The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01


vision Engineer Hays of the New York
Central has resigned and Will return West
J. J. Duggan, general freight and passen-
ger agent of the Mexican National Rail-
way. is visiting friends in the western part
of the State. Yesterday he was in Terre
Haute.
On Monday next the outside ticket Of
fees will close at noon on account of La
Dor day. the several city freight depots will
be closed all day and no local freights will
be run.
The Santa Fe now operates 7.79S miles of
S433T0 per mile operated. Its net earnings
for July were sSsS.7S ahead of those of
July, 1899.
The Big Four home visitors excursions
to cities and towns in Ohio, Indiana and
several points in Kentucky will be run
Sept. ii. Tickets TO return will be good
thirty days.
The Chicago & Northwestern is distribut-
ing neatly illustrated card descriptive Of
it's new offices in Chicago. This road is
noted for its fine offices at the principal
railway centers.
the Delaware. Lackawanna & Western. re-
signed, and Thomas E. Clark, superintend-
ent of the Scranton division of the road,
has been appointed to succeed him.
Commencing with to-day, Train 2, over
the Pennsylvania lines. leaving indianapolis
The service will require two new men be-
tween Indianapolis and Pittsburg
The better coal rates are swelling the
earnings of such roads as the Chesapeake
e. Ohio, the Norfolk & Western, the Hook
ing Valley, the Cincinnati Hamilton &,
Dayton and Pennsylvania lines materially.
III. ]. Rose, passenger engineer on the
Pennsylvania lines west has obtained a two
months leave of absence, and will spend
the time visiting relatives in the State of
Washington. Mr.. Rose is one of the vet
Grams in service on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago.
d. l. Roberts. general passenger agent of
the Erie lines, and other passenger men
of the system are elated over the fact that
the passenger earnings of the Erie fer the
year ending June 80 showed an increase of
$4,000 over the previous year and an in
crease of $S54.0OO over the year ending June
so. 1898.
The Big Four is building, at Gallon. a
handsome building, two stories high cost
ing $40, 600. The lower story will be occupied
as a passenger station, the second story
master of the Cleveland division and the
| train dispatcher's offices will be removed
| from Cleveland TO Gallon.
| Every year there is considerable rivalry
among the railroads for TIE honor of car
rying the first bale of the new cotton crop
| wanna, whose fast freight line received
| the first bale of the new crop shipped from
Memphis, Tenn, and consigned to B. b
| Harvey & Co., of Boston.
| Col. William Shaw. district passenger
agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
| and Fl. G. Stevenson, passenger agent OF
| the Baltimore & Onio Southwestern were
| in the city yesterday. Colonel Shaw says
| in his many years service with the 90 y
/ he has never known such heavy travel ia
| Colorado and other Northwestern points
| Ignoring a decision of the Central Pas
| scnger Association, the Pittsburg & West
| ern and the Pittsburg & Lake Erie are
| making a tourist rate of 1850 from Pitts
| burg to Chicago and return. 1t is alleged
| to be boycott on the lines from Pittsburs
/! to st. Louis, and it is understood the Penn
| sylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio will
| take the matter up.
Engineers on the Cleveland. Lorain &
| Wheeling will be granted an increase in
| wages of 20 cents per day and firemen al
| increase of Is cents per day, to date bacl
| to include April. May. June and July Thi.
| is the result of two weeks conference be
| tween the officials of the road and griev
| ance committees. and is an adjustment sat
| isfactory to both parties.
| A woman passenger on q Southern rail
| way train having complained that mar
| wore a shirt waist without his coat on IN
| a womens coach, the matter was referre,
| TO the legal department of the road and 1
| has submitted an opinion holding that IS,
| long as a man is decently dressed. whethe
he has on his coat not, his appearance
cannot be offensive TO any sensible per
| SON