The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

H. M. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four lines, is on a
Western trip.
The Panhandle is selling number of its
Class o engines, they being too light 10
handle trains of the present size on fast
time.
The surgeons of the Big Four lines will
meet in Chicago tomorrow to consider
some changes in the medical and surgical
service.
The Michigan Central has made an ad-
vance of 10 per cent. in the wages of its
telegraph operators, to become effective
with November.
One high in authority says that at the
next annual meeting of the Norfolk &
Western road the Pennsylvania will be in
complete control.
Thomas Mccarthy, who helped construct
the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago
read, died at Philadelphia, o., on Tuesday,
aged eighty-six years.
The fall and winter time schedules of the
Pennsylvania lines became effective on
Sunday. There are but few changes on
the Southwestern system.
S. l.. Parrot, travelling passenger agent
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton K Dayton
with Office at Atlanta, has been temporar-
lily transferred TO Toledo.
The Southern Indiana has planned for
making extensive improvements at Sey-
mour. Ind, charging its yards, building a
roundhouse of eighteen stalls and a new
depot.
The Nickel-plate has placed an order for
500 new freight cars, 500 box cars and 300
gondola cars. and the company will soon
be In the market for some new locomo-
tives.
1t is understood that notwithstanding the
fact that the Pennsylvania owns the con-
trolling stock of the Chesapeake & Ohio
it IS still increasing its holdings Of the c..
& o. securities.
A circular announces the resignation of
Charles S. Clarke as vice president of the
New York Central, position he has held
forty-Six years, V. Rossiter succeeding Mr..
Clarke as vice president.
Charles Merrill. western passenger agent
of the New York Central, was in the city
yesterday. He reports that the passenger
business of the Central the past. season
exceeded all former records.
It is stated that at the meeting of the di-
rectors of the Baltimore & Ohio the final
details for the absorption of the Pittsburs
a Western and the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern were perfected
The Lake Erie & Western and the Penn
sylvania lines which are making extensive
improvements to their readbeds in the
northern part of the State are experiencing
much trouble in getting laborers.
The Wabash earned in the second week
of November $685.. SIG, an increase over the
corresponding week last year of S2,9SS.
Since July l the road has earned s., sos, 10,
increase over the corresponding period
of 1899 of sSSS.OSs.
1t is said that within the next thirty
days the Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad
will begin operating the Columbus & North
western one of its own lines. This will
give the Toledo & Ohio Central road from
Peoria. Ill, to st. Marys. o.
1t is understood that the Baltimore &
Ohio, which now controls the Pittsburg &
Western. will build new shops and a fifty
stall roundhouse at Allegheny. equipped
with modern machinery, where the work
of the Pittsburg & Western and of the
Baltimore & Ohio's Pittsburg division will
be done.
The October announcement of the Brown
discipline OH the Wabash lines includes
the dismissal of two brakemen. two fire.
men and one switchman. One employe
was given ten credit marks for putting out
fire at bridge, and a number OF men
were given credit marks for having clear
records for six months.
III. II. Kingston. general traffic manager
of the Lehigh Valley. Charles s. Lee, gen.
eral passenger agent, and George Ches-
borough, Western passenger agent who
have been on an extended Western trip.
were in the city yesterday. The Lehigh
Valley road has in the last two years Sc
cured considerable business at Indianapo-
lis.
On Dec. l w. J. Scott. division freight
agent of the Toledo. ST. Louis & Western,
will retire from that position and be sue
ceeded by Edward Keane, at present as
more & Ohio Southwestern. Mr.. Scott has
been with the Glover Leaf since 1891 sue
ceeding B. +. Jennings when the latter
went TO the Nickel-plate.
George B. Reeves, who is 10 succeed
Charles NJ. Hay as general manager of the
Grand Trunk road, is sixty years of age.
and until three months ago, when he went
to California, had been in the employ Of
the Grand Trunk for forty years. starCing
as freight clerk and reaching the position
OF traffic manager of the road
The Pittsburg. Bessemer & Lake Erie
Railway will this week receive another
giant locomotive. IL weighs sc. 800 pounds
the rail; has a hauling capacity on the
level OF 7,S41 tons, the drivers, eight In
number, are 81 inches In diameter, cylin-
ders, "A by 30 inches The center of the
boiler is feet above the rails, its heating
surface is 3S05 square feet.
There is some uneasiness on the part OF
the competitors OF the Chicago * Great
Western because IL proposes to cut down
the time between Minneapolis and Chicago
and Chicago and Kansas City as soon as
its new and elegant trains are delivered
and placed in service. The roads between
the points named now operate under a time
agreement and rates have been we'll main
tanned.
The new bulk yards of the Big Four on
South Alabama street are nearing compile
ton; they are a credit 10 the company
and Will be appreciated by shippers and
consignees, so close are they TO the bust
ness center. There are no railroad tracks
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