The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-25

Big Four. has appointed J r. Kelley train
master Of the Cleveland division. vice Il.
G. kenney. resigned. w. G. Scott. now To-
Gated at Gallon, has been appointed chief
train dispatcher.
II is authoritativeIy stated that the vot-
ing trustees OF the Baltimore & Ohio have
decided 10 dissolve the trust and restore the
property 70 the stockholdeIs in September;
also TO give the option 10 holders OF the
$lo,OV1,tV0 OF 4 per cent debentures 10 con-
vert them into common stock
George T.. Gunnip, general agent of the
passenger department Of the Santa Fe,
was in the city yesterday. In speaking
or the heavy travel the Santa Re has en-
Joyed the last six months he said that this
year the passenger earnings OF the Santa
re lines would be at least 100000 in ex-
cess Of 1900.
Mr.. Alfred Van ~Santvoord, president of
the Hudson-river day line. who died on his
yacht on Saturday, was a director in the
Delaware < Hudson, the Albany & Susque-
mamma, and the Chicago * Milwaukee rail-
roads. He and William H. Vanderbilt were
close friends and were associated in many
transactions.
w. c. Arp, superintendent Of motive
power or the Nandalia, is placing the eight
locomotive works in the shop as fast as
practicable and rebuilding them. No. IA
made its first run yesterday since coming
out or the shops. and brought Train 20
through on its fast time.
At a meeting in Baltimore on Tuesday
arrangement were made by which the
general manager and all the chief clerks
of the Ohio River Railroad. which has been
absorbed by the Pennsylvania Company,
Will be taken care OF. They will be assigned
10 inherent places along the road, some
more.
On the Indianapolis division of the Gin
clnnati, Hamilton & Dayton forty TO fifty
carloads or wheat are loaded daily. What
THIS territory is that the tide has turned
toward Baltimore and Philadelphia. in
stead of Toledo, as in years past. The rea-
cents per bushel and Philadelphia IL cents
more, per bushel for deliveries than does
Toledo.
Joseph II. Hixson. general Eastern agent
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway. died at his home in Elizabeth,
n. j.. yesterday, aged sixty. Mr.. Hixson
had not been able to come to his New York
trouble keeping him at home. He was not
considered very sick, however, and his end
came suddenly. He leaves a widow, four
daughters and a son.
Western lines have just applied new de-
murrage rules which are OF interest TO all
shippers. In future all loaded cars will be
subject TO storage charge when held more
than forty-eight hours. not including Sun
days and legal holidays. after delivery Of
such cars. The same rule will apply to all
ears loaded and held longer than forty-
eight hours by reason of the failure OF
the shipper to furnish billing directions.
One of the leading real-estate firms of
P~ittsburg has taken options on property
needed to give the Wabash Railroad en-
trance 10 the Second-avenue plants and
through them to the South Side mills. This
would give the Wabash entrance TO every
mill in the Second-avenue district and
those on the South Side east of Carson
street. Abundant yard room can also be
secured in that section OF the city.
The Chicago Record-Herald says: 1T is
reported that z. ST. John, who recently
resigned the office Of general manager OF
the Seaboard Airline and who was former
ly general manager of the Rock Island sys-
TEN, will be appointed general traffic ad-
visor of either the Morgan-Hill system of
roads-Burlington, Great Norther and Pa
cifc-or of the Southwestern group. prin-
cipally the Gould lines and their allies.
Mr.. St. John has already arrived in Chi
cago."