The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-27

ing a position made vacant by the going
OF Arthur Hale TO the Baltimore q ohio
with President Loree.
Circulars announce that w. c. Brown has
been appointed vice president and general
manager Of both the Lake Shore and Lake
Erie a Western. with offices in Cleveland,
| and the appointment Of A. II. Smith
general superintendent.
On June 30 Col David c. Dodge will re-
| tire as vice president and general manager
| or the Rio Grande Western Railroad after
nearly half century OF active railroad
work. most of which has been in the de-
| velopment of Western lines.
Work was commenced on Monday on the
| greatest railroad project ever undertaken
for the building Of 400 miles Of standard
| gauge railway between Valdez and Eagle
| City, on the Yukon. within three years.
E. F. Cost, freight traffic manager Of the
| Big -Four lines. was In the city yesterday,
going to Chicago last evening. He says
| business of A local character is in excess OF
| the cars the company can furnish, but
| through business has fallen off somewhat
| the last few days.
G.. +. Latta, secretary of w II. Under
wood, general Eastern passenger agent of
| the Michigan Central. has resigned TO &C
| cept a business proposition Mr.. Latta
has been in railroad service for seventeen
years. He is succeeded by Charles A STRAIT
| ton, OF Williamsport
Charles NJ. Talcott, assistant superin-
| tendent of the Pullman company at Oma-
ha, Will on July l take the position of gen.
eral agent of the Northwestern system.
Mr.. Talcott has been connected with the
/ Pullman company for twelve years and
has been located in Omaha for the past
| six years.
w. p. Deppe, assistant general passenger
| agent of the Big -Four lines, was In the
| city yesterday. He says travel on the lines
! is very heavy at present. The Big -Four is
| running nine more sleeping cars between
Cincinnati. indianapolis and st. Louis and
Buffalo than in May last year and they are
| full nightly.
| o. =. McCarty, general passenger agent
| of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern,
| was in the city yesterday. attending
| meeting of passenger men. He states that
business on the Baltimore & Ohio lines is
| handsomely in excess of June last year,
and the outlook for east-bound business
the next few weeks excellent.
An arrangement has been effected be-
tween the Illinois Central and a steamship
| company whereby regular monthly steam
| ship service Will be established between
| New Orleans and Glasgow. The deal means
| considerable to the Illinois Central, as it
| gives the company Unexplained ocean
line from New Orleans to Europe.
| On account of the strike of the machin-
! ST. Louis & Western at Frankfort, Ind
the shops of the road at Delphos have been
reopened after several years OF idleness
and citizens OF Delphos are juhilant. 1t is
| the intention of the management 10 have
monthly.
There is apparently a wel-founded rumor
| that the office of general superintendent of
the Lake Shore and Lake Erie & Western
roads, held by p. S. Blodgett. is to be di-
vorced. a II. Smith becoming general SUI
perintendent Of the Lake Shore and a man
OF the Chicago. Burlington * Quincy will
be appointed general superintendent of the
Lake Erie q Western.
Passenger officials of the Big Four, the
Pennsylvania, the Vandalia, the Lake Erie
& Western the Indiana, Decatur q West
ern and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton fixed dates and rates for the annual
| home visitors excursions from Illinois 10
| points in Indiana Ohio. West Virginia and
| northern Kentucky. The dates and rates
will be announced as soon as the adverts-
| ing matter can be prepared.
A special meeting Of the Illinois Central
| directory has been called for New York
July s, for the purpose of electing as second
| vice president ]. T. Hartman, a director of
| the company, TO succeed the late j. w.
Doan. The advancement of Mr.. Hartman
/ TO his seat in the council of the governing
| body Of the board is a recognition Of the
work he has done In bringing the property
| to it's present front rank. 1t is intimated
| that his election may be followed by sew
| eral important changes in the official ros-
| ter of the company.
At a special meeting OF the stockholders
| of the Missouri Pacific Railway in St.
! the capital stock $50 900 600 This new issue
OF stock will consist of 100000 shares of the
| par value OF 500 each. stockholders will
| be entitled TO subscribe for increased stock
at par TO the extent of Is per cent. OF their
respective holdings as shown upon the
| books OF the company ut the close of bust
ness on July 5, 1901. the right to subscribe
| continuing until the close of business at
o'clock y. m. July is. at which time it will
| terminate.
l.. A. Ford. general passenger agent of
| the Akron route of the Pennsylvania line,
has issued a circular announcing the with
| drawal of the claim 10 diverse route TO
Buffalo during the Pan-American eXposi
ton. He offered at first TO sell tickets
| over the Akron route good returning via
| the Cleveland and Buffalo boat TO Cleve-
| land and the Cleveland. Akron q Column
| bus 70 destination The Central Passenger
Association ruled against diverse routes,
| and this announcement was brought 10 the
attention of the association officers. who
| requested it's withdrawal. Mr.. Ford now
| proposes to offset this by selling tickets
| through Cleveland in connection with the
| Lake Shore, whose issue of tickets is good
| over the Cleveland and Buffalo boat line.