The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-05

f. w. Quinby. train master of the Monon
lines was in the city yesterday arranging
for winter service.
d. T. Bacon, general manager of the In
diana Car Service Association, who has
been east two weeks, will return to-day.
One thousand shares of the Pennsyl-
vania were sold last Saturday in Pitsburg
at Sl4S.5O per share the highest figure ever
paid for this stock.
The Big Four has in service at Indian
apolis thirty-two switching engines and
crews. twenty-five working during the day
and ten through the night.
A. C. Hahn, who has been agent of the
Chicago Great Western at Waterloo Ia
has been appointed travelling freight and
passenger agent for that State.
1t is said that the new owners of the
Wisconsin Central have decided to invade
Duluth territory, where the Chicago &
Northwestern now has a monopoly.
The increase in pay of the trainmen of
the Chicago & Northwestern swells it's
pay rolls 100000. and is average of SO
per month increase in trainmen's wages.
There were handled on the Big Four lines
last Saturday 6.5i6 loaded cars. exceeding
all records by lis cars. Oct. 20 was the
next big day when 6,425 loaded cars were
handled
The Vandalia has leased for it's city ticket
office, city soliciting force and union line
office at ST. Louis the southeast corner of
Seventh and Olive streets, in the busiest
part of the retail district.
The Big Four has taken off it's sleeping
car between this city and Buffalo. and the
Pennsylvania line its sleeping car between
St Louis and Buffalo. and its sleeping-car
service to Michigan points.
John Harper, passenger conductor of the
Panhandle lines, will to-day complete his
seventeenth year running between Indian
apolis and Columbus. For several years he
has been on Trains 20 and u.
John II. Brownrgg. of Buffalo. to-day
takes the position of contracting agent at
Indianapolis of the White. the Nicke-plate
and West Shore fast freight lines He
comes from the clearing house at Buffalo.
W. d. Holiday, who leaves the Big
Four to accept q position with the Wa
bash lines. is to have the title of general
agent in charge of both freight and pas
senger traffic, with headquarters at Pitts
burg.
Paymaster Garvin. of the Erie lines west.
whose headquarters were at Cleveland has
removed to Jersey City. This is in keep
ing with the tendency OF President Under
wood 10 concentrate all important offices a [
New York city
The Southern Railway Company gives
notice that e. Ryder has resigned. 10 ac-
cept service elsewhere, and the jurisdic-
ton OF y. j. O Brien. superintendent of
the Danville division. is extended over the
Washington division.
NJ w. Mansfield. superintendent of the
indianapolis & Vincennes. who for ten
eral manager and division superintendent
inspecting the Pennsylvania lines west,
will return this evening.
The Central Association of Railway Off
Gals yesterday held it's monthly meeting.
The time was devoted to discussing the
per diem plan OF payment for use of cars
when off the lines Of the owner and the
plan was unanimously favored.
There is excellent authority for stating
that the existing agreements between the
Pennsylvania and the Chicago. Burlington
a. Quincy lines are not 10 be disturbed.
The interchange OF traffic between the two
is large and the relations harmonious.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul peo-
pie. IL is stated. propose To extend their
lines from the Missouri river into Montana