The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-23

The Twentieth Century Limited, Lake
Sn9re, made a fast run yesterday between
being made in III minutes. A part of this
run was made in a dense fog. The train
made up thirty minutes lost time between
Toledo and Elkhart.
The best record of long-sustained speed
on the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg
was made Yesterday by the Pennsylvania 5
Crestline. O.. TO this city. The distance OF
ll miles was made in l3 minutes Including
four full stops.
At the request of NJ. w. Grover. counsel
for the Great Northern. the next hearing
of testimony in the merger case has been
postponed until January 8 at New YORK.
sumed on December =. was postponed on
account o. Illness in Mr.. Growers family.
The SAUL Ste Marie is 10 be brought
into closer connection with Chicago by
means of u new through train service 10 be
inauSurated on December % over the Chi
cage and Northwestern and MINNEAPOLIS,
ST. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railways.
John Stewart of Fayetteville. Ark. has
been appointed auditor of the Ozark and
Cherokee Central by President Seaman.
B. +. loakum. president of the Frisco,
and K. d.. Ioakum. assistant general freight
agent of the Alton, will spend Christmas in
be accompanied by his family.
The Burlington announces the appoint
ment Of y. Il. Mckinley by transfer. and
the appointment of +. NJ. Patterson "a road
master of the Southern division. extending
from Hannibal to st. Louis. including. ST.
Peters branch, St. Louis terminals and the
Hannibal yard. W. w. Woodiu has been
appointed rOaGmaSter of the north division,
which includes the line from Hannibal 10
burlington and from Keokuk TO Mount
Pleasant:
Vice President Elliott of the Burlington
departed for Chicago last night.
Isaac Benson. chief clerk TO J. NJ. Nor
ton. in charge of the Rock Islands freight
department at 81. Louis and for st. Louis
territory, has been transferred 10 Louisville,
effective January J..
-Jere Hunt. city passenger and ticket
agent OF the Chicago and Alton, viii spend
Christmas at home in Clyde. O.
j. NJ. Herbert. manager of the Denver
and Rio Grande and Rio Grande Western.
was in ST. Louis yesterday.
I'll postponed meeting of the Virgins
Ferry Company yesterday was again put
off until January L..
The Missouri Pacific has issued a new
map, showing these lines III the system:
Missouri Pacific Railway. Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad, Rio Grande Western Rail
way. Rio Grande Southern Railroad. st.
Louis. Iron Mountain and southern Rail
way, Texas and Pacific Railway. Internal
ttonal and Great Northern Railroad. ST.
Louis Southwestern Railway, and Other
leased. operated and Independent lines ana
connections.
On January l A. NJ. Watt. superintend-
ent of motive power of the New York Cen
tral. will retire from his present position
car pool to take in the cars of all the Van
derbilt lines. :. Deems. who is now with
the American Locomotive Works. Will sue
coed Mr.. Watt as superintendent of mo-
tive power.
1t is rumored that on January / J. r.
God. general passenger agent of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. viii be made passenger
traffic manager. and that he will be sue
ceeded as general passenger agent by
George w. Boyd. who is now assistant gen.
eral passenger agent.