The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02

General Manager Pomeroy, of the New
York Central fast freight lines, is in the
city.
In the month of May there were loaded
and unloaded at the city freight depots of
the Big Four 1922 cars.
There were handled on the Peoria &
Eastern in May 1851 cars, an increase over
May, 1899. of 1913 loaded cars.
There were handled On the Big Four
system in May 141. 262 loaded cars, an m
crease over May, 1899, of 1861 cars.
Walter S. Baker has been appointed ex-
ecutive agent of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way In Manitoba and Northwest Territory.
The Seaboard Airline will withdraw diff
ferential fares within a few days and ex-
poets to make an advance In passenger
rates about June 5.
E.. l.. Lomax, general passenger agent of
the Union Pacific. who. 1t was feared. was
fatally i'll, is better, and the crisis is
thought TO be passed.
June 10 is the date established by the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy officials for
completion of their branch line from Alli-
ance to Guernsey, Wyo.
The Travelling Passenger Agents Asso-
citation has selected Old Point Comfort as
the place to hold its next annual meeting,
which will occur on Oct. 8.
w. S. Roney, auditor of the Vandalia
lines. has gone to Boston to attend the
twelfth annual meeting of the Association
of Railway Accounting Officers.
The private car of M. Z. ingalls,, presi-
dent of the Big -Four lines, was yesterday
brought to Brightwood to undergo a gen.
eral ~overhauling while he is in Europe.
j. A. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, was in Peoria yesterday
to attend a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Peoria & Pekin Union Rail-
way.
Citizens of Martinsville and Spencer, on
the indianapolis & Vincennes. are elated
0ypr the incrQa SO I'm nmhp nf nlcSqpQpr
trains between Indianapolis and those
points.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois is asking
for bids for the erection at Danville juno
ton of a building to be used by the rail-
road branch of the Young Mems Christian
| Association.
s.. H. Stout has been appointed the new
contracting freight agent of the Louisville
& Nashville at Memphis. to succeed VIII
bur T.. jr., who was recently pro-
NOTED at Memphis.
This month the traveller will find opor-
tunity for going nearly everywhere at re-
duced rates, so scattered are the conven-
tons and other large meetings Of the nu-
merous organizations of this country.
Frank Reed. general passenger agent OF
the Monon. and Charles Stone. of the Chi.
cage & Eastern Illinois. attended the fun
eral of c.. p. Atmore, late general passen'
ger agent of the Louisville & Nashville
| lines.
1t is now thought the parties who have
| secured control of the Toledo. st. Louis &
| Kansas City are the men comprising the
| Quigley syndicate. who are held responsible
for the lengthy litigation the road has en-.
countered.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Is expend-
ing a good deal of money in erecting new
depots on its line. One has just been com.
pleted at Milford, ILL.,, and a contract was
let on Wednesday for a new depot at Gin
ton, Ind, to cost 5000.
The Santa Fe will be the. first road to en-.
ter the Usage Indian reservation. IL will
soon begin an extension of its line from
Pawnee across the Arkansas river at OIL
near Ralston, at which point IL will enter
the country of the Osages.
NJ. d. woodfo-d. president Of the Cincin
natl, Hamilton & Dayton and the Indiana
Decatur & Western, in company with Su.
perintendent Graves. will to-day go over
the Ohio River diviaion and the L., ID. &
w. proper, reaching Indianapolis this even.
ing.
The international Association of Rail
way Surgeons yesterday elected the fol,
lowing officers. at Detroit: President, DR.
III. L. Getz. OF Marshalltown. Ia: first vice
president. DIR. b. p Brodie. OF Detroit: sec
: rotary. DR.. Lewis ]. Mitchell. Chicago