The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-22

Mississippi would more or less affect the
business OF the Indiana lines East bound.
In higher railroad circles belief prevails
that G.. II. Warren Is in training for the
presidency OF the Chicago, Rock Island &
Paclnc, and that William 3. Leeds viii be
elected chairman OF the board Of directors.
1t turns out that the anti-kissing order
posted in the passenger station OF the
Pennsylvania at Jersey City was prepared
and posted by the passenger agent of
rival line, who considered il a joke on the
Pennsylvania officials
The July number Of the Railroad Herald,
published Al Atlanta, announces that I.
L. Branch, professor of civil engineering
Technology, has accepted a position on the
editorial staff of that paper.
II. F. Ledlie. contracting agent of the
Lake Shore, who resigned recently, has &C
cepted similar position on the Michigan
Central, succeeding Harvey Wells. recent
~ appointed commercial agent of the Mich
igan Central a Kansas City.
There are two railroad meetings this week
OF national interest-one the National Asso-
citation of Railway Agents, which convenes
to-day in Minneapolis; the other the Rail-
way Transportation Association, which
meets on Thursday in Chicago.
Bursts of speed are being made almost
daily with the Twentieth Century limited
on the Pennsylvania. Last week IL ran 52.3
miles in fifty-one minutes: on another day
mile minute was maintained for half the
The Lake Erie & Western handled more
excursionists last Sunday than on any Sun
day since these excursions were Inaugural
ted. It's Sandusky excursion was a great
success, the trains carrying 1,527 excursion
lists into Sandusky, 1,023 going from Indian
apols.
Delaney Ward the oldest express mes
senger running out of Indianapolis. has
been confined 70 his house at 300 Capitol
avenue for three weeks. Mr.. Ward has run
out of Indianapolis for the American, and
in later years for the Adams Express, for
forty years.
Fast runs on the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy are becoming of frequent occur
ence. On Wednesday passenger train
was hauled from Seneca to Alliance, 108
miles in III minutes. and on Friday train
was hauled from Alliance to Ravena, 25S
miles in 279 minutes.
The double track of the Philadelphia &
Erie between Heating and McElhattan was
opened for traffic on Saturday. Eighty
miles more of the line will be double
tracked, the business on this portion Of the
Pennsylvania having so increased as to ne
cestate the improvement.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and
the Monon yesterday put in service two
combination cars between Chicago and
Cincinnati via Roachdale that are as fine
as any combined parlor and cafe car in
use. They seventy-two feet long and
finished in modern and attractive style.
Charles Mordaugh. travelling passenger
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul, is in the city. He says that fully $50
Indianapolis people are at pleasure resorts
on the Wisconsin Valley division of the
system. Elkhart lake, Star lake and Min
ocqua being among the most popular of
the resorts.
Employees at the Union Station and ter
minals of the Pennsylvania at Pittsburg
have sent an application to the general SUI
perintendent asking that they give the mat
ter of annual vacations of such employees
consideration. Their request is not put in
the form of a threat of a strike or of any
thing of that character
The Michigan Car Service Association has
decided to cancel free storage time hereto
fore provided and has notified shippers and
consignees that after Aug. Is forty-eight
hours will be allowed for loading and un-
| loading commodities, except coal and coke,
on which one day additional will be allowed
for filing orders by original consignee.
President Hill, of the Great Northern, has
placed at the disposal of Colonel r. W.
richardson. the good roads exeprt of the
United States government, a complete
train, with the privilege of taking it over
the lines whenever he sees fit to go, without
cost. An itinerary of 100 days has been
planned, and expenses will average 500
day.
William B. Williams. general manager of
the Union News Company which operates
over the railways, died on Friday of heart
disease, aged sixty-two years. He started
as newsbOy, and few years later OBJ
tanned employment in a book store, with
which he remained until 1873, when he or
sanized the Union News Company and was
elected its general manager.
The fast train put three months ago
by the Vanderbilt lines for the American
Express, is proving a great success, it has
increased the business and enables the
railroad company to make schedule time
with its night train over the st. Louis di
vision of the Big Four and the Cleveland
division. So valuable auxiliary is it
proving that the company will never go
back to the old method of handling through
express business.
The report sent from New York on Sat
urday to the effect that George Jay Gould,
President Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania, and
w. K. Vanderbilt of the New York Cen
trail. had had a love feast and cemented
their community of interests plans by
calmly apportioning the railroad territory
of the United States, is declared by good
authority as without foundatio There is
no indication that the differences can be
reconciled or a compromise basis reached.