The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-24

fort. where the general superintendent viii
make his headquarters.
The Nickel Plate has created the office of
assistant general freight agent and has APP
pointed James Webster TO fill the position,
II being the desire OF the company 10 re-
heve General Freight Agent SprigGs OF
some OF his heavy work.
II. b. Chamberlain has been appointed
freight traffic manager OF the Erie Rall-
road and its operated and controlled lines
Mr.. Chamberlain began his railroad ca
reer in 1870 with the New York Central q
Hudson River Railroad.
The recent orders issued by the officials
forbidding the trainmen cooking in the ca
bOOses on the Nickel Plate Road by the aid
OF gasoline or oil stoves has been revoked,
IL being too much Of a hardship TO compel
the men TO eat cold meals all the time.
A large holder Of stock of the West Vir-
ginia Central q Pittsburg Railroad says
the road has not been sold, nor will it be,
but ii will become q part of the trunk-llne
nections TO reach the Atlantic seabOard.
The Pennsylvania has acquired by pur-
chase the Trenton cutoff PennsyINanl
tended TO bring the track, which is fifteen
miles in length up TO the Pennsylvania
standard and move all through freights
over il.
1t is stated that the Cincinnati. Hamilton
Dayton has under consideration an eX-
tension Of its Findlay Fort Wayne q West
eTn line to connect with some line in west
ern Indiana or eastern Illinois which VIII
give the Cincinnati, Hamilton x Dayton
good Chicago line.
1t is stated that all the railroad interests
Of 6. =. Huntington in Texas have been
transferred To the Hartman syndicate, and
the transfer sewers all connection between
the Huntington estate and the Southern
Pacific. These interests are said TO have
amounted TO nearly 100000.
The New York State Railroad Commits
sion has begun its investigation of the re-
mr. in he
Railroad tunnel i'm which seventeen per-
sons were killed. Commissioner Ashley w
Cole announces that the inquiry will be
technical in character and that many rail-
road men will be called.
The anti-paSs agreement il is said, will
be adhered to by the trunk lines, in spite of
all TumOrs to the contrary. An official
said the situation is plain. The trunk line
territory holds the agreement effective
The Central territory is not quite ripe for
the agreement and the West will adopt 1t
as quickly as II can, and IN time IL VIII
spread all over the country.
f. f. Mcleod is just completing his third
year in the office of chairman of the West
ern Passenger Association, which, by rea-
I son of its extended jurisdiction over mile
age, clergy permits, etc, Is probably
stronger now than at any time in its his
tory. b. ID. Caldwell. now traffic manager
of the Lackawanna, was chairman of the
association for seven years and was sue
ceeded by Mr.. Mcleod.
The New York Central the Erie and the
Lackawanna have made concessions to rail-
road men living on the line of the roads
and not in their employ by granting half
Communication rates This is some relief for
those who have been cut out of tranSpOrtd-
ton by the exchange pass rule. 1t is un-
derstood that the Pennsylvania, the Phila-
delphia * Reading and the Baltimore &
Ohio are considering the adoption of similar
rules.
The Southwestern Passenger Association
has issued an announcement that hereafter
the party fare rate will be restricted in
use entirely to the carriage of theatrical
companies or other organizations of like
nature. travelling under some regular bu-
Teau management to give an enteEtain-
ment. This aims to do away with many
of the so-called tourist parties and other
schemes or promoters who make mucn
money through collecting parties which
travel on party rates.
a report is in circulation that the Pullman
sleeping cars on the Chicago, Burlington q
Quincy to be taken off and cars of the
Great Northern substituted. At stations on
the Chicago, burlington * quincy quantl-
ties of express goods. boxes bearing the
name of the Great Northern Express Com
pany, have been accommodating for several
days, and indications are that there is
some truth in the report at least that the
Great Northern Express Company is TO
take the place of the Adams Express Com
pany on the Burlington.
The general equipment and condition of
the Lake Shore are the equals of any rail-
/ road in the country. For the last nineteen
\ years the company has been putting hun
/ dreds of thousands of dollars of its earn
\ ings I'm every portion of its property. How
high a standard il has reached may be seen
/ by comparing its train-loading with that
/ Of the other railroads. The average train
I load OF all the reads in the country is not
/ over 240 tons. while the average of the Lake
I Shore 322 tons in 1898. 427 tons in 1899
455 tons in 1900 and 500 tons in 1901.
A traffic official remarked yesterday that
/ he saw it stated that the car stua ton was
much relieved and that the power was
handling the business offered much more
expeditiOusly. He said this might be sc
with some roads, but on their lines II was
not an uncommon sight to see traffic Off
/ Gals trying to figure out how three -four
/ available engines can be made to hau
seven or eight trains that are due TO leave
i'm the next few hours. So far their lines
are concerned the traffic conditions are a!
unfavorable as ever to moving the large
/ business.
The TranscOntinental Passenger Associa
I ton completed its labors at New Orlean:
/ on Thursday and will hold its next meet
ing at the Hotel Coronado. San Diego Cal.
in April. The interchangeable mileage
ticket was left in the hands of a committee
A rOund-trip rate of $3.50 made from
/ New Orleans and Chicago for the Shriner!
/ and United WOrkmen at Los Angeles A
[ rate of $3.50 from New Orleans and S47.5
| from St. Louis was made for the Travellers
| Protective Association convention in Port
land. Ore, with additional of s11 TO thes,
rates for a trip to San Francisco.
Some months ago the Lake Shore Roac
/ adopted rule that, other things beins
equal, sectiOnmen were to be given prefer
/ ence over any other kind of applicants fo
| positions as fremen or freight brakemen
the theory being that the seasoning which
men on the section would receive In the
work, especially through the summer
would render them more capable of endur
ing the hardships of the firemen's anC
braKemen's lot. But experience has provet
that this theory is not sound. for tine sec
tionmen so promoted, as rule. have failet
to make good records as others, an,
many have resigned and returned TO section
or other work. Officials in the operatin,
| department whose duties bring them il
contact with the men think that the ir
regular hours which firemen and brakemel
are compelled TO keep, as compared will
the regularity of the sectionmans life, il
the greatest cause for the failure of tn
theory.