The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-11

purchasing agent. a. Tetford. in addition
TO his present duties, will act as purchas-
ing agent"
The abolition of outside agencies by the
Toledo. St. Louis & Western management
Is creating much comment In railway cir
Giles. and the wisdom of President Norton's
action is doubted. The Clover Leaf Is
getting on it's feet" and the use of out
side agents will be found more valuable az
present than, in the future.
Although this year. by agreement, the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton ran the
third excursion from this section TO Mag
ara Falls. the c.. II. & D.. turned over to
the Michigan Central on Thursday. on or
the Indianapolis and Cincinnati division,
twenty-five well-flled cars, twelve being
sleeping cars and eight day coaches.
The cigar-shaped train OF the Baltimore
& Ohio was. on Thursday, given another
test. and made the IN from Philadelphia
to Baltimore in one hour and forty-one
minutes. The time between those points of
the fast Royal Blue train is one hour and
hfty-nine minutes. On this test several
consecutive miles were made at a speed OF
eighty-two miles an hour.
1t its general offices in Kansas City it
was announced yesterday that Nathanlel
Thayer, of Boston, a director of the road.
had been elected vice president OF the
Kansas City. Fort Scott & Memphis Rail-
way. Mr.. Thayer Will, il was stated, as
sumo active management of the property
during President Washburn's illness. The
OllCc Oh VICE president NdS dDdiuOIltu SOllc
time since.
A prominent railway official says: 1T is
a hard matter to get rid of nepotism in rail-
way affairs, because all men are human,
but this thing of favoring relatives in ap-
pOintmentS is costing the railroads OF this
country $40. 900. 900 annually. Promotions
should be made on merit alone, and no OF
fetal who values his reputation should APP
point even his son to a place for when
he is not fitted
The Chicago e. Eastern Illinois ends its
fiscal year with gross earnings OF S~5.liS,S9L
an increase of $50, 337, or 123 per cent. Of
this increase the gain in operating expenses
absorbed over one-half, indicating liberal
expenditures in the operating department
during the year. The increase in net earn
ings is 5000, 925. Other income increased
SIS, 200, and fixed charges were reduced by
S,SS4. The surplus for the year is S990,3i2,
an increase of SD, 900.
The results of improving the roadbed and
train service on the eastern division of the
Peoria q Eastern have been so gratifying
that the conn any will quicken the time OF
its new trains so that they will make the
run between Indianapolis and Columbus
seven minutes quicker than does the Penn
sylvania. Heretofore the p. * T.. was in
such condition that hiSE $! eeded trains
were not practicable. The route of the z.
q +. via Springfield is 1S5 miles to Column
bus.
Edward S. Washburn, president of the
Memphis road, VINO has been seriously Ill
for several weeks, has indicated 20 the di-
rectors his desire to be relieved. President
Washburn has been critically i'll much OF
the time since coming to the East from
Kansas City last month, and feels that he
cannot again undertake the work of active
management. President WashbuTn will
nave purely advisory relations with him
MIR. Nudge being supreme I'm his control
of affairs. President Washburn has been
at the head of the Memphis route for sew
eral years. and had previously been traffic
manage of that road.