The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-02

ton and devote all his time to the general
ceeded by Mr.. Richards, general sales
agent.
Superintendent Chase, OF the Northern
PACING dining car service, has issued an
order saying that hereafter no negro
walters Will be placed on dining cars hav-
ing white cooks, and vice versa Hereafter
cars having negro cooks will have negro
walters.
Joseph 7. Richards. engineer OF mainte-
nance OF way Of the Pennsylvania system of
roads, has returned 10 Philadelphia after
careful inspection of the companys lines
East and West. He found the condition OF
the properties better than in any former
inspection.
d. NJ. Parry. president Of the Indianapolis
Southern Railway, said yesterday that
within one week after the right or way was
tracks the company would have construc,
ton OF the road begun and then pushed
vigorously 10 completion.
The new union passenger station Of the
chesapeake & Ohio and the Seaboard Air
line at Richmond, Va, was opened to bust
ness yesterday. The structure Is said 70
be great credit TO George Stevens, prest-
dent OF the c. & o.. and 5. Williams, presl-
dent OF the Seaboard Airline.
1t is believed that some understanding
has been reached between President Hill.
or the Great Northern, and President
Stickney. OF the Chicago Great Western.
whereby the latter in conside i,g of
from demoralizing rates in the West and
Northwest.
Business men of Columbus. o.. are consid-
erably disturbed because the Pennsylvania
has decided to remove the headquarters of
J. B. Hill, general freight agent of the
lines to Pittsburg. committee will see IL
some arrangement cannot be made to have
at least division freight agent located at
Columbus.
Iobp p Mor+oo .+a+too a0ant FOR the
Oregon Short-line at Medona, stopped over
In Ogden on Thanksgiving day long enough
TO be married. At present 1t Is SAID that
there are no married women living In Me-
dona, but Mr.. Morton and two Of his friends
have made mutual agreement to marry
and settle In the town.
An item published in the Journal recently
announced that ] NJ Galbreath had re-
signed the position of superintendent of the
Mexican National Railway to accept a
similar position with the Monterey & Next
can Gulf road. The statement was correct.
but Mr.. Galbreath has since decided to re-
tain his present position.
The citizens of Fort Wayne are much
pleased that the Findlay Fort Wayne x
Western has fallen into good hands as
the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton, which
company now proposes to make ii stand
ard road in every respect and put on
through fast service between Cincinnati and
Fort Wayne, and greatly improve the
freight service
the purchase by the Norfolk & Western,
now controlled by the Pennsylvania, of the
famous Pocahontas group Of mines, lying
along the border between Virginia and di-
rectly tributary to the railroads whose
officials have made the purchase. The pur-
chase price was $50. 900 900, 10 per cent. over
the figure at which the late owners pur-
chased the property a short time ago.
D. G. Edwards, passenger traffic man.
ager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton,
looks for heavy travel TO the South on the
winter tourist rates. Last season the travel
was heavier TO California than to the South.
The Santa Fe and other roads have worked
so long to boom the climatic features of
California that the tide of travel turned
TO that State. officers of the Southern roads
annual movement of tourists and are max
ing efforts to divert as much as possible
of II to Florida the coming season.