The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-18

Cincinnati Northern will become more
closely allied TO the Big Four.
The city freight agents of the roads cen
tering at Kansas City have been sum-
merce Commission in Kansas City March
p and tell what they know about the ship
ments of pa~cking-house products.
1t is stated that never in the history of
the Vandalia and Panhandle lines have
their trains east-bound run through the
winter months so near on schedule time 2s
the last three months. West-bound the
service has not been so satisfactory
j. L. a. Robinson has been appointed SUI
perintendent of the Quebec division or the
Canadian Pacific, vice W. c. Hall. resigned,
and w. V. Singleton has been appointed SUI
perintendent of the Ottawa division, In al
dition TO superintendent of terminals at
Montreal.
on April l T. n. Hooper. assistant general
freight agent of the Chicago Great West
ern. and l.. Oppenheim. division freight and
ed, respectively, by w. b. Martin. at pres
ent freight auditor. and Robert Heard
travelling freight agent.
On Thursday the continental limited, on
the Wabash, was hauled from Columbia
City to Peru. forty-fve miles. in forty-four
minutes, making a stop at North Manches-
ter, and the same train made the run from
LAFAYETTE to Danville, forty-four miles, IN
that number of minutes.
The joint operation of the Hooking Val
ley and the Toledo & Ohio Central, .Dy
which the two will virtually form a double
track between Toledo and the coal mines,
Will be commenced in a few days. Work Is
progressing on the connecting links at Val
bridge and the south end.
Among the extensions that the Illinois
Central will make this summer is a cut-on
between Mount Olive and Glencarbon, Ill,
a distance of thirty miles, and a second
track will be laid between Gilman ana
Leverett, H., forty miles, and between
Nation and Savoy, forty miles.
Newton J. Baughman. an engineer ex-
tensively known, died suddenly on Friday.
He was for many years an engineer on the
Grand Rapids * Indiana, then going TO the
Nickel-plate. but of late has been running
an engine on the Illinois Central. He was
buried yesterday at Underwood, Ind.
At least 1900 railway conductors are ex-
pected 10 attend the annual convention or
the Order of Railway Conductors, to con
vene in st. Paul i'm May. The convention
days. The nine lodges of the railway
brotherhoods at ST. raul will devote one
day to entertaining the visitors.
f. S. Hitchins. who has been general
agent Of the Chicago Great Western at
Kansas City, in charge of freight and pas
senger transportation. has resigned, and on
April will go into business as manager of
the Olive Hill Fire Brick Company, which
been a clerk in the local freight offices,
will also retire and act as clerk for tie
brick company.
The threatened strike of the 200 oarDuild-
ers of the Lackawanna at Scranton has
been averted by reinstating three men who
were discharged for their prominence in
organizing a union. This was accomplished
at a conference with Master Carbuiller
Garfield, who was away from the city when
the men were laid off and did not thorough
ly understand the matter until a grievance
waited on him. He at once or
dered the men returned TO their places.