The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24

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will not take full control Of the West Shore
road until April 10.
The Big Four in the last ninety days has
built at its shops 125 fiat and 125 coal cars
Of s0,OOG pounds capacity.
A number of the best coaches of the VAN
dalia are being placed i'm the shops and re-
modelled into full vestibuled cars.
Frank Wade has been appointed Joint
travelling passenger agent of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton and the Indiana De-
catur x Western.
Unless the cooperation of the Union Pa
cific can be secured. the Western Passenger
Association. it Is stated. will pass out of ex-
istence within thirty days.
Albert G. Blair, president of the Wheeling
az Lake Erie since Feb. u, 1896 who has re-
signed. entered railroad service as bill clerk
with the Toledo, Wabash * Western.
The action of the Wabash in cutting down
Omaha, 1T is feared, will lead TO trouble be-
tween the Chicago and Missouri river lines
William Ensminger, after fifteen years
service with the Big -Four as baggageman,
mas been promoted to conductor and will
land.
The new mail train on the Wabash covers
hours, being scheduled from Buffalo to Kan
deducted.
The Erie has received twelve new loco
MOVIES this week. They are of the Mother
This is the first inStallment of thirty-two
ordered by the company.
Train Dispatcher a. J. Quest. of the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, who has
been seriously Ill at Philadelphia, has so far
recovered that he will return TO mis- home to-
DAY TO further recuperate-
On Monday next the Panhandle will re-
store the accommodation train between In
dianapolis and Richmond. The train will
arrive a Indianapolis at $3.50 a. m. and leave
Tor Richmond at 100 D. m.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul has
consolidated its freight and passenger agen-
formerly freight agent OF the Baltimore &
Ohio, will be in charge of the consolidated
headquarters.
on Thursday of each week a tourist car
the Baltimore q Ohio Southwestern, the
Illinois Central and the Southern Pacific.
which, in it's appointments. is as good as
the ordinary Pullman sleeping car.
The report that the Lake Shore had pur-
chased the ST. Joseph, South Bend < South
western Railroad is verified at Elkhart to
the extent that the Lake Shore is building
junction of the two roads near there. This
will give long-sought lake connection.
ID. A Cousins. who was at one time con-
nected with the Rock Islands freight office
in Buffalo as contracting agent, and who
afterward was transferred to Chicago, hes
just been promoted to be commercial agent
of that road, with office at San Antonio, Tex.
The board of directors Of the Pittsburg
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met at the office of Secretary s. b. Liggett
of the Pennsylvania lines west, on Wednes-
day, and the regular semi-annual dividend
of per cent on the capital stock was de-
clared-
The Pennsylvania Railroad and other
trunk lines leading from New York are in
receipt OF letter from Assistant Quarter
master General A: s. Kimball, United States
army. expressing his appreciation OF the ex-
cellent service rendered in the moving OF
troops during the last year.
When II. b. Tindal. who is now in New
York with the Merchants Despatch, goes
to Boston as general New England agent,
Gordon Mcleod now agent al Detroit of the
Merchants Despatch, will go TO New York
as general Eastern agent in place OF Mr..
Tindal, and on April 1 ID. f. Best will re-
tire.
w. X. Vanderbilt has returned from Flor
ida. NJ f. ingalls,, president of the Big
dent of the Lake Erie & Western, are in
New York. and something more may soon
be known as to the truth of the report that
the VanderbiltS have secured control or the
Lake Erie & Western.
Since last November Mrs. NJ. G.. Reed, of
Chicago, has been acting as purchasing
agent of the Pacific q Northern Idaho Rail-
road. now building between the copper re-
gions and Weiser, Ida. When she began she
knew nothing about engines, cars or
bridges; now her employers consider her a
careful and able purchaser.
The Toledo & Northwestern Railroad will
be completed this summer. Necessary funds
have been secured and President Williams
will let the contract soon. The road is al
ready graded from Charlotte to Albion and
ii will be extended to Hanover, where it
Will connect with the Cincinnati Northern.
II. A. Reardon. formerly of the Detroit. To-
ledo & Milwaukee, has been appointed SUI
perintendent.
A meeting of the American Railway En-
gineering and Maintenance or Way Officials
constitution and perfecting a permanent or
ganZation will be held 90 the Iroquois Hotel
in Buffalo, n. Y, on Thursday, March 30
at 10 o'clock a. m. All officials of American
railways interested in the operation, con-
struction or maintenance of railroads are
requested to be present.
Samuel Stevenson, special joint agent OF
the Cincinnati, Hamilton az Dayton and the
Big Four, is in the city. His business is To
settle all questions that may arise between
representatives of the passenger depart
ments at rival points. and he Is supposed to
be unbiased in his decisions. Yesterday he
was investigating alleged Irregularities be-
tween the representative of the companies
at indianapolis. He is paid by the two lines
jointly.
General Manager Chapel, of the Chicago
& Alton, says the road under the new ad-
ministration has already ordered forty new
engines of the most powerful type and has
an option for thirty more. For years the
Alton has been at disadvantage on ac-
count of it's light engines. A number of
new bridges will be constructed, grades re-
duced and curves eliminated. Steps will also
be taken to make the most of the coal bus
mess along the line and developments will
be made in other directions.
To see how the roadbed of the Pennsyl-
vana Railroad Company lines stood the re-
cent severe test General Manager j. Il
Hutchinson will inspect the principal lines
of the company. He will be accompanied by
Chief Engineer w. II. Brown Engineer
of Maintenance of Way j. Il. Richards, En-
gineer of Bridges William Pratt. the gen.
eral superintendent and the superintendent OF
each division over which the inspection train
is to be run. The train will be special one
President Van Horn. of the Canadian Pa
cific, and War Secretary Alger have made
cific will gain the use of Mr.. Ayers road
running from Bay City to Mackinaw. Al
Mackinaw connection will be made with the
Duluth South Shore x Atlantic. The Erie
K Huron is practically controlled by the
Canadian Pacific, and the South Shore roaC
can thereby get an entrance into Sarnia
There are some minor details pending In
connection with the above in which the Film
d Pere Marquette plays an important part
The Interstate-commerce Commission will
appeal 10 the United States supreme Cour
from the decision of the United States Cir
cult Court at New Orleans refusing an IN
junction against offending roads in the cases
of the commission against the western q
Atlantic in one case and the Clyde Steam
ship Company ct al. in two others, lnyolv
ing freight Determinations 1t is doubtful
if the Supreme Court will take up the APP
peal until its next session. The Clrcui
Court decision rendered Tuesday, was not {
surprise TO the commission. and the latte
body does not attach much general Signl1
canoe to IL, as il involves no new principle
| and is in line with some previous rulings
asserted, the long-and-short-haul provision!
| are violated more than anywhere else.