The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16


architect in New York, with the intention
lures.
The Big Four will do a good deal OF
doube-tracking in 1903 1t is the intention
to have double tracks from Bellefontalne
west, and much of the distance between In
dianapolis and ST Louis.
The annual meeting of the motive power
officials of the Vanderbilt lines will be held
in Buffalo to-day, and William Garstang.
superintendent of motive power or the Big
Four. left yesterday for that city.
The Panhandle carried the "Ben-Hur"
company only from Indianapolis on sun
day night for Milwaukee. The train con-
sisted of seven baggage cars, one day
coach and three Pullman sleepers.
p. NJ Seymour has been appointed gen
eral freight and passenger agent of the
Marietta. Columbus & Cleveland road Mr.:
Seymour has been connected for sexerai
years past with the Chicago Great West
ern.
The Chicago & Alton has issued notice
that Paymaster Coffey has resigned, ana
the employees hereafter will be paid in
checks, the pay car running between
Bloomington and Brighton Park, on regu-
lar trains.
Master Car Builder E. T. Garfield. of the
Lackawanna. has rendered his resignation,
effective Jan. /, and il has been reluctantly
accepted. Mr.. Garfield, 1t is understood,
will take a position with the American Car
and Foundry Company.
William Bird has been appointed superin-
tendent of the Burlington q Missouri shops
at st. Joseph, succeeding Thomas Ayles-
bury. who had held the position for many
years, and was the oldest man in point OF
service in that department in the United
States.
tive committee of the Western Passenger
Association has agreed to the request or
the Central Passenger Association TO unite
with the latter for the formation of pro-
tective bureau to eradicate all forms OF IL
legal work in connection with ticket-scalp-
erS.
In the first week of December the Chesa :
peake & Ohio earned 1925, $751; an Increase
over the corresponding period of last year
of 81, 535 This is the first week since the
coal strike was inaugurated in which the
road has not shown heavy loss as COM
pared with the same period last year, the
losses aggregating N,130,192.
The Lake Shore road has sold to the
Baltimore Ohio so much of the old right
of way of the old Brice project as lies be-
tween Ravenna and Ashland Junction.
When the Brice system languished after
the death Of the senator, the Pennsylvania
bought that portion east OF Ravenna, and
the Lake Shore obtained that to the west.
The Baltimore & Ohio Royal Blue book
for December contains an article on An
napolis. Nd. entitled IAN Old Town in a
New Age" The article Is accompanied by
pictures of homes of olden times and some
of the magnificent homes of the present.
There are other interesting articles which
make it an unusually interesting number.
The Pennsylvania announces that the
| so, 600 car trust notes recently issued
have been placed with banking houses in
| London and on the continent. The securf-
ties of the Pennsylvania are favored among
| foreign investors. At one time nearly a
majority of the entire outstanding stock
! of the company was held abroad, and at
present the last foreign holdings of any
| American railroad shares are those of the
| Pennsylvania and the Illinois Central.
stock crews have been caught operating a
| secret system of robbing the company, and
several crews have been discharged. IL
| has been customary to permit shipments OF
/ stock and fast freight in transit to be ac'
companied by representatives Of the ship
! pers to look after the proper care OF such
consignments, and ii Is alleged That billing
! clerks at Chicago and train crews entered
| into a conspiracy by which the latter &C.
| copied passengers other than represent.
! atives of shippers, and allowed them tc
/ travel east on a payment of S.. In one In.
stance five such passengers were found by
/ detectives on a single train.
| A meeting held in Cleveland last week
broke up Unexpectedly over the action OF
the Big Four. that company succeeding
tween Cleveland and points beyond the
| Mississippi river. George ingalls,, genera
| freight agent of the Big Four. announced
| that hereafter that company would base
! it's Western business via Peoria, the rate
| to which point, second class was reduced
| from Sl075 to $40 fiat. This reduced the rate
| to Kansas City rs cents below even ths
| differential rates of the Baltimore & Ohio
| through Chicago. By this move the Bis
Four became the rate maker to the Yves
and reduced the proportion to Chicago
| while Ii increased it's own proportion via
| st. Louis.
Walter G. Coleman, general travelling pas
| senger agent of the Seaboard Airline, will
| headquarters at Washington, was in tn,
city yesterday. Mr.. Coleman was with tn,
| Seaboard Airline for some years prior t.
1900 He then went to the Philippine islands
where he was auditor for the United States
| army, and on his return re-entered the EN-
ploy of the Seaboard in his present posi-
ton. He says the business for Florida hal
| already set in briskly, and this promise
to be the best year in the roads history
Mr.. Coleman is well informed In relation
| to railroad matters and says he is fortu
| nately connected with what may be stylet
an independent road, as the contract unde
which the road was sold is that II shall no
be merged with any other system. Tn
majority of the stock is held by two men
one located in Baltimore and the other II
Richmond. They are very proud of tn
road. and. what is more, the laws of TIL
Southern States will not permit of a merg