The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-28

the third week of January SIG. 299 an in
crease over the corresponding week OF 1900
1f $685.. The Evansville and indianapolis
division earned A,s15, a decrease this year
Of $775.
Private car No So, used by General Su-
perintendent G.. L. Peck, of the Pennsyl
vania Southwestern system, is credited
with being one of the most perfectly con-
structed cars In service on any road in the
country.
Great Western and the Minneapolis & ST.
Louis steadily refuse TO become members
% the Western Passenger Association. de-
site the extra inducements that have been
offered.
The Big Four has plans prepared for
new passenger station at Charleston, on the
St. Louis division, the building TO cost s., 900
rhe company contempIates building num-
Der Of new depots along It's lines the pres
ent year.
years was agent OF the Pennsylvania lines
at this point. retiring few months ago to
iook after his mining interests, has found
the change quite protitble TO him III
financial way
The Chicago roads are profuse with ad-
vertising the cheap rates to the Pacific
coast. which, on certain date, are from
Chicago to common points on the Pacific
coast $50, from Missouri river points 30
from St. Louis $3.50
lines have received instructions TO discQn-
tinue the practice OF tearing off mileage
before trains have started, in order that
the book could be left behind for other
members of the family.
On Thursday the Pittsburg, FIT. Wayne
& Chicago delivered at Pittsburg the long
est train of live stock ever delivered az
that point there being forty-five carloads
OF stock and a passenger coach attached,
carrying twenty-three drovers.
Alexander Hilton has been appointed as
sistant general passenger agent OF the
Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Memphis road.
Mr.. Hilton, when a boy, entered the pas
senger department OF the Chicago & Alton,
and has gradually worked himself up.
To prevent the manipulation of interline
tickets, a new plan has been devised by
George L. Nicholson, passenger traffic
manager of the Santa Fe, and it will be
discussed at the next meeting of the Amer
lean Association of General Passenger
Agents.
Some of the success of George W. Stew
ems. now president of the Chesapeake &
Ohio is due to the men he drew from the
Wabash road. which he left to so with the
Chesapeake q Ohio. Seven men educated
on the Wabash are holding responsible po-
sitions on the former road.
The earnings of the Wabash for the third
week in January were $780,, IL, an IN
crease over the corresponding week last
year of $iS,6lS.13. Since July /, the begin
were Sl0,115,47 9.62, an increase over the cor
responding period of 1900 of 1891 ,6S2.65
b. Fitzpatrick, master mechanic Of the
western division of the Pittsburg, Ft.
Wayne & Chicago, has been relieved OF
that part which is located in Chicago, ana
L. 3. Hunt, general foreman Of the ter
minal division, has had his scope increased
to include the locomotive department.
1t is stated that b. w. McClain, OF New
York, Eastern agent of the Chicago &
Alton Railroad will succeed Alex. Hilton
as general agent of the passenger depart
ment of that road in Kansas City. Mr..
Hilton becomes assistant passenger agent
of the Kansas City, FIT. Scott & Memphis
road.
The Pennsylvania now has 1,se0 loco
motives, and will build 200 more this year.
In this respect the Pennsylvania will be the
only road in the world having engine num-
bers corresponding with the year dates OF
the twentieth century, as the Pennsyl-
vania keeps but very few dead numbers on
the list.
Decatur & Western, OH Saturday attended
the funeral of K. Harwood. who was buried
at Decatur. The deceased had been in the
railroad business for nearly forty years,
first with the Wabash, the last eleven years
as agent of the Indiana, Decatur d West
ern at Decatur.
Last week the last section of the Balt-
more * Ohio, between Philadelphia and its
western terminals, was laid with heavy
rails. Near Baltimore the railroad is now
using rails weighing no pounds per yard,
on the Philadelphia division ninety pounds
per yard, and on all the other divisions
eIghty-five pounds.
Arthur Wells, who on Feb. will become
general manager of the Santa Fe lines in
the California district, was for two years
superintendent of the st. Louis division of
the Big Four. He is brother-in-law OF j.
A. Barnard, general manager of the Peoria
o do m 10
ord in railroad service wherever placed.
Good Roadway is being made in the or
ganiZing of a national protective bureau,
to consist of railroads of the United states,
with the object of quickly detecting the
manipulation of tickets and securing EVIL
dence for the punishment of those guilty
of forging them. Seven traffic organiza-
tons will hold q netting, Feb. 6, in Chica-
GO, to take definite action in the matter.
The speculative possibilities of stock of
the Wabash lines. In view OF the fact that
IL is the only remaining independent road
to Kansas City, and also strong rival OF
the Vanderbilt lines in the Central states,
makes a nucleus on which TO build va
riety of rumors, but the most plausible one
is that it is TO be made strong ally or the
Lackawanna road. over which through
service Is now operated.
Il is stated that some OF the larger snip
pers of Kansas City have made mastery
move by turning their business 10 me
work away from the strong lines, knowing
the weakening effect that always follows an
auditors report which shows falling on
In earnings, but the movement is so well
understood in freight circles that 1t is be-
leved disappointment awaits these ship
pers.
The treasury department of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west of Pittsburg is to be en-
tirely reorganized on Feb. l. Instead or
the present staff composed OF the treas
urer two assistant treasurers and CASH
Ter. there will be one assistant treasurer
and three cashiers. T. H. Mcknight will
remain as treasurer: Robert r. Reed, at
present cash clerk, will be promoted TO
assistant treasurer; j. II. Frederick, now
paymaster, will become cashier of the
Northwest system. and VI. G. Spencer, for
rerly assistant treasurer in charge or the
Southwest system, will be made cashier OF
the same system: the third cashier will be
ID. j. Carnegie, in charge of the cash ac-
counts of the Union lines. j. T. Hender-
son. who has been assistant treasurer OF
the Northwest system, will retire on
pension w. r. Morrison, now assistant
psymaster, will be paymaster OF the
Northwest system.
Pay of Peace Justices.
To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal;