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

the matter will receive the approval of
that body and the department viii be put
into opera ton at the beginning OF the hscal
year. Sept. /.
General Roadmaster Bennett. of the In
diana, Decatur & Western, yesterday COM
pleted the laying of twenty miles OF new
heavy steel recently received and expects
to lay fifteen miles more in the fall.
]. j. Turner. vice president and general
manager of the Vandalia lines, returned
yesterday from Pittsburg, but was non
commttal as to the report that he was
to be elected fourth vice president of the
Pennsylvania.
New steel is being distributed this week
on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
to lay thirty-five miles of additional sec
ond track. When this work is completed tn.
road from Crestline to Fort Wayne, 40
miles, will be double track.
Joseph Myers has been appointed general
freight and passenger agent of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Mexico road, with, offices
al Dalhart, Tex. Mr.. Myers has been in
the freight department of the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific twenty-five years.
A railroad official high in authority on
the Baltimore & Ohio says the reports
about Oscar Murray's present position on
that road being uncongenia are grossly
exaggerated. He said he had the best au-
thority for stating that no change in the
first vice presidency of that company is
contemplated.
Under present arrangements the Ohio
River Railroad is in a position where it
must sooner or later be absorbed by the
Pennsylvania. The road now forms a short
line between Wheeling and Cincinnati, via
Parkersburg, and the Pennsylvania runs
solid trains over IL.
Ralph Peters, superintendent of the Gin
cnnati division of the Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburg, and general agent OF
the company AT Cincinnati, will be the new
general superintendent of the system, SUE
ceeding @. l.. Peck. who has been appoint
ed general manager.
Saxby's Travellers Magazine for June is
out and usual it is very interesting in
the quality of its contents. Considerable
space is given TO the Pan-American exposi-
ton at Buffalo in reading matter and illus
tratiOn The Rainbow City special of the
Big Four is favorably commented on.
John Ferguson, who has been in the
service of the Union Railway Company
twenty years, the last sixteen as general
ba ggage agent, says during that period he
has never before known so much baggage
handled on regular business in five days
since June l. Travel is heavy in all di-
rectiOnS.
The thirteenth annual convention of rail
road commissioners convened at the Palace
Hotel, San Francisco, yesterday, cicero j.
Lindley, of Illinois. presiding. The ques-
citation so as TO include civil engineers of
the various railroad lines was referred TO
the committee on organization
Col. S. F. Gray, general Western freight
agent of the Pennsylvania Company. re-
went TO attend a meeting of the freight
officials of the lines west of Pittsburg. All
over the system heavy traffic was re-
ported and maintenance OF rates Such as
has not prevailed until recently for years
past.
One of the late reports is that d. B. Mar
tin is TO be given the title OF general pas
senger agent of the Baltimore * Ohio, and
that the supervision of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and Baltimore & Ohio is 10 be
placed under j. r. Wood. now general pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania, his title
to DE vice president in charge Of passenger
traffic.
On July l +. Z. House. general manager
of the Bessemer x Lake Erie Railroad will
go to the Duluth, Mesa be * Northern road
and the Duluth < Iron Range road as presi-
dent and general manager The total mile
age of the two roads is about 200 miles and
they would be consolidated but for legal
Instructions, which now promise TO reach
an early settlement
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton con-
templates changing the time of departure
of Train Al from 2:45 TO 3 p. m, as there
is seldom a day that Vandalla Train -
arriving at 2:55 p m. does not have num-
Der of passengers for the Cincinnati, HAM
ilton Dayton, and as consequence the
train seldom departs on its schedule time,
il awaiting the arrival of the Vandalia.
One of the boasts of President ingalls,,
of the Big Four, is that IL is the easiest
road TO handle in this country, It's location
geographically. its track and equipment
q
partments. being of such a character that
the road will practically run itself and
that he could go to Europe and remain
away six months and not nave the least
anxiety concerning the property
Harry Miller superintendent of the Van
dalia, was in the city yesterday to confer
with Receiver MalOtt concerning improve
ments at Terre Hante, The City Gou an,,il
nance permitting the Nandalia 10 lay d
second main line track through Terre
Haute an improvement that Receiver Ma
lott has been working 70 erect Tor seVerai
months. and one which will be of great adj
vantage to the road
Saxbys Travellers Magazine says there
has been a big change not only in the
methods of railroad advertising. but also in
the men who look after 1t. The official in
charge of advertising no longer hesitates
to pay cash when the expenditure is Jusu-
fed. They buy space in papers OF large CIR
culation. keep in close touch with
the latest phases of commercial
art. give particular attention TO
good display and what IS a falr price TO
pay for advertising, and the results OF
their work are apparent, as never In the
history of the country have the railroads
been as busy as now
President Loree. of the Baltimore & Ohio.
on arriving at Baltimore calico on Mayor
HAYES and declared 10 him that the new
Administrative in the Baltimore * Ohio
would conduct the business or the company
without discriminating In any way against
interests
called the privileges and exemptions en-
loved bv the railroad company and re-
marked that they imposed an obligation
upon it, Mr.. Loree assured MN mat his
administration did not propose 10 do any
thing 10 iniure the business of that section.
hut ON the contrary would make every eff
fort 10 benefit and increase II.
NJ. f. ingalls,. president Of the Big Four.
n,,rcbased the Hammond block at Cincin-
natf which has frontage of fifty feet on
Fourth and fifty feet on Vine street. and
he is now negotiating for seventy-five feet
he has already acquired he proposes 10
nrect twelve-storv fireproof building. and
will extend it over the seventy-hve feet
additional should the deal now pending
he carried through. The lower floor will be
occnnied hv the Big -Four ticket offices and
the Western Union Telegraph Company
and the upper stories Will !, be be used partly
6cas n being his purpose 10 make IL the
- do,,arters OF the railroad comnan ies