The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-26

be granted IL VIII mean that the property
Will be in the hands of the receiver several
years to come.
James Bartol, former auditor of the
Cleveland Terminal IL Valley road has
been appointed assistant to the general
auditor or the Baltimore & Ohio.
Charles Richter has been appointed gen.
erai yardmaster OF the Vandalia at Deca-
tur vice Fl. c. jolly, resigned. The form
er has been conductor on the Wabash
for some years.
Pig Four terminals at Indianapolis. who a
few days ago went to Texas TO visit his
son, who is on the Cotton-bdlt road, is
expected home to-day.
w. ]. Lynch, general passenger agent of
the Big Four, is detained East longer than
he had expected, there being a good deal
OF trouble in settling the New England
summer tourist business.
j. c. Hyde has been appointed superin-
tendent OF the Pittsburg division of the
Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg road. He
succeeds j. nj. Floesch, recently appointed
chief engineer Of the road.
r. II. Nicholas, superintendent of the
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, a
Pennsylvania line, died at Philadelphia on
Wednesday, aged forty-six years. He had
many acquaintance in this territory.
]. ]. Hill, president of the Great North
ern, has given the big passenger pool a
setback by announcing that his road would
continue TO pay commissions and that the
Canadian Pacific will is already under
stood.
The Erie Railroad Company now has
four of its big passenger engines in serv-
ice. They are larger than the Atlantic
type and fully as fast. The smoke stacks
are so high that they had TO be cut down
to pass under some of the bridges.
General Manager Hayes, of the Grand
In his Office nothing is known about his
rumored resignation, but as he has a con-
tract with the Grand Trunk it is thought
that there is no truth in the rumor.
The New York Central passenger depart
ment has issued new folder with the
title Round the World" giving the time
made by the Pacific q Oriental mail train
to Hawaii, Australia, the Philippines,
Japan. and other valuable information.
The Leonard Railway News announces
that, beginning Feb. /. in addition to its
weekly issue it will publish monthly edi-
changes, with pictures, condensed news of
the month, editorials and a short railroad
story.
Mrs. Rodney, wife of Caesar Rodney.
general agent Of the Vandalia at Indianap-
oils, who is now in Florida, yesterday re-
ceived a letter which was not very encour-
aging as to his health, and it is a ques-
ton if he remains South as long as he
nad INTENDED TO.
Albert Glover, manager of the press de-
partment of the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany, Pittsburg, was in the city yester-
day in the interests of the company he
represents. Mr.. Glover states it has reached
a point with that company where the
question is how can the works turn out
more cars?
The City of Charlotte is the name Of an
Exposition car now passing over the Louis
vile Nashville road. stopping two or
three days at important points. The car
contains exhibits of the resources of North
Carolina. and is fitted out by the Bureau
of immigration and Department of Agri-
culture of that State.
Eugene Chamberlain, for long time en-
gagged In the mechanical department of the
New York Central. has assumed the posi-
ton Of superintendent of equipment for the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. He has entire
charge and control of all elevated and sur
face depots and shops, and also the con-
struction and maintenance Of all locomo-
tives and car equipment and elevated lines.
T. W. Demerest. superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Pennsylvania lines west,
Bushrod Taylor, superintendent of the
Louisville division of the Pennsylvania
lines, and j. S. May, superintendent of the
Richmond division. were in the city yes
terday in conference with NJ. W. Mans
field, superintendent Of the Indianapolis &
Vincennes and of the Indianapolis termin-
ais.
On Sunday the Chicago & Eastern I'LL
nois began service over its extension to
the Mississippi river, running only mixed
trains. About Feb. Is solid passenger trains
will be run from Chicago through to Gal
weston, the St. Louis & Southwestern fur
nishing the connection west OF the Mis-
sissippi river. 1t is claimed this is the
shortest route between Chicago and Texas
points
A McElevey, assistant controller of the
Pennsylvania lines west. W. s. Roney
auditor of the Vandalia lines, James
Hewitt, assistant auditor of the Big Four
and representatives of other roads inter
ested in the Union Railway Company were
in the city yesterday and made their an
nual auditing of the books of Auditor Vim
hedge, of the Union Railway Company, and
of the Union Railway ticket office.
The sensational story sent out from Chi.
cago last week about the formation of a
huge passenger and freight traffic pool and
the wholesale reorganization OF train Serv-
ice created so much uneaSinesS among
many of the employees as TO the security
of their positions that they have in numer-
Gus cases asked their superior officers what
il meant, and an official in high position
on one of the trunk lines answers these
letters by simply saying do not resign.
The figures submitted at the annual meet
ing of the Pittsburg 81 Lake Erie show
phenomenal earnings for a road sixty-eigh
miles In length, and Ii Is doubted whether
there is another road in the world which
can show equal results from operations Of
1892 Its net earnings increased S202 1906
over those of 1898, Notwithstanding the fac
that $601 144.2T was charged up to new equip
ment account, the road purchasing forty
five new locomotives and two thousand new
cars which were charged to expenses. The
Nickle-plate, for instance, with go miles o.
track, Is only slightly ahead of the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie. The passenger, as wei
as freight traffic, increased handsomely. II
1894 the revenue from this source was $i53,
600, in 1899. s706.053