The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-03

Sunday evening on an extended Western
trip, was in the city yesterday.
The Baltimore & Ohio in announcing its
new dining car service on its Cleveland *
Pittsburg train, brings out the fact that
the service is so arranged as 10 supply
four trains a day with one car.
The Buffalo Transportation Bureau has
clause which includes a funeral benefit
OF $50 The financial condition OF the cluo
is excellent for which much credit is que
TO its secretary, Douglas 5. Nevins.
Charles Hayden has been appointed con n
trolier Of the Louisville & Nashville, 10
succeed ". j. Dickinson. {. a. DutZ Is
appointed assistant controller. Mr.. Hay
den was formerly assistant controller.
The accident on the Wabash consider
able upset the plans of President Joseph
Ramsey. He had expected 10 be in Pitts
burg last week, but is detained TO discover
II possible who was responsible Tor the
accident.
The employees on the Indianapolis. De-
catur * Western showed their apprecia-
ton of George w. Graves. superintendent,
by presenting him on Saturday night with
a diamond ring and watch chain charm,
costing $40.
w. j. Collins. who recently resigned as
superintendent of the Wisconsin Central
has become connected with his brother
in a large lumber company in the North
west. His brother was formerly general
manager of the Chicago, Milwaukee a
st. Paul
O. b. Grant formerly clerk 10 L. w.
Mckenna. when superintendent of the In
cianapolis x Vincennes, was last week
appointed general manager OF one Of the
Northwestern lines. He is said 10 have
proved himself to be a very efficient rail-
road man.
An official of the Monon says the COM
pany has ample funds 10 pay per
cent dividend but the directors are con-
sentative and will not begin dividends until
they can keep them up indefinitely. Traf-
fic, he says, in ali departments Is excellent.
and the earnings the best in the history
of the road.
An official of the Wabash says there is
no truth in the report that the Wabash
shops at Toledo are to be removed from
Toledo to Montpelier He said the report
resulted from the fertile brain of Mont
pelier real estate agent who wished to
boom the town.
The Wabash Railway Company Will ap-
peal the case recently decided by Judge
j. T. Cox, of che Miami Circuit Court,
in favor of the Cincinnati, Richmond q
Muncie Railway Company. which wishes
to cross the Wabash track two miles west
of Peru with grade crossing.
w. b. Hutchinson, travelling agent of
the Chicago & Northwestern, has been
with title of general agent of the COM
pany, and w. j. Jones, who has been
connected with the Northwestern office in
Cincinnati, has been promoted and given
the title Of passenger agent
Benjamin Kelsey, for several years ticket
agent at the uptown office of the Big
Four, retired yesterday from that posi-
ton. He will probably remain in the serv-
ice of the company as travelling passenger
agent, although this matter mas not been
definitely settled. Mr.. Hice will probably
be appointed ticket agent in place OF Mr..
Kelsey.
For the convenience of people travelling
on the overland limited the Chicago q
Northwestern has arranged TO have train
connected before its departure from chi
cago. with the central telephone. branch
by special wire and movable apparatus.
available for either long distance or local
messages There is talk also of equipping
the train with a service of its own
Lawrence c. Taffe for the past three
years commercial agent of the Toledo, St.
Louis & Western, at Kansas City, has re-
signed to become traffic manager for Rud-
dy Bros, packers. The office of commercial
agent is abolished and c. NJ. Davis, con-
tracing freight agent of that road, Is made
agent. Mr.. Taffe has been in the service
of the Glover Leaf for ten years in an
official capacity.
The Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad
has issued orders to begin the construc-
ton of an extension from South Bend TO
Elkhart, and the announcement is made
from a reliable source that ii is the in
tention to extend to Toledo and from
South Bend to Chicago, an extension from
South Bend TO Detroit is also among the
possibilities. There is every indication
that the move Is packed by the manage
ment of the Santa Fe road.
On Saturday Joseph Drexelius completed
twenty-five years of service as chief train
dispatcher of the New York Central. Mr..
D-exelius commenced railroadinS in 1865 as
check boy in the office of the Great
Western Railway of Canada. In 1869 he
entered the employ of the New York Cen
trail as a messenger boy. In 1870 he was APP
pointed operator at branch ofhce.
on Dec /, 1876, George H. Burrows APP
pointed him train disptcher or the western
division.
A number of freight representatives. in
this city of the Pennsylvania, the Balu-
| more & Ohio and the Big Four have re-
ceived official information that the COM
panies have not asked annual transporta-
| ton. No words are wasted and there are
no promises and no speculation as to the
| future. The effect of this action on the
| representatives of roads at this point not
reached by their own rails, and on trav-
| cling freight and passenger agents, is such
as to cause a feeling Of uneasiness.
| One of the stories concerning President
| Ramsey. of the Wabash. is that he is in
| strumental in the establishing OF the new
| order on that road which not only pro-
| hibits the use of intoxicating liquor by
| employees on duty but also when they are
| off duty 1t is said that any man In the
employ of the Wabash who Is caught
| drinking a any time is fined SO. For the
| second offense ne is dismissed from the
| service and cannot get back again, and
| the most remarkable part OF this rule is
| that it is rigidly enforced.
Said an old-time traffic official: I'm the
| old days. when none of us dreamed w,
| H. Newman was destined TO be the head
| of the New York Central system, We used
/ to call him behind his back Sly Bill. That
| he is as keen as ever, if not even smarter,
| than he used TO be when he Kept us all
| guessing. is shown by that agreement OF
! the trunk lines to issue no more passes
! to railroad men. Nobody could see quicker
| than w. II. Newman that he is too smart
| to appear as the originator Of the move
ment to abolish passes, as that would make
| the New York Central unpopular with al
| railroad men in the country except the
| big officials. Newman quietly renamed
! in the background while President Trues-
| dale. of the Lackawana, worked up the
| sentiment to abolish passes, and II the pass
| agreement lasts ninety days l will be very
| much surprised"