The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-18

T. G. Smiley agent of the Lake Shore
and Lehigh Valley Dispatch for this terri
tory, is so Ill as to confine him at home.
]. e. Frankeberger, telegraph operator
on the Chicago Eastern Illinois, has been
appointed agent of the company at Marion.
George F. Halstead, formerly general
manager of the Lackawanna lines, has re-
turned from Europe much improved in
health.
Judge Bacon. general agent of the Chi
cago & Rock Island lines in this territory,
is at Hot Springs, Ark, resting for a couple
of weeks.
General Superintendent Van Etten, of the
New York Central, Is on his way to Cali
fornia to look after some property he owns
on the Pacific coast.
Arthur Forster, cashier in the general
passenger office of the Nandalia at st.
Louis, is seriously Ill at the home of his
parents in Terre Haute.
w. III. McDoel, president of the Monon
lines, on Monday returned from Hot
Springs, and will to-day go to New York
to be absent several days.
Chairman Donald, of the Central Passen-
ger Association, has gone TO New York to
attend the meeting of the Joint Passenger
Association to be held to-day.
G.. C. Bishop has been appointed assistant
engineer of motive power in the office of
Superintendent Of Motive Power Crawford,
of the Pennsylvania, at Fort Wayne.
The railroad branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association at Columbus, o.
will next month celebrate the twenty
fourth anniversary of its organization.
The following passenger officials were in
the city last evening: Benjamin. of the
Canadian Pacific, Mantz, of the Chicago &
Rock Island, and Claude HILL of the Wis
consin Central.
The new shops of the Wabash at Fort
Wayne will be ready for occupancy by
May ], and will relieve the other shops on
ho xt-ho for fho \,
been working overtime.
On April % the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul will establish a through sleeping car
service between st. Louis and st. Paul via
the Chicago & Alton, the Rock Island. the
Peoria & Chicago and its own line.
N. G.. Kucher has been appointed private
secretary to Superintendent ]. w. Hunter.
of the Grand Rapids & Indiana. He was
formerly similarly employed in the general
offices of the Pennsylvania at Pittsburg.
u. S. G.. Hough, who for some years rep
resented the Chicago & Rock Island in this
territory, but more recently at Kansas
City, has been transferred to Los Angeles,
Cal. with title of general agent of the c.
* r. 1. lines.
NJ. NJ. Coburn, master mechanic of the
Monon lines, yesterday returned from Dun
kirk, where he had been for some days
looking after the construction of their new
locomotives the first of which will be de-
livered this week.
Superintendent Parker. of the Monon
lines. was in the city yesterday. He states
that gravel ballast is being distributed on
the main line at the rate of 125 carloads per
day, three construction trains and big
steam shovel being in service.
II. NJ. Elliott, who has charge of the new
service bureau at Fort Wayne, was in the
city Yesterday. He reports the bureau TO
be we'll under way and shippers acting
very honorably as TO the matter of classifi-
cation and weight of freights shipped
What seems good authority says that
negotiations are again pending by which
the Southern Railway Will secure control
of the Queen IL Crescent road The matter
is said now 10 be well advanced and more
probable than at any former period.
j. III. June, representing the passenger
department of the Union Pacific at this
point, has received number OF the COM
pany's new souvenir views en- route 70 Cali
fornia. They are fine samples of art work.
and instructive as to trip TO the Pacific
coast.
s. G.. Warner. general passenger and
ticket agent OF the Cotton Belt Railroad
in Texas, has rendered his resignation TO
take effect May l. II Is understood that
Mr.. Warner has been offered and will &C
cept the general passenger agency of the
Kansas City Southern.
officials of the New York Central have
notified the committee which submitted a
proposition calling for an increase in wages
that at present IL could not be granted.
The committee Is said TO have taken the
refusal good-naturedly, having been treated
very fairly by the officials.
Charles w. Walton, formerly trainmas-
ter of the western division of the Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne * Chicago. was hand
somely remembered by the men over whom
he had charge for several years. the con-
ductors and brakemen presenting him with
a silver teaset costing 500.
An agreement relating to rules. wages
and other conditions recently has been
entered into by the Chicago * Rock Island
Company and it's freight and passenger
brakemen. II was signed few days ago,
but its effectiveness dates back 10 March
/ and fixes the pay per hour for services
rendered.
Local freight agents yesterday received
kilograms from the general freight agent OF
the Southern Railway stating that the re-
ports telegraphed over the country that
freight was delayed on account OF the
strike had no foundation. their business
moving with its usual promptness between
all points.
The Panhandle has completed new
| freight yard at Bradford. o., which is said
| 20 be model OF its kind. and In order that
| its points OF advantage and the manner
4 of handling trains understood