The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

taking his departure to become president
OF the Southern Pacific.
On Thursday Charles NJ. Hays assumed
the duties OF presi1en. OF the Southern
Pacific read anc George II. Reeves sue
ceeded him on the same day as general
manager of the Grand Trunk with the
additional title of second vice president
The sales OF late of large blocks of the
Monon and of the Lake Erie & Western
stock are causing some speculation. Doubt
less all bought is drifting into the hands Of
the Vanderbilts. that they may strengthen
present holdings of stock in these two
roads.
Arthur W. Moore who. for the last six
years has been clerk in the office of As
sistant General Passenger Agent Buskirk.
of the Erie lines. has been appointed trav-
cling passenger agent, with headquarters in
Kansas City, succeeding r. Z. BREEDER. re-
signed.
Michael Nolan. the old and retired en-
gineer on the PittsbuIg, Fort Wayne &
Chicago road, has removed from Fort
Wayne to Lima, o., where he will live with
his son. Mr. Nolan ran the engine that
hauled enc Of the fi-st construction trains
,n that road.
Train 20. on the Vandalia, on it's fast
schedule, and drawing it's heavy
train, yesterday, left Effingham twenty
three minutes late and arrived at Indian
apolis on time. The thirty-nine miles from
Greencastle 10 Indianapolis was covered in
forty minutes
r. e. Wells, who has resigned as general
superintendent of the Santa Fes Phoenix
& Prescott road, has been offered the posi-
ton of general manager of the Chihuahua
IL Pacific road in Mexico. Mr.. Wells is a
brother of Arthur Wells, formerly superin-
tendent of the ST. Louis division of the Big
-Four, now superintendent of the California
lines operated by the Santa Fe.
Fifteen representatives of the various
branches of the service among Lake Shore
employees met at Elkhart Thursday TO re-
port the sentiment of employees in their re-
spective branches in regard to the pro-
Lake Shore similar to that established by
the pennsylvania system. All branches ex-
cept the trainmen reported in favor of the
plan.
Chief Engineer Kittredge, Of the Big
-Four. has extensive Improvements planned
at indianapolis. AT Brightwood, the West
Side and at the yards crossing of the Belt
road and Big Four, all sidetracks will be
rearranged and heightened, increasing the
yard capacity at each point fully one-third.
Ihe tracks will be so arranged that the
long through trains hauled by the large
freight locomotives can be placed on side
tracks without being cut in two.
There is a seemingly well authenticated
report that when l.. +. Loree takes the
fourth vice presidency of the Pennsylvania
Company, G. l.. Potter, general superin-
tendent or motive power, Will succeed Mr..
Loree as general manager of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west. and further. that with
the retirement of John +. Miller, general
superintendent of the Southwestern sys-
tenn on account of the pension fund, and
OF charles Watts, general superintendent
OF the Northwestern system, on account of
poor health. the position of general super
intendent will be abolished. division super
intendents reporting to the general man.
ager. Both Mr.. Miller and Watts, IL is
stated. will be continued in the service Of
the company as advisory officers.