The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-19

The Big Four will. next Sunday, run an
excursion from Terre Haute TO lndlanapo-
lis. the first this season.
The date of the national convention of
railroad commissioners, at milwaukee,, mas
been changed from May TO May S
General Agent Gunnip states that the
Santa Fe will open its Colorado line May !,
and indications favor large business.
Marvin Hughitt, president of the Chicago
& Northwestern, passed through the city,
last night, en- route to Hot Springs. w. Va.
The Hooking Valley road, in the second
week of April earned $50. 20. an increase
over the corresponding week of 1899 OF $780,
1922.
L. +. Sullivan, formerly with the Big
Four now controller of the Chesapeake &
Ohio. has gone to Europe, to be absent six
weeks.
1t ia estimated that the Pennsylvania
has offered to purchase the minority stock
OF the Louisville Bridge Company Offer
ing $50 per share.
The Southern Pacific, after investigation,
has decided not 20 adopt the voluntary re-
lief plan in vogue on the Pennsylvania
lines east and west.
there are employed on the system 566 engi-
neers. 6sS firenen ia brakemen, $50 con-
ductors and 1s2 yard conductors.
Traffic Is so heavy on the Chicago Givi-
using engines borrowed from the Great
Northern and the Chicago & Alton.
+. H Marsh. superintendent of the Fond
du Lac division of the Wisconsin Central.
has been promoted to be assistant general
superintendent of the entire system.
The earnings of the Monon lines, the first
week in April, We're $1S.179 in excess of
those of the corresponding week of 1899,
and since July ! an increase of $5S9.990 is
| shown.
| OF the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago,
| No. 13, is now hauling through trains on
the Chicago end OF the road and has been
| doing good work.
| ]. A. Barnard. general manager of the
| Peoria * Eastern lines, yesterday left on
| his bridal tour, his private car being at
/ tached TO Train 20, on the Pennsylvania
| lines, for New York.
| The party OF New York Central engi-
| neers who have been on a trip to California
| reached Chicago yesterday morning. Since
| leaving for the Pacific coast they have
/ travelled over six thousand miles.
| o. p. Spillman. formerly private secre-
| tary 10 a. A. Zion. superintendent of the
| Union Railway Company and Belt road,
| has accepted a position with the Erie lines,
with headquarters at Chicago.
| A report is current in traffic circles that
negotiations are pending by which the Erie
| lines Will work more closely with the Big
| Four. The roads connect at Cleveland,
/ Dayton, Gallon, Durbin, Kenton and Boil
/ var.
| F. L. Blendinger. chief clerk in the Of
| fee of General Manager Fitch. OF the Erie
/ has been appointed superintendent OF tele-
| graph of the entire system, with headquar-
| tiers at New York, vice w. J. Holmes, de-
| ceased
| The pay cars OF the Big Four system
/ were In the city last night. Paymaster
1 Horton states that the pay rolls OF the
/ transportation department, for March,
| were the largest OF any month In the COM
/ panys history.
| General Passenger Agents Lynch, OF the
| Big -Four: Smith. OF the Lake Shore: Her-
ner, OF the Nickel-plate. and DAILY, of the