The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-10

removed from Cincinnati to Baltimore. and
all purchases for the former will be made
by the purchasing agent OF the Baltimore
& Ohio; Purchasing Agent Brown and
his chief clerk. Mr. Martin. will be given
good position if they will remove TO Bal
timore.
D. G: Edwards. passenger traffic man
ager OF the Cincinnati Hamilton * Day
ton, Is much gratified over the increase I'm
passenger earnings the road Is showing
over last year. IN which the earnings were
Ihe largest IN the roads history. August
earnings this year were the largest the
road has reached in any month. ard the
indianapolis division contributed its fun
share.
one of the financial papers predicts that
before many months common stock OF the
Big -Four viii he selling at par. II adds:
ConiSidering that the Big Four Is van
deToilt property, that its earnings are max
ing showing for the common stock OF
over twice the dividend requirements, and
that the road has been kept i'm the pink of
physical condition, il certainly would seem
that the stock is not now selling at an I'M
warranted price"
p. Touhy, who for thirty years has been
identified with roads in the West; died
superintendent of the Union Station for
seven years. Mr.. TOuhy entered the serv-
ice Of the New York Central in 1882 IS
water boy on trains, later served as sec
ton man and section foreman, as fireman.
freight conductor. road master. assistant
superintendent. and in 1868 going West as
an engineer on the Union Pacific
The new owners of the Findlay. Fort
Wayne x Western have succeeded in hoata
ing the new issue of bonds for extension,
which plan includes building road from
Youngstown to Akron and the esta blishing
of a new through route between Pittsburg
and Chicago over the Pittsburg & Lake
Youngstown to Akron. Akron TO Findlay
over the Northern Ohio. from Findlay to
Fort Wayne over the present line and over
the Nickel-plate into Chicago.
The FLYER is the faSt-schedule train on
the Lake Shore road. Its scheduled time,
Chicago TO Toledo. 245 miles. is 365 minutes
tant mails covered the distance i'm 26S min
utes. The railroad company received s.
per mile for the engine and one car IL
hauled. The run is the more remarkable
when IL is taken into consideration that at
the present time more passenger and
freight trains are being handled on the
Lake Shore than at any former period.
Several thousand clergymen and others
who enjoy half rate privileges will be
greatly benefited by a plan to extend the
low fare orders to the Pacific coast The
general passenger agents of all the systems
between Chicago and Pacific coast points
have agreed that half rate clergy permits
be issued TO all clergymen and others US
ually placed in their class over the entire
territory west and southwest of Chicago.
Under the recommendations of the COM
mittee new form of permit will be issued
by the chairman of the associations
Western, Southwestern and Transconunen-
tai
The officers of the American Assoca ton
of Travelling Passenger Agents now
making hnal arrangements for the annual
meeting of the association to be held in
Los Angeles i'm November. The members of
me ASSOCIATION VIII leave Chicago Nov. D
by special train over the Santa Fe system
for Los Angeles. and n souvenir round-trip
ticket. covering the entire journey from
Chicago 20 Los Angeles and return by
way of Salt Lake City, Denver. Union Pa
cific and Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
to Chicago, will be furnished to the men,
the entire round trip journey, including the
trips through California.