The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-15

the trains dispatchers in the Fort Wayne
stretches and receive SO a month each for
their services.
II. w. Park. late travelling auditor of the
Wheeling & Lake Erie. was buried at Co
shoctOn. o., yesterday. He was connected
with the road i'm an official capacity for
many years. He was III but four days, dy-
ing of pneumonia.
on April 1 r. F. Reaver, assistant gen.
* Reading, will retire. He has been con-
nected with the passenger department of
that road since May, 1876. He now accepts
"A fiattering business offer.
The Baltimore & Ohio passenger depart
ment has issued an illustrated booklet en-
titled "A Guide to Washington" The prin-
cipal government buildings are shown and
points OF interest are pictured, and the
booklet is replete with interesting reading
matter.
A joint notice advancing the freight
rates on bituminOus coal from mines to
tidewater has been issued by the Penn
s~ylvania Railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio,
the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Norfolk az
Western. The advance was 10 cents per
ton, and it will take effect on April l.
l. w. Greer has been appointed engineer
II. W. Thornton. holding that position or
the Ashtabula division of the Pennsylvania
lines. Mr.. Thornton going 10 the Marietta
division, and J. w. Barrier being appointed
- VI VI N0y
of the Ashtabula division.
The first week In March the gross earn
ings of the Toledo, st. Louis q Western
increased GG12 per cent. over the CORE
spending week of 1900. During January of
the current year the earnings increased on
an average S2.164.46 ger week, and during
February $1,70S.2S per week. making the
average for the two months $1,S09.96.
]. j. Hill, general freight agent for the
Pennsylvania lines west, was in the city
yesterday, en- route TO Biloxi, Miss, having
been called there by the serious Illness
OF his wife, who went there a short time
ago, hoping TO be benefited in her health;
but her physicians express the opinion that
she had better return North at once.
A corps of engineers are making a pre-
liminary survey on Cross creek, near
give out that it is for a connecting road
Tor the Wabash between Toledo and Pitts
burg. They surveyed 10 the Ohio river,
coming down West Virginia Cross creek,
and the plan is to bridge the Ohio at that
point.
The Lake Shore has issued an order rails
ing the pay of certain classes of fremen,
effective March l. Firemen in. the freight
service, on engines of the class known as
IS per cent. engines or larger, are to re-
ceive $2.20 per one hundred miles, instead
OF $40, and firemen in the passenger serV-
ice on the larger engines are To receive
$l.95 per one hundred miles, instead of $l.So.
The Cleveland and Buffalo boat line has
been included in the arrangement to run a
through service from Louisville and st.
Louis. via Cincinnati and Akron, TO Buffalo
over the Pennsylvania and the Erie. The
Pennsylvania Company has issued a cir
cular which states that tickets are good
either all rail. via the Erie from Akron. or
through Cleveland and the boat line, going
or coming. or both.
At yesterdays session of the Railway
Engineering and Maintenance of Way As
ISOLATION, which is holding its annual con-
vention in Chicago. the following officers
We're elected. President. George w. Kilt
ridge, chief engineer of the Big Four Rail-
road; first vice president. Hunter McDon-
aid, Nashville, Tenn; second vice presf-
dent. a. w. Sullivan. Chicago; treasurer,
w. S. Dauley, Chicago; secretary, h. g..
Fritch. Chicago.
j. w. Cowpcr, superintendent Of main
tenance of way of the st. Louis division
or the Big Four, has resigned and accepted
& position with the st. Louis construction
syndicate which has d contract TO erect
factory buildings in Manchester, England,
for the Westinghouse Air-brake Company.
Mr.. COwper will sail from New York on
March =. and will superintend the cree
ton of the Westinghouse plant TO be
established at Manchester.
=. w. Huntington. president of the
Columbus IL Xenia road, whose securities
are guaranteed by the Pennsylvania, has
issued a statement to the stockholders TO
the effect that owing TO the lowered rate
of interest on all classes of securities there
is now insufficient to pay the two-hfths
of I per cent. per annumd dividend above the
regular > per cent. ulNluenu, ana the ldtlel
will be the rate hereafter until otherwise
ordered. The stock of this road has been
quoted for some time at 22i.
Chairman w. +. Mcleod, of the Western
Passenger Association, said yesterday that
no action was taken at Wednesday, meet
ing on rates to the @. \. Il. -encampment,
as the veterans have not yet been assured
that Cleveland will put up the required
guaranty fund. I'VE cannot make rates.
said Mr.. Mcleod until we know positively
where the encampment will be held The
roads were unable TO reach an agreement
on navy business. The party rate question
was also left undecided, az one of the roads
refused to restrict party rates to theatrical
companies.
In the annual report. just published.
President Truesdale, of the ~Lackawannd,
pays a handsome compliment TO Wilbur
Lee, general passenger agent of the road.
formerly general passenger agent OF the
Lake Erie * Western. He says: The ir-
crease In earnings from transportation of
passengers was due to the increase in all
classes of business done by the company,
local. through and Communication, and this
is very largely due TO the increased ard
improved facilities furnished, coupled with
the active and intelligent work Of tire
passenger representatives of the company
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