The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-29

the corresponding week OF last year. Since
July 1st an increase of s6S4,4S7 is shown
The Pennsylvania passenger department
announces that the steamer Maryland,
transferring the Colonial express between
Jersey City and Harlem, is again in serv-
ice.
+. w. Winter, ex-president of the st.
Paul * Duluth, has so far recovered from
LUke's Hospital in ST. Paul and go 10 his
friends.
u. c. MacWaters. formerly district pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania lines,
has accepted an important position with
the passenger department of the Colorado
Southern.
w s. Weed, of Toledo, formerly freight
traffic manager of the Glover Leaf, has
eago Junction Railway and will take
charge Nov. I.
The Pennsylvania has consolidated the
Western New York Pennsylvania Of
fees with those of the Pennsylvania road
and removed them to the company's build
iDgs in Philadelphia.
Edwin Hawley. president of the Min
neapolis g. st. Paul and the Iowa Central.
states that the directors have authorized
an expenditure Of $l,O0c.000 or more TO put
the Iowa Central in first-class condition.
The promoters of the Manufacturers
Railroad and the Toledo Terminal Company
are perfecting plans for a grand union
depot at Toledo The site for the station
VIII be just beyond the outskirts or the
business district.
The Northern Ohio Railroad is to be ex-
tended from Akron 10 Mogadore. At pres
cnt its only outlet is the Wheeling & Lake
Erie road. The projectors say the new
branch is first step In the extension OF
the Northern Ohio TO Pittsburg.
Lima. o., is becoming one of the best
business and railroad towns in that part
OF the State, ard is said to be about 10
secure another railroad through the Col
umbus Northwestern, giving an ex-
cellent line between Columbus and Lima
The extension of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee * ST. Paul to Platte. S. D., is COM
Ileted and trains last week commenced
running over 1T. The extension is some
sixty miles in length and traverses a Sec
tion heretofore without railroad accommo-
Gation.
George III. Daniels, general passenger
agent Of the New York Central, has de-
vised very convenient guide to all the
offices in the principal cities of this country
and Canada. where patrons of the road can
get any desired information on transporta-
| ton matters
ri. F. Houghton, superintendent of the
| Chicago division of the Big Four lines
| who has been in the hospital at Lafayette
| for three weeks on account of a broken
| leg, expects TO come to his residence in this
| city to-day. being determined TO be here
| In time to vote.
II is stated on high authority tonight
| that +. III. McGuigan, superintendent OF
| the Grand Trunk, will be promoted to the
| general management of that system in sue
| cession to Charles III. Hays, resigned to
| accept the presidency of the Southern Pa
| cific.
| The Pennsylvania lines are making q
| more favorable exhibit, handling at In
| dianapolis last week 5542 loaded cars, 20;
more than in the corresponding week OF
1899. The Vandaiia showed decrease Of
| I'll loaded cars as compared with the cor
responding week of last year.
/ The October issiie of the c., III. & d
Magazine is out and in new dress, and
| tains an article, "Why Jacob Wept," by
| Hon. Milton Sayler; TALES of the Tai
| mud" by VIM. Dearners; Railway Mer
and Prosperity by ID. j. Mcmahon.
The Big Four lines proper handled at In
! dianapolis last week SO fewer loaded cars
than in the corresponding week of 1893. anC
| all the loss was with the Chicago division
| as the ST. Louis and Bedtime DIVISIONS
handled go more loaded cars this year a
| Indianapolis than in the correspondent;
| week of last year.
There seems now to be no doubt that th'
| Baltimore < Ohio will make shorter anC
| more direct route from Chicago TO Pitts
| burg. passing through Canton. From Can
| ton to East Liverpool new line will b.
! constructed. If constructed contem
| plated the Baltimore q Ohio will have I
line from Pittsburg to Chicago twenty-fou
| miles shorter than the Pennsylvania.
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| handled at Indianapolis 7i9 loaded cars, tn,
| largest number of any week of the LAX
| Erie & Western. control exceeding tn
! business of the corresponding week of 1S9
! by 14T loaded cars The road coming undo
| control of the Lake Shore provides 1t witt
more equipment and increases its west
| bound traffic fully as much as its east
| bound business.
In securing the contract to carry 200 sol
diers from Chicago to New York the Hook
| ing Valley has raised storm, as it car
| ries the men but forty miles and turn
them over to the Erie at Marion. Tn
| Panhandle, the Big Four and the Baltimor
| K Ohio have each filed a protest with tn
| Trunk-line Association, and one or tn
things objected TO is that the baggage O
| the troops was carried free.
A call was issued on Saturday for meet
ing of the Western Passenger Association
| at Chicago Nov. L. The report of the com
nittee which has had under consideration
the most desirable form of mileage ticket
| Joint clergy arrangements for 1901, re
affirmation of old association circulars, In
Guiding the question of the withdrawal o
prepaid orders from the territory of tn
| Central Passenger Association is to be con
sidered
President ingalls,. Vice President Layns
of the Big Four, Secretary Cox, located /
New York. and General Secretary Ros
sitter. of the Vanderbilt lines. who hav
spent three days Inspecting the Big Fou
lines, passed through the city yesterda
en- route TO Cincinnati. The headquarters
of the three last named are in New Yorl
but they will probably remain West ur
til Wednesday TO attend the annual meet
ing of the Big Four Company
Under the merit system in vogue on tn
Wabash lines +. ID. McGeeney. conductor
was given ten credit marks; G. a. Hoover
| brakeman, fifteen merit marks: w. "
| Null. engineer, ten merit marks, an
| ]. j. Butler, another engineer, ten mer
| marks; Fireman Sereczynski, five mer
marks. number of employees were give
| credit marks account of clear records
| Demerit marks were assessed against fiy
| conductors, five brakemen. four switch
| men, two clerks, one towerman, ivy
agents, eight engineers and six freme,
A survey has been commenced for III
| new Des Moines. Iowa Falls & Norther
line between Des Moines and Iowa FALL
The road when completed will have jun,
| tons with all the trunk lines of the Stat
| of Iowa except the Chicago Burlington
Quincy. 1t will tap the Illinois Central, I'll
! Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, tn
| Hawarden branch of the Chicago & NORTH
western, the Iowa Central, the Chicag
milwaukee & St. Paul at Maxwell the Oh
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