The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-14


Trunk-line Association roads. will have an
opportunity to do the 18th instant
the subject being the Anti Exchange
Pass Agreement" The differences be-
tween the Eastern and Western lines are
great and that the agreement will be re-
affirmed by the trunk lines for another year
Is doubtful 1t certainly will not be unless
reason to change their minds within the
last ten days.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
C. p. Lamprey, general manager of the
Erie fast freight lines, will be in the city
to-day.
H G.. Stiles, general agent of the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton & Dayton, is spending the
week travelling over his territory.
The gross earnings of the Illinois Central
for October show an increase of S245.lU
over the corresponding month OF l9Ol.
The Pennsylvania Company has created
a travelling passenger agent at Youngs-
town, o., and appointed Otis Robinson to
the position
Among the improvements on the Indian
apolis e. Vincennes the past few months
is the replacing with stone structures or
twenty of the wooden trestles.
c. II. Haskell freight agent of the Chi
cago & Alton at Kansas City, who was
thought to be fatally i'll. is said to be I'M
proving and will doubtless recover.
There has been a perceptible increase in
both passenger and freight business OF the
Cincinnati. indianapolis a. Western since
the extension was completed to Springfield,
The directors of the New York. New
Haven & Hartford have reelected John
NJ. Hall president. William d. Bishop was
chosen vice president and William La.
Squire treasurer.
The Massachusetts railroad commission
ers have authorized the Boston 4 Maine
Railroad to issue 10000 additional shares of
common stock and 100000 S14 per cent.
twenty-year bonds.
Edward F. Goitra, a director and prin-
cipal promoter of the st. Louis Terminal
Depot Company, has sailed for Europe, ac-
cCmpanied by Mrs. Goltra. He expects to
be absent five weeks.
In October there arrived and departed at
the Union Station total of 4.SS trains.
On these trains were handled 2S,S2S coaches
In October. 1901, there were handled 4.672
trains and 27.126 coaches.
Competitors of the Baltimore & Ohio have
permitted ii to run an excursion to Chi
cago from Cleveland and this may lead TO
a revival of the business which the presi-
dents discontinued two years ago.
AL Hedding. the Vandalia engineer who
dent and is now in ST. Vincent's Hospital,
is slowly improving, but it will be some
time before he will be about again.
1t is understood that G. c. Urquhart, who
was the assistant real. estate agent OF the
Pennsylvania lines, west, will be appointed
successor of Charles ID. Law. recently de-
ceased, who had filed the position for many
years.
The special train which carried Mas
cagni and his company over the Canadian
Pacific, consisting of eight cars, was
hauled from Toronto to Montreal, a dis
lance of 40 miles, in 127 minutes. stops de-
Quoted.
j. c. Paterson, division superintendent of
the Pullman Car Company at Jersey City,
has been transferred to Kansas City, and
f. n. Lemdsters, who has been superintend-
ent at that point for the past four years,
will go to FL Paso.
A token of the esteem in which Mrs. c.
Z. Schaf. wife of the general manager of
the Big Four is held by the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen was shown by the
presentation to her by the brotherhood of
chest of silver of las pieces
Burnhart Hem, who was conductor of
the Lake Shore train that was wrecked
in the Ashtabula disaster some years ago.
died this week in Buffalo. aged sixty years
He had been out of railroad service for
some time on account of Ill health.
Gross earnings of all railroads in the
United States, reported for October, are
$50, .92S a gain of AS per cent over last
year and AS per cent. over 1900. Central
Western roads, Changers and Southern
roads lead in the percentage of gain.
j. NJ. Ferris, vice president of the Toledo
* Ohio Central and the Kanawha & Michi-
gan railways, has been elected second vice
president of the GAINESVILLE & Western,
which includes the Southern portion of the
old Columbus, Sandusky and Hooking.
Several new and very handsome vestibule
coaches, built by Barney, Smith & Co, of
Dayton, o., for the Illinois Central road,
are daily passing through the city. These
coaches are full vestibuled. have electric
lights and modern equipment throughout.
The Southwestern lines will hold a meet
ing in St Louis on the 18th, to complete
the work of organizing an immigration bu-
reau and the appointment of a commits
sioner. who will be George De Haven. for
merly general passenger agent of the Chi
cago & West Michigan.
new auditor for the st. Joe e. Grand
Island was named yesterday In the person
of Fred c. Ulman. He has been chief
clerk in the accounting department of the
road for several years. The appointment
was not expected on the part of Mr.. Ull-
man, who is well and favorably known in
railway circles.
A Boston rumor is that the Boston K
Maine and the New York. New Haven x
Hartford have been leased to the Penn
syvania, the latter guaranteeing a 10 per
cent. per annum dividend to the stock
! holders of both interests. 1t is further
stated that majority of the stockholders
favored leasing the respective roads.
The report that an understanding has
been reached between the Pennsylvania
and the Western Union Telegraph Com
is denied by General Manager Hutchinson,
of the Pennsylvania. He says the rela-
tions are the same as since the order for
their removal was issued.
! Inc SfoWtn OF business with Indianapolis
lines is aptly illustrated in the constant
increase from year to year in number of
pieces OF baggage handled at the Union
Station. In October. this year 6s67s pieces
were handled, against 64593 in October, 1901.
which was a record breaking month. Going
back to 1895, but 1887 pieces of baggage
were handled in that month
John Ferguson. general baggage agent
at the Union Station. after years of
| urging, has induced the Union Railway
Company TO enlarge the baggage room,
and now on the east end of the station
! the accommodations for handling baggage
are greatly improved. there being room
! enough to set off apartments and number
! them, so that a piece of baggage can be
/ readily located.
George Metgger, of the Big Four has
| been promoted from general agent TO d.
| vision freight agent in charge of Cincinnati
| territory and the Chicago division between
| Cincinnati and Greensburg and the White
! water road, and the authority of George
] Diefenbach. division freight agent at Day.
| ton of the Big Four. has been extended to
! Springfield and from Springfield to San
| dusky.
w. e. Laird, who represents the freight
department of the Chicago Great Western.
was in the city yesterday. He states that
pushed rapidly. New steel is being deliv-
! cred at the rate of twenty cars per day.
! The material for the big iron bridge at
Fort Dodge is arriving. and IL is expected
/ TO swing the bridge into position Jan. /.
/ Thirty miles of the road are already COM
pleted and trains are passing over 1t.
l.. l.. IOomis New England passeneer