The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-18

principal address was made by Joseph
Ramsey, vice president and general man
ager of the Wabash.
ID. c. Mcwatters, formerly with the Penn
sylvania Company, more recently assistant
ger al passenger agent OF the PlttsDurg
&c Lake Erie, has been appointed general
passenger agent of the Colorado Springs
& Cripple Creek road
Citizens of Linton are urging the Penn
sylvania Company, operating the Indianap-
oils K Vincennes, to make some changes
which will give Linton direct connection,
something which could be done without
great expenditure of money.
III. f. Thatcher has been appointed north
ern agent of the Hooking Valley road, vice
%. Il. Law. resigned. Mr.. Thatcher mas
peen with the road twenty years as travel.
ing freghr agent. covering Indiana, West
Virginia and Kentucky. He will De sue
ceeced as travelling freight agent b. j. w.
Patcn, promoted.
The address of George III. Daniels, gen.
eral passenger agent of the New York Cen
trail. and vice president of the Sphinx Club.
which he delivered at a dinner given by
the club recently, has been published in
pamphlet form. 1t gives much valuable in
formation and treats on the question OF
properly advertising in a manner which
VIII please the solicitor of advertisements.
The manner the roads centering at Buff
1alo are bringing before the public the Fan
American exposition has been copied by
the passenger officials of the roads center.
ing in st. Louis for the worlds fair of 1908
In that city. The Burlington has issued a
folder with descriptive matter and special
maps as reminder of how natural it is to
select st. Louis as the city for sucn an
event
A. L. Craig, on retiring as assistant gen
erat passenger agent of the Northern "a
cif1c TO become general passenger agent OF
the oregon Railway and Navigation com
pany, was presented with an elegant silver
service. General Passenger Agent Fee
made the presentation speech. The COM
plete service, with gold ladies' bowl, was
presented in massive mahogany chest'
brass mounted.
There is said to be good foundation for
the report that strong syndicate or Amer
lean capitalists are seeking to secure con-
troll OF the Canadian Pacific lines, which
give much trouble over rate matters. i. e.
shaughnessy, president of the road, Is
whatever TO hinder American capitalists
IL they have the money, buying the STOCK
of the Canadian Pacific.
There are said traffic man. ''two fine
railway properties that connect the ono
river and the gateways of the middle Wes'
with Hampton Roads and the finest narpoi
on the Atlantic coast. These are the Chesa'
In their efforts 10 compete with rivals
which, fortunately. passed through more
thickly settled territory, each OF the com
panies has twice become bankrupt Then
misfortunes are behind them The former
operates 1,476 miles of road. the Norfolk
Western 1855 miles. Since Jan. the Ches'
apeake & Ohio has been receiving the same
rate on it's coal traffic as has the Norfoir
& Western, and this is reflected in the
handsome increase in earnings"
1t has been rumored several times since
1888 that the Big Four would secure con.
troll of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, anc
had Ii not been for the panic of 1898 every
thing was ripe for carrying out such deal
Since then it has been tacitly understood
that whenever III. III. Porter, president Iol
the road and controlling a majority of Its
stock, was ready TO dispose of his Interests
the Big Four was TO be given the mrs
option on the property. At present IL woulc
be a more valuable property for the Bis
Four TO control than few years ago, as
IL now crosses the Big Four at poln
which would give the latter short lins
between st. Louis and Chicago; but, bes
of all, would give the Big Four the excel
lent terminal facilities that the Chicago q
Eastern Illinois enjoys at Chicago