The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-08

by the indicator. at an average speed Of
eighty-three miles an hour. James Muir
phy was engineer and the lS miles. Indian
apolis TO Chicago. was run with a consump-
tOn or but i've tons or coal.
President George 3. Harris. of the Bur-
Ilngton system, denies that his road Is
preparing Tor any extensive building or
new lines. Referring 10 the report that, a
SAT- Lake extension was 10 be bullt IN the
near future, President Harris remarked
that 1t was all news to him.
Mr.. Rhodes. superintendent of telegraph
OF the Big Four. says that in his long serv-
Ice In that department he has never known
such a demand for t~elegraphers and chlef
tram dlSpatcherS as at present. Especially
is this true west of the Mississippi river,
where train diDatchers are paid $40 per
month for light hours work.
Under the agreement made by the general
passenger agents east OF Chicago at their
meeting IN Buffalo the passenger rate Is
now the lowest ever offered with so long d
limit. being but twO-thirds of a cent a mile.
All lines that touch Buffalo from the west
nave named such q rate for Tuesdays,
thursdays and Saturdays OF each week,
with a six days limit.
The official report of Charles Stilz, gen.
eral ticket agent at the Union Station.
shows the receipts from sales OF tickets
last month to have been ~S15.5i9.S9 in excess
or September, 1900. This is the more re-
markable from the fact that in September
last year the revenue of the office was the
largest OF any month in the history of the
Union Railway Company.
In September the Indiana car service
bureau handled 81 $50 cars, the largest num-
Der In any month in the history of the or
g~anlzatlon. The executive committee of the
bureau yesterday held its regular monthly
meetlhg' ana among other things instructed
GeneraI Manager Bacon to increase his
force, so marked has been the Increase in
business or the bureau of late.
Under the head. Passing of the Brake
man, the Philadelphia Inquirer says that
Tor the past two years but one trainman
| has hapn pmn1npnI on thn nnrEanUar - fnC
of the Lehigh Valley system. and the re-
suits nave proved there is no necessity Of
TWO tralnmen TO a train. Air brakes and
air whistles have so simplifed the means of
stopping trains that brakemen are not re-
quired.
Stockholders of five of the constituent
companies of the Grand Trunk Railway
held their annual meetings i'm Detroit ON
Monday. and elected directors and officers.
Following are the newly-elected officers of
the Grand Trunk Railway: President,
George b. Reeve. Montreal; secretary
treasurer. J. II. Muir. Detroit. Directors,
George b. Reeve, +. w. Morse, f. n. Nc
Gingan, Montreal; D. F. Skinner, yalpa-
raisO. Ind; Arthur Dixon, Chicago; r. w.
Maddaugh. w. j.. Spicer, Detroit. and y
W. Wright, Alma.
Harry G. Hequembourg. recently APP
pointed general purchasing agent of the
American Locomotive Company. was ON
Saturday night given a farewell banquet
at Dunkirk. Mr.. Hequembourg yesterday
left that city to accept his new position,
III Htdbl9dI ItIS III CtlltiltClduNs ~. ! e
His connection with the Brooks locomotive
works dates back to 1850. He started as
bookkeeper and i'm 1887 was promoted to
cashier and secretary. During the last five
years he has practically done all the pur-
chasing for the Brooks works.
Much regret is expressed among freight
officials over the probable fatal illness OF
II. II. Cartwright. Among the important
positions he has held i'm his fOrty-ive years
OF railroad service are included the genera
freight agency successfully of the St. LOUIS
Kansas City X Northern, the Hannibal &
st. Joseph and the Chicago & Alton. He
became a member of the board of admins
tratton of the Western Freight Association
organized for the same purpose as the Joint
Traffic Association. In July. 1899. he be.
came chairman of the Western Trunk Line
Committee.
Edward r. Bacon, who resigned as the
director of the Baltimore q Ohio soon after
Mr.. Loree's election as president, because
OF contemplated long absence i'm Europe
gave an opportunity to ~re-elect Vice Presi-
cent Samuel Rea as a director. he having
resigned after a brief tenure of office as
director to make way for Judge Cowan's
election on his resignation of the presi-
dency. Pennsylvania stock interest i'm the
Baltimore q Ohio is thus represented by
virtually five directors out of a board OF
fifteen elected by the shareholders. and
practically six votes besides the presidency
as Mr.. Jacob II. Schiff is also regarded as
acting with the Pennsylvania directors.