The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-07
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul was used

C~06O duQ Ol. raul.
Col. William Shaw. district passenger
agent or the Chicago. Burlington x Quincy,
Is IN the city. He is proud OF the fact that
IN the hscal year ending June 80 the IN
crease IN passenger earnings was proper
tionately larger than in freight earnings
Tor the nrst time In the roads history.
E a. Ford. general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines west OF Pittsburg,
announces that ]. NJ. Harris. now district
passenger agent OF the Pennsylvania lines
at mas been appointed assistant
succeed George +. Rockwell. who has re-
signed 10 take effect Sept. l.
b. +. Kelsey, ticket agent OF the Big Four
at TINS point yesterday sold four tickets
BOAT, lake and river travel and required
twenty-five. coupons The following points
were included: Chicago. Mackinac Island
ronto, Montreal. Quebec, Lake Champlain
and Lake George.
The Interstate Travellers Official Railway
by the Mercantile Guide and Bureau Com
pany. which has greatly improved the Sulde-
1t covers the railways of more States and is
much more accurate in information than IN
former years. The company goes 10 large eX-
pense to make il valuable for reference and
sought for inform alton.
John NJ. McCarty, who for some years
was Southern passenger agent of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, but more re-
Gently with Assistant General Passenger
Agent Frank Palmer. or the, WABASH, at
LNN00 N1I az i'm
with a small fortune which recently. fell 10
him has opened a hotel on a prominent
thoroughfare of Chicago.
Vice President and General Manager
Brown, of the Lake Shore and the Lake
Erie < Western, when in the city on Mon
day, had q conference with j. a. barnard
general manager of the Peoria II Eastern,
and ARRANGEMENTS were made Tor the LAKE
Erie & Western and the Peoria az Eastern
erecting at Bloomington, Ill, jointly a
modern passenger station.
Tho frnx-a1 - RTsohg-an r1na sure resorts
over the Cincinnati. Hamilton q Dayton
this season has been heavy beyond prece-
dent. On their fast day trains one OF Two
extra parlor cars are hauled from Clncln-
natl to Detroit to accommodate the business
and on their night trains almost nightly
one or two extra sleeping cars July was
travel with the c. II. * D..
The statement that George Rockwell, as
sistant general passenger agent OF the
Pennsylvania lines, and his chief clerk were
asked TO resign. having violated the rules
of the company in speculating IN railroad
stocks, is erroneous. The rule applies only
money and are under bonds furnished by
one of the guarantee companies. In neither
case did the persons who have resigned
handle the company's money.
There is official authority for stating that.
Notwithstanding rUmors to the contrary,
the relations of Oscar Murray, vice pres
ident of the Baltimore &.Ohio, and OF ID. Is;
Martin, manager of passenger traH1c,. ana
President LOree and other officials or the
PENNSYLVANIA line he has brought with him
are of the most pleasant character. At no
time has there been any friction. and Pres
ident LOree is quoted as saying tnat ne
could not better the situation 50 far as the
duties of the two officials named are con-
cerned. The reports that there was friction
have been quite annoying 10 all parties IN
terested.
Inquirer-The Empire State Express of
the New York Central averages % Is miles
per hour, averaging the 4H miles from New
York to Buffalo. including four stops and
twenty-eight slowdcwns through, the larger
cities between points named. The train is
run each day In the year. Sundays excepted.
The train sheets showed in its schedule
one hundred and twenty-five miles OF
this distance at exactly sixty miles an
hour, for stretches of from ten TO twenty
four miles at the rate of 63 miles per hour
to 64.S7 miles per hour. The train weighs
$685. coo pounds anC has a capacity TO carry
2S passengers.
b. l.. Winchell. who becomes vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Frisco
Memphis system. was formally assistant
general passenger agent of the Memphis
road and went to the Union Pacific, Den
yer & Gulf road as general passenger
agent. The Frisco road next engaged him
as general passenger agent, but the Colo
RADIO road, which had been reorganized as
the Colorado * Southern Railway, soon
took him back as vice president. After the
death of f. 5. Washburn, president of the
Memphis road. Mr.. Wlnchell was chosen as
president AT a meeting of the directors In
Boston. Thus he left the Memphis as as
sistant general passenger agent 10 return
within a few years as its president.
The financial year of the Lake Erie &
Western ends Dec. 81, and il is stated that.
while the earnings of 1900 were handsomely
in excess of any former year. the earnings
the present year will be largely in excess
Of 1900. The road has carried a larger ton
mage of freight and at better rates than in
any OF the twelve years past. Meantime
the passenger business has shown fully as
handsome an increase as has the freight
department. c. F DAILY. general passenger
agent of the road. attributes the increase 10
the prosperity OF the towns and cities on
it's line Of late years. He says all alone
the line il is noticeable new barns and
houses are being built. fences renewed and
an air of general prosperity is noted.
1t is stated that all the roads leading
from Chicago TO Colorado will combine next
season against the cheap Colorado excur-
sions inaugurated by the Chicago, Rock
Island q Pacific this year. The story goes
that the other lines will refuse to make
cheap rates. which will result in the Rock
Island being swamped with Colorado bust
ness. This year al the Denver roads have
been severely taxed to handle the Colorado
traffic, and il is argued that il the Rock
Island Is swamped next season the roads
viii be glad 10 agree TO a higher rate. One
hundred and eighty-seven trains. handling
1877. goo passengers into and out of FL Reno.
O. T, i'm sixteen days by the Chicago &
Rock Island, suggests that the swapping
scheme might prove impractcable.