The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-15

earned s104. 400, an increase over the cor
responding week OF last year of S2l,SOO.
The Baldwin locomotive works has since
July l, delivered 10 the Baltimore * Ohio
twenty consolidated compound Wooten en-
glnes on an order for sixty given some
months ago for July and August delivery.
Yesterday at Greensburg. an important
point on the Pennsylvania road proper, one
hundred engineers on the Pennsylvania
lines instituted lodge of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers. and on Sunday
next the election and installation OF officers
viii occur.
D. NJ Bowman, chief clerk in the office
Of Assistant General Passenger Agent Bus
kirk, of the Erie, will go 10 New York TO
take the position made vacant through the
promotion Of d. w. Cooke to be general
passenger agent.
The Wabash is ready 10 lay rails on its
new Montpelier line. but as yet has been
unable 10 get experienced men 10 do the
work. The company is also troubled TO get
common day labOrers but hopes after har-
vest to find the men needed.
A railroad man of experience remarked
on Saturday that If the Chicago & Alton
gets out of the accident on that road last
ages ii will be fortunate. The Alton hor-
ror, IL is stated, was the result of the for
getfulness of one man. Why the other
members of the crew forgot also is mys-
terry.
II. c. Townsend. general passenger agent
Of the Missouri Pacific. has gone with his
family 10 Glenwood Springs. Col, where
ne Will this week attend a meeting OF me
Iranscontinental Association and or the
southwestern Passenger Bureau.
In the last few days President Stickney.
of the Chicago Great Western, has modiheo
bis attitude considerably toward complna-
lions in the railroad business, and IL is
believed is now willing 10 keep his prom
ises with competing lines in rate matters.
J. a. Fillmore, who has rendered his
resignation as general manager OF the IA
IL her a
will be paid by the company $1,000 month
during the present year and after that sou
a month so long as he lives. This pension
is given on account of his long and merl-
torious services.
Conductors of the New York Central
have been instructed to refuse TO honor
tickets which give evidence or having
been purchased from scalpers. Several east
cause of this order. and one SUIT mas neeIi
filed for $1,000 damages by John {. Morri-
son. of WATERFOWL, n. Y.
The. Lake Shore has assumed the ag-
greSsive in the matter OF reducing rates
10 the Pan-American exposition, MAKING
on Tuesdays and Saturdays cent-a-mlie
rate during the exposition within radius
OF 200 miles, tickets goods for fVe days
This is but the entering wedge 10 an ex-
tension of such a rate limit over the Lake
Shore and the Lake Erie & Western.
Superintendent Wallis. of the Pittsburg
division of the Pennsylvania. has granted
the request of the freight engineers. The
advance. which is immediate, is for low
rate day, $3.50 TO $50. for high-rate day,
ployes under the new arrangement is to
continue from the time engineers are or
dered TO report for duty until relieved.
It is stated semiofficially that should
the Wabash gain entrance into Pittsourg
the Pennsylvania Company will expend
$lO.OOO.OOO in making the Panhandle and the
Vandalia the greatest trunk line crossing
the States cutting down grades, eliminat-
ing curves, laying heavy steel ana placing
on II the best equipment built, and doub-
ling its track from Pittsburg TO St Louis.
Godefroid Malette a young French
Canadian, has been appointed chief me-
chanic of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
He is only twenty-nine years old, and had
no education when he arrived in Montreal
at fourteen years of age. He first served
as an apprentice in the company shops as
an engineer, a few years later he was
named inspector and is now chief mechanic
with a salary of S. coo a year.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has achieved an
other success in his career as an inventor.
The New York Central has just given
instructions that the 100 new locomotives
contracted for shall have the Vanderbilt
improvements. including his boiler and fire.
box. One-third of the number are to be
heavy passenger locomotives and are to be
fitted with his new draught gear, which
adds greatly to the efficiency of the loco
motives.
When p. S Blodgett. late general super
intendent of the Lake Shore, now holding
the same position on the New York Central,
passed through Cleveland on his return
from Chicago on Friday, his porter was
called out and asked TO deliver n package
To Mr.. Bodgett. The package contained
an elegant gold watch and chain, presented
by his late associates on the Lake Shore.
His friends then crowded around the car
and he appeared on the platform. but was
so touched over the friendship shown him
that he could not honor their requests for
speech. They understood and left him.