The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-20


Z. F. Cost, freight traffic manager of
the Big Four lines, will be in the city with
friends over Sunday.
j. NJ. Chesbrough, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Vandalia line, is on an
extended Southwestern trip.
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton yes
terday received from the Pittsburg locomo-
tive works two heavy six-wheel switching
engines.
The Southern Pacific has established a
general agency at Salt Lake City, appoint
ing A. III. Wilde, of San Francisco, to fill
the position.
The Santa Fe in putting on its new lin
tied train, Chicago to San Francisco, will
have modern equipment in every respect.
practically new.
Several townships on tie line of the pro-
posed Butler & Fort Wayne road, which is
TO be built in the interest of the Wabash,
are voting subsidies quite freely.
General Manager Pomeroy, of the New
York Central fast freight lines, was in
the city yesterday. He says he has even
the line clerks looking for cars to keep
III sight of orders
E. F. vick-Roy has been appointed chief
train dispatcher of the Colorado division
OF the Union Pacific, succeeding Mr..
Flavin, who on Monday became superin-
tendent of the Colorado division.
The Wabash shops at Fort Wayne were
closed yesterday afternoon to give the en-
ployes an opportunity to attend the funeral
OF Herman Bente, late superintendent of
the paint department of these shops.
A. NJ. Watt, superintendent of motive
power and rolling stock OF the New York
Central. is on trip to California. On
Wednesday he was at Denver and visited
the shops there and points OF interest
T. j. Walsh. private secretary of NJ. ID.
Woodford, president of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton, who has been seri-
cusly i'll, is reported so far recovered that
fatal results are not now apprekended.
NJ B. Cutter, superintendent of transpor-
tation of the Lehigh Valley, was in the
city yesterday. He says the Lehigh Valley
Is fast taking front rank In business with
its competitors. and was never more pros
porous than at present.
west-bound canal lake and railroad traf-
fic will be discontinued after Oct. 20 for up
per lake ports, and the tariff will be with
drawn after the date mentioned, but the
regular west-bound lake and rail business
nay continue for some days.
The Baltimore & Ohio has elected Thos
NJ King, late receiver of the Pittsburg q
Western, and ID. +. Maroney. recently ap-
pointed general superintendent of the Balti-
more & Ohio's Pittsburg division, as men,
bers of the new board OF directors.
A railroad expert. who day or two ago
rode over the Pittsburg division of the
Pennsylvania, said that one would almost
be led 10 believe that IL was a sample track
constructed for exhibition at railway
congress instead Of the annual inspection
j. r.. clark, representing the passenger
department of the Denver x Rio Grande,
Is in the city. He thinks the Denver Il
Rio Grande has no room for complaint, as
ITS earnings In the year ending June 20
exceeded by over $l.000.000 those OF any
former year.
With Western passenger men at its head
he Lackawanna has become aggressive
establishing a number OF agencies in Can
ada. An Office will be opened In Toronto
on Monday. with George Bazzard in charge.
He win look after both passenger and
freight traffic.
The Western freight crew. now un-
Ter the immediate supervision OF George
W. Ristine as commissioner Is already
working smoothly and percentages are
svened up promptly. The selection OF Mr..
Ristine. II Is thought In railroad circles. is
very fortunate
IN the month OF September there ar
rived and departed at the Union Station
4.zs1 trains. against 1881 In September. 1888.