The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

handled in April 80, 80 cars
The Wabash earned I'm the month of April
s4s. 65O.2s.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois earned in
April S107900 against 500 in April, 1900.
and against SS2.7Oo in April. 1899.
y. K. Elliott, who was for several years
general superintendent of the Vandalia
lines, has leased a hotel in Buffalo, y. Y.
fol a term OF years.
The Indiana. Illinois & Iowa will here
after do its own express business and has
placed W. w. Chandler, an old express
man. in charge Of the department
Winfield S. Morris. for several years past
engaged in newspaper work in Pittsburg.
has been appointed travelling passenger
agent Of the Pittsburg * Lake Erie.
The New York Central earned in April
s4,446. 1874, an increase of $l92913. Since July
/ the increase as compared with the CORE
spending ten months last year is 81 1S5, l6S.
Putting in the foundation for the new
paint shops of the Big Four at Brightwood
was commenced on Monday. The new
building will be 40 feet long and provided
with six tracks.
NJ E. ingalls, and family are still in New
York. where his son, Fay ingalls,. was last
Saturday operated on for appendicitis.
Latest reports are that the patient is as
comfortable as could be expected.
The report is current at Richmond that
the Cincinnati Richmond & Muncie Rail-
read intends 10 build its own line into both
& d. and Erie inlets only temporarily
B. T. Kelly, general agent of the passen-
ger department of the Wabash road ut
Buffalo, has selected r. S. McEfroy and L.
u. Cakes as assistant ticket agents. Mr..
Cakes has been with the Erie at Buffalo.
The Peoria & Eastern earned in the
fourth week of April s63,O62O2 an increase
over the corresponding week of 1900 of
S2.097.53; the road earned in the month of
April Sl9S,lILR a decrease as compared
with April, 1900. of 1854.
1t is understood that the directors of the
Santa Fe will meet this week and elect
chairman of the board An impression pre-
walls that z. p. Ripley, president of the
company. will be elected.
w. NJ. Waugh, contracting freight agent
OF the Pennsylvania lines al Louisville who
resigned to engage in other pursuits, has
been succeeded at Louisville by John T.
Wray, soliciting freight agent, who in turn
Is succeeded by Walter Fl. Ruddle.
The Railway Club OF St. Louis now has
over 1000 members. 206 new members hav-
ing been added since the first Of the year
making II the largest organization of its
kind in America. The club has no debts
and balance I'm it's treasury of S3,ll5.59.
There is excellent authority for stating
that no matter what conditions may arise
the Pennsylvania people will keep on their
fast Chicago limited as a special high-fare
train using the best equipment and prob
ably cutting down its running time another
hour.
The election of a third vice president to
the Santa Fe line has not yet been deter
mined, and II is quite possible that the
position may be abolished. II. I. Nudge.
present general manager, has been men
toned as successor TO j. M. Barr, re-
signed.
The machinists and mechanics of the Big
Four at several Of the important points
have sent in petitions asking for an in
the road show disposition TO grant. The
matter may lay over until the return of
General Manager Schaff from Europe next
month.
According to a railroad man who is ia
milar with the conditions surrounding the
case or the Baltimore a Ohio and its re-
lations with the Pennsylvania there is a
strong grobabilit that Capt; John r
vania. will become chairman of the board
of directors, vice William Solomon, re-
signed.
The Big Four lines in the fourth week of
April earned $425, 957. 81, an increase over the
corresponding week or 1900 OF SS,6y6.so. In
April the earnings Were Sl,353,S0 0So a de-
$2,142.10. Last month the passenger earn
ings showed a handsome increase over
April. 1900, the decrease in earnings being
wholly in freight business.
NJ. E. ingalls,, president of the Big Four,
sees the necessity OF more track room UNI
der the train shed OF the Union Station
and is making an effort TO set the Penn
sylvania Company interested IN an I'M
more tracks are needed. SO far rs the
Union Station proper is concerned there is
ample room for the present business nam
died.
smith shop of the Big -Four at this point,
who a few days ago retired, had been In
the service of the company forty-four
years. He is in comfortable circumstances,
and of his own accord sent in his resigna =
ton, simply asking that himself and wife
be given an annual pass over the Big -Four
lines. which President Ingalls, cheerfully
granted.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
are in session in Milwaukee, there being
about one thousand delegates present. T..
RI. Morrissey, grand chief, said that most
Of their time this week would be spent in
revising the constitution and taking up
ma tiers connected with their organization
He says everything is prosperous with 1t,
and no radical changes would be made
r. H. Fitzhugh. the experienced railroad
man from Vermont whom President Hayes,
OF the Southern Pacific, has called TO San
Francisco. has arrived there, and there is
much speculation as TO what position he is
to take. Mr.. FitZhugh left the Wabash to
so with President Hayes on the Grand
Trunk. and that he should resign as presi-
dent and general manager OF the Vermont
Central, place he recently accepted, TO 80
to San Francisco creates much talk.
Sir William Van Horne. chairman of the
board OF directors Of the Canadian PACING
Railway, speaking about rumor that Nor
gan and himself had completed a deal to
secure control OF the Canadian line said:
Il have no time TO answer imaginations OF
spectators in stocks. Canadian Pacific
stock Is held by Is 600 or more individuals,
and there are not one hundred holders who
combined could sell control. l do not be
lieve that a dozen are TO be found who
would If they could.
superintendent Blodgett, of the Lake
Shore road, operating the Lake Erie d
Western, is authority for the statement
that the present season they expect to get
the Lake Erie * Wesern up TO as high a
standard as any road crossing Illinois, In
diana and Ohio. and that in the spring of
1902 modern passenger equipment VIII be
put on and fast through service established
between Peoria and New YORK over the
Lake Erie K Western and the Lake Shore
and New York Central
As a result Of the conference between j.
Q. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent OF
senger traffic manager, a new train Will be
put on between Indianapolis and Bunalo,
leaving Indianapolis al 7:45 a. m. and reach
ing Buffalo at 1880 p. m, making the run
I'm less than twelve hours. The train will
stop at such points as Anderson, Muncie
with the fast train from Cincinnati and
from that point on will be the fastest
scheduled train running between Gallon
and Buffalo
Superintendent of Motive Power Laws,
of the Chicago * Eastern Illinois, and his
associate officials are preparing new
scale OF wages with the intention of adj
vancing the pay of all skilled mechanics
employed by the company. The wages are
not a : high as they are in other shops, and
the company realizes that TO keep good
men IL must pay the same wages as COM
petitors. The men employed at the shops
in Danville. ILL.,. will receive the same pay