The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-21

EMPLOYEES in all departments I'm the Big
Four shops at Brightwood yesterday began
working ten hours a day.
j. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
of the Big -Four lines, accompanied D% MS
family, has sailed for Cuba.
w. +. Howes, who has been with Presi-
dent Caniff, of the Nickel-plate, has ae-
cepted a position with the Pennsylvania
lines.
The Erie has contracted with the Pressed
Steel Car Company for 1,600 cars, to be
built on specifications prepared by Master
Car Builder Gum.
The New York Financial Chronicle re-
ports the earnings of 107 roads for January
January. 1900, of $4.27f.91S.
Stock of the Evansville & Terre Haute
Is now So per share higher than one week
ago, and speculation as to who are the
buyers at present figures is becoming quite
general.
The stockholders Of the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad Company, In annual meeting, yes
terday, ratified the action of the governing
board relative to the sale of the Southern
Railway.
The $50 one-way rate, Chicago to the Pa
cifc coast. every Tuesday until April 80.
with tourist sleepers and chair cars. pas
senger men say, Is catching a business
which has never before been attained.
The Peoria & Eastern yesterday brought
from O., barracks 1853 United
States soldiers en- route 10 San Francisco
and the philippines. They left for st.
Louis over the Big Four about G o'clock.
T. d. Rhodes, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the c., II. * ", a Norfolk 81
Western interest, has declined a fattering
offer on one of the transcontinental lines
and will remain with the Norfolk & West
Henry N. Garland. Western passenger
agent of the Wabash lines. who, a few
days ago. went 10 Los Angeles. is not i'm
proving in health as he had hoped TO, and
has QOnQ 70 San Francisco He will IN
Tuesday, sail for Japan.
The Pennsylvania lines have under con-
sideration the putting on of a line of sleep
ing cars between indianapolis and Cleve-
land, carrying out the wishes OF Assistant
General Passenger Agent Kimball. of the
Cleveland. Akron * Columbus division.
To-day the general adjustment commit
tee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers will meet in Altoona to confer with
officials OF the Pennsylvania lines for a 20
per cent. increase in their pay on a ten
hour-a-day basis. time TO be computed a
half hour before a train leaves.
George j. Gould. president of the Gould
lines, accompanied by his wife. children,
nurses and teachers. started on Wednes-
day on a trip over the various systems in
which he is Interested. The journey will
cover some 1900 miles. The private car
in which he travels Is a veritable hotel on
wheels.
Herman Holmes. travelling PASSENGER
was severely injured in an omnibus. which
was struck by a street car. last Friday. at
Detroit, is recovering from his injuries
more rapidly than was expected, n on
Tuesday was removed TO his home at Me-
dina, q.
The executive committee OF the Epworth
League has notified passenger officials OF
Indiana roads. IL is stated. that any line
which gives thirteen round-trip tickets free
TO San Francisco. Cal, will be selected as
the official route of the Epworth League of
Indiana. Passenger officials say the propo-
sition viii not be accepted.
Col. w. II. Stevenson was buried yester-
day at his home In Bridgeport. Conn. In
his early railroad career he was special
agent OF the New York, New Haven q
Hartford. later paymaster and still later
superintendent OF the Short-line. Since 1881
he had been vice president and general
manager OF the Housatonic Railway.
Attorney Creighton, OF East ST. Louis,
has filed with the clerk OF the Circuit Court
at Mount Vernon. ILL.,. a mortgage In this
sum OF SIS. 00.0 geo. executed by the Southern
| Railway Company In favor OF the Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank. of Chicago, and
| Noble c. Butler. as trustee, 10 secure bonds
| for the purchase OF the Airline road from
: Louisville to St Louis. 1t required $S,5l7 In