The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-28

same class of workmen on the remainder
OF the Baltimore & Ohio system. They also
require that they be exempted from the
Baltimore & Ohio insurance feature.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana has been
purchasing additional grounds at Petoskey
on which to erect a large new freight depot
and increase yard facilities.
Henry T. McDaniels. employed in the
Office of the chief engineer of the Big -Four
at Cincinnati, was killed yesterday by be-
Ing struck by a street car just after hav-
ing alighted near his home in Mt. Auburn.
He attempted TO cross the track In 'front.'
Of an approaching car but fell and was
instantly killed. Mr. McDaniels was about
TO enter on important railroad work in At
lanta, Ga.
A New York paper announces a transpor-
tation drop TO cents bushel on ex-iake
grain from Buffalo. An agreement was
reached some time ago by the roads chief
ly interested-the New York Central, West
Shore and Lehigh Valley These lines car
ried last season over so per cent of grain
reaching Buffalo via the lakes and going
East by rail The rate named is the lowest
ever made for this business.
The Pennsylvania will soon absorb the
Erie & Western Transportation Company.
popularity known as the Anchor Line,
which operates a large fleet or steamers
between Buffalo. Erie, Chicago and Duluth.
The Pennsylvania Railroad. while nominal
ly the owners of the Anchor Line, was
anxious to secure complete control. and
with that object in view has offered to pur-
chase the outstanding stock
]. j. Merrill. superintendent of trans
portation of the Kansas City, Pittsburg IL
Gulf, has resigned and will become con-
nected with one of the fast freight lines.
Mr.. Merrill first entered the service or
the railroads in 1852 with the Minneapolis
& st. Louis, and later was connected with
the Northern Pacific for three years: he
then spent thirteen years with the Chicago,
Burlington & Northern IS car accountant.
Joseph Ramsey first vice president and
general manager of the Wabash, makes 10
denial of the report that he has resigned.
II is certainly true that there are no diff
ftrences between Mr.. Ramsey and Presi-
cent Ashley, or other officials of the line.
all importuning him TO remain with the
Wabash. 1t is said, however, that the az
fair has gone so far that Mr. Ramsey cam
not we'll remain with the Wabash There
is still a good deal of conjecture as to his
future position.
The election of George III. Foote, dis
trict passenger agent of the Chicago Mil
waukee & st. Paul, to succeed c. X. Da-
wilson as secretary of the Kansas City
Local Passenger Association has been rati-
fed by the executive committee of the
Western Passenger Association, with the
condition that he includes Leavenworth.
st. Joseph and Atchison and the South
western bureau interests in this territory
in the work under the jurisdiction of the
Kansas City bureau.
Terre Haute has three trunk lines, two
East and West, and a third running from
the Great Lakes to the Gulf. The Southern
Indiana will be completed within Il few
weeks, and a new territory will be opened.
The Columbus. Bloomington & Terre Iaute
Railroad, while IL has not been heard from
for some little time pas. is slowly arrang-
ing TO make it's way to that city, and the
Fort Wayne, Terre Haute & Southwestern.
which was sold out the other day for the
benefit of Its creditors, may he completed
by company Of Eastern capitalists.
A circular received yesterday announces
that there Is to be a redivision of the Bal
timore &c Ohio. There will be two grand
divisions. The first division will consist of
the Philadelphia division, the main line and
branches. including the West Virginia &
Pittsburg road. to be under Thomas Fitz-
gerald as general superintendent, with
headquarters at Baltimore; the second d.
vision will be the middle and western d.
visions. formerly known as the Transohio
division, with j. c. Stuart as general SUI
perintendent, with headquarters at Chi
cago.
Within the last six months the Cleveland,
Lorain & Wheeling has fallen into the
hands of a number of New York financiers
who have decided to develop It, They have
made no steps hitherto other than putting
President w. r. Woodford in charge,
which would show that the policy had not
been changed in any way from what 1t
had been before. Now, however, the road
life, and President Woodford, being given
free rein. proposes to put the road on a
fighting basis. Just how $i.000,000 will be
spent for betterments is not told, but IL
is said that when 1t is placed in profitable
places the c., L. & w. will be In the best
shape to do business it has ever been.
c. F, DAILY. general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie x Western, has been In
Cleveland for a couple of days comforting
with A. J. Smith, general passenger agent
nf no T.alx Tn ms
by the Lake Shore in operating its passen-
ger department. 1.-The fact Is" said a pas
senger official, 1.-The Lake Erie e. Western
is behind the times in its methods of hand
ling the passenger business. and 1t is no
fault OF Mr.. DAILY. whose aggressive ideas
have been steadily 'curbed by the late man
agement of the road. Ancient passenger To-
comotives, ancient coaches and slow time
has characterized the road in the past. but
/ think that within the next year changes
will be wrought on the Lake Erie West
ern lines which will be a surprise. A train
will be run TO make connections with line:
the Lake Erie & Western touches, and
twenty-five miles an hour will be the time
schedule of its freight, not its passenger
trains"