The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-21
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demo OF la per CENT vi COHIilOI SboShs PdJ-
able Jan. /.
On and after Nov. % trains will be run
on Sunday between M0non and lndianap-
oils on the came schedule and making all
stops the same as Trains and 10.
Harry Miller. general manager, Superin-
tendent Downing and Train Master Camp
bell were in the city yesterday looking after
the question OF charging the Vandalia ter
minals.
c. J. Dixon superintendent of the Omaha
division of the Illinois Central, is dead at
Cherokee, Ia, after long illness. He had
been in the roads employ for over twenty
five years.
II Is asserted with much positiveness that
the Wabash will cross the Allegheny river
and form a junction with the Buffalo,
Rochester & Plttsburg road as an Eastern
connection.
Traffic over the Belt road is so heavy
that Superintendent of Motive Power Jack
son has asked for two more heavy switch
chased this year.
The Pennsylvania Band. at
Terre Haute. is preparing TO reorganize for
winter rehearsal. The band will have
twenty players, all professional musicians
and a new director has been secured.
Stephen Little. expert accountant. well
known in Indianapolis railroad circles, and
late auditor of the Denver az Rio Grande,
has been elected secretary OF that COM
pany and also the Rio Grande Western.
The Ohio Coal Traffic Association held
its regular meeting at Columbus on
Wednesday. The condition throughout the
entire territory was discussed earnestly,
and an effort was made to find some means
of relief for those who are suffering from
lack of coal.
The passenger earnings of the Fort
Wayne division of the Lake Erie & West
ern have increased that Ii is one or the
best-paying divisions on the system. Fine
equipment is now run between Fort Wayne
and Cincinnati, including cafe car In
both directions.
The International Il Great Northern rail-
road has laid the last rail on it's one-hun-
dred-mile extension from Waco, Tex. to
Fort Worth. The first train was run on
sidered the most important piece of rail-
road completed In Texas during the pres
ent year.
The general freight agents of all the
Western roads held a meeting in Chicago
yesterday with view to restoring the rates
which were in effect Jan. i, 1902 Instruc-
tons to restore all such as could possibly
be restored were issued by the executive
officials and 1T is said that they will be
carried out TO the letter.
Hon. ]. ]. Sullivan, president of the Cen
trail National Bank at Cleveland. has sent
q letter TO d. j. Colliver. containing a set
of resolutions adopted by the bankers on
their return from Florida. These resolu-
lions speak in high terms of his services
In connection with the trip over the van
derbilt lines, more especially the Big Four
headed by E. c. Linblom, Jasef Lindeberg
and other Alaska capitalists, announced.
after meeting of the mining company,
that they will construct a railroad from
Nome to Council City, which will be in OPP
Grafton at the end of next season. The
season following it Will probably be ex-
tended TO Salmon river and Cada de Pagd.
1t was stated yesterday at the offices of
the Lehigh Valley Railway Company that
q successor to President Walter would not
be elected until the annual meeting OF the
company on Jan. 30. President Thomas, OF
the Erie Company. who is chairman of the
executive committee of the Lehigh Valley
Company, will act in the capacity of Pres-
dent until the new head of the Lehigh VAL
ley is chosen.
The vacancy caused by the recent resig-
nation of General Manager Dickson, OF
the Union Pacific, has been practically
filled by the announcement that David Lin
coin has been appointed to the position of
car service agent. K. buckingham, who
has had charge of this department in con-
nection with his position as superintend-
ent of transportation, has taken upon him
self the discharge of most of the duties
of the late general manager.
Contrary 10 expectations, the anti-pass
pact has been renewed by the Trunk-line
Association. extending it for another year.
and surprise and Indignation follow on the
part of railroad officials who will be Obliged
to pay fares. This simply means that rail-
road men will be forced to continue to
pay railroad fares on lines on which they
are moi employed. unless they have friend
with the requisite pull and therefore in
a position to supply occasionally their
needs. The understanding. however. is
that on personal pleasure trips they will be
given half fare.
John s. Kennedy, director of the North
| ern Securities Company, gave testimony at
the hearing of the case of Minnesota
| against the company at New York, yester-
| day. During the recess. after Mr.. Kennedy
| had testified. Marcus ID. Mum, counsel for
| the State of Minnesota, said: Mr.. Ken
nedy practically admitted that the North
| ern Securities Company was organized fol-
| the express purpose of combining the par
| allel railroads to prevent competition
| That is all we charge the company with
and that is what the laws of Minnesota say
| is Illegal"
Attorney A. M. Neeper, counsel for the
| Western Union Telegraph Company, in its
suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad
| Company to restrain the defendant from
| removing the poles and wires of the West
| ern Union Company from along the right
| of way of the railroad, yesterday presented
| a petition in the United States Circuit
Court at Pittsburg, asking that the rail.
| road company be compelled to file bond IL
the sum of 100000 to indemnify the tele
| graph company for any damage IL may
| sustain by any unlawful act on the part OF
| the railroad people.
| Dewitt Moon, assistant general superin
| tendent of the Lake Erie & Western, yes
terday received a handsome diamond STUD
| from his division employees of the r, w
| x q. road. The letter accompanying tn,
| gift. among other things. said: Just ant
| impartial consideration towards us whil
| you were our superintendent caused ou
| love and respect for you to grow stronge
| as We became better acquainted with you
| This respect was fostered and won through
| your endeavor to draw out by manly pre-
| cept just and fair treatment and fatherl,
| patience the better element in men, pro
noting the best interests of all. In al
| these we believe you were successful"
The announcement yesterday of the dealt
| of Isaac Davis at Toledo. o., was a sur
prise. He was young man of mucl
prominence and well known in Indianapoli
| railroad circles. His first work was as er
rand boy for Harry G. Diehl. when the lat
ter was general freight agent of the In
diana, Bloomington & Western. Later h
became chief clerk for Samuel Sweet nov
| general freight agent of the Lake Erie a
| Western at Fort Wayne. and still late
held an official position on the Toledo. 81
| Louis & Western. With the changes tina
| came to that road he dropped out and tenn
| porarily took the position of travelin
| freight agent for the Chicago & Easter
| Illinois. Samuel Il. Sweet general freigh
| agent of the Lake Erie a. Western. state
yesterday that arrangements had been eff
| fected for his appointment to an officia
position on Jan. /, on an important road
| carrying with II salary of 5000 pc
| annum. The deceased was introduced I
Mr.. Sweet by letter from Byron h. Ell
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