The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-18

tickets good going on trains of the first
and third Tuesday Of each month and last
Ing until Sept IL. adding only 81 TO the
usual one-way fare.
An idea Of the business done az lndianap-
oils can be formed on any Monday morn
ing by visiting the Union station and see
ing the hundreds OF commercial travellers
who take the various trains going Out in IN
leaving within an hour.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Pittsburg yesterday John II. Cowen pre-
sented his resignation as receiver OF the
Pittsburg & Western Railroad company
son appointed l.. F. Loree, president OF the
Baltimore & Ohio, as his successor.
c. f. Schaff general manager, and
George kittredge. chic engineer, or the
Big Four lines, were in the city yesterday;
Last night they went TO kankakee, and
will return this morning and to-day inspect
the division between Indianapolis and
Cleveland.
l. w. Wakeley. general passenger agent
of the Missouri valley line. controlled by
the Chicago, Burlington x Quincy, has
issued a new illustrated folder descriptive
of Colorado as a summer resort, It's Gil
mate, scenery. etc. quoting rates 10 Col
orado, Yellowstone Park, Black hills, Puget
sound, etc.
The Erie Railway. With its new fast
locomotives, is giving it's competitors some
uneasiness. on the Susquehanna division
last week one of the new engines ran
40 miles in 145 minutes with a special train,
seven stops being included in the time.
Seventeen consecutive miles on the Buffalo
division were covered at a speed OF mile
in from fifty-three to fifty-five seconds
President Earlng. Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St Paul road. left Chicago Tor
New York last night presumably on bust
ness in connection with the alleged &C
quirement of the road by the Union Pa
cific interests. Before leaving he refused
to talk regarding his mission, but stated
he knew nothing of any plan whereby the
company was to change ownership or con-
troll.
Stockholders of the Chicago. Covington
d Southwestern road will met at Coving-
ton, June S to consider an extension of
the line. If they get certain subsidies they
propose to purchase the towpath route
from the Wabash and TO build TO Coving-
ton Fountain county. The question of vot-
ing subsidy from the county will be dis
cussed after learning the views of the
County Commissioner
Mrs. Mary Hudson, OF Springfield, ILL.,,
died yesterday at st. Johns Hospital, that
city, aged eighty-fve years. She leaves
the following children: Thomas j. Hudson,
Chicago, traffic manager of the Illinois
Central Railroad Charles r. Hudson. Mex
leo City, general freight and passenger
agent Mexican Central Railroad; Joseph
Il. Hudson. freight agent at Springfield,
Illinois Central; Mrs. Elizabeth A. ROwen,
San Francisco; Mrs. Thomas Cahill, Chi
cago. and Mrs. Patrick Connor, Cincinnati,
o., wife of the travelling freight agent of
the Illinois Central.
The threatened disruption of the Detroit
Southern by the action Of Colonel Brown
as a minority bondholder does not seem
to make much difference in the working
out of the plan of the Listman syndicate,
which recently purchased the road. Neither
does the probable snatching of the Toledo,
ST. Louis q Western out of their hands
by the Vanderbilts hinder them very much.
The road is now making extensive plans
for immediate improvement, and report
has II that through train service will be
inaugurated between Springfield, O., and
Detroit and in the near future sleeping
car service and that the general shops
will be located at Springfield, o.
The appointment was announced yester-
day of j. Il. Corners 70 be superintendent
of the Columbus, Kenova * Cincinnati
division of the Norfolk & Western. TO take
effect Immediately. Mr.. Corners has been
superintendent of terminals of the Norfolk
& Western at Norfolk Va. He once was
superintendent of transportation OF the
Ann Arbor His new position includes the
superintendency of the Cincinnati, Ports
mouth q Virginia. Mr.. Connerss head
quarters will be at Portsmouth, Ohio, and
he will have charge of 500 miles of road.
He is a brother of NJ S. Corners, general
superintendent of the Hooking Valley. Both
were formerly with the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ron &. DaUton az IudianapOliS