The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-06

Six more tiremen were promoted this
week to be Panhandle engineers.
j. c. Riddell has been appointed general
superintendent of the Marietta & Cleve-
land
The Chicago Northwestern announces
that it will open to traffic its line to Peoria
on Jan. l.
j. A. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern returned yesterday
from three days inspection trip.
II. C. Starr. agent of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois at Hanning. has resigned
and taken a position on the Wabash.
The Trancontinental Passenger Associa-
ton Will meet in ST. Louis on Dec 10 and IL,
not in January, as had been prearranged
Some of the Western officials are wonder
ing If, under the order OF thing, they
will have annual passes over their own
lines.
The receipts from sales of tickets at the
Union Station shows an increase In No
vember over the same month last year of
On jan the Washington & Oregon road
will be running trains out of Vancouver.
the road being completed from that point to
Kalama.
D. E Hilgartner has been appointed
tranmaster Of the Baltimore g. Ohio at
Garrett, Ind, his territory extending from
Garrett to Chicago.
Fred Smith, formerly an engineer on the
Wabash. more recently on the Monon, has
given up his position and will go to San
Bernardino as an engineer on the Santa Fe
lines.
r. ID. Marshall. general solicitor of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines on
Dec | completed his thirty fourth year of
service in the legal department of the COM
pany.
On Nov the Baltimore & Ohio reduced
the running time of its passenger trains
between Cincinnati and St. Louis to nine
hours, and with the taking effect of the
spring time table will reduce it to eight
hours.
With the improvements the Pennsylvania
lines are making at Pittsburg the entire
signaling system of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago and the Panhandle will
be remodeled at an estimated expense of ST.
100000.
one conductors. who are entitled TO wear
a star account of having been in the
employ of the road twenty-five years. For
each additional five years they wear a bar,
and there are several of these.
The Southern Railway Company, in con-
nection with the Georgia Railway Company,
will put on two new fast trains for Charles
ton, s. c., and the Plant system has in
creased it's train service I'm similar man.
ner for the benefit of the exposition.
G.. z. Schaff. general manager of the Big
Four lines, was I'm the city yesterday, and.
with General Superintendent Van Wrinkle.
solicitor of the company, arranging con-
tracts the company will enter into on
Jan. l.
The net earnings of the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific increased i'm October 1892 600
over the same month of 1900. and an official
of the road states that its November state
ment will be even better, and that the com
pany will fully maintain its present pace
for year to come.
w. a. Sprott, who has just completed his
twenty-ffth year in the service OF the Wa
bash In its traffic department. and now
division freight agent of the road. with Of
flee at Toledo, has had his jurisdiction ex-
tended TO cover the Fort Wayne & Butler
and the new Montpelier connection.
George Lowell. general superintendent of
the MonOn line. was in the city yester-
Gay. He reports the traffic OF the road
heavy beyond precedent. and bidding
fair TO show an increase in gross earnings
the first half of the cOmpanys fiscal year,
the largest i'm the roads history.
The railroad men or Fort Wayne have
been much annoyed of late by the gar
rishment OF their wages. and 200 or more
met and organized 10 fight such proceed
ings. Next Saturday night another meet
ing will be held and "A treasurer selected
and funds raised TO fight such proceedings.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
printed the following statement yesterday
made by James j. HILL president of the
Great Northern Railroad: 81 have no in
tention of resigmng the presidency of the
railroad company. Furthermore / am not
going TO give up my home or residence i'm
St. Paul"
F.. r. Garrison. late general passenger
agent of the Findlay. Fort Wayne & West
ern. will be appointed general agent of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & DGytOn. with of
flee at Fort Wayne He will take the posi-
ton on Jan. /. and Is now looking for
suitable rooms for offices for himself and
assistants.
Chief Engineer Wilgus. of the New York
Central. has appointed II. L. Ingersoll. en-
gineer OF the Eastern division succeeding
J. c. Nelson. resigned. IL is also announced
that w. r. Jordan has been appointed resi-
dent engineer of new construction of the
Eastern division. filling the position made
vacant by the promotion Of Mr.. IngersoI
Coal cars are becoming exceedingly
scarce in this territory. The indianapolis
* Ntncennes Is loading 80 to 40 cars a
day at mines on its line. and would load
A. many more could they be had The
Southern Indiana utilizing its box cars
as far as possible 10 make up it's shortage
In coal ears. and the Evansville a Terre
Haute. THE Chicago * Eastern Illinois and
the Nandalia are loading all available cars
There is longer any doubt that the
Cincinnati Richmond A M4nefs oil