The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03

Dayton. o.. and the companys shops are
building some combination and express
and baggage
Labor day was observed to a consider.
able extent by the railways No local
freights were run. no freight received at
the city freight depots. and none delivered
after ~ a. m. The outside ticket offices
closed at y. m.
officials of tho Pennsylvania and the Bal
tlmore d Ohio will met in October 20 con-
Sider plans for merging agencies and de
partments In much the same manner that
the Southern and Union Pacific are max
ing retrenchments.
The Hooking Valley and Toledo & Ohio
central roads are now connected at Chaun-
Sey. which will be great conveninece IN
handling the coal traffic To connect the
two roads required the building Of eight
miles of new track
The passenger department of the Penn
sylvania lines west has issued leafiet for
distribution setting out the attra ctiOuS OF
the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo
and the facilities the Akron route affords
visitors 10 the exposition.
1t Is believed in quarters where good
Gould information Drevails that the entry
of the Wabash into Pittsburg will speed
lily be followed by the announcement OF
a route over which the Gould system VIII
be extended to the Atlantic seaboard.
Within a few DAYS seven new express
cars built a the shops of the Pennsylvania
lines Will be placed i'm service on the fast
trains OF the western lines. The new cars
have flush ends. improved yestibules,
frames, buffers, coupers etc. They are
especially designed for fast service.
Joseph Ramsey. president of the Wa
bash, was passenger last Friday on
Train over the Panhandle. and the eleven
cars were hauled from Columbus 10 Den
nison in two hours and ten minutes. con-
Nincing President Ramsey that fast run
nlng was done on the Panhandle as well
as over the Wabash.
George r. Ross. of Logansport. was noti-
hed. to-day that he had been appointed so
licitor for the Panhandle Railroad Com
pany, to succeed his father, the late \. .
LoganspOrt, and will have charge OF the
same district as his father. which includes
fourteen counties of Indiana.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul is
preparing to enter actively into competi-
ton for through passenger business be-
tween Chicago and Kansas City. The new
service TO be inaugurated next spring
When the cutoffs now building are COM
pleted the line will be 453 miles from Chi
cago to Kansas City. five miles shorter
than any lines now operated
The New York Central is revOlutionizing
matters on the Boston x Albany, now
under its control. 1t will install train dis
patcherS' service to facilitate the handing
of trains, give lower passenger rates and
more frequent train service To points in
the suburban district. and recover so Tar
as possible, the passenger business which
has drifted 20 the electric lines.
George Lowell general superintendent of
locomotive works will ship the large pas
senger engines of the Atlantic type oct. l.
When received they will be used In haul
ing fast Trains 30 and 81 between Chicago
and Indi annapolis, and Engines III and 112
in hauling Trains 81 and 80. The four fast
trains will then be provided with large
type locomotives.
A circular announces that, dating from
Sept !, G.. l.. Potter, general manager OF
the Baltimore & Ohio, will also be general
manager of the Ohio River road, succeed
rrarr 70 roma
for the Standard Oil Company. On Sept
the Ohio River road was merged with
the Baltimore * Ohio, and d. F: Maroney,
of Pittsburg, appointed general superin-
tendent and +. r. Blazer, a division su-
perintendent.
In 1897 the Panhandle CPittsburg. Cincin-
natl. Chicago & St. LOUIS earned SIS, 4S5
gross, and operated the road for a little
under 6S per cent In 1900 Ii earned
s19,0l26U gross, and operating expenses
took nearly "a per cent, that i'm the four
years net increased less than 100000. The
greater part of the increased cost of oper-
alton is found in expenditures for main
tenance. Upon the road $916,O0O more was
expended in 1900 than in 1897. and upon
equipment 81. 100000 more. Mileage mean
while practically unchanged. On
mileage basis all maintenance expenditures
was $3.50 per mile in 1900, against $3.126
per mile in 1897 which indicates very clear
ly the extent of the Improvement work
done.
Major James Geddes. of Nashville. has
been made assistant general manager of
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad sys-
tenn. Major Geddes has for many years
been superintendent of the second division
of the Louisville & Nashville and yester-
day marked the fiftieth anniversary of his
connection with the company. The oc-
casion was marked by banquet at Nash
Vile, last night given in Major Geddes's
honor by the Louisville & Nashville Com
pany. at which President NJ. II. Smith was
present. An elegant silver service was
presented to Major Geddes as a testimonial
from the Louisville a Nashville COMPANY
the presentation being accompanied by the.
announcement that Major Geddes had been
made assistant general manager of the
road.