The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25

w. V. Powell. president of the Order of
Photographers. is on an Eastern trip.
The Chicago & Rock Island has extended
its harvest excursion date into September.
which means that its competitors will take
similar action.
r. b. Jones, commercial agent of the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific, with Office
at Cincinnati who has been i'm California
month accompanied by his wife, returned
yesterday.
jeremiah Delo, who has been agent of the
Pennsylvania road at Altoona, has been
retired on the pension plan. He had been
in the service OF the company on July 1
forty years.
The ballasting of the Southern Indiana
road with broken stone and gravel will be
completed Aug. /, and on Sept. the man.
agement expect to be running trains into
Terre Haute.
The executive committee of the West
ern Passenger Association has been reor-
sentatives. and the Illinois Central has
become member.
The Illinois Central, which now controls
the former Indiana & Illinois Southern.
will build on that line eighteen new
depots- One Is now In process of building
at Linton. and will cost 5000; the other
seventeen are under contract
The Indiana. Illinois & Iowa Railroad
Company. which purchased the northern
end of the Vandalia line, between South
chise from Benton Harbor for terminals.
At special meeting OF the stockholders
of the Indiana. Illinois &, Iowa Railroad
yesterday the issuance of S12OO0.000 fifty
year 5 per cent bonds was ratified The
money will be put out as required for i'm
provements and purchase.
The amour. ement is made an the au-
thority of high official of the Baltimore
* Ohio that a ma jority of the preferred
stock of the PittsDIrg & Western had been
n.xI lat. Il o
o. will assume control of the property.
Last week the Erie led in east-bound
tonnage from Chicago, and the Big Four
and the Wabash got quite respectable
per cent. The east-bound shipments last
week were 1876 barrels of flour. La, 00s
bushels of grain and 1S,06S tons of provis-
ions.
The Big Fours annual excursion from
points on its lines TO Niagara Falls to-
morrow bids fair TO eclipse any excur-
sion ever run to the falls from this ter
ritory. That it will require five sections
of twelve coaches and sleeping cars is al
ready assured.
Within the last few months, at a number
Of railway unions stations-not at Indian
apolis, however, new position has been
created. y well-informed passenger man.
with a badge on his cap with the name
director" has been employed to assist
in directing travellers.
An effort is being made by the Van
the recent serious accident at Bringhurst.
i'm which a Vandala engine killed four
people and injured a fifth seriously. The
ened to sue for $4,000 damages.
Edward T. Davis. who on Aug takes
the position of foreman of the freight
depots of the Pennsylvania lines at In
dianapolis. has been in the employ of
~ as foreman of the Pennsylvania freight
depots at Fort Wayne.
The Pennsylvania Company has placed
orders with the companys shops at Fort
Wayne for one hundred dairy product cars.
two hundred gondola cars and fifty palace
horse cars. When this order IL filed these
shops will since Jan. l have built loss
cars.
Archibald A. Mcleod. formerly presi-
dent of the Reading, the Jersey Central
and the Lehigh Valley railways, but more
recently president OF the American Rail-
way Company. has rendered his resignation
TO become effective Aug. j. he says his
private interests are demanding his entire
attention.
DIR. George c.. Stemen, who has been local
surgeon of the Pennsylvania Company at
Fort Wayne for fifteen years. has resigned
| and been succeeded by DR.. Z. j. Nc
Oscar. DR.. Stemen will retain the Office of
secretary of the Surgical Association OF
| the Pennsylvania lines west until Oct. /,
| when he will resign that position.
officials OF the Baltimore & Ohio have
issued orders that all passenger men must
| report thirty minutes ahead of train leav-
| ing time, and to be uniformed. ready 10
receive passengers fifteen minutes ahead OF
| time for train TO depart. The practice of
| putting up flags and markers after COM
nencing TO receive passengers Is 10 be abol-
ished.
The end of the differential rate system
will doubtless be FASTENED by the determi-
nation of some OF the Eastern lines 10 in
i sist on applyfng the differentiai TO the
| rate originally fixed for the q. A. r. traffic
/ II mile The original