The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-25
ders I'm Eastern territory. The Southern
Pacific was the first TO give this notice.

ders I'm Eastern territory. The Southern
Pacific was the first to give this notice.
on March / Robert Dudgen will retire as
superintendent Of the Buffalo division or
the Lackawanna, and will be succeeded by
c. j. Phillips. formerly superintendent
on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific.
While the Florida fast special train put
on six weeks ago has not been the success
that the roads interested expected, 1t VIII
be continued through March, carrying out
the plan of keeping ii on for ten weeks.
On March 1. william T. Boiling will go
TO Hartford City, Ind, as agent OF the Lake
years he has been cashier of the Lake Erie
& Western and the Lake Shore at Fort
Wayne.
On March j. Evans will retire as SUI
perintendent of telegraph of the Nickel
Plate and be succeeded by w. l.. Blair.
who is an older man in time of service
Mr.. Evans will be taken care Of in other
service.
Col. Farnham, representing the Central
fifteen days TO look after the business
which comes here on merchant excursion
rates, he having TO sign the return portions
OF the tickets
The distance between Cincinnati and ST.
Louis via the Baltimore & Ohio South
western since the Strengthening OF the line
is 334 miles, and it's fast trains are maxi
ing the run two hours quicker than they
did two years ago.
Wabash. has issued a statement that the
proposed line connecting the Toledo and
Detroit divisions will be completed by Oc-
tober. When completed il will give the
Wabash a short line between Toledo and
Chicago
G. n. Pratt, chairman of the Southwest
ern Passenger Bureau, has issued call
Tor an important meeting to be held at 81
Louis, Feb. %. The notice is addressed 10
general passenger agents and general bag
gage agents of the various lines members
of the association.
Representatives of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen are comforting with Of
ficials of the New York Central over an
alleged nonpayment of overtime. The mat
ter will likely be settled satisfactorily, al
though the shortage is said TO be in some
cases $40 TO $50 a month.
NJ. l.. Sykes, vice president and secretary
OF the Chicago q Northwestern. has ten
dered his resignation, TO become effective
June l, and Il. CT. Osborn has been selected
as his successor. Mr.. Sykes has held ms
present position thirty-one years, and re-
tires on account of advanced age.
Robert Fleming. of London, arrived in
New York, last week. He represents the
English stockholders in the Santa Fe and
the Rio Grande road, and is one OF the
financiers in the committee on harmony APP
pointed by President Jeffries, of the Denver
& Rio Grande road. The members VIII
meet again the first week OF March.
The pension benefit system on the Penn
sylvania lines east has now been In opera
ton one year, and there was paid out in
pension allowances during the year the
sum Of $2440l9.50, which was borne entirely
by the associated companies. This was in
addition TO the cost of operation of the de-
partment.
George T.. Gunnip, general agent of the
passenger department of the Santa Fe
lines, who was in the city on Saturday,
stated that their California business had
exceeded all expectations. For six con-
tinuous weeks their sleeping car accom-
modations were taxed to their greatest
capacity, and at present, to be sure OF get
ting Pullman accommodations, 1t is wise to
apply day or two in advance.
George j. Gould, who is making a tour
of the railroad properties in which he is
interested, will be at New Orleans this
week. where he will meet his brother,
Edwin Gould. and take up the question
of having five boats built in the interest
of the Gould lines to operate between
New Orleans and New York. George Gould
is quoted saying if the enterprise is
undertaken he intends 10 have the steam
ers as fine as can be built
The Monon lines earned in the second
week of February, $6S,640, an increase over
the corresponding week of 1900 of 81, 400.
Since July 1 the lines have earned 81, SIS, PA,
a decrease as compared with the CORE
spending period of the previous year of
$57,594. No road entering Chicago has suf-
fered to the extent that the Monon has in
its earnings through the troubles OF the
Building Trades Unions, of Chicago. The
road has felt IL in it's stone traffic from the
Bedford quarries and in its lumber traffic
north-bound, which is usually heavy most
of the year.