The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-13

left last evening for Florida for several
pay rolls of the Terre Haute & Indianapo~
lis road thirty-two years and has been
agent of the company since December. 1888.
when he succeeded the late Harry Wetsell.
James Charlton. who on Jan. / retired as
general passenger agent of the Chicago &
Alton, In speaking or his future, said that
"he did not propose TO rust. but would
soon again be in the harness" The Journal
has information that the general passenger
agency of the Kansas City. Pittsburg q
Gulf Is open to Mr.. Charlton should he
choose 10 accept 1t.
The grievance committee Of the Order of
Railway Trainmen on the entire Erie sys-
tenn is in conference this week at Hornells-
vile, there being thirty-one delegates in at
tendance. Jane Hurlburt, secretary Of the
order. says the statements published to the
effect that the men would strike II their
wages were not increased has no founda-
ton. the relations between all employees
and the officials being most cordial and
satisfactory.
The Massachusetts State commissioners
are opposing the sale Of the Fitchburg
stock 10 the New York Central, and further
accusing the New York Central and the
Boston & Albany with having entered into
an agreement to divert traffic from the
Fitchburg road, and 1T is alleged that the
arrangement is illegal and legislation is
asked to protect the Fitchburg road. The
State of Massachusetts, owns S5.0O0.o0o or
the stock of the Fitchburg.
Two Of the new large consolidated freight
locomotives of the Big Four arrived at
Brightwood yesterday. They are monsters,
and the engineers who are to run them
are much elated. The firemen take a diff
ferent view Of the matter, feeling that 1t
means heavy work for them, but William
Garstang, supeI intendent of motive power,
IS convinced that with but little increase
In coal consumption these engines will ham
die the increased tonnage they are expected
to haul.
The statement published to the effect that
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Company had signed new contract with
its trainmen, granting what amounted
practically to Is per cent. increase in
wages proves to be untrue. long con-
ference was held on the subject between
resentatives of the employees and salts
factory adjustment was reached on the
basis of rectifying certain inequalities, but
no change was made in wage rates.
Although the plans of the st. Louis Iowa
& Dakota Railway which will be built this
spring from Sioux City to St Louis, are
kept profoundly secret glimpse or the
profiles of the road reveals fifty towns dot
ted along the route, but as three surveys,
and in places five surveys, have been run
to obtain the best possible concessions, the
exact loca ton of these fifty towns is I'M
certain. Although kirksville, Mo-, OF tor
nado fame, is one of the largest towns on
the lines. one survey has been run around
are over 467 miles long.
Bunker Hill, Ind, claims to have sent out
more railroad men than any town in the
country of like population. OF the number
are p. A. Bonebrake, superintendent of the
Panhandes Logansport division; III. r.
Brekell assistant superintendent; l.. II.
Ollie, train dispatcher on the Vandalia
John w. Baker, engineer on the Pan
handle: w. II. Scott, train dispatcher at
Logansport; S. c. Keegan, chief clerk in
the Panhandle offices at Chicago; p.
Cleary, superintendent of track of the Lo-
gansport division; Frank Zeigler and Will
liam Arbuckle, both holding good positions
on the Lake Erie g. Western.
The officials of the Philadelphia & Read
ing on Wednesday were in Pittsburg, and
this has revived the rumor that the Buff
falo. Rochester g. Pittsburg am the Phila-
delphia & Reading are to unite in traffic
alliance that will make 1t, with other roads.
another trunk line between the West and
New York and Philadelphia. using as
western connection the Pittsburg & West
ern, the Lake Erie & Western and the To-
ledo, ST. Louis g. Kansas City, which would
give a short line between the Atlantic sea-
board anu the Mississippi river of vast i'm
por.ance 20 the lines concerned Through
passenger and freight service will be estab-
lished in a short time between Pittsburg
and the Atlantic seaboard over the Buff
falo, Rochester & Pittsburg and the Phila-
delphia e Reading.