The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-14

shops at Altoona. This class of engines is
expected TO draw trains 80 per cent. heavier
and on as good time as the type of passen-
ger engine heretofore in use.
E. L. Rinehart. Of Bedford. Ind. will
to-day take the agency of the American
Express Company at Frankfort, Ind, vice
II. Wright. transferred TO Cincinnati as
assistant cashier in the main office
G. L. Peck, the new general ~superintend-
ent of the P~ennsylvania's Southwestern
system, will take the private car that John
r Miller has for years Travelled in, Mr..
Miller having the privilege of using II
whenever he desires
The Illinois Central has under considera-
ton i~naugurating a pension plan similar
TO that of the Pennsylvania lines Inc
plans that nave been formulated will be
considered at the annual meeting OF the
stockholders. Jan. IS.
Martin NJ. Meridith. who was killed on
the Port Huron branch OF the Marquette
road on Friday, was one OF the pioneer
passenger conductors on the Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne e Chicago. and later a divi-
sion superintendent NJ the old Flint q Pere
Marquette.
ID. L. Ward. who a few days ago COM
pleted his thirty-ninth year of service IN
express business. now running between In
d~iaDapolis and Columbus. o.. and who has
been i'll for three weeks with pneumonia.
was yesterday thought TO have passed the
worst in this attack.
George A. Buckley, for twenty-four years
an engineer on the Baltimore & Ohio, is
dead OF pneumonia. He was one or tne
first engineers on the Baltimore * OHIO 10
become a member of the Brotherhood CT
Locomotive Engineers, and was a very
enthusiastic member of the organization.
The Pennsylvania. the Nickle-plate. the
Lake Shore and the Lake Erie & Western
are throwing the weight of their moral IN
iuence, its stated. against Fort Wayne
voting a subsidy OF 500 900 TO the new Wa
bash cutoff. the Fort Wayne & Butler road.
Several townships on the proposed line
have voted subsidies to the enterprise.
j. d. Hoban. for many years
on the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati e. Louis
vile division OF the Lake Erie & Western,
at Muncie, has rendered his resignation 10
take effect Feb. /. Mr.. Hoban owns a fine
stock farm near Mt. Summit, and will de-
vote his time to it in he future. He went
to Muncie from Peru. and has been in The
position for seven years.
The designations of General Passenger
Agent w. f. Bailey and General Freight
Agent Anthony Sneve. of the Colorado Mid
land road, have been accepted, TO AXE
effect on the 1st of February. Mr.. Bailey
will be succeeded by c. II. Spears, secre-
tary OF the local committee OF the West
ern Passenger Association at Chicago. No
successor is named for Mr.. Sreve.
w. C. Hall, for thirty years in railroad
service. the last twenty-five on the Chi
cago. Peoria & st. Louis. died last week at
Los Angeles, where he went a few weeks
ago on account of i'll health. His remains
were brought to Peoria for burial. The de-
ceased had a large acquaintance, was a
thirty-second degree Mason, a member of
the Consistory ana the Mystic Shrine and
also a member of the knights of Pythias.
The Lake Shore is having a number of
passenger engines built at the Brooks
works from designs furnished by Superin-
tendent of Motive Power Marshall. The en-
gines are known as the Lake Shore type
and are intended TO more firmly establish
that roads reputation for fast time, pune
tuality and general good service. The first
OF the engines was completed Saturday and
will be put into immediate service between
Buffalo and Cleveland.
The Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia
road has been sold TO the Norfolk & Wes--
tern Railway. Though there has been much
in public print concerning the sale of the
Cincinnati. Portsmouth Il Virginia, nothing
of a really definite nature in that connection
TOOK place until Saturday, when papers
passed In New York between those in con-
troll of each property. binding a sale and
purchase. Final transfer of the Cincinnati
road TO the Norfolk & Western will occur
to-day.
Trains of the Big Four off it's Michigan
division. the Peoria division and the st.
Louis division and of the Vandalia lines,
and the Indiana, Decatur q Western reach
indianapolis in ample time to connect with
the new Florida specials, which go on to-
o~S SoiHS oul OF AlOntdNS ana thursdays
over the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton.
and on Wednesdays and Saturdays. over
the Big Four, via Cincinnati. Or Tuesdays
and Fridays the Florida special goes over
the Pennsylvania lines, via Richmond. Ind.
The announcement has just been made
that j. s. Talbot, assistant general freigh
agent of the Wisconsin Central Railway
resigned his position Dec. 81 to take a SINH
lar position with the Chicago & Northwest.
ern Railway, at Peoria, where he was fou,
years ago with the Iowa Central. Mr.. Tai
bot Is a nephew of the late Bishop Talbot
of Indiana. Fred j. Erfert, general agent
of the company at Chicago succeeded Mr.
Talbot. and w. +. Ford, formerly genera
agent OF the Wisconsin Central at ST. Pau
takes the post vacated by Mr.. Erfert.
Superintendent Blizzard, of the Michigan
division of the Big Four, at Wabash. say:
the published reports that the company, in.
tended reducing the passenger rate for loca
traffic 10 i cent. a mile between points
where there was electric line competition
had no foundation in fact. The matter hac
never been discussed by the officials. Mr.
BLIZZARD says. that while the electric line:
have made some inroads upon the loca
traffic of the Big Four between Marion
and indianapolis, and Muncie and Indian
apols, the loss was much less than wa.
popularity supposed, as the ~interurban.
created a business of their own, which tho
Big Four would not obtain.