The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-18

At Toledo. on Oct. s. there will be a union
meeting of the various brotherhoods of rail-
way employees.
William vandergrift. formerly superin-
tendent of the Big Four. now with a North
western line, is In the city.
The Baltimore & Ohio will rebuild its
bridges over the Ohio river at Wheeling
and at Parkersburg early next summer.
c. II. Hunt, Western agent OF the Lack
awanna lines, who has been visiting his
sisters a couple of days. has returned to
st. Louis.
1t is again stated that the Pennsylvania
will connect It's many long sidings between
Logansport and Chicago and establish a
doubl track.
w. s. Moore, of Cleveland. assistant chief
engineer of the Big Four INES, is in the
city looking seter improvements the COM
pany is making here.
d. Bowes, general Western passenger
agent OF the Chicago & Alton, is in the city.
He reports the new service of the G. & A.
as winning a large business.
Vice President Harding. OF the Missouri
Pacific. who was recently taken i'll while en-
route to Toledo, has recovered and returned
10 his headquarters in st. Louis.
The Pennsylvania Company is building at
its shops some new wide vestibuled coaches
tc be used on its Western lines. Five are
about ready to be placed in service.
General Passenger Agent Crane. of the
Wabash, will be the orator OF the conven-
ton of the Travelling Passenger Agents
Association at Old Point Comfort next
month.
The Lake Shore is reported to have placed
orders for a considerable amount of steel
rails. Most of the railroads are DELAYING
purchase. however. until they are assured
OF lower prices.
Joseph I. Schlacks has succeeded r. En-
glish as division master mechanic of the
Rio Grande Western at Helper. He is a
brother of the general manager of the
Colorado Midland.
T. Reynolds. superintendent Of the Cairo
division of the Big Four lines. was in the
city yesterday. On Sunday the Big Four
brought into Indianapolis off of the Cairo
division 80 excursionists.
A report is current that the st. Joseph &
Grand Island will become a part of the
Burlington system on Oct. Is. This com
pany has already acquired the Kansas
City d Omaha, a part Of that system.
A Pittsburg paper sets ahoat a rumor
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will establish new and large shops at Pit
cairn, where much of the work now done
at shops on Western lines will be looked
after.
The annua report of the Chesapeake &
Ohio. issued Saturday. shows a net income
ever charges OF N.156.5s2. from which $34S.-
e96 vas deducted for extraordinary ex-
penditures. leaving ss0T,Ss6 carried TO profit
and loss.
ii. Westlake. superintendent of the din
ing-car service on the Pennsylvania lines.
was in the city yesterday. He reports the
dining cars as doing well financially. The
service has been much improved of late,
IL Is stated.
ID. ]. birmingham. who has been con-
tracing agent of the Chicago & Rock
Island at Des Moines. has been promoted TO
commercial agent. with Headquarters at
Indianapolis. vice j. NJ Norton, transferred
TO St. Louis. i
Among the list of the dead at Galveston
4 t. the name of Richard Lord who ~ Ona
time was secretary to General Passenger
Agent H c. Townsend. of the Missouri
Pacific. He had z number OF friends among
railroad men in this city.
IL Is probable that Boston will be made.
for the winter. the Eastern ocean terminus
OF the Canadian Pacific. The Boston q
Maine Is anxious to get all the freight it
can from the Canadian Pacific, and has
unrivaled facilities at Boston.
officials of the Queen & Crescent claim
that its track is second TO none. The 33s
miles from Cincinnati to Chattanooga Is
laid With heavy steel rail and ballasted
BY the best train signal service I'm the
country.
cyrus \. Robbins, for nine years past a
train dispatcher OF the Pennsylvania lines
at Fort Wayne. yesterday severed his con-
nection with that company 10 accept the
position OF chief train dispatcher of the
Lake Erie A Western, with headquarters
at Lima, O.
II II ItppitSo 1tdt the Erie Will MAKE no
more binding traffic contracts with tn
Pittsburg * Lake Erie. and is turning over
eastbound business 10 the Lake Shore al
Youngstown. which indicates that the Van
derbilts have something To say concern
ing interests.
Toledo. o.. is TO have q belt road. Toledo
capitalists and the Pennsylvania Company
are behind the enterprise. and engineers
yesterday began a survey OF the line. It's
construction will necessitate the building
OF two bridges across the Maumee river.
] The estimated cost OF the work Is 81. 0oo.o 600