The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-01

that of the Pennsylvania lines. A. F. Hess
has been selected as superintendent of the
department., with headquarters at San
Francisco.
II. Z. Stewart, who has been agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul at Foud du
Lac, has been appointed travelling passen-
ger and freight agent of the Superior di-
vision of that road, with headquarters at
Green Bay.
Richard Doyle. formerly trainmaster of
the ST. Louis division of the Big Four, now
trainmaster of the Buffalo division of the
will visit his family, who still reside in
Nation, Ill.
j. S. Mills, recently resigned as superin-
western, has been presented by his late as
sociate employees with handsome diamond
pin in recognition of the esteem in which
he is held by them.
c. +. Schaff. general manager of the Big
Four lines. who has. for four days, been
at work pushing the reconstruction of the
bridge over the Wabash. which went down
last Friday, returned yesterday and last
evening left for New York.
General Superintendent Blodgett. of the
Lake Erie * Western, is arranging for
more thorough inspection of the property
within the next few days. and has notified
division officials and agents at local sta
tons of his intentions.
The Pennsylvania Company is watching,
lines. which, if built, will make a complete
electric line between Indianapolis and Day.
ton. and eventually, doubtless, between
indianapolis and Columbus.
Louisville, Evansville & ST. Louis Sc
curities, which have been quite active
during the past few days. are largely
held in Boston. There are $20O0.000 out
standing. The road has been in the hands
of a receiver since March l. 1896.
The wonderful run made on the Balti-
more e. Ohio the other day. between Cum
berland and Washington is evidence of the
splendid condition of the main line. The
Dewey special was hauled several consec-
utive miles at a speed of eighty-two miles
an hour.
Officials of the Peoria, Decatur e Evans
vile say the business of the road is only
limited by the number of cars. January
business showed an increase of IS per cent.
compared with January last year, and
the February business is said to show
large increase.
The Haskell & Barker car works received
an order to build two thousand box cars,
booked. will keep them busy several weeks.
The works are now employing over 1000
men, much the largest number since the
works were established.
The Lake Erie q Western, beginning to-
day, will have special freight service
for Chicago. by way of Laporte and the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. In
addition to the carload shipments, which
will be rushed through by this route.
car will be loaded each evening at the
Lake Erie & Western freight depot for
smaller shipments to Chicago.
The market strength of Norfolk & West
ern stock leads to the positive state
ment that the holdings of Pennsylvania
Railroad interests in the stock had been so
increased that those interests are now GER
tainly in control of Norfolk President
Henry Fink, of the latter system, discuss
ing the matter, said II know no more
about 1t than j did several weeks ago."
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
which has rested since acquiring the lndi-
ana Decatur & Western and the river divi-
figuring on securing the right of way Of
the western branch of the abandoned CO.
lumbus * Northwestern, from st. Mary s
to St. Johns, and building line connect
ing with the Ohio Southern on the east
and the Lake Erie & Western on the west.
w. c. Brown, general manager of the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, denies the
report that he had resigned to take the
presidency of the Kansas City, Pittsburg
a Gulf road. Joseph Ramsey, vice presi-
dent and general manager OF the Wabash.
is the hast official named by rumor for that
position. To an outsider IL would seem less
desirable than his present position. in
which he could doubtless command as large
salary as president OF the X. c.. Il. & G..
Butte is TO have another road. Pre-
liminary work is under way for the con-
struction OF standard gauge railroad
from Boise City, Idaho. The distance Is
about 300 miles. and grading has already
been STARTED at different points. Applica-
ton has been made 10 the authorities OF
Boise City for the right of way through
the city. a contract for the construction
OF one section of the road Is said to have
been let.
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
! has dropped the pooling system as far as
through passenger engines are concerned.