The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12

Personal, Local and General Notes.
Yesterday two different parties, number
ing twenty-five each, passed through In
dianapolis over the Big Four lines en- route
to California.
On Feb the auditing department of the
Wagner Palace-car Company will be abol-
ished and the business looked after by the
Pullman Company.
]. j. Turner, general manager of the Van
dalia lines, and Harry Miller, superintend-
ent of the main line, who have been in the
city for a couple of days, returned to their
headquarters last evening.
The Toledo, ST. Louis & Kansas City
passenger department., which has been
passenger rate disturber for years, an
nounces that no more reduced rates or side
cuts will be recognized by that road.
The Order of Railroad Telegraphers has
declared a boycott against the Colorado
& Southern Railway on account of dis
agreement between the company and
operators regarding wages and hours of
labor.
The Lima and Chicago divisions of the
Erie have been practically consolidated,
and c. c.. Reynolds. superintendent, has
had his jurisdiction extended to cover both,
with James Corbett as assistant superin-
tendent.
The Pennsylvania shops at Fort Wayne
have been instructed to build car for the
transportation of big fly wheels. The car
will have a drop center, which will allow
it to be lowered to pass through tunnels
and bridges.
The official report of G. H. Newton,
agent of the Wabash at Fort Wayne
shows that the business Of the road at
that city in 1899 was 16 per cent. in excess
of that of 1898, both passenger and freight
traffic increasing.
AT the annual election Of the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington & Baltimore A. j. Cas-
satt was elected president The annual
report shows gross earnings in 1899 were
$40, 392 s06.S2; net earnings, s3,153, 650.42, an
increase over 1898 OF $672,979.17.
Freight traffic managers of the Eastern
and Central Traffic Association line have
issued notice to all freight agents that all
irregular billing" must cease Jan. H. and
shippers to be given notice to clean up
their old billing by the date mentioned.
Circulars announce the promotion of j..
c. Moorhead, general superintendent of the
Erie lines west of Salamanca, to be general
manager, and A. Nj. Mozier to be general
superintendent, c.. A. Coe succeeding Mr..
Mozier as superintendent of transportation.
On the day that the Governor of Ohio
was inaugurated the Big Four ran five
special trains between Cincinnati and Co.
lumbus, carrying over 5000 passengers One
Of these trains covered the distance in
three hours going north, and southwark
in three hours and fifteen minutes.
The promoters of the Indianapolis South
ern Railroad are meeting daily at their
general Office in, this city, and talking over
the enterprise. The surveys have been
completed, and ID. NJ Parry. the presi-
dent, said that within twelve months trains
would be running between Indianapolis
and Roclkport
The large passenger engines of the
Grand Rapids q Indiana road, now being
tested on the Pittsburg, FIT. Wayne & Chi
cage, are making fine records in ascending
grades with heavy passenger trains, but in
descending grades the Glass x or Glass o
engines of the Pittsburg, FIT. Wayne &
Chicago run the fastest.
John Codnalader of Richmond, has sued
the Panhandle for $1,000 damages, alleging
in his complaint that he rode from Fort
Wayne to Richmond Jan. / on a passenger
train operated by this comptny and the
car was not heated, and as a result he
caught a severe GOLD which developed into
pneumonia and he became sick near unto
death.
| W. H. Barrett has been appointed super
| intendent of the Delaware division of the
| Erie. vice G. A Thompson, promoted, and
| G. s. Goldsborough succeeds Mr.. Barrett
as superintendent of the Rochester divis-
| ion. Mr.. Barrett was formerly general SUI
| perintendent of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
| IL Dayton, and since going to the Erie has
| made an excellent record
Treasury officials of the Pennsylvania
| Railroad are kept busy receiving subscrip-
| tions to the new stock, under the 10 per
cent. allotment One of the striking feat
ures is that small shareholders, largely
women, are securing the stock. Few OF
/ the large stockholders have as yet taken
action in the matter, but all are expected
| to be heard from before Jan. 20.
The passenger department of the Penn
| sylvania lines has received notice by for
eign railway representatives that 50. 00t
Firms will come to this country next spring
| and summer to work on the railroads OF
! the Northwestern States and Western
| British America. Contracts have already
been closed by the steamship companies
| for the transportation of the Finlanders.
! The conference between V T. Malott
receiver of the Vandalia line, and Of
| ficials of the Pennsylvania lines, will prob
| ably result in the receiver purchasing more
| equipment and expanding quite sum OF
money on the roadbed this year The road
| is short of equipment, and while its condi-
| ton has been greatly improved in the last
/ two years there is room for further i'm
| provement.
| III. NJ. Bronson, assistant general passen.
| ger agent of the Big Four lines, was agree
| ably surprised when comparing the receipts
| from. sales of tickets at Indianapolis with
| those OF 1898 In 1899 there was an increase
/ OF Is per cent. over 1898. He was the more
| surprised from the fact that the Big -Four
| in 1898 handled a large number of United
| States troops going and returning from
/ Cuba. while in 1889 there was no business
| of this class of Importance.
| Some OF the veteran employees of the
| PENNSYLVANIA Railroad who are retired
/ under the new pension system are making
| pathetic appeals TO remain in service 81
| long as able to work. Two passenger con
| ductors. one seventy-three years of ag.
| and the other approaching eighty-seven
/ says a Philadelphia paper, are almos
/ heartbroken over the retirement. One o.
| the train baggagemen asked to remain a
work until August, that he may round
/ out a service with the company extending
| over fifty years. Among those retired /.
| Captain May, who is eighty-six years o.
age and has been travelling passenger
| agent for half century.
At the present rate the Vanderbilt sys
| tenn OF road will soon. If not now. be tn,
| largest in the country. Recent acquisition
OF roads in the Middle and Western States
have brought the mileage in which the,
| dictate the policy up 10 IA. T35 miles. a.
follows: New York Central proper, 239
miles; Michigan Central and leased lines
1867 miles: Nickel-plate. 5i2 miles
Lake Shore and leased lines, Ito
miles; Beech Creek & Allegheny Val
ley. 25i miles: Adirondack road. fifty-si,
miles: Boston & Albany and leased iines