The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-02

A. NJ Sehoyer, superintendent of the east
ern division OF the Fort Wayne; J. p. Orr.
general freight agent OF the Pennsylvania,
and w. S. Campbell. commercial agent of
the Chicago 81 Alton.
The Lake Erie on Thursday began to run
a through car of freight daily from In
dianapolis to Peru and Laporte and thence
over the Lake Shore TO Chicago A through
car will also go from Chicago by the same
route to indianapolis daily.
Last evening the Big -Four got its tenn
porary bridge over the Wabash river at
Terre Haute so far completed that trains
could pass over 1t. Several freight locomo-
tives have been transferred TO the st. Louis
division to rush forward the freights de-
layed on account of the bridge going down.
r. T. McKeever, who yesterday became
general manager of the Copper Range
Railroad, Is a nephew Of DR.. III. Seward
Webb. and his selection lends support to
the persistent rumors that the Chicago &
Northwestern will build a connection and
enter the district over Copper Range
tracks.
The Pullman Company has announced its
intention of refltting the parlor car service
of the Erie Railroad with entirely new
equipment. II is expected that as soon as
be taken of and new ones put in their
place, or those which are now in use will
be entirely overhauled.
1t is reported that Charles NJ. Hays, who
Is said to have resigned as general mana
ger of the Grand Trunk, is to go to the
Canadian Pacific in a more important posi-
ton than the one he held on the Grand
Trunk. If this be true. a prominent rail-
way official predicts that Joseph Ramsey,
general manager of the Wabash, will sue
coed Mr.. Hays on the Grand Trunk.
One of the largest single orders for en-
gines ever booked by locomotive firm in
this country is that just received by the
Baldwin works from the Baltimore & Ohio
T0af1 IL g. .rx&I
consolidated freight engines, and is supple
mentary TO one for sixty-fve engines of a
similar character placed by the company
with this firm some months ago.
At meeting of the directors of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, yes
terday, the resignation of George Croker
as director and second vice president was
received and accepted, and H. Z. Hunting
ton was elected TO the office of second vice
president John w. Mackay was elected a
member of the board of directors. to sue
coed Mr. Croker, and Charles III. Tweed,
counsel for the road, and William e. Dodge
were also elected directors Of the COM
pany. The resignation OF Mr.. Croker Is
believed to mean that the Croker holdings
of Southern Pacific stock have been trans
ferred to the Speyers.
The map of the Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railroad in the Official Guide for several
months has shown the Cleveland division
extending as far south as GAINESVILLE, but
in the time tables the train stops short
at Coshocton, thirty miles away" In
this instance the map obviously has en-
bodied prophecy. This prophecy now is
about to be realized. GAINESVILLE Is an i'm
portant center, and the extension will give
Wheeling & Lake Erie a better hold upon
certain lines of trade. For one thing, ac-
cess to the West Virginia coal fields. by
way OF GAINESVILLE, az we'll as by way of
Martins Ferry, is anticipated.
The Chicago & Rock Island officials have
entered into arrangements with an Eastern
correspondence school, whereby that insti-
tuition will fit out cars for educational pur-
poses and place them at the disposal of the
employees Of the railroad. The cars will
be equipped with such appliances as are
essential to thorough railroad experiments.
together with books and other reading
matter touching upon the various phases
of railroad operation. The correspondence
school Will provide instructors, and en-
ployes who will be able TO avail them
selves of the educational opportunities
without neglecting their regular labors
need only pay small tuition fees.