The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-11

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The friends of H. r. Dering. assistant
general passenger agent OF the Pennsyl-
yania lines at Chicago, will be gratified to
learn that his wife. who has been i'll some
months. dangerously the last ten days,
was much better yesterday
The official report shows July of 1899
to have been the best day in number Of
passengers handled in revenue of the Gin
cinnati Hamilton e. Dayton lines. and
December e, 1899, the next best business
In any one day in the history OF the road
A gentleman who is well informed
among railroad affairs south Of the Ohio
river. stated yesterday that without ques-
ton the Louisville, Evansville ST. Louis
would within the next ninety days be con-
trolled by the Southern Railroad Com
pany.
The Panhandle has made itself popular
with stock drovers by the practice of at
taching coach on stock trains for the
use of the drovers, instead of carrying the
shippers and their assistants In a small
cabin car scarcely large enough to accom-
modate train crew.
On jan 20 F. w. Deibert, for the past
nine years master mechanic OF the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul at West Mil
waukee, Will retire TO become assistant
superintendent of the motive department.
of the Baltimore G. Ohio, with headquart-
ers at Newark, Ohio.
President Rauh, of the Union Stockyards
Company, yesterday received a congratula-
agent of the Panhandle line at Columbus,
Ohio, on the annual report for 1899 and for
the business given to the Panhandle, and
promised to do all he could to promote the
interests of the yards at indianapolis.
The new passenger train of the Monon
which is to be run in connection with
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton be-
tween Chicago and Cincinnati, passed
through the city last evening. The de-
scription of its completeness and con-
veniences given in the Journal OF tuesday
was not in the least an exaggeration.
Cards have been received announcing the
marriage of Mr.. Walter Evans. Jr., and
Miss Jessie Beach Crane. to take place in
ST. Louis, Jan. 10, at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles >.
Crane. Mr.. Crane is general passenger
the head Of the advertising department OF
the Wabash.
The Pennsylvania railroad pension plan
will retire over two-thirds of the members
of the Pennsylvania Veteran Employees
Association from active work. and nearly
every member Of the association within the
next two years. 1t Is understood the name
of the organization will be changed to that
or Veteran Employees Association, and that
1t will be continued.
ents Of the important lines have been pro-
noting train men to trainmasters. Many
OF the managers and superintendent In
the past have thought that man cannot
be a trainmaster unless he is a telegrapher,
but recent promotions have shown that tel
egraphy is not at all necessary. The tele-
graphic work should be left to men en-
ployed as telegraphers.
The resignation of Charles G. Lathrop,
as director of the Southern Pacific. ten
dered some weeks ago, has been accepted,
and d. o. Mills elected to the position.
| There is now a quorum OF the directors In
New York, and whether the headquarters
of the Southern Pacific are transferred
from San Francisco to New York or not,
all future boaru meetings will be held In
that city, and it is announced that here
after the annual meeting of the company
will be held In New York.
J. III. Hiland, general traffic manager Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, an
nounces the following assistants to z. s.
Kelley, recently promoted to be general
freight agent of the lines: A. B. Bridges,
general southwestern agent Kansas City,
to be assistant general freight agent, head
quarters at Chicago; George w. Cross as
sistant commercial agent in Chicago, to
be general southwestern agent at Kansas
City, vice Bridges. promoted. Both Mr..
Bridges and Mr. Cross are young men and
have been with the st. Paul Road ten
years.
The Chicago & Northwestern has just
placed in service one of the best dining
cars ever built. The car is lighted with
| electricity, is seventy-four feet long, the
| interior finish is mahogany, beautifully
| carved, with ample table room for the
| guests. The tables, instead of being placed
between the windows are directly opposite.
| thus affording free view of the passing
scenery. There is no crowding of chairs,
| and there are well depressed alcoves suit
! able for flowers, ferns. etc. The equip
| ments OF the car are novel and OF the latest
design.
| President ingalls, is quoted as eaying
| that he was not in position to say
| whether or not there would be a consolida-
| ton of the Chesapeake 81 Ohio with any
other system. A Pennsylvania official. in
L rrNn nL RING of fta for -Tox- a
| that under the charter of the Pennsyl-
vania. IL cannot consolidate any system of
roads with that, and for that reason he
| thought it probable that the Chesapeake
| & Ohio would be operated separately from
any Pennsylvania Line, as probably the
Vandalia will be whenever taken out OF
the hands Of receiver.
| There was delivered to the Pittsburg,
FIT. Wayne q Chicago on Monday q man,
| moth new fast freight engine built at the
| Altoona shops, after specifications made
| by William Stephen, of FIT. Wayne. 1t is
| said to be the largest engine ever used
on the Pittsburg. Fit Wayne & Chicago.
! Tie engine itself weighs 900 pounds, H.
| 900 pounds more than does the big Class III
4. the largest engine in service on lines
| west of Pittsburg. The engine combines
speed and power. and can haul thirty to
4 thirty-five cars at a speed equal TO some
of the passenger trains. Thirteen more of
| the same type are TO be built for the FIT.
| Wayne Road.
Il
publishes an interesting statement, show
| ing the mortality among railway officials
! in the year 1889. The list contains 195
names of those who occupied high posi-
lions in the service. Frank Thompson.
president of the Pennsylvania Railway:
Henry b. Plant, president of the Plant
| Railway system: Cornelius Vanderbilt.
/ financial head of the Vanderbilt system
John l. Blair. the great railway promoter,
who died at ninety-seven years of age;
Thomas l.. Kimball. former vice president
| of the Union Pacific; William o. Hughart.
| for twenty years president of the Grand
Rapids q Indiana; Frederick L. Clark.
president of the Boston & Lowell; A. III.
Johnson. president of the Arkansas Mid
| land, and many directors of the leading
roads of the country.
Commissioner j. +. Goddard, of the
| Trunk lines, has sent out formal notices to
commercial bodies and shippers who have
complained against the revised freight clas-
sif1cation that hearing will be accorded
| them on Monday, Jan. %, by the classified
| ton committee. Secretary S. n. Forbes,
| of the Buffalo Merchants Exchange
Freight Bureau, has received notice that
each complainant is invited 10 prepare a
statement i'm writing, specifying the par
| to which objection is made. These state
ments will be discussed verbally at the
| hearing on the I'D inst, and the chief traf-
| fic officers of the Trunk lines will take part
| in the discussion. 1t is expected that
| special presentations Will be made by the
| different New York trades and industries
| affected by the advanced freight rates.
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