The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-16

years, has resigned and will go TO Denver
FOR the benefit OF his wife's health. He
expects TO secure a good position with one
OF the Denver roads.
IL is understood that the coming season
in handling party business on lines in the
Central Passenger Association territory
and trunk lines. sleeping cars will not be
provided. as II has a depressing effect
upon the regular Pullman service.
Arthur Street. commercial agent of the
Great Northern at Cleveland, has been ap-
pointed general freight agent OF the North
ray, who retired yesterday 10 engage In
commercial pursuits. Mr.. Street is well
known in this territory.
Joseph Ramsey. general manager and
vice president Of the Wabash lines, who
has been in Florida, left yesterday for
OF the Iumor that he is to leave the Wa
bash to become general manager OF an
other important system of roads.
The new train of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton & Dayton. which is to be run between
Cincinnati and Chicago in connection with
the Monon, will be ready next week. II
is full v~estibuled and supplied with all
modern improvements. The dining car
will be equipped with a new service.
The strike at the Baltimore & Ohio shops
at Cumberland has been settled. The ma
chinists are to receive $2.35 q day and free
transportation privileges. and the under
standing is that their wages will be raised
TO $50 per day il that is the prevailing
rate at the Clifton Forge and Altoona
shops.
r. II. Bowron has been appointed general
superintendent of the St. Louis South
western Railway Company OF Texas, with
headquarters at Tyler, Tex. Mr.. Bowron
succeeds f. II. Britton. who was recently
the road. Mr.. Bowron was formerly a di-
vision superintendent of the Great North
ern.
J. A. Barnard yesterday received a letter
from Arthur Wells, formerly superintend-
ent OF the st. Louis division OF the Big
Four, now general superintendent or all
Santa Fe lines between Albuquerque and
San Francisco, stating that the extension
to San Francisco Of the SAINT Fe lines was
nearing completion. The extension is OF
the highest standard in every respect
The recent purchase Of some large grain
elevators I'm Chicago by the Reynolds
Brothers may have something to do with
the Wabash's new line. Col. 3. {. Key
holds is a director of the Wabash, and be-
fore his firm invested in elevators at Chi
a z he may have been assured that the
company would build from Montpelier
With elevators at both ends this new route
would prove to be of much benefit to this
big grain firm and to the Wabash.
There is a rush Of work. with a full force
of mem ON the heavy orders that are being
turned out at the Altoona and Juniata
shops of the Pennsylvania. The Altoona
shops are running thirteen hours a day and
the Juniata shops are working double turn.
OF the big order for locomotives placed AT
these shops a few weeks g four OF the
larger passenger engines of the Class c.
nave been delivered and are in use on the
Panhandle and four more will arrive before
the end of the month.
In preparing q paper for one of the Rail
way Association journals j. r. Cavanaugh,
superintendent of car service of the Big
-Four, shows by figures obtained from vari-
Gus sources that first-class freight rates,
Indianapolis to New York and Boston,
within thirty-two years have decreased
over SO per cent. while the capacity of cars
has increased $50 TO $50 per cent. and length
of cars increased % to 100 per cent. the
average load per car increased 20 per cent
and per cent. of load carried to capacity OF
car has decreased nearly so per cent.