The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-20

]. X. Dillon, district passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania, has returned from a trip
to California.
The New York, New Haven & Hartford
directors at their recent meeting authorized
the expenditure of 900 for new equip
ment.
General Superintendent Johnson, of the
Nickel-plate, has found it necessary to dis
for cause.
Land seekers round-trip rates, which
were discontinued this week, should not be
confused with colonists' rates, which are
still in force
The directors of the Louisville & Nash
vile held their annual meeting in New
York yesterday and reelected all the out
going officers.
1t is expected that the International &
Great Northern will begin passenger train
service Jan. l over the new Fort Worth
Waco division.
General Passenger Agent Cook, of the
Erie. who has been on a tour through
Western territories. has returned and
speaks enthusiastically Of the prosperous
condition he noted in every locality visited.
j. NJ Slower has been promoted to sue
coed Mr.. Mccormick as chief weigh clerk
of the Southern Railway at st. Louis, Mr..
Mccormick having gone to the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific as city passenger
agent.
1t is stated that Vice President and Gen.
eral manager Hays, of the Grand Trunk,
will make application to the Dominion Par
lament in a short time for authority to
extend the lines of that company to the
Pacific coast from Worth bay.
d. F. Crawford, superintendent of motive
power of the Pennsylvania company at
Fort Wayne, states that the company has
given orders for ninety new locomotives
for on the Pennsylvania's Northwest
ern system.
1t is stated that the Wabash is planning
to extend its lines to the manufacturing
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erpool and the great sewer-pipe manufac-
turing district of eastern Ohio and the
pOtteries, all Of which are large shippers by
railroad.
treasurer of the Westinghouse Air-brake
Company died suddenly on Thursday. For
several years he was in the employ of
the Pennsylvania and left that position
overlook him.
The c., r. & NJ. Railroad has not yet
been able to run trains north of Peru on
account. of the sinkhole at Fulton, which
is defying all efforts to fill il. Twelve
acres of timber have been put in the hole,
together with many hundreds of cars of
dirt. but all sinks out of sight.
j. F. Thompson, general agent of the
Santa Fe, was In the city yesterday. He
states that business. both freight and pas
senger, is very heavy. but the Santa Fe is
so well provided with equipment that it is
moving its passengers and freight with
greater dispatch than any other of the i'm
portant lines.
Dennis Sullivan, who has been working
for the Lake Erie & Western and its prede-
cessor. the Indianapolis. Peru & Chicago,
for the past thirty-four years, and has
been a section foreman twenty-six years
has sent in his resignation, TO take effect
Jan. /. Mr.. Sullivan ranks with the Oldest
in time of service on that road.
Reau Campbell. general manager of the
American Tourist Association was in the
| city yesterday. calling on passenger Off
| Gals. Mr.. Campbell carries a watch, gold
| chain and charm once owned by Macmillan
| the three combined are valuable. He has
| declined $1,000 cash for the watch.
Italians who have been working on the
railroads in the northern parts of Indiana
| Illinois and the Northwest are beginning
| to return to their homes in Italy The
| Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton on Thurs
/ day carried a party of forty-three and
the Nickel Plate and the Wabash have
carried a good many the past week
| The Monon Railroad Company on Thurs.
/ day filed a motion for change of venue
/ from the Superior Court at Frankfort tC
the Superior Court at Lafayette Ind. In
the damage suit of Gail Nipper. by his
next friend, against the company for SO Ot
for the loss of a leg. The case had beer
| set for trial at Frankfort next Monday.
George ID. Massey. general counsel fol
/ the Pennsylvania. gave a dinner on Wednes
day evening in Philadelphia to Francis l.
Gowen, the recently-appointed general So
licitor of the company Present at the
dinner, besides the guests of honor, were
| President Cassatt, the vice presidents anC
| department chiefs and the various solci
tors OF the company. In this manner oveI