The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-27

The nefrS OF the late AtmeL II. 6ecu. III
vision superintendent of the Pennsylvania
are entitled to the 1850 from the Pennsyl-
vania volunteer relief department
The new passenger coaches that the Mo-
non has ordered will be seventy feet long
and provided with the latest appliances
for heating, lighting and ventilation.
The Southern Pacific will on Jan. l es-
tablish an office in Memphis, Tenn, and
Darden Asbury has been appointed agent,
being promoted from travelling freight
agent.
]. @. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
of the Big Four, was last week called 10
Anderson to bury a brother and yester-
day to the same place to bury a brotner-
in-law.
r. L. Bunch. chief clerk of w. H. Turk,
general passenger agent of the Southern
Railway, will on a l go TO st. Louis as
assistant general passenger agent OF tnat
company.
William Garstang. superintendent of mo-
tive power OF the Big Four. and Mechanical
Engineer Ettfnger have gone 10 Belle
fontaine to inspect the new electric plant
in process of construction.
Frank NJ. Guthrie, well known in Indian
arolis railroad circles, died on Monday at
had recently represented the Lehigh VAL
ley Transportation Company.
The estate of the late Roger Wolcott,
OF Massachusetts, represents, according TO
the assessors book of Boston and Milton,
dpOuL @-tO,VD. liz ICdl NaldC HOdAa ~
considerably in excess of that amount.
James P. Anderson. division passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines, who has
been on the Atlantic coast for some weeks
recuperating from a long illness. is so much
improved in health that he will return to
duty on Jan. /.
Col. Fl. G.. Boles, superintendent or the
M~onongahela a. Paramount terminal or
the Baltimore & Ohio, has resigned, and
will be succeeded on Jan. l by A. M: Lane.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IF tho lN0nf VIRGINIA AZ
Pittsburg division.
Frederick Gates has resigned as pur-
chasing agent of the Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railway. His duties, as well as those OF
sumed by ]. E.. Saussing, assistant to the
general manager.
The Wabash lines earned in the third
week Of December $372, TILT, an increase
over the corresponding week OF 1883 OF
50, 633. 80. The first three weeks of the
increase of So. 794.99.
George w. Bartlett, formerly with the
engineering department of the New YORK
Central, now superintendent or the Dun
kirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburg road,
has been elected president of the Buffalo
Railroad Association.
The Big -Four has asked for bids to COM
plete the erection of interlocking plants at
every crossing Of another road on its sys-
tenn not now SO protected. There are now
ninety-four interlocking plants on the sys-
tenn.
General Passenger Agent Galloway. of the
500 road, presented each of the employees
in the passenger department, on the day
before Christmas, with a wild goose, which
the general passenger agent had placed in
cold storage for the occasion.
The Lake Shore yesterday notified West
ern connections to hold back business until
st the seaboard. The Big Four had In the
Brightwood yards last night over four
hundred loaded cars for the East.
1t is officially stated that w. F. Bailey
will cSnsinu as general passenger censra, agent rent f of
Manager Bush says no changes will result
from the combination of the Colorado
Southern, the Rio Grande Western and the
Colorado Midland.
The excellent results from the operation
of the Nickel-plate road are attracting at
tention. One OF the officials explained its
recent prosperity on the ground that the
road has been put in first-class condition,
and alto that it has been able to get full
tariff rates for its traffic.
A circular from the general western
manager, G.. D.. Cochran. gives notice of
the resignation of George +. Mckay as
general manager of the Erie Dispatch, TO be
succeeded by G. L. Lamprey, who has been
export agent of the Erie in New York city.
formerly agent for the Lake Shore.
G. f.. Niswonger, commercial agent of
the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf road, was
III tie city ycSteTQdy. OU JAN. Il his HedQ-
quarters will be transferred from Cincin-
nati to Memphis. he succeeding c.. L.
Egleston. who goes to Chicago, where the
company will on Jan. ] establish an office.
1t was reported that President FELTON,.
of the Chicago & Alton, is planning to
shorten the main line of this system be-
tween Chicago & st. Louis by at least thir-
teen miles The cutoff is to be built around
the town of Macoupin to Plain View. The
change will eliminate several heavy grades.
]. E.. Davenport, formerly district passen-
ger agent Of the Toledo, st. Louis a. West
ern road, will on Jan. 1 become city pas
senger agent of the Louisville & Nashville
at st. Louis. Charles Stone, the new gen.
eral passenger agent of the Louisville &
Nashville, is credited with making appoint
ments that will materially strengthen this
property.
A circular announces the following
Pacific road: T. J. Clark to be general
agent of the passenger department at Los
Angeles, Cal, vice u. 8. O.. Hough. re-
signed; E. Davis. travelling passenger
Clark, promoted; c. E. Bascom. district
passenger agent at Wichita, Kan.
J.. w. F. Barrett, general superintendent
Of the Southern Railway, who rendered his
resignation several weeks ago, will, after
Jan. /, be connected with the Chicago &
Alton Railroad Mr.. Barrett declines to
discuss his future course and in what
capacity he will serve the Chicago & Alton
Is not knOWn. lie, however,, states that
he will not serve that road as genera,
superintendent.
Hugh G.. Bow1es. superintendent of the
Monongahe1a river division of the Baltf
more & Ohio Railroad, with HEADQUARTERS;
at Fairmont, has resigned and A. NJ. Lane
now superintendent of the West Virginia &
Pittsburg division, with headquarters a
Weston, will nave the Monongahela divi
sion added TO this territory, taking effect
Jan. /, with headquarters at Clarksburg
w Va for EairmOunt.
The new scale of wages which the board
of directors of the a-malgamated organize.
tions of the employees of the Central Rail
read of New Jersey has repaired for tbs
railroads TO accept includes an average in
crease of s. per month for firemen, brake.
men and telegraph operators, and 1t has
also demanded that the company issue an
nual passes to the men who nave been in
the service OF the. company ten years, and
also to their wives.
c.. L. Hilary, assistant general passenger
agent of the Big Four, sends out a neat
and artistic Christmas greeting. 1t is a
folio of bristol card. on the front of which
Is a twig from a Big Four Christmas tree
tied with a bow of white satin ribbon. Or
the inside Is a handsome niulti-colored 18th.
ograph of the ST Louis Union Station
representing old Father knickerbocker
with watch in hand, pointing to the three
handsome Big Four trains that leave daily
for Cincinnati, New York and Boston.