The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-26

A. III. Caffee, representing the Northern
Pacific lines, is in the city.
Travelling Freight Agents Vallery. Of the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, and SWEET,
of the Illinois Central. are in the city.
E. f. Macleod, chairman of the West
ern Passenger ton, has gone to
st. Adams, VT, on two weeks vaca-
ton
A II. Cronenwett has been appointed
passenger agent of the Chicago Il Alton
at Seattle. Wash, vice III. M. Hines, re-
signed.
Of the New York Central. is spending
couple of weeks with his family at Lake
Geneva.
The division of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen At Columbus has two hun
dred members, and with each week Is taxi
ing in new members.
G. G.. Ramsey. conductor on the Panhan-
die, has received a months leave CT alb
sence and yesterday started on "A trip to
the Rocky mountains.
j. T. Sunderland cashier of the Wabash
at Fort Wayne, will on Aug. l take the
agency of the Lehigh Valley and Wabash
Despatch at Decatur. ILL.,
ID. G. Edwards, passenger traffic manager
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton Dayton lines.
returned yesterday from ten days rest a
Michigan pleasure resorts.
Robert Pitcairn, superintendent and gem
era1 agent of the Pennsylvania. and several
subordinate officials, are on vacation,
spending the time at the seashore.
]. j. Turner. general manager of the
Vandalia lines who is in the city. will this
afternoon. with his family. leave for
Natick, Mass, on his annual vacation
The vandalia. the Big Four. the Wabash.
the Chicago & Alton and the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy will cooperate In
building new union station at East st.
Louis
p Eustis general passenper agent of
the Chicago, Burlington e. Quincy, has
been reelected chairman of the executive
committee of the Western Passenger Asso-
citation.
Investigation shows that of the Sunday
low rate excursion business done by In
dianapolis lines only about so per cent. OF
the tickets sold used on the return
passage.
of the Chicago freight committee, died yes
terday. Mr. Wilton had been a member of
the freight committee for four years and
was we'll known.
Under its present schedule the vandalia
makes the run from Terre Haute to Green
vile, III miles without stop. The cross
ings of other roads between these points
have interlocking plants.
The position Of general freight and pas
senger agent of the Austin a. Northwest
ern road has been abolished and the duties
of the position will be looked after by a.
n. Leitnaker. general manager of the road
l.. Smiley Smith. a well-known engineer
formerly on the Bee-line but for twenty
years an engineer on the Wabash, was
buried yesterday at Elkhart. Since inca
FACILITATED as engineer he has been doing
| light work.
George b. Chapman has been appointed
commercial agent of the Chicago, Fort
Madison Des Moines. On Monday this
read begun running its trains between
| Batavia and Ottumwa over the track of
the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy.
The Iowa Central and Santa Fe are nego-
| tlating traffic agreement but matters
| have not reached stage where details
| can be made known. President Hawley, OF
| the Iowa Central. says the opportunity for
| the Illinois Central 10 get control OF the
road has passed.
Great preparations have been made for
| the Panhandle athletic meet. to be held i'm
| Terre Haute this year on Aug %. a meet
| ing of the board of control OF the athletic
| associations of the Pennsylvania lines west
was held on Monday and agreements made
as TO rules and regulations.
The Kansas Midland Railroad was sold
/ at public sale i'm Wichita yesterday by j.
r. Sherman. clerk of the United States
| District Court, 10 Alfred r. Peck and Har-
ry Bronner. representing the bondhoiders.
| for $4,000. The road will pass into the
hands Of the San Francisco system.
| John Chesbrough. assistant general pas
| senger agent OF the Vandalia. says he has
| been comparing the business of the Van
i dalia the last three months with that of
| corresponding periods in former years and
| found this year To be a record breaker i'm
volume OF travel and passenger earnings.
The lines of the Western Passenger As
ISOLATION have followed the action OF the
| Central Passenger Association and offered
| "A reward OF 5000 for any information re-
| sulting I'm the arrest anu conviction OF per-
sons fraudulently using stamps and dies
| for the execution of the return portion OF
| excursion tickets.
| w. w. wentz. superintendent of the Cen
| trail Railroad of New Jersey. who began
| railroading on the Big Four has made
himself popular with the train crews or
that road by giving instructions that dur
ing July and August an extra fireman be