The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-29


die to advantage at division points and
terminals, and the earnings certainly leave
no room for complaint The 10000 pound
capacity car is loaded with such system
that no space Is unoccupied, and more cars
and increased power would only mean more
loaded cars used as storehouses and a less
economical method of handling business;
shippers would have more room for COM
plant than they have now, as most of the
roads are able to supply very fair COM
plement of empty cars TO shippers who
would be seriously crippled IL not provided
with cars"
Personal, Local and General oNtes.
Edward d. True, well-known rate ex-
pert clerk. died at Austin, Texas, on
Thursday.
On Jan. 1 VIM. G.. Howard will take the
position of city freight and passenger agent
of the Chicago e. Alton at Cincinnati.
w. III. McDoel, president of the Monon
lines, with party of friends, is spending
this week hunting in southern Indiana.
w. ID. Waller, of the Big Four, agent at
Golden, Ind, was married on Christmas
eve to Miss May White. of Lafontaine
The Chesapeake & Ohio has issued cal
endar for 1901 second to none. 1t Is Illus
trated, the topics being taken from Tenny
son.
William McPhail one of the pioneer rail-
road men of Fort Wayne. is dead. aged
seventy-six years. He was native Of
Scotland.
David Wilcox has been elected vice pres
ident of the Delaware q Hudson, TO fill the
vacancy caused by the death of James
Roosevelt.
On Jan. ]. b. Last general freight and
passenger agent of the Green Bay & West
crn. will be succeeded by w. G.. Nodsitt,
now with the Hannibal & st. Joe.
The board of directors of the Wabash
Railroad yesterday declared dividend of
50 on the debenture securities. No action
was taken on the debenture b bonds
George X Powell. who years ago gave
local lines considerable trouble as ticket
scalper on South Illinois street, has been
appointed claim agent of the Philadelphia x
Reading.
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton at
Hamilton and will be succeeded by W. NJ.
Beach, who has been assistant in the Of
fees at that point.
The Wabash has decided to make it's con-
tinental and immigrant train a twenty
eight-hour train between Chicago and New
York, thereby avoiding the 81 excess, COM
mencing tomorrow.
w. G. Reynolds. chief of the tariff bureau
of the Big Four, has been given an extend
ed leave Of absence and will go to Cali
fornia on the advice of his physicians. He
Is suffering from nervous prostration.
George w. Conrad. who has been agent
OF the Pennsylvania lines at Uniontown,
ent Of baggage at Pittsburg. and l.. r.
Graham succeeds Mr.. Conrad at Union
town.
Charles Percy. who has been treasurer
of the Grand Trunk at Montreal for twenty
five years, has been granted twelve
months leave of absence, which is taken
presaging his retirement from that po-
sition.
A L. Van Antwerp has been appointed
general freight and passenger agent of the
Mexican Central, and Il. w. Hardy assist
ant general freight and passenger agent.
both TO have headquarters at the City of
Mexico.
]. G. Love commercial agent of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul, has been APP
pointed division freight and passenger
agent He succeeds w. N. Day. o. f.
Waller. travelling freight and passenger
agent, succeeds Mr.. Love at st. Louis.
Samuel w. Miller. who will on Jan. / sue
coed William Swanston as master mechanic
of the shops of the Pennsylvania lines at
indianapolis, began service on the road as
appointed assistant master mechanic of the
Indianapolis shops
The new trains Of the Toledo st. Louis &
Western will be turned over to the company
to-day. and one of the trains with Presi-
dent Norton aboard, will make run over
the line to Toledo. The other train will re-
main at st. Louis to inaugurate the new
daily service on Jan. /.
Capt. X. b. Pegram, division superintend-
ent OF the Southern Railroad at Memphis.
has been appointed assistant general man.
ager of the Southern. with headquarters at
Washington, ID. G. Captain Pegram will be
succeeded at Memphis by III. E. Hutchens.
now superintendent of the Danville divi-
sion.
r. c. Jones. who has represented the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul in this terri
tory. will on Jan. go TO Detroit as dis
trict passenger agent OF that company in
charge of Michigan territory, and will be
succeeded by Charles Mordaugh. who for
merly represented this company in this ter
ritory.
Directors of the Rock Island have finally
decided on the extension of their lines to
FL Paso, Tex, so as TO connect with the
Southern Pacific and form n short line from
Chicago to Los Angeles. Construction
work has already begun, IL was announced
yesterday. and will be pushed to compile
ton with vigor.
Presidents. vice presidents and general
managers of all railways have sent out
copies OF the new agreement and rules, and
no trip passes will be issued TO any one.
even railway employees, unless their re-
quests be approved by written letter from
manager to another manager pres
ident or vice president
Under the reorganization of the Pennsyl-
vania official roster, j. T. Brooks, one OF
the vice presidents OF the company. will
have charge OF the treasury. law and real
estate departments. This is a change in
the executive department. of the road. and
establishing a closer alliance between the
several interests.
The remains OF Edward +. Locke, who
died on Monday from injuries received on
the Missouri Pacific road where he was a
passenger conductor, were taken TO Sun
cook N H.. for interment. Mr.. Locke had
recently purchased a farm at the place
where he was buried and was intending on
the first OF the year 10 resign and spend
the rest of his days there
One OF the most important moves taken
by the Eastern railroads for regulation
OF freight traffic will be the early appoint
ment OF a joint agent 10 take charge of
import business. The railroads appointed
Joint agent to look after grain traffic at
Buffalo; this has resulted In the establish
ment OF rates on a profitable basis, and the
time is thought now TO be ripe to extend
such plan to the import business.
l.. f. Loree. who will on Jan. become
one OF the vice presidents of the Pennsyl-
vania road. came into prominence I'm an
official capacity I'm 1856 as engineer OF main
tenance OF way OF the Indianapolis a. Vim