The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-03

A strike OF section men is threatened on
roads running out of Columbus. o..
NJ. W. Mansfield. superintendent of the
indianapolis x Vincennes. is in Chicago.
It is stated that not a ticket was scalped
In the movement OF the 5000 delegates 70
the Baptist convention held in Chicago last
week.
C. E. Benjamin has been appointed chief
train dispatcher of the Nickel-plate's west
ern division. succeeding ii. S. Scholk. re-
signed.
The call for August meeting or the Cen
tral Passenger Association has just issued.
1t Is 10 be held at the Kent House, Lake
wood. n. j.
w s. Howell has been appointed general
Eastern agent OF the Chicago, Milwaukee
q 81. Pau at New York. succeeding the
late Joseph HixsOn.
Il. V. Beach. formerly with the Indian
apol.s x St. Louis auditing department.
has been appointed auditor Of the ST. Louis
q Northern Arkansas.
Harvesting is practically over. and i'm
this section the railways are finding less
trouble 20 push improvements and keep up
their full quota of section men.
H. c.. Townsend. general passenger agent
OF the Missouri Pacific, who. the last three
weeks, with his family. has been making a
trip through Colorado. will return to-day.
Harry A. Jones. of Houston. has been APP
pointed freight traffic manage Of the
Southern Pacific Atlantic system. He has
been general agent of these lines since 1892.
Emmett John. the oldest engineer in con-
un99us service OF. the Pennsylvania. died.
diabetes. He had run an engine for thirty
ive years.
w. w: Richardson. district passenger
agent or the Pennsylvania lines at this
point. left last night with his family for
Fetoskey, where his family will remain sew
eral weeks.
The Panhandle. the Baltimore & Ohio.
tne flttspurs. Fort Wayne * Chicago and
the Pittsburg < Lake Erie are handling a
lsrSe tonnage OF steel rails consigned 10
Western points.
W. p. McCabe has resigned as agent of
the Green Line. owing TO in health. and
L. Y. Couner. OF the general freight offices
OF the Panhandle at Columbus. has hesn
appointed his successor.
The Big Four employees at Indianapolis
including BrightwOOd. will hold their an,
nuai picnic at Terre Haute today. Indt-
cations are that il Will require three trains
10 carry the employees and their families
Shipments OF wheat 10 Toledo over the
Cincinnati. Hamilton * Dayton have in
creased heavily of late and necessftated
the putting on OF two additional switching
engines. one by day and one by night. at
The Wabash. in the fiscal year ending
June -. earned N7.533. l29. an increase over
the preceding year of sI.Os2i ass. operating
expenses We're So, l32.0f5. an increase of
sNs.62s: net earnings, A.7Sl. 3S4. an increase
OF SS7.S1.
In July there were handled on the Big
-Four lines $3.50 passengers. against b30 III,
In july. 1900. On all divisions except i'm the
vas belt region. where trolley lines are
numerous. more passengers were handled
than IN July last year.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific an
nouuces that It's trains will he runnine
into Lawton, KAN, some time this MONTH
Aug. . was fixed as the date 10 open the
line. but IL cannot be carried out. So dim
cult has IL been 10 get labor.
W. G. Niemeyer Will be appointed gen
tral Western agent OF the Union Pacific
ana Southern Pacific at Chicago. This re-
lleves " ~. knight. who h In charge OF
the passenger and freight department of
the Union Pacific "a that point.
II Is understood that j. s. Stubbs. traffic
director Of the Hartman interests. repre-
tentine the Union Pacific. the Southern Pa
s-c the oregon lines. etc, Will be given