The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-18

Of grain and 7y3 tons of packing house
products. The Grand Trunk led in ton
mage carried.
Archy Reed. general yardmaster at New
Castle. Pa, Of the Pennsylvania line, will
retire on the pension system. He has been
working for the road thirty years, and was
the first conductor on the New Castle q
Beaver Valley Railway. For forty years
ne has been railroading and never met
with an accident.
When the Rio Grande Western decided
to buy the Colorado Midland and operate
II and the Western as one system II left
no western outlet. This forces the Denver
d Rio Grande to extend its own line TO
Salt Lake City. and this. it is said, will be
undertaken at an early day.
c. c. Riley. superintendent of car serv-
ice of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern, G.. D. Waldo. superintendent of car
service Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day
ton, and j. r. ~Cavanaugh. OF the Big Four,
left last night to attend the semi-annual
meeting of the Railway Transportation As
ISOLATION. which conyenes to-day in De-
troit.
The order of the Lackawanna road for
1000 box cars. $4,000 pounds capacity. came
as an agreeable surprise. Car works com
panies look for a big call for new cars by
Sept l. With master car builders an i'm
preston prevails that the steel box car
will never come into general use. but for
moving coal and ore the steel car is the
most adaptable.
The new union depot at Dayton will be
opened for business on Saturday. II was
built by the several roads entering Day
ton at an expenditure of $500. 900. 1t is CON
structed of pressed brick and is finished
with marble. In addition 10 the construc-
ton of the depot the various companies
purchased a large tract of land for switch
ing purposes. An elaborate and formal
opening will be held Saturday.
George Fl. Daniels. general passenger
agent of the New York Central. has d
faculty for doing the right thing at the
right time for the enlightment of the pub
lac. His latest effort in this direction is
the issuance Of a leahet on Bronx Park,
and the Pilgrimage System of Teaching. .
Slowing the wonderful amount of actual
knowledge 10 be gained in history. geology,
botany and zoology that can be obtained
I'm short trips on his line.
1t is stated that IL was not due 10 the
inffuenc of the Nanderbilts that the Wa
bash people abandoned the building of the
Toledo-Montpelier extension. thus forming
a new Chicago line. President Ashley is
authority for the statement that the adj
vanced cost of construction material caused
the directors to postpone the building OF
this line, and he says the Vanderbilts are
no nearer owners of the Wabash lines thar
they were ten years ago.
The shops of the Big Four at Indianap-
oils are running full handed and full time
as are those of the Pennsylvania lines. and
as business begins to improve again and
repair work becomes heavy no reduction Of
force is now expected. At the Indiana,
Decatur & Western shops a full force is
employed. -Four OF the engines of the Gin,
cinnati. Hamilton & Dayton are being re-
built, and as soon as these are out more
are 10 be rebuilt at these shops for the c..
III. ID.
General Passenger Agent r. H.. Lord. o.
the Chicago Great Western. is an ingeni
Gus advertiser. Many pretty and catchy
mementoes have been distributed by NJ
Lord in honor of the railway which hi
represents. and his latest production is IL
the nature of a desk blotter. The absorben
tissue is attached to a celluloid surface
autographed in three colors. and the cor
ntrs. of which are encased in ornamente;
trass. A leather strap fastened by cellu
loid buttons makes this unique blottel
easy to handle
The announcement yesterday that Geo
Ill. Hes ford. general passenger agent o
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul, wa!
To resign and retire from railroad business
vas much of "A surprise TO railway circles
He began his railroad career as a clerk II
the office of the ticket auditor of the Chi
cage * northwestern and remained witt
II in various positions until July. 1877
when he became assistant general passen
ger agent of the Missouri Pacific. From
| October. .S16. till 1879 he was general pas
| senger agent ~ che road. From 1850 unit
August. 1882. he was General Eastern agen
Of the Bee-line. now the Big Four. leav
ing 1t TO become assistant general passen
ger agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee (
ST. Paul. and Dec. l. 1890. he was pro
noted TO general passenger agent. Ii /
stated that no successor of Mr.. Heaf flor,
has yet been selected. A belief prevails tina
| a. F.. Merrill or George d. Marsh, VIII
are assistant general passenger agents, vii
be made head of the department.