The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-26

the Vandalia. has resigned TO go into other
business. He Is succeeded by K. II. Roch-
ester, his assistant who. like himself. is
a graduate of Rose Polytechnic Institute
at Terre Haute.
In communication sent TO the chairman
of the Central Passenger Association the
Wabash repudates the accusation that IL
was guilty of any irregularity In making
the rate it did for the transportation of
United States troops from Fort Sheridan
TO Columbus, o.
Up to date it has cost the New York Cen
trail in settling claims from the tunnel
disaster, 500. One death claim and four
teen personal injury claims have been
paid. There are fifteen more death claims
pending, and a number of suits for serious
and slight injuries. The death claims now
pending reach the sum of S1,5O0O00.
Harry G.. Hudson. master mechanic of
the Big Four Railroad in Wabash. appoint
ed a few weeks ago, has resigned TO be-
come the general manager of the Alliance
Steel Company at Alliance, o., at a sub
stantial increase in salary. Mr.. Hudson
went to Wabash from Mount Carmel, ILL.,.
where he served as master mechanic.
At meeting of the board of directors of
the Delaware, Dackawanna & Western
Railway Company yesterday two new vice
presidents were elected-E. Il. Loomis, vice
president, to have charge of the coal de-
partment, and B. ID. Caldwell, vice presi-
dent, to have charge of the traffic depart
ment.
BY a deal concluded at Akron, o., the
Barberton Bedtime Railway will pass into
the control of the Baltimore & Ohio, the
Pennsylvania and the Erie companies. The
Belt Railway Company operates about
twenty-five miles of track, including an
extension to Fairlawn, where ir taps the
Northern Ohio Railway. The price paid fol
the line is said TO be about 81, 100000.
A conference held in Laporte this week
by prominent Lake Shore and Lake Erie
Railroad officials will result in the erection,
this summer, or brick freighthouse, 3SC
nv IN feet tho NoncOlid "a i0n of "a
Shore and Lake Erie stations at that point
the running of Lake Erie trains into the
Lake Shore depot and in the erection. next
year, OF brick and stone passenger sta
ton.
If reports are true, Z. H. Hartman will
have something TO say in relation to the
operations of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific. 1t is asserted that during the re-
cent furry in Rock Island stock Mr.. Har-
riman secured enough to give him some
votes In its management. That being the
case, he proposes to block the plans of the
Leeds syndicate to extend the Rock Island
to the gulf.
Fifty traffic officials of the Pennsylva-
MIA lines, both east and west of Pittsburg
were in Chicago yesterday in company with
officials of Western roads that enter Chi
cago, inspecting Chicago's railway ter
minals. In the party were d. T. McCabe
and James Z. Orr of Pittsburg, J. b.
Thayer' jr., and George b; Dixon of Phila-
delphia. j. b. Ackley of Boston and w. j.
Ross and Charles f. Nye of New York.
The agreement of the Trunk line and
Central Traffic Association lines to abol-
ish second-class fares between Chicago
and New York and other points east was
abandoned before becoming effective. h.
A. Ford, general passenger agent of the
pennsylvania lines west, alleges that the
roads at st. Louis. Toledo Cleveland and
Buffalo have no intention of doing so, and
therefore gives notice that the Vandalia
will make no change in second-class fares
from any points on it's lines.
o. l.. Snyder. chairman of the board of
directors of the company owning the At
lantic & Pacific ("Brick'' Pomeroy) tunnel.
has announced that the construction of the
tunnel piercing Grays peak will be re-
sumed as soon the snow is off the
ground. This decision was reached at a
meeting of the directors in Denver. Mr..
Snyder said further that a corps of sur
veyOrS will start out from Denver this
| spring to select a route for railroad TO
| Salt Lake which will run through the tun-
| mel. 1t is also expected to develop mines
| by means of the tunnel