The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-07

William Garstang. superintendent OF mo-
tive power OF the Big -Four lines, is so Ill
as to confine him TO his room
During the last fiscal year the railways
of Connecticut carried 50. l69. 900 passengers,
not one of whom was killed in transit
Joseph Ramsey vice president, and SUBJ
ordinate officials of the Wabash are this
week making an inspection OF the lines
The vandalia will make arrangements to
field. heading off possible trolley competi-
ton.
J. J. Turner general manager of the
Vandalia. has gone to Mackinac with his
family. where the latter will remain sew
eral weeks.
The Western lines have negatived a
proposition to extend the limit on home
seekers excursion tickets to Colorado COM
mon points until Oct 81
The annual excursion TO Cape May. n,
J.. given by the Pennsylvania to the press
OF Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ton. will take place this year June 23-2s
Under the receivership a good deal is
being done to improve the Logansport divi-
sion of the vandalia- Four construction
ballast along the line.
Circulars from General Passenger Agent
Turk. OF the Southern. announce that the
headquarters of Travelling Passenger Agent
G.. A. Baird has been transferred from
Louisville 10 Cincinnati
The Santa Fe has put on a through fast
freight train between Chicago and San
Francisco, TO run every day and cut down
the present freight schedule between the
points named fully forty-eight hours.
on Sunday the Panhandle turned over to
the Pennsylvania at Pittsburg, and for
Pittsburg proper. eighty cars of live stock.
no carloads of produce In refrigerator cars.
and thirty carloads OF fruits and vege-
tables.
N III. Kipp, agent of the Empire fast
freight line at Indianapolis, returned last
evening from Butler, Mo-, where, on Tues
day. he buried a brother, Wesley Kipp.
souri, Pacific lines west
Two elegant combined sleeping and chair
cars practically new. have been placed in
service between Chicago and Cincinnati
over the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton
and the Monon lines. At the end of each
car Is an observation ROOM
It was General Superintendent w. ]. IN
derwood of the Chicago. Milwaukee e
derwood. OF the Baltimore & Ohio. who
was offered the position OF general man.
ager OF The Denver & Rio Grande.
S. t. Blizzard, superintendent of the
Michigan division OF the Big Four lines.
prior to leaving for Alaska with his wife.
gave a reception at the fremont Hotel.
Wabash. 125 or more guests being present.
the reception ending with dinner.
Owing to continued i'll health T. A.
Phillips. assistant general manager of the
Florida Central & Peninsular, has re-
signed from the service of the company,
and the office will be abolished Mr..
Phillips vas for years general superin-
tendent q the Erie lines west.
One of the best-known veterans of the
Pennsylvania Railroad service and the
father of i've railroad men. last week
PASSED oft OF existence in the death or
William { Smith. He left the active serv-
ice OF the company Jan. l. when the PEN
sion system OF the Pennsylvania went into
effect.
The annual meeting OF the Chicago a.
Illinois WIS held yesterday and the old
board OF directors reelected. The
last was he most prosperous year In the
roads history. The stock OF the road is
again held largely in New England. some
OF the haviest stockholders residing in
Boston AM Worcester. Mass.
President Galloway, OF the New York
Central. SOS he has heard OF no serious
rate-cuttin either west or east-bound. His
freight trdfic men tell him that reports
about LIBERALIZATION In west-bound freight
rates are exaggerated The main trouble is
In provisio rates from Missouri river
points, whre there are always disturb
ances. morton less serious
Charles bckwelI. traffic manager of the
Nonon line! was I'm the city yesterday He
states that ne Monon is keeping pace with
last year ir earnings. although the strikes
at chicagohaye cut into their business.
the road, witch. usually at this season OF
the year i hauling large quantities of
building maRrial into Chicago. now having
q hgnt tonnage. comparatively speaking.
George W Human. former superintend.
ent OF hridfs of the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroa. died at Evansville. yester-
day. aged wty-eight years Death was
indirectly de 10 a brain injury suffered
few yearsago. Since his retirement he
has been pesioned by the company He
organized IN American Railroad Bridge
mems Assertion. His wife and daughter
survive.
l. w. wasey. general passenger agent
OF the Misstrl lines Of the Burlington
system. has issued a folder descriptive
of the Sorttest region reached BY the
new transconaental service Of the Bur-