The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-06


The wages of trainmen on the Toronto.
creased s. a month.
The Big Four will enlarge it's shops at
Bellefontaine by erecting a paint shop and
a car building department.
One of the Big Four new exposition
trains is being exhibited at points on the
Cincinnati and Cleveland divisions.
T. McMahon. agent of the Big Four at
Union City, and NJ. Sommers. agent of the
Big -Four at Sidney, have resigned.
The last of the Florida specials was run
yesterday. The enterprise has not been as
remunerative to the lines interested as had
been expected.
The Southern Indiana has commenced its
improvements at Seymour. which include
an charging of the yards at that point
and a new depot.
The weekly sleeping car between Chicago
and Hot Springs. Virginia. over the Big
Four and the Chesapeake & Ohio, will be
withdrawn to-day.
l.. e. Johnson, general manager of the
Norfolk x Western. passed through In
dianapolis. last night. en- route TO Lafay-
cite. where he goes to visit his son at
Purdue University.
j. F.. Deems. assistant superintendent of
motive power of the Chicago. Burlington q
Quincy, will on May 1 be made superin-
tendent of motive power.
Joseph Wood. third vice president, and
G.. l.. Potter, general manager of the Penn
s~ylvania lines west, who have been for a
few days past on an inspection trip, re-
turned to Pittsburg yesterday.
The Baltimore & Ohio Is increasing the
number of fast freight trains on different
divisions. Instructions have been given
that the older and most reliable train crews
be selected for these fast trains.
The month of April will add to the num-
Der Of pensioners under the new system
| on Pennsylvania lines West. a number of
employees at shops. yards and in train serv-
ice having reached the age init.
Some of the elegant new sleeping cars of
the Lake Shore road are now on the line
between St. Louis and Boston. over the Big
Four, the Lake Shore. the New York Cen
trail and the Boston & Albany roads.
The structural work for the new steel
bridge of the Cincinnati. Richmond q Mum
Gle road, over Whitewater. near Richmond.
is now on the ground, and the promoters
of the road say trains will be running into
Muncie by June 1.
The Interstate Travellers Guide. pub
lished at indianapolis, has again been en-
larged. Time schedules OF not only Indiana,
but of roads in adjoining States. are pub
lished. and more pains will be taken to
make 1t reliable in information.
j. r. Turner. district passenger agent.
yesterday received Information from Gem
eral Passenger Agent Fee. of the Northern
Pacific, that the Yellowstone Park Hotel
| and transportation Company will be ready
| for business June 10, a month earlier than
usual.
D.. A. Fowler. for years passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania lines at Ashtabula.
has been promoted to general agent of the
Pennsylvania lines at that point. succeed
ing the late George A. Raser. Mr.. Flower
will have charge OF the entire coal and ore
traffic at that port.
General Yardmaste Anderson, of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton x Dayton, who re-
signed on April L, has taken the superin-
tendency of terminals of the Toledo. St.
| Louis q Western at St. Louis, and l.. A.
Rodman, of the c., II. & ID. at
Lima, goes to Toledo.
Medical Examiners Talbot of Indianapo-
lis. KeIlS of Columbus. o., and Sandow
| of Cincinnati are going over the lines ex-
aiming pensioners under the new pension
plan of the Pennsylvania lines west. At
Fort Wayne twelve men examined on
Thursday were p~ensioned.
c. Z. Schaf, general manager of the Big
Four lines. accompanied by his wife, will
to-day sail for Europe. 1t is quietly init
mated that on Mr.. Schaffs return he will
probably take an official position on one of
the larger roads. The report, however.
could not be substantiated yesterday.
The securing of the Kansas City, Excel
sior Springs a Northern road. by the Wa
bash. leaves +. l.. Morse, general manager,
and p. 1. Morse, auditor, out of positions:
H.. ". Garland. president of the acquired
line, will remain in the employ OF the Wa
bash, but without the title OF president.
BENJAMIN f. Newcomer, who died in Bal
timore recently, had for many years been
chairman of the nance committee of the
Northern Central Railway. an important
division of the Pennsylvanla lines. He left
an estate valued at 100000 being re-
| gardea as one of the wealthiest men in
Baltimore.
a call has been issued for a meeting Of
the Central Passenger Association at Chi
cago on Wednesday. \ lively time is looked
| for, as the Akron route question is to come
up 20 be acted upon. and the opposition to
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES combination on Pan
American business is daily becoming more
pronounced.
The Wabash lines earned I'm the last week
of March S492. 1868, an increase over the
corresponding week OF 1890 of 20.615.O3;
earnings for March, S.467 sos. AZ. an Increase
over March. 1900, of $llS. 04S.22 Since July
1 the Wabash earned S13. 800. sos so. an in
crease over the corresponding nine months
OF the previous year OF 1885,, 2l0.77.
| The report is again current that A. j.
| O'ReiIly, In charge OF the Monon's affairs
al this point. is 10 be transferred 10 Chi
] cago, and that Albert stein, commercial