The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

road. has resign ed, to take effect March
l. Mr.. Underhill will enter commercial
life. 1t Is understood that Harry Gardner,
traffic manage Of the Salt Trust in New
York city, will succeed Mr.. Underhill.
The executive committees of the Master
Mechanics and Master Car Builders as
sociations have selected Saratoga as the
place TO hold the annual meetings in June.
The meeting of master mechanics viii be
held on Wednesday, and that of the mas
ter car builders on the following Monday
Big earnings bring trouble to the Big
-Four. Not only are trainmen asking for in
creased pay. but the more important towns
on the lines are pressing the company to
build new passenger stations. The meth
DDS that some of the large towns are adopt
ing will not tend to hasten such improve
ments.
Employees at the Panhandle shops at CO.
lumbus. o., are said to be displaying a feel
ing of unrest, alleging that the discipline
is too severe, and some of the experts and
foremen have brought the matter 10 the
attention of the superior officers by threat
ening 10 resign unless there is a change in
the policy.
Under the time schedule Of the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton & Dayton which became
effective yesterday, Train IS arrives at
Indianapolis five minutes earlier than here
tofore, and Train 80. for Toledo and De-
troit. departs from Indianapolis five min
utes earlier.
An official circular of the Illinois Central
announces the appointment as general
agents of G.. G. Locke. at Boston, III. ii.
Shepperd, at Denver, and f. CT. High, at
San Francisco, all newly created positions,
and A. p. Stewart goes to San Francisco
as travelling freight and passenger agent.
Beside shipping a good deal of grain and
hay off the Ohio River division OF the In
diana, Decatur & Western, it's shipments
of live stock are quite an item this month;
ITO carloads off this line have come in
over the Indiana, Decatur & Western for
the indianapolis market, and twelve car
loads Will be received to-day. The ship
ments consist chiefly of cattle and horses.
1t is stated that I'm the early part of
next year the st. Louis e. San Francisco,
the Texas Pacific and St. Louis South
western Will be consolidated with the Mis-
souri, Pacific system. 1t is said that the
Goulds will do this as a move for self
protection. As now operated the Texas
Pacific n the st. Louis Southwestern
showed deficits in the year ending June 30.
1900.
through business over it, handled by en-
gines of the through trains of the respec-
tive roads, is the heaviest in the history
of the Belt road company, twelve engines
being employed locally by day and eight
by night. The work of the engines is
principally to handle the business of the
s~tockyards and private switches on their
lines.
thority that the Vanderbilts have decided
that they will not acquire the Monon lines.
About three years ago negotiations for their
acquisition by the Big Four system were
strengthens the belief that the Monon in
the near future will be operated If not
owned in the interest of the Southern
Railway.
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern set aside
100000 for improvements, but IL has been
shown that Ii would require another mil
lion dollars TO carry out their plans. Much
has hppn lone i'm eliminating curves. cuff
ting down grades, replacing wooden
bridges with steel ones, and the track
compares favorably with that OF the lead
ing roads of the country.
1t is stated that John +. Miller, should
he choose to remain in railroad service
after retiring as general superintendent
Of the Southwestern system OF the Penn
sylvania lines, has been offered the posi-
ton of general manager of a road on
which no pension plan is in operation.
Fortunately, Mr.. Miller is financially fixed
in such a manner as not to require his
continuing in railroad service, unless of
choice.
The Panhandle lines between Richmond
and Dayton and Columbus are now laid
with steel rail weighing eighty-ive pounds
to the yard, and four construction trains
are in service distributing gravel for adj
ditional ballast to make the track solid
enough TO put in service the larger pas
senger engines between Indianapolis and
Columbus. All bridges have been strength
ened to make them safe for the heavier
locomotives.
President Erwin is quoted as saying that
no new vice president will be elected for
the Plant system at the coming annua
meeting. Since s. r. Knott left the road
his duties have devolved on other officials,
and matters have moved along smoothly.
Mr.. Knott. who left the lines to become
president of the Kansas City Southern, is
Strengthening out the affairs of the latter
company, much to the qualification of the
owners of the property, say the financial
papers.