The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-23

The Brooks locomotive works on Wednes-
day delivered the last of twenty-five heavy
locomotives an order given by the Erie
three months ago.
has placed orders with the Pressed Steel
Car Company for $50 cars TO be delivered
as early practicable.
Next Monday the Illinois Central will run
it's trains into Albert Lea, Mimi, and in
connection with the Minneapolis * St
Louis will run on TO st. Paul.
IL is understood that George b. Park will
be appointed auditor of the Toledo * Ann
Arbor road, He was formerly connected
with this road in the auditing department
Dwight A. Jones. second vice president of
the Mississippi River x Bonnie Terre road
accompanied by Roscoe Parson. passed
through the city yesterday en- route East
Homeseekers rates from the Southwest
territory have been extended on the
usual conditions 10 the months OF January
February. March. April. May and June
1901.
The directors of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois Railroad Company have declared
semi-annual dividend of per cent. and an
extra dividend of y per cent on common
stock.
William Gates, the oldest ticket agent in
time OF service on the Lake Shore road
was on Monday stricken with paralysis at
his home in Cleveland, and his condition lis
considered critical.
b. r. Baum, city freight agent of the
PENNSYLVANIA Company at Tiffin o. has re-
signed. He has been with the company
thirty-two years. General breaking down
OF health forced him TO retire.
The Wabash. after long delay. has Sc
cured property at Quincy which will enable
il TO improve its terminal facilities at that
point and has removed the last obstacle
TO the building of a new depot i'm that city.
The Wabash has increased its working
force at Fort Wayne. Springfield and other
points on its lines where there are shops
fifty or more men. At the Fort Wayne
shops twenty-five more men are EMPLOYED
than thirty days ago
on Wednesday the Toledo. ST Louis &
Western awarded contracts for new depOts
at Frankfort. KoSomo. Vecdersburg and
Charleston. The depots at Frankfort and
Kokomo will cost 5000, and be completed
by the last of March.
~ +. Davies on Tuesday assumed the
duties OF traffic manager of the Armour
Packing Company at Kansas City succeed
ing +. w. Ellis. who has been promoted TO
joint traffic manager with Mr.. Robbins of
the Armour Company at Chicago.
Charles j. Mckay, who for many years
has been ticket agent of the New York
Central at Fonda, died al his home i'm SYRIA
cuse on Wednesday. He was we'll known
and popular with railroad men His broth
err ID. Mckay, is train dispatcher of the
road at Albany.
The Panhandle Is preparing 10 meet any
competition that the building of the pro-
jected trolley line from Dayton, o., to In
dianapolis may cause. About Dec. l the
Panhadle will have steam motor ready
10 test. and others win be built To meet the
short local competition.
NJ +. ingalls,, president OF the Big -Four
lines passed through the city last evening
Ell route home from Chicago. He says
recent stops at Indianapolis have convinced
him that additional track and shed room
are needed. The Union Station proper, he
thinks. will answer the purpose for some
years 10 come.
The latest report is that on Jan. L
Charles Watts, OF the Pennsylvania
Northwestern system, will retire from that
| position on account of poor health and
| that A. B, Starr. assistant general super
| intendent OF transportation OF the North
western system. will succeed Mr.. Watts
| az general superintendent. With the promo
| ton Of John +. Miller. general superin-
| tendeEt OF the Pennsylvania lines west
| Georges L. Peck. superintendent of ths
| Pittsburg division OF the Panhandle. will bs