The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-18

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The directors of the Cincinnati. Hamil-
ton & Dayton have declared the regular
quarterly dividend of IA per cent, payable
Nov. 8.
John NJ. Chesbrough, assistant general
passenger agent OF the Vandalia. who Is
somewhat out of health, has gone on
three weeks vacation.
The New York Central has offered TO pro-
vide a ton OF anthracite coal as needed to
each of its employees at actual cost until
the present scarcity is relieved.
c: E Schaf. general manager, and j:
Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent of
the Big Four. who have been in Chicago
two or three days, have returned.
The Golden States Limited. which the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific will put on
Nov. /, will be made up of the best equip
ment run between Chicago and San Fran
cisco.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Ele-
vator Company, which is practically the c.,
III. D., has erected a new fireproof steel
elevator at Toledo. with capacity of 100000
bushels.
E. L. Hunter commercial agent of the
Missouri Kansas & Texas, will on Nov. /
be promoted to live stock agent, with head
quarters at Fort Worth, succeeding j. K.
Rosson.
The Erie will receive from the Baldwin
locomotiy I've. works within the next two
ten freight engines. These engines will
weigh 10000. pounds EACH
Under the new Arrangement a passenger
can go from Indianapolis to San Francisco
via Denver and return via the southern
route-El Paso-by paying SIPS above reg
ular fare for the round trip.
Frank L. Mitchell, depot agent at Macks-
vile. and A. I. German. agent at Earring
ton, have been transferred to other divi-
sions. and are succeeded, respectively, by
George Kunz and E. B. Nicely.
T. J. Foley, assistant to General Man
ager G. l.. Potter. of the Baltimore e. Ohio,
mil fhe lot DC frfrN
land. While absent they will study Eng
lish methods of operating railways.
E. H. Whitfield. who has been city ticket
agent at Chicago for the Lake Shore and
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific since
1853, has been retired. Since 1862 he has
been joint agent of the two companies.
Train q, on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
& Chicago. was on Thursday hauled from
minutes The train was made up of ten
heavy cars. five being Pullman sleeping
cars.
Richard Nicely, a Vandalia operator at
Harrington. made application for two
weeks leave OF absence to. visit relatives,
and on the same evening eloped with Miss
Alva Story, of Paris, ILL.,, and was married
to the young lady.
Work on the improvements to the road
bed and track of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne e. Chicago at Plymouth is being
pushed rapidly. 1t includes the elimination
OF grade at that point which will require
E. d. Youngman has been appointed dis
trict passenger agent of the Pennsylvania,
with headquarters at Baltimore, succeed
Ing Bernard Courlaenber. transferred to
the general offices as chief clerk to George
w. Boyd, assistant general passenger
agent.
On Nov. the United States Express
company will succeed the American Ex-
press Company on the Cincinnati, Indianap-
oils & Western road, formerly the l., d.
& w. The United States Express Company
operates over all Cincinnati Hamilton &
Dayton interests.
All arrangements for giving banquet to
p. A. Gould. late superintendent of the
Wabash, have been perfected, except the
date, and this will be one of three days
next month. the Sd, 4th or 5th; as Mr..
are expected at the banquet.
A notice has been posted in the general
shops of the Norfolk & Western ANNOUNCE
ing an Increase of cents per hour in the
wages of all machinists, machinists' help
ers and all labor. The increase was volun-
tary on the part of the company and affects
1000 men.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul
management has placed contracts with the
Pullman company for twelve standard
sleeping cars of twelve sections, two dining
cars and twenty-five coaches. The COM
pany's PASSENGER business has increased
greatly and IL Is short of equipment.
The latest report is that the st. Louis
& San Francisco will build to Terre Haute
direct for its St Louis line. to connect
with the Chicago & Eastern Illinois. Of
ficials still refuse to state definitely, how
ever, where the st. Louis &. San Fran
cisco will connect with the Chicago & East
ern Illinois.
An order has been issued by the Erie to
the effect that the system of paying Its
employees by pay-car. monthly, has been
abolished and. besinning with the pay
roll for November, 1902, wages of all en-
ployes will be paid by drafts. payable at
all banks and negotiable in all business
transactions.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers OF the Erie Railway are considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of demanding an increase
In wages on the ground that living costs
more now than it did when their present
wages were arranged. and the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive F1remen will make a SINH
| lar demand.
The Big Four will tomorrow run its last
Sunday excursion to Terre Haute and the
Vandalfa It's last Sunday excursion a week
| from Sunday next The Sunday excursions
| this month have all been run independent
| of the Central Passenger Association. The
excursions run with its approval ended
| with September.
superintendent of the Northern Pacific with
| headquarters at Livingston to have charge
Of the Yellowstone. Montana and Rocky
Mountain division. A. E. Law has been
| placed on the Idaho, Pacific and Seattle
division, E. j. Pearson in charge of the
| Lake Superior, Minnesota and Dakota d.
| SisiOH diiu ~. DOylc superintendent OF the
| Montana division.
John b. Newton has rendered his resigna-
ton as president of the Knoxville. Lafol-
| lette & Jellico Railroad and as vice pres
| ident and general manager of the Atlanta,
| effective Nov. /. Mr.. Newton will be sue
| ceeded by ]. II. Ellis. of Louisville. KY,
| secretary of the Louisville & Nashville.
Both of these roads are properties of the
| Louisville Nashville.
| The stockholders of the Illinois Central
voted at their last annual meeting to in
clude in the Illinois Central proper ten
| railroads which have been leased, namely,
the Chicago, Madison & Northern. the Kan
| kakee & Southwestern, the Chicago &
| Springfield, the Mound City, the St. Louis
Alton 4 Terre Haute, the Chicago & Texas,
the Chicago, Urbana & Western. the Ran
| tout, Illinois q Indiana and the Riverside
| & Harlem.
| novel train is moving westward.
| 1t consists of eight cars. all employed in
carrying one object. and that a bridge,
| complete I'm every detail. from a New Jer-
| ly, especially where curves are numerous.
when it arrives at it's destination the
bridge will be ready to place on the piers
at once, as every bolt and brace is in its
place. 1t is the first freight train, it is
| stated, ever run in this manner.
Officials of the Pennsylvania Company
| arrived in Chicago last night to inspect the
| terminals of the company there. The trip,
| IT Is stated, will have an important bearing
| upon future improvements TO be made in
| Chicago in terminal facilities. 1t is stated
| that the officials will look over the plans
which are being prepared for the new union