The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09

fered TO work overtime nave been such as
engineers. hremen, and trainmen general
ly have never had before, and they have
been accepted.
Eight experienced switchmen on the Pan.
handle lines on Tuesday were transferred
from o., to Logansport The
company is experiencing some trouble in
securing experienced men In this line, such
a demand is there for men IN this branch
OF service.
Lewis A. Mattice. who for some years
was with the White-line and well known
in Western railroad circles. has been APP
pointed general agent Of the freight de-
partment of the Lackawanna at Buffalo: OF
late years he has represented that road at
East Buffalo.
The total number of miles now embraced
In the Pennsylvania system is 9,03l OF
main line. Including second, third ana
fourth track IL has 1898 miles. On the
system there are, in addition, 1852 miles or
side track. The lines west or PittSburg
comprise 2.I62 miles.
John b. Cockrum, general counsel of the
Lake Erie e. Western Railroad Company,
and Frank S. Hill, general claim agent, re-
turned from Upon last night, where they
have been defending a $4,000 damage suit
the last ten days. Walter n. Carpenter,
one of the Marion county court reporters,
accompanied them and reported the case.
President Newman, of the Lake Shore
and Lake Erie q Western, who was ex-
pected at Indianapolis yesterday, was
called to Pittsburg on Wednesday to look
after matters of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie,
OF which he is also president. How to ham
die the traffic of the p. & L.. r. has become
a difficult problem, IL being heavy beyond
precedent.
On Tuesday one of the new big freight
locomotives on the Big Four hauled sixty
eight cars. ffty-two being loaded. from In
dianapOlis to Cincinnati, and yesterday an
other of the new engines hauled sixty-nine
cars from indianapolis to CINCINNATI, hfty-
seven being loaded. Because OF delays by
snow in the East and trouble with the
bridge over the Wabash river a large num-
Der OF cars are now at this city, and as the
troubles are practically removed the move
ment viii for the next few days be very
heavy both east and west.
The work which is being don by the
Erie on the division between Kent and
Gallon shows something out or the ordl-
nary in the way of engineering. The Of
fcials started out to cut down the grades
and go around some of the hills. Up to
the time that this improvement was start
ed the Erie road between Kent and Gallon
was single-tracked. Now 1T is the inten-
ton TO at once double-track 1t and cut
down the grades, reducing them from fifty
five feet to the mile to about thirty feet.
On Monday the road was completed be-
tween Gallon and Riblets, and trains were
run over the double track. The work be-
tween Kent and Tallmadge is under way,
and it Is expected 1t will be finished about
the 18th.
The passenger on Panhandle Train IA.
between Indianapolis and Pittsburg, is
whisked over the rails just about as fast
as he desires to ride. This train leaves
Indianapolis at S:& a. M, four hours and
thirty-five minutes later than No. 9, and
arrives only ten minutes later at Pitts
burg, and No. 6 is not a slow train. by any
means. On Monday No. IA was about ten
minutes late leaving Newark, and made
up all the lost time. The fifty miles be-
tween Dennison and Steubenville were
this same train, hauled by Class p engine
No. 81. mad the run from Dennison TO
Steubenville, fifty miles, in fifty-five min
utes, and the twenty-three miles between
Cadiz Junction and Steubenville were COW
cred in twenty-three minutes.
With his resignation as general traffic
manage of the Grand Trunk Mr.. Reeves
also resigns a similar position on the Gen.
trail Vermont. Mr.. Reeves entered the
as a clerk In the freight department. He
served two years in this department, and
then a year as telegraph operator. His
ability speedily won him promotion to the
rank of a train dispatcher, in which posi-
ton he served two years. Then followed
1873 came his first promotion to a mana
gerial position, when he became assistant
general freight agent. Eight years were
passed in this position, and in 1881 Mr..
Reeves went to Detroit as traffic manage
Of the Chicago & Grand Trunk. In 1890 he
also assumeR the duties of traffic manager
Of the Cincinnati, Saginaw & Macinaw
Railway. These positions he held until
Mr.. Hays took charge Of the Grand Trunk,
when he went to Montreal as general traf-
fc manager of the system, the position he
is about TO relinquish.