The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-05

tered upon his duties. the first of which is
signing up the new issue of SO 900 of
collateral trust bonds being put out by the
company.
Jackson Smith. who formerly represented
the Louisville & Nashville at Cincinnati as
division passenger agent, has decided 10
again enter railroad service and has ac-
cepted employment with the Mexican In
ternational road as assistant 10 President
J. G. Metcalf.
The st. Louis & San Francisco, which
controls the Chicago & Eastern Illinois. has
quarter preferred stock certificates, and a
semi-annual dividend of per cent. on the
common stock certificates OF the Chicago g.
Eastern Illinois.
Pacific states that the company has no
plan of building to the Pacific coast at
present and has no wish to extend its sys-
tenn to the coast if it continues to be fairly
treated by the other railway companies
running TO the Pacific.
K. C Mann, assistant superintendent of
the Missouri Pacific at Atchison. has re-
signed and will be succeeded by c. A. Yer
souri, Pacific at Omaha. 1t is understood
Mr.. Mann will take a position with the
Missouri Pacific at st. Louis.
Atlantic Coast-line directors have issued a
circular TO stockholders informing them
that they may subscribe at $125 per share to
the $l5.OOO,OC0 new stock to be issued in part
payment for the s30,600,000 of Louisville d
Nashville stock par value. Each stockholder
VIII be entitled TO subscribe for an amount
equal TO 40 per cent. of his holdings.
The Michigan Central has issued orders
TO have it's clerks leave their unions or the
companys employ. On Tuesday two clerks
were discharged at Toronto, and as they
were not reinstated twenty-five others went
on strike. Superintendent Mofford was mott
fed of the situation and the mems demand.
and he issued instructions to discharge the
men at once.
The receipts from sales of tickets at the
outside offices at Indianapolis for months
past have been very gratifying. There is
not road that has not shown increase In
receipts of from $1,000 to 5000 per month
over 1901. which was the best season the
roads ever enjoyed, and some OF the lines
have several months shown increases or
$1,000 to $4,000.
The resignation of E. ID. Fish superin-
tendent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quin-
cy at Kansas City is announced He will
be succeeded by j. W. Mulburn, trainmas-
ter. The day his resignation became ef-
fective terminated his fifteenth year of rep
resenting the road in Kansas City: He has
been in the railroad business for thirty-five
years. going to that road from the Mich
igan Central
mated. is interested in the Union Station,
Bridge and Terminal Company. of Kansas
City, which holds valuable bridge and ter
minal properties on both sides of the Mis-
ly been asserted that Swift. Armour, Mel
son Morris and the Rock Island system
the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient and other
railways were interested.
James H. Aldrich former cashier of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Rail-
road, was found dead in his room at a
rooming house in Kansas City yesterday.
He had been Ill for long time, and had
died from a hemorrhage of the lungs. In
May, 1897, Aldrich finished a two years
term In the Missouri penitentiary for en-
beZzling $4,000 while cashier of the Mem
phis road, which position he had held eight
cen years.
w. III. CARLY. who for thirty-fve years
has run as an American Express messenger
between Indianapolis and ST. Louis over the
Terre Haute. Indianapolis & Vandalia, was
on Dec. L retired by the company on a
pension, as was also W. A. Green, who has
been thirty-five years in service. The pay
OF some of the local men has been advanced
IS per month. The American Express Com
pany now pays 800 per month to all mes
sengers on its most important runs.
An official of the Pennsylvania says nc
general advance in freight rates will re-
ceive the assent of the Pennsylvania, and
ried out successfully. The various freights
which the railroads carry are in six classes
and those not enumerated are called com
modities, but the Pennsylvania officials
have decided to make no change unless
forced to. 1t is thought. however. tina,
some of the other roads will advance rates
OIl Certain Glasses Oh freight.
President Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania
accompanied by Second Vice President
Pugh. was in Pittsburg on Wednesday
looking over the improvements under way
there and also TO gain some data about
further improvements contemplated in thai
vicinity. President Cassatt said he was de-
termined to guard against a repetition OF
the recent freight blockade in that city
and with that end in view every improve
ment possible that can be made for the
handling Of freight will be attempted.
The appointment of George w. Ristine
of Chicago, as master of transportation
at the worlds fair to be held in st. Louis
meets the approval of railroad men. Mr.
Ristine is a well-known railroad man OF
many years experience. Until June 30
1902 he was arbitrator for all the South
western roads and was later chairman OF
| the passenger association. he has held re-
sponsible positions with many of the i'm
portant roads of the country. AS traffic
manager and president he reorganizeC
| the Colorado Midland.
Railroads using the Omaha gateway t.
| the Pacific coast are much excited ovel
| what is said to be an effort to divert al
the government business for the Philip
| pines by way of the st. Paul gateway anC
| over the Great Northern to Seattle. Should
| the government abandon its transport serv
| ice and the railroads be called on for
steamship rate in addition to the haul BY
| rail, the roads using the Omaha route prom
| Use to make strong bid for their share o.
Philippine business. This will proSabl,
| result III luTlUtT TtuuCtlOH OI rates du(
| consequent advantage to the government.
| c. H. Hungerford district passenger agent
| of the Southern Railway. was in the city
| yesterday. He states that the Southern
| Railway will this season get three sleeping
| cars from lines passing through Indian a
| oils for Jacksonville six days of the week
| one over the Monon another over the Penn
| sylvania, and a third over the Big Four
| From Louisville all will be run as the Flor
| ida special which will also haul car from
| Cleveand, o. The train WILL make but ST,
stops between the Ohio river and Jackson
| Vile. and will cover the distance in twenty
| six and one-half hours.
f. B. Thomas was elected president O
| the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company anC
/ the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, in plac,
! of Alfred Walter, resigned. at a specia
meeting of the boards of directors of thos
companies yesterday. Mr.. Thomas mad
| the statement that the Lehigh Valley Rail
| road will be operated independently. a
4 heretofore, and in no manner connecte,
! with the operations of the Erie Railroad o.
with any other of the trunk lines Whil
| maintai lining friendly relations with all O
them. the property, he says, must b.
worked on its merits. Mr.. Thomas is chair
man of the board Of directors of the Fri
| Railroad.