The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-19

Frank ]. Reed, general passenger agent
Of the Monon, was In the city yesterday.
j. r. Cavanagh. car service superintend-
View, Mich. He will be absent until Tues
day.
A. d. Mcleod assistant general freight
agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton. who has been spending a month In
Michigan, returned yesterday.
In August there arrived and departed
at the Union station, 4,9SS trains, ninety
two more than in August, 1901. On these
trains were handled 2s,157 cars, 1878 more
than in August last year.
The Pennsylvania lines will have fine head
quarters at Washington, D.. c., during the
G. A. r.. encampment, which will be in
charge of Samuel Moody, assistant gen.
eral passenger agent Of the lines.
The improvements on the Chicago &
Southeastern have begun in earnest. Two
pile drivers have been put at work driv-
ing piles to lengthen the bridges. all of
which will be replaced with modern struc-
lures.
The question is asked who Is the largest
individual stockholder of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. of this
kind is not given by the railroads, and it is
not definitely known who is the largest
Individual stakeholder of the Pennsylvania.
The Big -Four has commenced replacing
all boilers in its shops with a new pattern
of tubular boiler. The one at Brightwood
will be go horsepower, the one at Shelby
street shops, Indianapolis, 400 horsepower.
as will be the new boilers at Mattoon and
at Wabash.
At the shops of the Pittsburg. Fit. Wayne
& Chicago at FIT. Wayne workmen are
building three sample y. l.. box cars. AS
soon as they are built and examined an
order will be issued to build five hundred or
more cars according TO the sample, as rap
idly as possible.
are arranging to run trains enough on the
occasion of the Grand Army of the Re
public encampment at Washington, to
move the trains promptly and give good
accommodations. The cars will be run
through to Washington without change.
Roswell Miller. chairman of the executive
committee of the Chicago & st. Pau. states
that next year the road will be extended
| through its Chamberlain line to the Black
Hills. The Platte line will be continued TO
Chamberlain, and the extension west from
Chamberlain will follow the valley of White
river.
f. NJ. Marsh, for five years chief engineer
of the Fremont, Elkhorn 81 Missouri Valley
road, has resigned TO accept a position as
assistant to Chief Engineer Berry, of the
sion engineer of the Northwestern at
Boone, Ia, has been appointed to the va
cancy.
]. B.. Barnes. superintendent of motive
power of the Wabash. says nothing has
been decided as yet regarding the requested
advance In wages OF machinists and en-
ployes in other departments He says
President Ramsey is disposed to do what is
right, but time is needed for adjustment
of such questions.
President Rouse, of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas, states In his annual report that
about four hundred miles of new line have
lately been built or are now under construc-
ton. President Rouse attaches particular
| Importance TO the Santa Fe's extension in
to the territory traversed by the Missouri,
Kansas < Texas.
The Baltimore & Ohio Is receiving it's new
\ coaches from the Harlan a HpllipOSUprfh
company. The new equipment is of the best
class. The exterior is an olive green with a
tibules with steps extending well down to
the platforms. Pintsch gas and ventilating
| arrangements are provided.
A. II. McLeod freight traffic manager
Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton,
was in the city yesterday en- route TO Chi
cage. He says that, although not men
toned in the circular of official changes
on the Indiana, Decatur & Western. John
5. Lazarus will continue as freight and
| passenger manager of the l.. D.. * w.
A circular from A. j. Smith. secretary
OF the American Associat ton Of General
Passenger and Ticket Agents. gives notice
that the forthy-seventh annual meeting of
this association will convene at the New
Falmouth Hotel. Portland, Me, Tuesday,
Oct. Ia. Many important questions are TO
be considered. and a full attendance is
looked for.
c. F. Flynn. agent Of the Chicago &
northwestern has received letters patent
on a car lock and seal. The locks and seals
at present enable thieves to break the seals.
carry away what goods they want. and
then reseal the plundered car. Cars
equipped with the Flynn seal cannot be
robbed without breaking the seal. and can
not be resealed without detection.
The Big Four pay car passed over the Chi
ago and Southeastern Railroad Yesterday
paving OF all employees, some OF whom had
| not received their wages for several months
IL was something OF a curiosity TO the en-
ployes, as IL was the first pay car that had
passed over the line for years. Four work
,racL on fhe cbtcasa 'rsasSu
eastern between Brazil and Bridgeton.
Property holders and manufacturers OF
Greene and Washington counties, Pennsyl-
vania. nave agreed To insure the right of
way through their counties for the Wabash
Railway Company against any possible loss
through litigation. Both counties have con-