The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-18

Charles Clifford, general agent of the
Union Pacific, is in the city.
1t is stated that the Walsh syndicate will
extend the Southern Indiana to a con
nection with the Southern Illinois
The Panhandle yesterday put on several
construction trains preparing grade for a
second track between Hayden and Milford
Center
DR.. Talbot. representing the Pennsvl-
vana voluntary relief at INDIANAPOLIS left
last night for Cleveland to be absent two
or three days
The Lehigh Valley road passenger de-
partment has got out a very attractive
folder full of valuable information for
summer tourists.
Train 20 on the Pennsylvania Yesterday
had an extra sleeping car from Indi-
annapolis, carrying a large party who 90
on a European trip.
No successor to the late Commissioner
Goddard, of the Trunk Line Association.
has yet been decided upon. The difficulty
appears to be i'm finding the right man.
NJ w. Mansfield superintendent of the
Indianapolis & Vincennes and of the Penn
sylvania terminals at this point left for
Pittsburg last night, to be absent several
days.
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad has
earned since July /, including the first week
in June, $27.394O00. increase over the
corresponding period of the previous year
OF 81, 229. 254.
]. r. Cavanaugh, superintendent of car
Der of car service officials left last even
ing for Detroit TO attend the annual meet
ing OF the association.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois will
double its facilities for handling freight
AT Joppa. its new river terminal Joppa is
already the best paying terminal on that
system outside of Chicago.
j. B. Brennan, train dispatcher of the
Chicago division or the Lake Shore, has
been appointed superintendent of the St
Louis division of the Glover Leaf, to sue
coed ]. y. Merwin, resigned
The passenger department of the New
York Central which has become quite
noted for getting out advertisements of a
novel character has just issued new man
of Asia and the Chinese empire.
Dalton, on the Chicago * Eastern Ini-
point. Fifteen tracks will be put in, ten
of them three-quarters of a mile in length.
The others 100 to 1000 feet in length.
William Swanston. ex-master mechanic
of the Panhandle's Indianapolis shops left
last night for Saratoga. to attend the
annual meeting of the Master Mechanics
and Master Car Builders Association.
III. 4. Newcomer. the newly appointed
engineer OF maintenance of way of the
Indianapolis & Vincennes and of the Belt
road and Union Railway tracks arrived
yesterday and will assume his duties to-
day.
J. IL. Crumpton. who a few days ago re-
tired as passenger conductor on the Big
Four, has associated himself in the res
taurant business with G. c. Battley, a
former passenger conductor on the Big
Four.
The Railroad Gazette's record of train
accidents includes for April seventy-two
collisions, us derailments and four acct
dents from cause unknown a total of 22i
accidents. in which fifty-two persons were
killed and 154 injured.
lf as expected. the Pennsylvania in
terest should enable the Baltimore & Ohio
10 use the tracks of the Panhandle in en-
tering Chicago the saving IN time would
amount TO fOrty-tiVe minutes on the Pitts
burg and Chicago run.
The Big Four yesterday hauled three
extra sleepers, one was turned over 10
the Chesapeake & Ohio at Cincinnati, an
other was run through 10 New England
and a third TO New York. in addition TO the
regular sleeping car service.
IL is understood that Charles 3. Ko!s
who has had charge of the commissary de-
partment OF the Big Four. Will be appointed
superintendent of the dining and parlor-car
service of that line on the retirement OF
John Egan, July l.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific will
inaugurate a series of low-rate excursions
to the Pacifc coast and return. selling