The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-12

Charles III. Moore has been appointed
first assistant engineer of the Erie lines
and M. r. Strong superintendent of bridges
of the entire system.
The private car of John f. Miller, general
superintendent of the Southwestern system
of the Pennsylvania lines came out of the
shops on Thursday rebuilt.
NJ. E. English, roadmaster of the Cotton
Belt for some years, was buried at Jack
sonville. ILL.,, yesterday, he dying at Pine
Bluffs, May 8, of consumption.
Under the new time schedule of the Chi
cago q Northwestern 1t cuts another one
hour and nalf from it's present time be-
tween San Francisco and Chicago
s. H. III. Clark, Oliver W. Mink, E. F.
Anderson. j. w. Doane and Frederic r.
Coudert have been discharged as receivers
of the old Union Pacific at their own re-
quest.
Car builders are said to find it Just as
difficult as ever to fill orders for new equip
ment as the demand is as great as ever
Notwithstanding the high price of iron and
lumber.
NJ. A. Zook formerly with the Indianapo-
lis & Vincennes, is now engineer of MAIN
tenance of way of the entire Louisville
Evansville & st. Louis road, succeeding E.
Holbrook.
The May edition of the Book of the ROYAL
Blue. the official organ of the Baltimore &
Ohio lines, is out and is devoted chiefly TO
scenery in the Shenandoah Valley and Incl
dents of the war.
The Peoria. Decatur G. Evansville was
sold yesterday I'm Lincoln. ILL.,. to satisfy
second mortgage bond. aggregating about
s., ,0O0 10 theeColonial Trust Company, of
New York, trustee.
On June the Monon will begin using the
Kentucky and Indiana bridge to cross the
Ohio river at Louisville. instead of the
Louisville companys bridge, and its trains
will run In and out of the Seventh-street
station at Louisville.
The Pennsylvania has let the contract for
an extension OF its Crabtree branch. north
westerly to Alexandria. This Will open now
undeveloped coal fields of large extent, and
penetrate section where the New York
Central has been engaged in making sur
veys.
On May 8 Roswell Miller, president of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. will re-
move his headquarters from st. Paul to
New York city, and Frank Bond. who has,
as vice president of the company, repre-
sented 1t in New York, will retire on
June l.
Under the new time schedule of the Gin
cinnati. Hamilton & Dayton, effective on
Sunday. Train 30. now arriving at 800 p.
m. will arrive at 3:25 D. m, and Train IS at
1880 p. m, instead of $50 p. m; Train 80.
north on the Monon. now departing at 1886
p. m, will leave at $780,
G.. w. Hagenbuch, Kansas City, c. T.
Gunnip. Cincinnati. and Frank A. Hendry,
Detroit, all general agents of the passen-
ger department of the Santa Fe. are at
Las Vegas. to attend a meeting of the
passenger men of the line. Mr.. Uagenbucll
Will go through to California.
General Manager w. p. Robinson, jr.. OF
the ST. Joseph & Grand. Island, has ten
dered his resignation 10 take effect with
the appointment of his successor. This an
nouncement was made by an intimate per-
sonal friend OF Mr.. Robinsons. and later on
confirmed by Mr.. Robinson himself.
The Barney q Smith Company has prom
ised TO get the new dining cars OF the Big
Four out within thirty days. They will be
the largest and most perfectly constructed
dining cars now run on American roads
| costing $4,000 apiece. With these two in
service the company will have twelve high
| standard dining cars.
II is reported in Wall street that the
| Pennsylvania Railroad has borrowed s15..
| 900. 600 for one year at per cent. with ths
| privilege OF renewal. High class collateral
| IL said 10 have been given for the loan
| which is supposed TO have been divided
| among the larger Insurance and trust com
panies. a part OF the borrowed money, 4