business trips to the middle and eastern
States.
of the Merchants Dispatch at Buffalo, yes
terday arrived in Chicago 20 assume the
duties of city agent of the Western Transit
Company.
DR.. S. L. McCurdy has been appointed
surgeon of the Panhandle. with headquar-
ters at Pittsburg. He held a similar posi-
ton on the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
for nine years.
secretary to J. @. VanWinke general SUP
erintendent of the Big Four lines, vice E.
NJ Neel appointed agent of the company
at East St Louis.
The pay rolls of the shops of the Chicago
q Eastern Illinois for January were the
largest in the history Of the road. The pay
shops were large beyond precedent.
On Monday Train % on the Panhandle
left indianapolis thirty-two minutes late and
reached Columbus on time The. train VAS
last ffty-five miles, eight cars and making
two stops, in sixty-Iive minutes.
The construction department of the Balti-
more & Ohio expects next month to COM
mence the work of dOuble-tracking its main
line between Bellaire and Chicago. In do
ing the work fifty-one bridges will have to
be wldened for a second track.
Oscar Murray. receiver and F. d. Under
wood. the new general manager of the Bal
timore & Ohio, accompanied by Chief En-
gineer Manning and Superintendent of Mo
tive Power Middleton, are this week going
over the lines inspecting the road, shops
and terminals
The Hutchinson & Southern Railroad,
built several years ago southwark from
Hutchinson, Kan, eighty-five miles, is to
be extended at once in a southerly direction
scme two hundred miles, the work to be
completed this season. Next year rails will
be laid northward, and Omaha will be the
terminus.
Trains and 5, on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne d Chicago, are scheduled between
Chicago and Pittsburg at forty-five miles
an hour, and the division officers are en-
phatic in their demands that schedule time
be made not only with these two trains,
but all other fast trains in passenger or
freight service.
F. D. Underwood, the new general mana
ger of the Baltimore 81 Ohio, is impreSsing
feet that it is not his intention to displace
any good man in the employ of the COM
pany, but rather to promote their interest
and advance them in position as opportun-
ity presents.
G. w. Merrill general roadmaster of the
Chicago division of the Chicago, Milwaukee
q St Paul, retired yesterday, to accept the
position of general superintendent of the
Norfolk q Western. Mr.. Merrill was for
eight years roadmaster on the Lake Shore
road, and nine years ago left that road to
take the position he now leaves.
The February number of the Book of the
Royal Blue" issued by the passenger de-
partment of the Baltimore q Ohio, is by
far the most interesting number yet issued.
It's information regarding the United States
standing army is very comprehensive and
interesting. Among the illustrations are the
Senate chamber Of the United States and
that of the House of Representatives.
A Wall street news agency says: "At
special meeting of the full board of di-
rectors of the Manhattan elevated railroad
authority was unanimously given to PreSi-
dent Gould to finance the equipment of the
road with electricity The only restriction
IS the provision that stockholders shall have
| the first privilege of subscribing to the new
| stock at par and receive per cent. commits
sion. Negotiations are understood to be un-
der way with the General Trust Company
and j. p. Morgan & Co..
The current number of the ST. Louis Rail-
way journal has a picture of j. j. Frey,
general manager of the Santa Fe lines. and
sketch of his life. Mr.. Frey was born
in JetferSOnville, Ind, September 1S4S and
when in his teens entered the service of the
Ohio q Mississippi. Three years later he
Went to the Missouri Pacific. He was first
telegraph operator, then an agent then
train dispatcher, and later trainTnaster In
1888 he reached the position of general SUI
perintendent on the Santa Fe lines, and in
1873 was appointed general manager.