The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-04

l.. 3. Iurshour. passenger conductor on
the Grand Rapids * Indiana. has been
appointed to travel over the system and
instruct the employees concerning the ben
efits accruing from membership in the
pennsylvania Voluntary Relief Association.
w. ID. Holiday, assistant general freight
agent of the Big Four at St Louis, was in
the city yesterday. Ford Woods, general
freight agent of the Peoria & Eastern. re-
turned, yesterday, from a meeting OF
freight officials at the office of Traffic Man
ager Cost.
W. c. whitmer has been appointed chief
train dispatcher of the Columbus Newark
division of double track used by the Penn
sylvania and the Baltimore * Ohio roads
On this thirty-three miles of road $50 trains
are handled daily, many of them fast
trains.
The Wabash on Jan. I made an innova-
ton In the manner of entering and leaving
the passenger coach. The new rule asks
that those entering the coaches do so by
the front steps and those leaving by the
rear, avoiding delay in the entering and
leaving of coaches.
Last week the Wabash led all lines east
out of Chicago In tonnage forwarded, TAX
ing out "a, 600 barrels of flour. 124.OOO bushels
of grain and 2479 tons of provisions. Every
week gives evidence that an agreement ex-
lists between the ten lines east out of Chi
cago as to tonnage of freight they shall
carry.
The year 1900 was the most prosperous
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The total number of cars hauled over its
principal gateway, the middle division, IN
1900, was 1,9l4165, against ,426 In 1899.
The total movement for the past four years
is as follows 1897, / So, 40; 1898, 1,659, 1873;
1899, 1873. 426; 1900. 1;914l65.
1t seems that the pension plan of the
Pennsylvania road, as well as the Volun-
teer Relief Association, is TO be extended
over the Terre Haute & Logansport d.
vision of the Vandalia, which is owned
by the Pennsylvania Company, and looked
after by V. I. Maloot as trustee. 1t Is
stated that but four men will come un-
der the pension system.
w. F. Chaffee master carbuilder of the
New York Central lines who has just COM
pleted the twenty-ninth year OF service
with that company, has been given a
months leave of absence and goes south
for a rest. On his return he will assume
the duties OF chief car inspector of the
whole system. The position as master car
builder, at Albany. has been abolished.
John T. Miller who was retired Jan.
under pension regulations as general super
iutendent of the Panhandle Railroad and
its branches, has been elected vice presi-
Railway Company. The line of this COM
pany is managed by the company's Own
executive officers, yet the road Is con-
troiled by the Pennsylvania Company.
Peter Weise, a well-known Panhandle
conductor, died quite suddenly, on Wednes-
day, at Logansport. He came in Jan. /, at
noon, complaining of not feeling well, and
sat around the house during the afternoon.
retiring about D. m. A few minutes later
he arose. went down stairs and shortly
after his family noticed his eyes were
closed and all signs of life had disap-
peared. The coroner pronounced his death
due to heart trouble. He will be buried to-
day, the Logansport division of the Order
of Railway Conductors attending in body.
He was prominently identified with them.
1t is stated that the Baltimore & Ohio
will limit the weight of the engineers on
passenger runs. The maximum weight of
an engineer in the future on the entire
system is to be $50 pounds. The officials
OF the road have been taking the weight
of enginemen into consideration for some
time on what is known as the Royal Blue
line. The reason given is that the advent
of the new engines of the larger type
gives little room in the cab, and on fast
runs an engineer, If large and clumsy, is
apt to be injured in an accident.
In the year 1900 the rise per share of
the railroad stock of the Big Four was $40,
or a total appreciation of s5.320.000. The
rise per share of the Chesapeake & Ohio
for the year was SIS, total appreciation OF
S10,S00.000. The Pennsylvania road. parent
line. 500 per share. total appreciation $3i,
$4,000. New York Central. $40 per share,
total appreciation SO, 600, 900. Illinois Cen
trail, $23 per share, total appreciation $13,-
1000. over forty OF the standard systems
of roads participated in this extraor-
binary appreciation.