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


allowed to go to foreign account. although
the entire sum would have been taken IL
the directors had seen fit to dispose of it
that way.
Thomas II. Quill. who yesterday took the
position OF passenger agent of the Chicago
railroad career at Indianapolis as messen-
ger boy of III. Il. Deering when he was as
sistant general passenger agent OF the
Pennsylvania lines.
w. S. Moore, formerly engineer OF MAIN
tenance OF way of the Michigan division
bash. and who was recently appointed to a
similar place on the Observation-Disclosures
line, was yesterday given 500 diamond
ring by his associates on the Michigan divi-
sion.
Jacob j. Klump, after continuous serv-
ice Of forty-five years with the Bee-line
and the Big Four, yesterday severed his
connection with the road. For several
years past Mr.; Klump has been superin-
tendent of bridges on the Indianapolis di-
vision and is well known in this line OF
service.
The refusal of the Supreme Court of the
United States to grant writ of certioraH
to the Judgment creditors and stockholders
OF the Toledo, ST. Louis * Kansas City
road has removed the last obstacle TO the
foreclosure sale April 2. 1t is stated that
the bondholders' committee have decided
TO drop the legal fight
Inere VIII De a meeting OF passenger OIL
Gals in this city to-day. D.. G.. Edwards,
passenger traffic manager of the Cfncin-
natl, Hamilton Dayton; w. j. Lynch,
general passenger agent OF the Big Four;
o. p. McCarty, general passenger agent of
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, and
<. Vandusen, chief assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania lines. are
expected to be in attendance among others.
The directors of the Chesapeake e. Ohio
met yesterday in New York, when the res
n praCfHan4 TyoO 10 &
accepted George w. Stevens, general man.
ager, was elected TO succeed Mr.. ingalls,.
Second Vice President Decatur Axtell was
elected first vice president succeeding Will
liam I. Bliss. who resigned. Other changes
In the executive staff were postponed. II
was announced there would be no change
In the policy Of the road.
r. b. Organ. contracting agent of the
Nfckel-plate, has just returned from bus
mess trip to the far West. He reports that
the shipments of wool from the Salt Lake,
district 10 the East this season will amount
TO fully 100000 pounds, a remarkably high
figure as compared with preceding seasons.
There will be less competition over these
shipments, as all lines have agreed on an
average price of 3 per 100 pounds. The
wool has all been sold to Eastern parties.
The situation between the Southern Rail-
road officials and the telegraph operators
of that system is regarded among the
telegraphers as serious. The demands Of
the men through their organizations are
milton of their union. w. w. Powell, chief
Of the Order of Railway Telegraphers,
passed through the city yesterday morning
en- route to Atlanta, at the request OF the
division Of the telegraphers of the Southern
Railway.
AT the annual meeting of the Little Mi
ami stockholders a proposition will be SUBJ
mitted for a modification of the lease of the
property of the p, c., G. & st. l.. line of the
PENNSYLVANIA Company, whereby the rate
of mt m he q he
would be reduced from to 315 per cent.
per annum. The lessee company further
agrees to waive it's present rights to con-
vert these bonds into capital stock of the
Little Miami. The modification has been
approved by the directors Of both COM
panies.
For two months past officials of the
Pennsylvania Railroad engineering depart
ment have spent considerable time In sur
veying q new line from Vintondale to Black
Lick Station, and on Wednesday survey
ing corps commenced locating line. The
line which the present survey will take
will not be over eighteen miles in length
and ! per cent grade. If constructed 1t
will shorten the distance between Altoona
and Pittsburg thirty miles. 1t would open
short line across the mountains and re-
lieye the western and central portions of
the Pittsburg division OF Its heavy traffic.
The abolition of commissions became eff
fective yesterday on $4,000 miles OF rail-
road out of the 10000 miles in the coun-
Try. Elgnly-SeNeH TtiiIoduS nave dSiccu
to abolish commissions. There have been
developments of late in the passenger sit
uation indicating that the general passen-
ger agents do not think themselves In duty
bound TO make up to the ticket agents
what they are losing by the disseminating
of commissions. The general passenger
agents say the majority of agents went to
work for their respective companies with
the understanding that any advancement
they might receive would depend entirely
on their own efforts, and the matter OF
commissions money to be made extra
was not thought of and did not enter into
the contract; that because an erroneous
system of doing business gave these men
more money II does not imply that the
company Is In duty bound to make up TINS
extra money in case the occasion Tor It's
beiug made is withdrawn.