The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-15

IL attributed to Western men taking con-
troll of the property.
]. F. Angel. the new superintendent of
the Toledo q Ohio Central road. has ap-
Bccyrus division. c. w. Brant chief train
dispatcher. and f. T.. Ramsdall superin-
tendent of car service.
An official of the Pennsylvania lines said
yesterday that the earnings of the Pan
handle lines west for 1900 would exceed
81, OO0, 000. and hat Notwithstanding the
extraordinary expenses the profits of the
year would be close TO $4,000.
The Wabash will put on a through pas
senger train running from Kansas City TO
which opens May LIST. and part of the fifty
new coaches contracted for last week
viii be used in %equipping these trains.
The proposed plan of the lines of the
Central Passenger Association TO put the
baggage car service Of theatrical companies
upon a cash basis is not 10 be carried into
effect, at least for the present, and II looks
as it if would be abandoned entirely
+. F.. Osborn, secretary of the Big Four.
who attended a meeting in the city yester-
day, has just completed his thirtieth year
IN service as an associate official of NJ. Il.
ingalls,, the president, and frequently In
STRENGTHENING out financial snarls has rem
dered valuable aid to Mr.. ingalls,.
1t is intimated that the Legislature will
be asked to pass a law making it a Grim
inal offense for scalpers to deal in forged
or mutilated tickets. A general passen-
gen. agent, in speaking of this, said that
Indiana now had the best ticket scalping
law there was If Ii were only enforced.
1t is stated that negotiations are pending
for the purchase direct of the c.. Pa
road by the Pennsylvania Company. The
panhandle has a through express train
running by way of this river route at pres
ent, and the Pennsylvania Company Is
said to hold a majority of the stock.
Joseph Ramsey. vice president and gen.
eral manager OF the Wabash road. says
there are no grounds for the report that
mere is an intention to consolidate the
wabash with the Missouri, Kansas x
Texas, and he confirms the report that in
the early spring the construction of a
branch of the Wabash from Toledo to
Montpelier. o., will be begun.
w. III. Tiger, chief train dispatcher of
Fort Wayne. has the record of engineers
and engines in service on that road IN
1862, thirty-one years ago. OF the ninety
i've engineers at that time twenty-six are
known to be dead, and more than that
number have retired from the service.
There are but twelve names on the list who
are still running engines on the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne 81 Chicago.
A. c.. Blair, Canadian minister of rail-
ways and canals, in an interview yesterday
virtually announced that he will propose
legislation during the coming session of
way commission to decide freight rates
and similar matters. He also intimates
that as there is coal enough in British
Columbia to supply the world for a million
years nc obstacles will be put in the way
of any roads that want to enter the Crows
Nest pass
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
has announced the appointment of a sue
cessor to the late T. T. Drew, general
freight agent, as well as several other
changes which were necessitated by this
appointment. w. b. GrosecloZ, assistant
general freight agent at St. Louis, has
been selected to become general freight
agent. f. A. Leland, assistant general
freight agent at Kansas City, will come to
st. Louis TO succeed Mr.. GrosecloZ. j. l..
West. assistant general freight agent at
Houston, has been appointed assistant gen.
eral freight agent at Kansas City. and
Thomas Noel has been appointed to a SIM
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