The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-24

camille feet which has nearly doubled in
carrying capacity within five years.
j. Smith. general passenger agent OF
the Lake Shore. in taking the initiative Tor
knights Templars as cared 10 DO so visiting
the Exposition when en-
route home from the national conclave 10
be held at Louisville. returning from Bur
falo 10 Chicago by some of the regular local
lines from Buffalo at a modest rate Tor
service. has made a sharp proposition ana
this Is one word for the Knights and two
for the Lake Shore.
At a meeting of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company in New York yesterday
the following new directors were elected In
accordance with the recent letter of j. i.
Morgan: James j. Hill, T.. II. Hartman,
bley and Samuel Rea. These men take the
places of Edward ID. Adams. r. NJ. Gala
way. Samuel Spencer. Dumont Clarke and
Walter @. Oakman. The new board in full is
as follows: Robert Bacon, George F.. Ba-
ker. Edward II. Hartman. James j. Hill
Brayton Ives, ID. Willis James, John >.
Mellen. Samuel Rea. William Rockefeller,
Charles Steele. James Stillman. Eben b.
Ihomas, Hamilton Nick: Twompley. Inc
meeting at which this action was taken was
very short. The directors adjourned after
electing the new members.
L. II. F1tzhugh. recently appointed as
slstant TO the president OF the southern
Pacific, is a young man with a fine record
as an operating official. He commenced
railroading as a clerk in different offices
OF the st. Louis, Kansas City K Nortnern'
later he was made chief clerk TO the SUI
perinteRdent Of the western division OF the
Wabash. In 1889 he was made master OF
transportation of the Wabash system AT
Moberly, Mo. January, 1896, tound MN az
Toronto as superintendent or the .Grdhu
Trunk, and in May, 1893. he was made vice
president and general manager OF the Cen
trail Vermont. In May of the present year
he was called TO the Southern Pacilc py
President Hayes. and after he mad IN
spected every foot of the system ne was
made assistant to the president. which po-
sitiOn practically gives him general man
agement of the property.
a railway official who pays a good deal
Of attention 10 statistics. in speaking OF the
last report of the Interstate m
Commission, which only came up TO June
80, 1900, said ii did not show the actual con-
dition that now prevails. II reports l,Olf,-
5s3 railroad employees, and the compensation
Of railway employees was S9II264.s4l. he
thought investigation would show that
there had been no increase in employees in
the year ending june 80, 1901, but that the
payroll would show an increase In wages
on always. While doubtless a larger ton
mage has been handled the last year, ana
more passengers carried, economies have
been introduced which enable the roads TO
do the increased business without an IN
crease in number Of employees, and he ques-
toned whether the limit had been reached
in the reduction in the number of employees.
Heavier engines and larger cars were work
ing great reforms In the cost or tranSporta-
ton, and feared that the so-called COM
munity of interests would make changes
which would enable the roads TO operate
their lines with even fewer men than now.
BY this. he said he meant there would be
a consolidation of agencies. a reduction In
the number of fast freight lines and numer-
Gus other economies that have been
preached since so many railway consolida-
lions have been effected.