The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14

pany will probably add another sleeping
car 20 the train.
d. E. Neereamer. who was with d. 5.
Gray when general agent of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west. has been appointed East
ern agent of the FL Paso & Southwestern,
with eadquarters at New York city.
1t is understood that c. A Gosgrave, as
sistant general superintendent of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & St Paul. will be the
successor Of Mr.. GOodnOw, who goes 10
the Rock Island as it's general manager.
A. c. Stutsman, whom General Passen-
gen Agent Lynch, of the Big Four. has
appointed district passenger agent OF the
Cincinnati Northern, has been chief clerk
in the passenger department for fifteen
years.
The Wabash Railroad Company has de-
cfded 10 dOube-track the twenty-three
miles from Mingo Junction to Jewett This
will be the connecting link of the Wheel
ing Lake Erie and the Pittsburg line OF
the Wabash
offices are removed from Columbus TO Pitts
burg the offices vacated will be renovated
and the general offices of the Cleveland,
Akron & Columbus will be removed from
Cleveland TO Columbus
The Pennsylvania shops at Fort Wayne
have just completed fourteen kitchen cars
for the accommodation of the men engaged
in heavy work where they remain for some
time These cars are provided with COOK
stoves. tables, seats, etc.
President Loree, of the Baltimore d Ohio,
mas returned from "A tour of Mexico. Where
he with some Eastern capitalists. was seek
Ing investments. On Friday night he was
entertained by the St. Louis Club, return
ing TO Baltimore Saturday.
Ten miles of new steel rails. weighing
seventy-two pounds to the yard. was dis
tributed on the Indianapolis division of the
Monon last week. and to-day two con-
.struction trains will be put on distributing
gravel ballast for this division.
It is stated that if the cheap excursion
"a est cd ut fr1cy Yr1np fOcr nf
general passenger agents last week are put
in effect from Chicago to Atlantic City the
Vanderbilt and the Wabash lines will run
cheap excursions to Niagara Falls.
The oldest engineer running on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas is d. II. Durham.
He entered the service of the company in
1863. has not lost any time on account of
i'll health and is active engineers who
are nfteen TO twenty years younger.
The membership of the Voluntary Relief
Department of the Pittsburg Cincinnati,
Chicago & ST. Louis shows an increase in
membership during the year of SIS. During
the year eighteen employees were retired
on pensions. OF those who drew pensions
during the year seventeen died.
The Kansas City Belt road, which is
owned by the Santa Fe, the Chicago. Mil
Waukee st. Paul and the st. Louis d
San Francisco. will eXpend $l,O00.OOO in i'm
provements. The Baldwin locomotive works
Is building some of the largest switching
engines ever constructed for this road.
that there will be no elimination ~ COM
petition between the Baltimore & Ohio and
the Pennsylvania lines. it being the inten-
tion to stimulate the work in all depart
ments and increase traffic for both sys-
TENS. The spirit of competition will be
maintained and the men who do the best
work will be recognized.
The annual meeting of the ST. Louis Rail
way Club was held on Saturday and officers
for the ensuing year were elected. The
club is free from debt and has $3,3SS.97 in
its treasury. 1t is educating boy in Blee's
Military Academy, at Macon, Ga, who is
in his third year. The club will on May
9 go to Hannibal, Mo, to inspect the new
shops of the Burlington at that point.
The Continental Limited on the Wabash
was hauled from Decatur to Granite City,
los miles, in 101 minutes; ten miles was
covered at speed of eighty-seven miles
an hour. The private car OF President
Ramsey was attached to the train, which
was hauled by one of the Atlantic type OF
engines, which, it is believed, will show
speed Of 100 miles an hour when tested TO
fullest capacity.
Thomas Gallagher the oldest passenger
conductor on the Pennsylvania, died on
Thursday, aged seventy-three He entered
the service of the company in 1876 as an
errand boy, and ten years later was APP
pointed q passenger conductor. His last
illness was the first serious attack he had
during his long life. The prospect of being
retired under the pension system op-
pressed him. and had something to do, 1t is
thought, with his last illness.
1t is stated that the officials of the Gould
lines and President Cassatt have recently
had several conferences which may result
in the Wabash using the four-track line of
the Pennsylvania between Pittsburg and
New York. The relations between the
PENNSYLVANIA and the Missouri Pacific
lines have been very friendly for several
years. One consideration of this rumored
deal is that the Pennsylvania withdraw all
opposition TO the Wabash entering Pitts
burg.
The Chicago & Northwestern il enforc-
ing it's new rules and regulations for the
government of employees. and to insure a
thorough trial every employe is examined
on his ability TO carry them out to the
letter. The old and familiar vernacular
of employee is abolished Snappy remarks
on the part of the conductor or brakeman
have given place to poiteness. the yelling
of newspaper agents has ceased, stations
are called out three times before reached
| conductors and train men must remove
their hats when passing through the par
| lor or dining cars Freight trains are called
second-cass trains and an air of politeness
| is general