The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-26
which it is expected will be satisfactorily

which It is expected will be satisfactorily
adjusted.
The chief engineer OF a road which is a
competitor of the Monon recently came
from Chicago to Indianapolis over the
MOnon. He had not been over IL for a
couple Of years, and he says he could not
tracks were so perfect.
On Tuesday afternoon twenty-one coach
cleaners in the Big Four yards struck Tor
an increase In their pay OF "a cents per
hour, but compromised and returned 10
work with an advance OF Il cent per hour,
with an understanding that later on their
pay might be further increased.
The Panhandle is preparing TO put into
use what Is known as train order NO. ~.
The device is very, simple and exceedingly
effective. IL is claimed that orders de-
IVered by that means can be taken from
their fastening when the trains are run
ming at a rate Of sixty miles an hour.
The pay car on the Lehigh Valley road
makes a trip for the last time this month;
Hereafter the m of employees Will
be through the superintendents OF the re-
spective divisions. The controller Will SEND
checks direct TO various points most con-
venient for the employees TO receive them.
President L. F. Loree, OF the Baltimore
* Ohio, is expected to announce some inn
portant changes within a few days, II
Is now admitted that L. G: Haas and q.
l.. Potter, who were taken from the Penn
%sylvania, and who now hold the title OF
assistants TO the president, are to be as
signed to important positions.
A circular OF the Pennsylvania announces
the following. appointments: T g. Hayden
travelling freight agent, succeeding w: =:
Sherman; w. c. Brown, district freight
solicitor, with headquarters at Boston, sue
ceeding G. F. Nye. recently made general
agent at New York; H. w. Messer. travel
ing freight solicitor, 10 fill the vacancy
caused by the promotion of Mr.. Hayden.
So heavy. are passenger trains of the
Pennsylvania lines and of the Big Four
that it is not an unusual thing to see
trains pull into the Union Station or de-
part hauled by two heavy locomotives.
Train % yesterday on the Panhandle went
out with two locomotives; on Wednesday
two locomotives, and yesterday Train Il.
from Chicago. had two engines.
Charles NJ. Hays. president of the South
ern Pacific, is expected East within a
day or two. and probably changes in the
traffic department will be announced early
next week. Successors are TO be appoint
ed TO c. w. Bein, traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific east of Ell Paso- who
recently died, and Edwin Hawley. assist
ant general traffic manager of the ompany
in New York, who has rendered his reslg-
nation.
The ST. Paul Pioneer Press says: 'Pri-
vate advices received yesterday by a st.
Paul line from reliable New York sources
is that the frequently reported deal for the
consolidation of the Minneapolis x st. LOUIS
and the Iowa Central with the Illinois
Central is actually under way and in pros
definitely determined upon, is for the trans
fer of the Iowa Central TO the Minneapolis
& st. Louis upon a basis OF an exchange of
one share of Minneapolis & St Louis COM
mon for two shares OF Iowa Central, con-
solidating the two lines and paving the
way for the transfer of the Minneapolis &
st. Louis TO the Illinois Central by a SIM
liar exchange yet TO be agreed IN"