The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26

In St Louis Nov. 9. This was the flrst or
gapization OF railway surgeons in the worlc,
and Dr. c y. Stedman has been us secTe-
tary since 1S82, the year IL was organized.
Shippers at Huntington, Ind, have been
nottned that that place is now Included IN
the territory Of the Indiana Car service
Association and that after NOV. they VIII
be expected TO load or unload cars WITHIN
forty-eight hours after being placed In posi-
ton.
The Northern Pacific has plans drawn
and terminal station for Seattle. Wash.
The improvements will cost about soVooVo
The depot itself will cost something over
$4,000 The plans call for building OF
distinctly ornamental design
There is a fair prospect that new West,
ern Passenger Association agreement VIII
be decided upon and that all differences
which have been threatening will be
patched up. Old friendships promise TO Do
renewed and an arrangement decided upon
under which the St. Paul lines Will be able
TO get along amicably together.
The annual statement of the condition OF
the Pennsylvania Volunteer Relief AsSocia-
ton on its lines west Of Pittsburg shows
are 1851 members. an increase the last
year OF 3i6 members. The daily average OF
disabled members was SS5, or forty-two per
LOO. The death rate was II in coo.
Coaches sufficient to equip Trains II and
Is between Cleveland and st. Louis and
Trains IL and u between Cincinnati and
& dsed to be
will be done at Brightwood. This week
new postal car was completed at these
shops, and next week second one will be
finished.
George T. Gunnip, representing the pas
senger department of the Santa Fe, and
G. c. HILL that Of the Wisconsin Central,
lery, representing the freight department
OF the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy. G;
Bemus. that of the Queen & Crescent. and
Douglass Dallam, commercial agent Of the
Santa Fe lines at Cincinnati.
The yardmasters of the Vandalia met in
Terre Haute on Tuesday to discuss the
work of the different division and terminal
method and practice looking TO the better
ment Of the service. The yardmasters pres
All Anderson, bingham; John Howard.
East ST. Louis; j. j. Pruett, Brazil, and j.
Averill, Indianapolis.
The New York Central locomotive shops
at Depew, which are operated under the
management of George II. Haselton, divi-
sion superintendent of motive power, are
very busy. Between eight and nine hun
dred mechanics are employed and the ca
pacity of the shops has increased to ten
engines a week. All of the engines used on
the Buffalo division of the Lake Shore,
ninety-four in number, are repaired at these
shops.
The meeting Of general passenger agents
OF the lines running between Chicago and
ST Paul has again been postponed and the
VIII COnllilut. LIE pdSScu-
ger representative of one of these lines, who
was in the city on Tuesday, said the rate
war had been going on for some weeks and
he did not believe one more passenger had
been carried between the two points than
there would have been had tariff rates pre-
vailed.
At the meeting of the American Asso-
citation OF General Passenger Agents at
Boston the subject of uniform paper for
interline tickets was discussed. AT first 1t
was the intention to use the uniform paper,
commencing n II
that decision was reached ii has been found
that some OF the roads cannot make the
change without good deal Of inconven-
fence; they have a good many tickets on
hand and do not wish TO destroy them. II
was therefore decided that the date for be-
ginning to use them will be changed TO
Jan. 1, 1901. In the meantime any road Sc
curing q new lot of tickets will have them
printed on the new uniform paper.