The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-05


August last year. namely. the Lake Erie &
Western. now under the control of the
Lake Shore, and the Indiana, Decatur G.
Western, which for the first time in it's
history handled a good deal of export bust
ness. The Ohio river division is proving
a good feeder to the L., D. & W., especially
ir the way of live stock. grain and hay.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Vandaia now has an electric line
Haute.
The Hooking Valley road earned in Au-
gust $780,, "a. an increase over August.
1899. of So, 4s2SS.
G. C. shifers has been appointed ticket
anu freight agent of the Vandala at Hib-
bard crossing on the Nickel-plate road.
John Bayard. travelling freight agent OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul. has
resigned, and is succeeded by Harry Moore.
James Powers, assistant ticket agent of
the Big Four at Indianapolis, will leave
to-day for Minnesota for a two weeks
rest.
w. w. Richardson. district passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines, left last
evening on two weeks vacation. going
to Duluth.
Newman president of the Lake Shore road.
as the man selected for the presidency of
the Southern Pacific.
The Southern Pacific has taken formal
possession of the Galveston & Western
road. which c. P. Huntington purchased a
few days before his death.
Val Fitzpatrick. third vice president of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, is
spending week at Columbus. o., in the
interest of the organization.
The Illinois Central has opened an Of
flee at Little Rock. Ark, with w. II.
Hayes as commercial agent, and j. Nj.
Morrisey travelling passenger agent.
l.. J. Baker. general agent of the con-
solidated Vanderbilt fast freight lines in
indianapolis territory, left yesterday for
Philadelphia on two weeks vacation.
Freight representatives of the Chicago
and Kansas City lines have agreed on
minimum rate on all grains of 10 cents.
This is two cents less than the nominal
figures.
z. +. Osborn. secretary of the Big Four
Company, was in the city Yesterday in
conference with John 7. Dye, general
counsel of the company. concerning some
legal matters
Oliver T. Bennett. who has been chief
clerk of superintendent Duane, of the ST.
Louis division of the Big Four, to-day goes
to Terre Haute as ticket agent in the new
depot at that point.
union passenger station mas Just been
completed at Nashville. which cost $500, OOO
II was built jointly by the Louisville &
Nashville and the Nashville, Chattanooga
q 81. Louis Railways.
A c. Salisbury. who was deposed as
superintendent OF the Lackawanna main
line on orders from the former general
superintendent, has been replaced by order
of President Truesdale.
The Queen & Crescent will establish a
fast passenger service from New York to
Shreveport, La. and Dallas, Tex. The
time to Shreveport Is forty-five hours and
to Dallas fifty-one hours.
The Pennsylvania has appointed Harry
Alexander freight agent at New Castle. on
the Western New York e. Pennsylvania
read, recently acquired, and r. l. Turner
city passenger agent at that point
The Transcontinental Passenger Associa-
ton of Western Lines is being formed.
to take effect Sept. 10. II is said ex-Gen-
eral Passenger Agent James Charlton will
be offered the position of chairman.
John Grace. who, after many years of
service, on Sept ! retired a passenger
conductor on the Grand Rapids & Indiana
to engage in commercial pursuits, was mar
ried on Monday to Miss Anna Cline, of Fort
Wayne.
An impression prevails that whenever
the Wabash loses the Eel River road IL will
fall into control of the Pennsylvania peo-
pie This would give the Vandalia an ex-
cellent line to connection with the Grand
Rapids q Indiana TO northern Michigan.
Henry Jones, a veteran Pennsylvania
engineer, is visiting friends in Fort Wayne.
| sfr. Jones was engineer of the first con-
struction train put in service on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, when the
| portion of the line between Plymouth Ind.
and Chicago was built, in 1857.
Passenger Traffic Manager Edwards is
| pleased with the passenger business the
| Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton lines have
| been doing the last few months, the rev.
| enue from this branch OF service being
| the most satisfactory during the period
| that Mr.. Edwards has been connected with
these lines.
Daniel Campbell who for twenty-six
r-sr1fa .1a,f
| shops at Fort Wayne retiring two years
| ago on account OF i'll health has recov-
cred, and yesterday passed through the
| city on his way to Clifton Forge. where
| he will take a similar position on the
| Chesapeake q Ohio.
| The crossing by which the Southern
/ Indiana reaches the tracks of the Vandalia
| at Terre Haute. over which its trains will
| reach the Union Station i'm that city, Is
completed and the road will soon be opened
/ for business, running three trains daily
between Terre Haute and Seymour. and
two each way between Terre Haute and
/ Greensburg.
Plans are being perfected by the Chicago
/ Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
for shortening its line between Chicago and
Kansas City thirty-five miles This is TO
| be accomplished by building cutoff be-
/ tween Eldon, Ia, and Trenton, Mo-, and
| by the elimination of a number of curves.
| Work on the Improvement will be started
early next spring.
! 1t is an excellent thing 70 the Wabash
| road that the corn crop on It's line is so
| promising. Corn is the company's second
| largest item of tonnage. amounting last
year. with comparatively poor crop. TO
96s.557 tons Bituminous coal is by far
the largest item OF tonnage, amounting in
/ its last fiscal year 10 1,S72.6l9 tons. The
! large purchase of equipment by the Wa
| bash the last year puts IL I'm condition TO
handsomely increase its earnings.
| William Parmalee, who represents the
| Hoosac Tunnel line in this territory. has
been informed that the slip of the Fitch
| burg Railroad in Boston for large ocean
| steamships on its property lying between
| the Hoosac tunnel docks and the navy
! yard is rapidly nearing completion, an
| Improvement which has been made at a
| cost OF $4,000. and IL Is expected thereby
10 meet the needs of the Hoosac tunnel
| for steamship room for long period. The
! largest ocean vessels can be loaded at this
| dock.
Thomas L. Clarke, who has just been
| appointed general superintendent of the
| Lackawanna road. was born In Corners
| vile. Ind. in June, 1910. and began rail-
| road service az a telegraph operator on
the Junction road now Indianapolis di-
| vision OF the c. III. a. d. lines. In 1873 he
| was appointed chief train dispatcher OF the
| Chesapeake & Ohio. later master of trans
portation OF the Cairo * Vincennes. go
Ing TO the Chicago st. Paul Minneapolis
4 Omaha - superintendent. and later