The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-17

from Chicago TO New York. or vice versa.
is s2s. and for each hour the train arrives
late a rebate OF 81 Will be paid.
New York Central earnings for a series
OF four years indicate the stability and val
lie Of the property. In 1899 the gross earn
ings increased s437.715. in 1900. 1885,, 262. In
1901. S5S93,359: in 1902 S5.S03.Vss This indi-
Gates gross increase In earnings Tor lyJz
as compared with 1899 Of sos ,O9S.
Five thousand employees of the Pullman
Company were treated 10 a surprise yes
terday on receiving their envelopes In
closing their pay. About a month ago the
employees asked for an advance, put re-
ceiVed no answer until they received their
envelopes containing the increase asked.
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific has
its line completed to Galveston, Whlch
places It in direct connection with the
Mallory line Of steamships for New YORK
and other Atlantic coast points. H. X
Mallory, president of the steamship line,
denies that the Rock Island syndicate Is
one OF the owners of the line of steamers
w b Leeds president of the Chicago.
Oklahoma q Gulf road. gives notice of the
resignation of II. G.. Clark as general
manager and the adjustment of the office,
and of the appointment Of w. w. Wentz,
as general superintendent, with head
quarters at Little Rock, Ark Mr. Wentz
first railroad work was done on the Big
Four
J. Stanley Brown. s0n-in-law and Sec
rotary of the late President Garfield. mas
been appointed assistant to President Bald
win. of the Lond Island Railroad. For Il
number Of years Mr.. Brown was assistant
secretary of the Union Pacific Railway
Company and secretary 10 Z. H Harrl-
man. chairman of the Union Pacific board
of directors
Samuel FELTON,, president Of the Chicago
& Alton. says there is no truth in the re-
vived report that he is 10 become presi-
dent OF the Southern Pacific and would be
succeeded by ]. n. Faithorn. who last
week was elected vice president OF the
ID 10 Gtaf
Faithorn will remain as president or the
Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad.
The Chicago & Rock Island is taking good
care Of worthy men on the lines II absoros.
Notice is given of the appointment OF H.
+. White, chief engineer of the Burlington.
Cedar Rapids & Northern, as engineer
of maintenance or way or the ROCK
Island system, and f. s. Sparfard, division
superintendent of the same road, has been
appointed assistant superintendent of the
telegraph system of the Rock Island.
The drayage war recently inaugurated
at Louisville between the Illinois Central
and the Louisville & Nashville roads has
extended 10 New Orleans. The Illinois
Central announces that. effective Satur-
day, II will make a drayage allowance OF
two cents per hundred pounds on SNIP
ments moving from New Orleans or to
New Orleans from competitive points in
territory on and east Of the Mississippi
river.
The passes of thirteen members of the
City Council of Philadelphia have been
taken up by the Pennsylvania within the
past week. In each case the pass was not
in the hands of the man to whom II was
issued There has been much illegitimate
traffic in councilmanic passes of late, and
the passenger department has determined
to break il up. Twelve of the thirteen
councilmen when questioned ABOUT the
matter, maintsined that they had lost their
passes rhe special agent Of the COM
pany produced evidence TO the contrary
and retained the passes taken up by the
conductors.
Ticket Scalpers Kelley, Moore and Nc
Dermot were indicted some days ago,
by the grand jury at Buffalo for altering
and changing New York Central Railroad
local tickets which were originally sold
for transportion from Buffalo 10 Bata-
via, and these scalpers had altered them
so as to make them good from Buffalo TO
New York. The three men upon being ar
raigned for trial pleaded guilty, hoping for
a recommendation of mercy, but no prom
Uses were given them. IL is expected that
they Will be sentenced next Monday. Quite
a number of ticket scalpers have been
sentenced to the penitentiary in various
places an the last two years, as, failing
to find passenger officials who would fur
nish them with tickets as was formerly
done in some instances, they have been
lately turning their attention to counter
feiting and altering tickets with ais
astrous results to themselves in many