The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-09
Personal. Local and General Notes.

A daughter of J. O. Conner depot mas
ter at the Big Four city freight depOts,
aged twenty-three years, died suddenly yes
terday.
In March orders were placed for II, 499
new freight cars, against 1892 i'm March,
1900, and for AL new locomotives, against
$50 in March last year.
j. T. Brooks third vice president of the
Pennsylvania, returned on Saturday from
the South. where he has been for several
weeks, much improved in health.
The Southern Pacific will this month con-
tract for ninety new locomotives. thirty
eight of the mogul type for freight service
and fifty-two heavy passenger locomotives.
President Williams, of the Seaboard Air
line, says the story TO the effect that the
PENNSYLVANIA is likely to secure control-
ing interest in that property is without
foundation.
The Evansville & Terre Haute earned in
March Sl16.79l against Sl22.s 900 in 1900 and
Sl09 O6S i'm 1899. The Evansville q Indianap-
oils S24 SO. against 500, 75S in 1900 and against
$lU9,06 in 1899
AS recently predicted, business men on
the line of the Pennsylvania. Erie-Akron
route are urging the Erie and Pennsyl-
vania people TO make the Pan-American
train a permanent arrangement
Frank Reed. general passenger agent of
the MonOn, says all indications now are for
the largest summer travel that has ever
been recorded and thinks il will add greatly
10 the revenues of the different roads.
1t is said by railroad officials at Tope-
ka, Kan. that II. L. Nudge, general man.
ager of the Santa Fee, will succeed to the
position of third vice president of the
road i'm place of j. NJ. Barr.
The following passenger officials are in
the city: w. b. Wheeler, representing the
Lehigh Valley; +. o. Soule. the Burlington.
Cedar Rapids Northern; Col William
Shaw, the Chicago, Burlington a. Quincy
To-day Trains IL and 10, between Cincin-
natl and Chicago. will be made up OF the
newest modern equipment, including new
parlor and dining ear. and tomorrow Trains
10 and Is will be made up of a similar
equipment.
The Big Four lines proper, the last week
in March, earned $454, S47.40, an increase over
the corresponding week of 1900 of SlS,6S3 ~
The Peoria & Eastern earned, in the last
week in March, $63,526SS an increase this
year OF 6,46O.3D
Master worltmen are proud of the fact
that Indianapolis has mechanics who can
do as fine decorating as that of the in
has been in progress three weeks by In
dianapOlis decorators.
An important meeting of the Southern
classification committee has been called at
Chattanooga, April 16, to consider the ava
lanche of protests made against the new
schedule. which affects roads both north
and south of the Ohio river
w. c. Seachrest. for the past ten years
connected with the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company, at Portland, ore,
has been appointed passenger agent at that
point Of the So Big Four Mieh Har Sentra
succeeding George f. Heuesner.
That the Erie will soon become a formid
able competitor among the trunk lines is
evident. the new owners having set aside
S6,00O.O0O to bring the road up to a high
standard. Heavy grades will be reduced,
many curves eliminated, and incidentally,
forty-five miles of road will be built be-
tween New Lisbon and Pittsburg.
The ticket brokers offices at Pittsburg
closed a result decision
the Supreme Court declaring constitutional
the law prohibiting the sale Of tickets by
any one not authorized agents of railroad
companies. Notices have been posted in
conspicuous places in all offices informing
the public that no more tickets Will be
sold.
When completed work on the Western
division of the Baltimore & Ohio, now in
progress will shorten the route between
Pttsburg and Chicago six miles, and, in
connection with this. the Baltimore x OHIO
has arranged 10 expend several hundred
thousand dollars in lettering its facilities
for the reception and delivery OF freight at
that point.
w b. Stuart chief engineer of the Santa
Fe company, announces that the proposed
improvements of the Santa Fe shops at
Topeka will cost 81. 000. 600. At the election
last week in Topeka the proposition TO vote
$4,000 in bonds to aid In the purchase OF
the land for the new improvements was
carried in the city by an overwhelming
vote.
Inc ROADS IN the Soulh"eSteiii Assem-
ger Association have determined that bi-
cycles are vehicles and not baggage, con-
sequently no bicycles will be checked free
hereafter, but the usual excess baggage
rates will be charged. estimating the
weight of ordinary wheel at nifty pounds
and tandems at 100 pounds. Some of the
Eastern States have passed law compell-
ing railroads TO check bicycles as baggage
free of cost.
A few months ago 175 men employed OF
the shops OF the New York Central formed
a union and made demand for scale of
wages the same as paid at Buffalo, ami
as the company had been thinking OF abOl-
sshing the shops at that point and doing all
the work at Buffalo and East Albany an
order has been issued 10 abolish the shops
at Rochester James Macbeth, In charge OF
the shops at Rochester. says the action of
the men precipitated the movement
The Erie railroad has method OF hand
ling Its Individual mileage tickets In such