The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-11

caused by the opening OF an extension and
a great increase in business and the ex-
cellent management OF the property.
Edward Zeigler, chief clerk of Thomas
vision. has been appointed chief clerk of III.
r. Houghton, superintendent of the Chi
cago division or the Big Four, who sue
CT General Manager schaT. Mr.. zeigIer
ras Deen on the Cairo division for five
years.
The building of the Fort Wayne & But
les road has by no means been abandoned,
says one who is informed about Wabash
matters. At the meeting of the stockholders
March -, when a vote is TO be taken on
building the connecting link of the De-
ttoit and Toledo lines, the Fort Wayne &
Bttler road will, as well, be UP for consid-
Grafton.
The Big Four and the Chesapeake e Ohio
are making a great effort to make the
prosperity special trains which are 10
be run TO Washington to the inauguration
OF President Mckinley March 4 a success.
The prosperity specials will be made up
or the highest class modern equipment, in
Guiding sleepers, coaches and dining cars,
and will be run on a fast schedule.
In order to convince the Central Passen-
ger Association that they are acting hon
way, the Lake Shore and Hooking Valley
passenger officials have asked for the clos
est investigation of the allegations. Still,
the question as to where the scalpers Sc
cure the mileage of roads named which
they are Offering for sale is unsettled.
Train II on the Erie is coming TO be
known as a funeral train, so many hun
cred bodies OF soldiers who died OF
disease or were killed in the Philippines
are being shipped east over it. Wells,
Fargo d Co., who have the contract for
over the Erie. Seldom is there a night, It
Is stated, that there are not u number Of
b. dies carried east on Train II.
1t may not be known. but one of the
longest lines OF the United States extend,
ing directly north and south is the Grand
Rapids q Indiana, which is controlled by
the Pennsylvania Company. The main line
extends from Cincinnati to Mackinaw City,
a distance or 534 miles, with branches ag-
gregating 166 miles, and an official of the
Pennsylvania Company says 1T is the in
tention to bring the entire line, which is a
Decline from Mackinaw to Richmond, Ind,
up to the highest standard in every respect.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Moody, of the Pennsylvania lines west, is
OF opinion that the railroads in this terri
tory the coming summer will have plenty
TO do. Besides the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton at Buffalo and the Grand Army of the
Republic at Cleveland the Knights
Vile and there Wi" viii be a. national educa-
tional meeting at Detroit. Some thirty OF
more other meetings of less Importance are
already arranged to be held in Central
Traffic Association territory.
The New York Central will this year add
lO new engines TO its power, instead of
eighty. as nrst proposed. Six of the first
forty ordered from the Schenectady loco
motive works were delivered IN the last few
Gays. They are ne Centrals Atlantic type,
and powerful machines. Those in service
are hauling the heavy twelve-car trains
over the road on time, despite cold weather
or snow. One Of them this week made up
twenty-one minutes between Syracuse and
Albany. These passenger engines weigh
1lS.OO pounds and cost $4,000 each. The
Central is also having seventy-fve new
coaches built, all 10 be delivered by May i.
Recent promotions of sons of III. M. Bron-
son. general passenger agent of the Peoria
d Eastern and assistant general passenger
agent of the Big Four. AVE brought the
family into prominence as composed of
railroad men. Mr.. Bronson, the father,
began his railroad career in 1853 as a clerk
in a railroad office at Sandusky, where he
remained until the war, except for a time
that he was in college. In 1863 he was APP
pointed assistant general passenger agent
of what is now part of the Baltimore &
Ohio system, and in 1869 he was made gen.
eral passenger agent of the Cleveland, San
dusky & Cincinnati, now part of the Big
-Four, of which he is assistant general pas
Senger agent. His son, William Bronson,
was a few months ago appointed assistant
general passenger agent of the Chesapeake
q Ohio. Harry Bronson, another son, was
on Feb. l elected secretary of the Western
Passenger Association, a very important
position. Frank Bronson, another son. who
has been in the shops of the Peoria & East
ern at Urbana several years, has reached
road. Another son, Walter Bronson, will
graduate in q few months from Purdue Uni
versity as an electrical and mechanical en-
gineer.