The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-15


ford. The new line will run via Rockville.
Conn. Wales and Charlton. Mass.
Charles l.. Minor. general Western
passenger agent OF the Mexican Central,
who died OF paralysis in St. Louis on Mon
day, was well known in indianapolis rail-
road circles. He had Just returned from Hot
Springs. Ark, where he had spent his vaca-
ton.
George Williamson. a passenger conduc-
tor on the Lake Erie & Western, was
buried yesterday at Lafayette. he dying
at Upton as a result of a paralytic stroke.
after a short illness. He had been a conduc-
tor on the Lake Erie & Western for forty
years.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Big
-Four has recently added forty new pas
senger cars TO its equipment, and now has
$50 coaches In service. it is short of pas
senger equipment TO handle its business.
Especially on sundays Is the rolling STOCK
too limited 10 meet requirements.
}. ]. Archer. general passenger agent of
the Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie road,
located at Muncie. has resigned, and X; M.
Poers. OF Chicago. has been appointed TO
the place. The new man has been con-
nected with the Burlington road. also with
the Indiana, Illinois K Iowa Railway.
The local offices OF the Southern Pacific
and oregon Short line at Salt Lake CITY
are TO be consolidated. throwing D.. X.
Gray, general agent. and r. X. Mlnson
sRa is Is a a. r%el M = out q 4 g g9SbbsI who MS IS
carrying out the numerous consolidation
of Offices schemes.
II is said that several changes in Of
icials of the Santa Fe are under contem-
plation. John c. Burnett, commercial agent
at Colorado Springs, will go to Pueblo;
Frederick Houghton, general agent at El
Paso. Tex. TO San Francisco, as assistant
general freight agent, and c. II. Morenous
will be promoted to general freight agent.
j. J. Turner. third vice president of the
Panhandle lines. spent a couple or days on
the line between Columbus and chicago
aud u Nrn inc 80 -. 90 civ nVnnlnNmRn
TO all the men that could be hired In push
ing the improvements in progress between
Union City and L.c~gansport, preparatory 10
laying a considerable mileage of second
track.
Chairman Mcleod. of the Western
Passenger Association, has been asked TO
investigate charges of rate cutting against
several of the Chicago. Minneapolis and St.
Louis lines. In testing the market 1t Is
charged that 100 tickets of the issue OF
every Chicago road, with the exception OF
the Wisconsin Central and the minneapolis
81 st. Louis. were picked up in brokers Of
fees in st. Paul.
The work of cutting down the heavy
grades on the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne q
Chicago, near Donaldson and Plymouth,
preparatory to double tracking, Is progress
ing rapidly. AT the two points mentioned
three day crews are laboring and three
night crews in addition. Two steam shovels
are worked during the night and three III
the daytime. and four construction trains
are constantly in use.
Some time ago there was reported to be
a boom i'm the Cincinnati, Hamilton az Day
ton preferred stock which pushed it up to
ITO, and 1t was thought a syndicate was
buying the stock for the purpose or gettine
control of the property. 1t now appears that
the floating. stock has been bought oy a
number Of investors, but not In suff1cient
amount TO effect the control. The stock Is
still quoted at 1O911l0.
The paymaster of the Pennsylvania lines
west Is accompanied by two guards, who
has funds in his desk. So much construc-
ton work is in progress that the pay rolls
with the transportation department are
unprecedentedly large. Yesterday the en-
ployes at indianapolis of the Pennsylvania
lines and on the indianapolis * V~incennes
were paid for July service.
j. G.. Stubs has selected 7. M. Shumaker
TO be traffic manager Of the oregon Short
line. This is the first of the prominent APP
pointments that Mr.. Stubs has made since
he took over the traffic management OF the
general freight agency of the Union Pacific
on the coast. and will I'm all probability be
succeeded by Charles Clifford, at present
general agent of the Union Pacific In Gin
cinnati.
Executive representatives of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific who have beer
I'm Chicago for several days working on de-
tails of the plan for the consolidation OF
the outside agencies Of the two systems
are said TO have completed their work and
il Is stated the agencies are To be merged
under the management of the Southern
Pacific Company. With the merger. ii is
said. thousands of soliciting passenger ano
freight agents will be thrown out of en-
pioyment.
Passenger officials are preparing tC
handle the G. A. r.. mpm travel q
Cleveland. Indications are that there will
be a heavy business, Notwithstanding tn,
fact that Eastern lines are making every
position. In the West the travel may no
reach expectations because of a certain
undefinable unfriendly attitude of the
Western roads to Cleveland and the en-
campment this year, due 10 the fact tina
Denver was refused permission TO entertain
the O.. a. r.
The management of the Lackawanna ha.
| posted the following notice at passenger
trains are standing at stations, day OF
night employees, on or Off duty, and other:
must avoid all unnecessary loud converse
ton or calling to one another. and an,
noise that can be avoided, and they mus
en)oin the same upon other persons; thi'
TO apply at meeting and passing points
Profanity Or other ungentlemanly Language
IN or about the stations or passenger trains
is inexcusable.'
General Superintendent Peters. of tn.
Pennsylvania lines. is preparing a VALUABLE
souvenir for presentation to his predeces
sor. Mr.. John +. Miller. The souvenir is q
book containing an invitation 10 a banquet
rendered in honor of Mr.. Miller before hi:
retirement from the road as general SUI
perintendent. a position he filled for many
years with honor TO himself and credit e
the road. The book contains an invitation
the names of all the guests. copies Of
speeches made by those present, letters OF
regret from leading officers, and last. bur
not least, are the autographs of all tn.
officials of the road. All of the latter hav,
not been received up to date. but they will
soon be completed, when the book will b,
presented.
James Campbell and T.. j. O'Brien. at
torneys for the Grand Rapids & Indiana
Railroad Company, have given Judge Wal
colts court in Grand Rapids notice tina
this company would not comply with tn,
State law which requires railroads TO re
duce the passenger rate one-half cent pc
mile for every $1,000 passenger earning
over $1,000 per mile. The railroad attorney
contend that the State law is unconstitu
tional under the United States Constitu
ton, which provides that no State shall
deprive any person of property withou
due process of law. and furthermore tina
the Grand Rapids 81 Indiana passes through
two States, and il is. therefore. a ques
ton of interstate commerce. The reduc
ton of the passenger rate as demanded
would mean the loss to the company OF a
least S6, $50 per month.
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