The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23


John F. Miller. vice president of the
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus, was in the
city yesterday.
T. A. Foque has been appointed mechar-
ical superintendent of the 500 line, in place
of z. A. Williams. resigned.
Charles Rockwell, traffic manager of the
Monon lines. was in the city yesterday.
returning to Chicago last evening.
Carl Hagan, general foreman OF the shops
OF the Wheeling & Lake Erie, has been
made master car builder Of the entire sys-
tenn.
Charles Ormsby has been appointed chief
clerk to Assistant General Freight Agent
Frost, os the Big Four, located at Louis
vile.
The passenger department of the Monon
has issued a folder replete with Information
regarding its Florida special and other
train service.
The Baltimore e Ohio I'm awarding con-
tracts for new locomotives. offers prizes
for the best engine; $4,000 the first prize
and $500 for the next best.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana has placed
an order for 100 new fiat cars of the gondoa
type to be built of steel and wood, of the
latest improved construction.
T. s. Easterbrook, who for some years
has been with the Toledo, ST. Louis &;
Western, has been appointed agent of the
Lackawanna line at Brooklyn.
E. L. Spencer who recently resigned as
the Mobile & Ohio road has accepted a
position of a similar character on the Plant
system.
The Iowa lines of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy are TO be divided into three di-
visions on Feb. !. with J.. III. Dugan. <.
e Stewart and III. c. Speers as superin-
tendents.
The Canadian Pacific Railway has estab-
lshed an office at Atlanta, Ga, and F. w.
Huntington, travelling passenger agent for
the company has been given charge of Ii
for the time being.
J. A. Barnard. general manager of tbs
Peoria & Eastern. yesterday started on q
five days inspection trip of the lines If
company with Superintendent Paquette ana
Chief Engineer Willard.
c. Fl. Speers. who for several years has
| held important positions in the Western
| Passenger Association. will leave to-day FOL
Denver to take the position of assistant
| general passenger agent of the Colorado
| Midland road.
| The Big Four on Monday received tn,
/ last of the fifteen large freight Locomotives
the Brooks works have been building fol
| that road. They are the largest freight
1 engines in service on Central Traffic As
scciation lines
| T. A. Lawes, superintendent of motiv,
| power of the Chicago * Eastern Illinois
\ left for Schenectady, n. ". last evening
| 10 remain several days. looking after tn,
| contract to build eleven more batleship
| type freight engines.
| James NJ. Ashman, an engineer on the
| Lackawanna road, is a candidate for the
/ position of railroad commissioner of New
| York, and strong pressure Is being brought
| TO bear by the railroad brotherhoods to
have Governor Odell appoint him.
General Manager Ward. OF the Midland
Railroad Company at Muncie, reports tina
| traffic on all divisions of the road ha
| been resumed, the break caused by farm
| ers tearing up track and damaging bridge
near Ladoga having been repaired.
H. d. Emerson. superintendent of tn
Ohio River & Lake Erie Railroad. ha
| Scranton, superintendent of the Alliance 4
| Northern. IL Is stated that these two road
| are to be consolidated in the near future.
Freight officials OF Indianapolis line
were in conference yesterday at the Bate
| House. considering rate matters Not
| complaint was heard that either line repre-
sented was In any manner deviating fror
the agreement as TO strict maintenance j
rates.
Railway Locomotive and Engineering.
| practical Journal OF railway motive powe
and rolling stock. has passed into new
hands It's January number Is very hand
some geographically, and contains mucl
valuable matter 10 persons DESTROYS Of sucl
information
The Erie Railway Company has been fest
ing the sheathing of passenger cars witt
copper and the test has proved SO salts
factory that the copper covering is no long
er an experiment The Erie people hav
specifed that twenty-nine cars recently or
dered shall be sheathed with copper.
A late report Is that negotiations az
pending which will result IN consolids
ton OF the Toledo & Ohio Central and IN