The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-08

from taking in as a m of the associa-
ton G. NJ. Dickson, recently appointed
~trainmaster Of the Belt road and Union
tracks.
F. D. Russell, general freight agent of
the st. Louis & a Francisco, announces
the appointment Of j.. II. Doughty as gen.
eral agent of the freight department. at
Oklahoma City.
H. s. Mckee. formerly connected with
the indianapolis & st. Louis, has been ap-
pointed auditor and assistant 10 the SUPER
intendent of the Los Angeles
Railway Company
John NJ. INLAND, who has been general
yardmaster in the Baltimore & Ohio serv-
been transferred TO Clarksburg, w. va,
where he will take charge.
John Bentley. who. for forty years.. has
been a ticket seller of the Illinois Central,
and is the Oldest man in this line OF service.
is visiting his brother. r. r. Bentley. bag
gage agent Of the Pennsylvania Company,
at Pittsburg.
Erie Train 5 recently made the run from
Cory to Meadville, Pa, forty-three miles,
in thirty-seven minutes. The train ran at
a rate of seventy miles an hour between
the two places. and the engine pulled min
heavy coaches
Happy Cal Wagner. of old school minstrel
fame. has forsaken the stage for railroad
business, and on the 18th Will take the
position of travelling passenger agent OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee e. st. Paul, with
headquarters at Kansas City.
The Peoria &c Eastern has placed a large
steam shovel in service near Troy, Ohio, on
the Eastern division. n five construction
trains are distributing gravel ballast II
being the purpose to bring the Peoria az
Eastern up 10 a high standard.
The Baltimore e. Ohio Is about to place
an order for twelve more heavy passenger
locomotives. Two new locomotives are be-
ing built for the Panhandle, at the Allie
gheny shops of the Pittsburg locomotive
works of somewhat new design.
John z. Borne, president Of the Colonial
Trust Company, which is acting as a re-
organizing committee of the Peoria. De-
catur & Evansville, says charges Of fraud
in bringing about a receivership of the
road will not stop the work OF r~eorganiza-
ton.
J.. A. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern lines, returned yesterday
from his bridal trip, and in the afternoon
was at his office. During his absence his
rooms had been reprinted and refurnished,
and are now the most complete and elegant
offices In the city.
The Burlington has appointed r. j. Nc
Kay ticket agent at Chicago. vice K. l..
Martin, resigned. The Erie has also ap-
pointed a former railroader
to a similar position in the same town In
the person of w. +. Winchell, who sue
ceeds A. +. Warrell.
The 500 has issued a little booklet in the
form of a trout, to attract attention TO the
'ROOQ nOleS IOr uSn1lR on tndt III HI
another literary effort Colonel Galloway
has continued TO discuss fishing, while
presenting much valuable information
about fish and game laws.
A. b. Plough has returned from New
York, where he rendered his resignation
as vice president and general manager Of
the st. Paul & Duluth. Daniel s. Lamont,
vice president of the Northern Pacific, be-
care vice president Of the st. a e. Du-
iuth. succeeding A. B. Plough.
III Ct-o;-.a; IIaDoffon G. Doufnn &c
arranging for a number of improvements
along the line. New steel rails will be laid
north from Dayton, a ten-acre gravel pit
has been purchased and about six thousand
cars of gravel will be distributed along the
route. Work will be commenced to-day.
1t Is reported from Philadelphia that the
Pennsylvania has abolished its office OF
European agent and has given up its Of
fees in London. For many years Col. J. l..
Taylor has been in charge of the Pennsyl-
vania interests in Europe, and through
him this great system is we'll known
throughout foreign cities.
Mont Vaughn telegrapher In the office of
Superintendent Schoyer, of the Fort
Wayne. and Willis Walker. operator for
the Fort Wayne tower. at Ellsworth. left
yesterday for Colorado, where both will
probably locate. at least for a time. The
confinement of Mr.. Vaughn's position here
has impaired his health. and on this ac-
count the move was made.
Announcement was made at Louisville,
yesterday, of a successor of John Fitzger-
aid as division freigh agent OF the Louis
Vile division of the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad, a position which has been vacant
since May !, Mr.. Fitzgerald only attending
TO the duties of the position until the high
traffic officials could determine upon one
to succeed him. Wilbur F. Browder, jr., Is
the successor.
Incident to the tremendous expenditure
that the Pennsylvania Is making In extern
| sions and improvements, one of its greatest
1 recent works of IMPROVEMENT Is nearing
completion. This is the change of line
through Irwin. The work. along with nec-
essary purchase of new right Of way. is
October 1t is possible that trains will be
running over tracks Of the new line.
The report that the Pennsylvania had
purchased the Long Island road Is adj
mitted by Pennsylvania officials. The pur-
| pose of this company in buying the road is
a matter of speculation. Under the Austin
Corbin presidency it was proposed to con-
Struct a tunnel me and connect the Long
Jersey City. and the project at the time had
the Endorsement of Pennsylvania officials.
AS the Lake Shore is known to be one of
the greatest of passenger roads In the
| country few railroad men could scarcely
believe, without having access to the fig
ures, that the Panhandle earned more
from passenger traffic last year than the
In 1899 the Lake Shore, on all lines directly
operated. earned from passenger traffc
81. $40. 1914, and during the same year the
Panhandle earned $4,965, 229.57.
An official of one of the most important
local lines stated yesterday that in the
last few days he had been asked to adj
vance the pay of over fifty men in his de-
partment. An advance was not demanded.
but the men expressed the opinion that as
the railways were now so prosperous they
could advance their pay. In several cases
letters accompanied the request showing
that similar positions had been offered on
other lines with increase in pay.
William Garstang, superintendent OF
motive power of the Big Four lines, has
been selected as one of the four jurors to
go to the Paris exposition as judges of me-
chanical devices In civil engineering and
transportation matters. Mr.. Garstang was
yesterday, by telegraph, pressed to accept
the position. Last evening he said that he
would be obliged to decline, so pressing are
his duties in mis- position on the Big Four
which is now doing the largest business in
its history, increasing its. power and equip
ment generally. As do other officials of the
Big Four, Mr.. Garstang appreciates the
honor that goes with his selection as one
of the four Jurors from the United States
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