The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-19

w. +. Wilson, general manager of the
West Shore fast freight line, is in the city.
Samuel Rea. fourth vice president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, sailed for Europe
on Wednesday.
The interlocking plant of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois and the Vandalia at Brazil
was put in service yesterday.
The Big Four has just issued a book of
summer tours which have been arranged
by the passenger department of the COM
pany.
j. p. Green, of PHILADELPHIA has been
elected a director of the Cleveland & Pitts.
burg, filing the place of the late Frank
Thomson.
C. F. DAILY. general passenger agent of
the New York Central, who has been at
Martinsville for couple of weeks, Is at his
office again.
J. Campbell, travelling passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines. who has been quite
i'll for some time. was reported yesterday
to be much better.
E. A. Ford, general passenger and ticket
agent of the Pennsylvania lines west of
Pittsburg. was in Philadelphia on Wednes-
day and Thursday.
G.. B. Hyde, who has been appointed to
fill the newly-created position of contract
ing agent of the Queen e. Crescent at Lex
ington, was for some years in the service
of the Erie lines.
John Davfe secretary of M. e. ingalls,,
president of the Big Four. received letter
from Mr.. ingalls, on Thursday in which he
stated that he would not return from Eu-
rope until July 1.
H J. Graham. assistant general freight
agent of the Lake Erie e. Western, yes
terday returned from an extended Western
trip, visiting Kansas City and many other
important business centers.
Executive officers of the Alton, the Wa
bash, the Illinois Central and the Eastern
Illinois spent two days this week confer
ring about matters pertaining to coal rates.
There is a rumor that the rates will be adj
vanced.
Clarence G. Bowker. who for some years
has been manager of the Lehigh Valley
telegraph Office. has been appointed by Di-
vision Superintendent George G. Jones, of
the Grand Trunk, to be train dispatcher at
London, Ont.
Central Passenger Association roads have
agreed to sell tickets on account of Decora-
ton day at a fare and one-third for the
round trip for distances of not more than
$50 miles, TO be on sale May % and 80 and
good to return on May 81
A B. Plough, formerly vice president
and general manager of the st. Paul &c
Duluth, was on Tuesday presented a fine
gold watch by his old employees. An ele-
CANT chain goes with the watch, and also
jeweled Mystic Shrine charm.
Mart w. Jamison, former Panhandle
engineer, has made rapid advancement
since taking service with the Wabash.
travelling engineer of the road, his terri
tory being from Peru to Danville.
Charles Merrill, Western passenger agent
of the New York Central. was in the city
Yesterday: He reports that the high Off
Gals of the New York Central are much
pleased with the success of the new trains
over the Big Four between st. Louis and
New York and Boston.
President Ristine of the Colorado Mid
land. Is now I'm Salt Lake City and has
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with the road will terminate on July 2.
when the financial interests connected
with the Rio Grande Western and Colo
RADIO Southern will take charge.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois contem-
plates several branches into the coal dis
tricts of southern Illinois. which will place
the road in a strong position with respect
to this traffic. The extension. just begun.
TO the Ohio river will make the c. a T.. L.
a stronger competitor of the Illinois Cen
trail
New fast steamers are to be placed on
the line between Mobile and Havana, and
the Mobile & Ohio will put in service, in
connection with the steamship line, some
fast trains in order to obtain a share OF
the business. The company has expended
a great deal OF money on the track and
roadbed. and mas Improved the equipment
also.
Train is over the Big Four will this even
ing be run I'm two sections, one being made
up of four sleeping carrying Mystic
Shriners to Washington, the other four
sleeping cars carrying the regular business
and delegates to the car accountants con-
vention. which convenes in Hot Springs. w.
Va. The trains will be turned over to the
c. & o. at Cincinnati.
number OF roads have Issued a notice
| that after June no car not equipped with
automatic couplers. whether belonging to
a railway company or TO private owners,
shall be loaded except In the direction of
| home. and from that date all such cars
| shall be returned so as to reach their own
ers before Aug 1. when the safety-appli-
ancc law goes into effect
| Americas Summer Resorts OF the New
| York Centrars series Is Just out 1t de-
! scribes some Of the great resorts like the