The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-09

and return Dec. Is. The rate is $50 for all
expenses. including fares. board. Pullman
service, etc.
p. NJ. Arthur. of Cleveland. o.. grand
chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. will leave to-day TO present the
demands of the engineers to James }. Hill,
of the Great Northern. Certain changes IN
the schedule and wages are asked for oy
both firemen and engineers.
Chicago rate clerks will meet on Wednes-
day night to perfect plan for organiza-
ton. 1t is proposed that the rate clerks
give a weekly dinner, at which some prom
inent traffic officer will be present and de-
liver an address. the idea being 10 broaden
the transportation knowledge of clerks
With the completion of the FL Paso line
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific viii
sas City and FL Paso than any otner Inc,
and will save fifteen hours OF time. Inc
latter fact is largely due to the favorable
alignment and the grade of the new ROCK
Island line
Robert Kelley, general agent of the Wa
bash lines, has made arrangement with
the Castle-square Opera Company TO fur-
nish special train for three months for
will be composed of six baggage. one chair
car and two sleeping cars, and will leave
Buffalo Dec. y for Chicago.
Charles NJ. Davis, recently appointed
commercial agent Of the Toledo, st. Louis
& Western at Kansas City, assumed the
duties of the position on Thursday. Mr.
Davis's rise has been rapid. In March,
1899. he a stenographer in the office
of l. L. Taffee since January, 1901, mas
been travelling agent of the road.
Conductors, enginemen and trainmen on
the Lackawanna are now being instructed
In the handling of air brakes. A speclal
car, fitted with appliances for illustrating
the use and application of these brakes, is
being sent over the line, and every en-
ploye In the train service is being given an
opportunity to inform himself thoroughly
as to their use.
Since the Lake Shore took control of the
Lake Erie & Western the improvement
has been marked From Sandusky TO
Peoria it is now laid for 175 miles of the
the entire roadbed has been balasted with
gravel and a system of general improve
ments carried on which places 1t among
the best roads crossing Indiana.
Frank Myers, formerly agent at Rincon,
n. NJ, for the Santa Fe, has been appoint
ed point agent for the Santa Fe and Santa
Fe-Pacific at Albuquerque, vice I. w.
Page, promoted to the position Of freight
and passenger agent. w H. Knight for
merly general agent of the Union Pacific
at Chicago. has been appointed contract
ing freight agent of the Santa Fe.
F. P. Sawyer. agent of the Pennsylvania
a letter, written with a typewriter, inclos-
ing 81. The writer simply said that he
owed the. company that much. on the
Big Four lines at this point, received a
letter inclosing 49, written in the same
manner, no signature being made in either
case.
1t is stated that within short time the
Toledo business of the Baltimore q Ohio
will be handled over the Pennsylvania
The two roads connect at Tiffin, distance
of forty three miles from Toledo, and with
out mountaineering the Toledo traffic OF
the B. & o. will be handled over the Penn
sylvania. At present this business Is
handled by the Wabash, the c., II. ID
and the Hooking Valley almost exclusively
That Indianapolis is one of the most i'm
portant points the Pennsylvania line
is shown in the fact that daily there de-
part from Indianapolis over the lndianap-
oils lines thirty-three Pennsylvania trains
this includes the Vandalla. columbus
comes next where thirty-one passenger
trains leave daily; Chicago next, with ter
passenger trains daily. In each case the
same number of passenger trains arrive
per day.
Ford Woods, assistant general freight
agent of the Big Four, and general freight
| agent of the Peoria & Eastern, returned
| from Pittsburg yesterday. w. ID. Holiday
| the newly appointed assistant freight agen
/ of the Wabash at Pittsburg, took charge
| on Thursday, and being a warm persona
/ friend Mr.. Wood arranged to be present
/ at the opening. Mr.. Holiday takes will
/ him from the Big Four at st. Louis III. S
/ Bradley, who has been with him ten years
! Good results are likely TO come TO In
/ dianapolis through the proposition to Gu
/ off passes of travelling freight agents OF
/ foreign lines as their lines must have th'
heavy traffic which Indiana manufacturers
i furnish. and they will locate their men a
/ this city and let them travel from this
point rather than come in here every othel
| week oftener. 1t is stated that two Of
| three of the Northwestern lines are max
ing arrangements to open offices at In
/ diapQpOliS