The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-05

Nj. e. Ingalls,. president of the Big Four,
returned from the East on Monday.
The pay rolls of the Union Railway Com
pany for October show 456 men employed
In the various lines of work.
The Cincinnati Northern, Big Four in
terest, is receiving forty new cars per day
until an order for 1000 is filled.
r. L. Ettinger, mechanical engineer of
the Big Four, has returned from a three
weeks vacation, spent in hunting in Mime
sofa.
M. w. Mcguire has been appointed gen.
eral superintendent Of the Queen & Cres-
cent. and the office of acting assistant gem
eral manager has been discontinued
j. N. Johnson has been appointed COM
mercial freight agent of the Baltimore &
OHIO at New York, In charge of east-bound
traffic for import and export traffic via New
York.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
ran the first train Monday over the new
double track between Danville, ILL.,, and
the bridge south OF Gessie, a distance of
about ten miles.
John c. Hasler, travelling passenger agent
of the Lake Erie & Western, has been re-
heved and been succeeded by III. Better
man, of the general offices. his headquarters
to be at Fort Wayne.
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago on. Sum
day hauled thirty-five loaded cars from
Crestline to Fort Wayne, 131 miles, in four
hours and thfrty-five minutes.
Local coal dealers expect to receive an
thracite for this market before Dec 10
The supply of cars and the rapidity with
which they are now unloaded will soon re-
lieve the situation, 1t is stated
A. Galloway, former Superintendent of the
Indianapolis & Cincinnati division of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton, has accept
ed a position on a road II California and
has already gone West to assume his new
duties.
The following changes are announced on
the Lake Shore road Tracy w. Niles sup
erintendent of the road at Buffalo head
quarters transferred TO the Detroit division
and III. A. Worcester succeeds Mr.. Niles
at Buffalo.
j. A. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, went to Chicago last
night to attend a meeting of the executive
Maintenance of Way Association, of which
he Is chairman.
The policy of the Pennsylvania Railroad
of expanding 81 of the surplus in improve
is still continued, and is said to have the
effect of strengthening the market value of
the company's stock and bonds.
The Big Four has leased three locomo-
which is being rapidly put in good condi-
ton c. f. SchaT. general manager of
the Big Four. and president of the c. & S
f., travelled over the line yesterday
The new Minneapolis & ST. Louis-Illinois
Central train between Chicago and Mime
apolis Is to be called THE North Star
Limited" III the contest just closed lO5
persons suggested this name. The prize was
divided between the three who first sug-
gested 1t.
The Chicago & Western Indiana Rail-
road Company, which Is composed of the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois, the Monon, the
Wabash. the Grand Trunk and the Erie.
has filed SO. 600 900 consolidated bond mort
gage. payable in fifty years at per cent.
interest.
Three of the heaviest freight engines on
.otv1 Tn.lia
have been transferred to the INDIANAPOLIS
division of the Cincinnati, Hamilton a Dav-
ton. and under the arrangement has re-
the engines, which were practically new
were thought too heavy for the track.
Ii is understood that no general manager
OF the Lake Shore road will be appointed
to succeed the late +. s. Blodgett: that ~
IL Marshall. general superintendent will
occupy the offices of the general manager
and will report to w, C. Brown. vice presi,
dent at New York city. and the duties of
II. S. Storrs. assistant general superintend-
dent will be increased.
Among the fast freight circles of tba
East there is considerable rivalry for west
bound traffic, the effort being to shorten
the schedule. An eighty-four- hour scheduIe
from New York TO Kansas City was es-
tablished some years ago by the Wabash,
and other lines have been making the Same
time Now there is an effort TO shorten
that time, the Big Four and the Wabash
proposing to further reduce the time.
The resignation of f. F. Cost as freight
traffic manager of the Big Four was YES
terday officially confirmed Ii Is under
stood that the position will be abolished.
George h ingalls,, recently appointed gen
the freight service. For a young man he
has had considerable experience first on
the Chesapeake & Ohio and more recently
as assistant general freight agent of the
Big Four.
Master mechanics OF the leading railway
shops state that there Is growing dearth
of skilled workmen: particularly Is this
20 among competent boiler makers. black