The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31

cred the entire 2i2 miles AZ an average
speed OF f~fty-three miles an hour, actual
running time.
President Ripley, OF the Santa Fe, pre-
diets that within eighteen months all the
roads in Texas will be using OIL on tnelr
locomotives. 1t is a great saving in cost
of fuel and makes travel much p~leasanter
on passenger trains.
The Philadelphia & Reading is issuing
annual passes TO its passenger conductors
who have been in the company service
five years or more. The passes Will be
recognized over all the Reading system
and may be used by wives Of conductors.
A company has been organized to build
ar airline railroad from Dallas. Tex, TO
New Orleans. The construction or the road
is TO begin at Crowley, La. Besides East
ern capitalists, Louisiana and texas men
of substantial standing are identlned with
the enterprise.
. c. s. Hagan, master car builder of the
Wheeling < Lake Erie. has been granted
ar indefinite leave of absence, effective
June l. The death of Mr.. Hadens wife re-
Gently was a great shock 10 him, and this,
combined with his heavy duties, has COM
peeled him 10 take a rest.
w. w. Burk. chief train dispatcher of
the Kansas City, Fort Scott q Memphis,
will retire from that position June 10. He
has been in that service seventeen years
and il one of the veteran train dispatchers
of the country. He goes 10 Montana on ac-
count OF his wlfeS declining health, 10 en-
gage III SOIlG Nil OF IIclGdAtAAC DuSlllcSS-
President Underwood, of the Erie, is
quoted as saying it is a problem with him
whether he can reduce til, ton mile cost
on the Erie TO three mills. He took the
Baltimore with a ton cost OF about 4 mills
and brought it down below 3 mills. If the
same thing can be done for the Erie the
cash saving would be about $,OO0,oO per
annum.
Among high railway officials in Cleveland
Il is generally conceded that President
eWman of the Lake Shore. mas been Sc
lected as the president of the New York
Central. A meeting Of the directors OF the
latter road Will be held within a Few days,
when, 1t is said. he will be formally elected:
1T is probable that President Canniff, OF
the Nickel-plate, will succeed newman on
the Lake Shore.
Four general officers of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott * Memphis have rendered their
resignatiOn-J. T.. Lockwood, general pas
senger agent, who has been with the road
twenty-six years; ]. d. Rlddell, general
freight agent; w. A. Nettleton, superin-
tendent of motive power, and w. a: Net
Teton, controller. The three first Will re-
tire tomorrow. while Mr.. Fords resigna-
ton is not effective until Aug. J.
The Pennsylvania has introduced some
new parlor cars on the line between Phlla-
delphia and New York. constructed upon
designs furnished by the officials or the
Pennsylvania road. The interior finish is
rated in marquetry. The cars are seventy
feet long. with wide vestibule Women
travellers will appreciate the enlaTged pro-
vision for their comfor in the addition OF
q commodious dressing room fitted with
mirrors and toilet requisites.
A number of important matters are to be
decided at the n meeting Of the Chi
cago x Eastern Illinois road June D. one
question Will be the increase OF dividends
on the common stock, and the way may be
paved for the acquisition of the Evansville
& Terre Haute Railroad. There Is talk OF
an authentic character that Louisville q
Nashville interests will control the direc-
tory, in which case the Evansville & Terre
Haute will be owned jointly by the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois and the Louisville
az Nashville.
The story that George ]. Gould is dis
posed to enter into a light with the VAN
Is regarded as improbable by men familiar
with the railroad situation. The Wander.
bits run three lines between Buffalo and
New York and at present the Wabashts
principe connection for passenger traftic
at Buffalo is the West Shore Railroad. The
Wabash's coaches run over the Ontario q
Western route and the Lackawanna road
as we'll. and Wabash officials say they have
nothing TO complain of regarding thelI
traffic relations at Buffalo.
The National Association of Railway Ac-
counting Officers at Denver yesterday de-
cided TO hold its next annual convention at
Philadelphia in the last week of May, 1907
These officers were elected: President, H
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee; first
vice president. w. B. Bend, St. Paul. vice
president and auditor of the Chicago Great
Western; second vice president. j. w. Rem
ner, controller Of the Pennsylvania lines
west; secretary and treasurer. c.. =. Phil
lips, Chicago; members of the executive
committee, a. D. Parker. of Denver; H. A
Dunn. of Savannah. Ga; r. f. Fenby, OF
the Texas & Pacific Railway; Frank Ray
of the Minneapolis e. st. Louis, and c. II
bronson. of the Pittsburg q Lake Erie.