The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-18

The Chicago Great Western expects to
have its trains running into Council Bluffs
by May l.
General Passenger Agent Crane. of the
Wabash, Is making a tour of Eastern and
Northern cities.
L. T. westrick has been appointed gen
eral superintendent of the Brunswick G.
Birmingham road.
The Erie Dispatch has decided 70 locate
an agent at Sioux City. Who the agent
will be is not stated.
G. w: Berry has been appointed acting
superintendent OF the Chattanooga division
of the Queen & Crescent
The fast through trains OF the Pennsyl-
vania and the Big Four are hauling an ex-
ira sleeping car to accommodate the heavy
travel.
Charles II. Tweed has resigned as pres
ident of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany and z. II. Hartman has been elected
his successor.
ia per cent dividend to it's preferred stock
holders. Dividends on the Erie are new
thing. practically.
Since the service on the east end of the
Peoria * Eastern has been improved the
road is handling double the number of pas
sengers IL did before.
F. r. Rockwell, recently appointed super
intendent of the Denver & Rio Grande
was. twenty years ago. a telegraph opera
tor at Hornellsville for the Erie.
The railroad clerks at Columbus. O.. have
organized local association and asked the
roads TO permit all offices TO BE closed on
Saturdays at noon the year round.
George NJ. Corbaley. of the local Office of
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton, retired
yesterday and goes to Baltimore to take
position in the auditors Office of the Balti-
more & Ohio road.
The Baltimore & Ohio has in view COM
prehensive improvements TO the property
and will need a large sum Of money. The
company will issue stock rights TO facili-
tate marketing the new issue.
Seven thousand seven hundred and six
teen miles for $67 is the latest rate offered
by the Southern Railway from New York
to San Francisco and back for special ex-
cursions 10 be run in August.
The Chicago & Northwestern has i'm
proved its tourist service between Chicago
and Portland on the Pacific express in
being several hours the fastest train.
C. A. Cairns. assistant general passenger
agent of the Chicago Northwestern. has
gone TO Colorado, hoping to recover his
health. Mr.. Cairns has been i'll for two
months. and his illness has thus far bafied
medical Skill
Train No. Z on the Pennsylvania. which
arrived at Indianapolis from the East at
$40 p. m. yesterday, commenced hauling
two through mail cars from New York
making the train so heavy that il troubles
the trainmen TO make the fast time.
The per-diem service is making much
more WOrk lot the car service agents
than has been looked for and is really Civ
ing the big lines some trouble. 1t will be
several weeks before the business il brings
can be handled promptly and economically
A meeting OF the controllers of the
Columbus Lima 4 Northern road will be
held next week in Cleveland TO perfect an
organization and put the road in operation
j. b. Whiting, representing the owners
has got Its legal affairs Strengthened out
The Union Pacific is rapidly filling the
places OF the striking machinists. fully
two-thirds the usual number of men now
being at work Pickets are at every train
and try 10 persuade new men not 10 ac-
cept positions. but meet with little sue
cess. IL is stated.
The freight handlers strike at Chicago
did not affect the Monon 20 the extent il
did other Chicago lines. as much Of its
business is hauling stone and lumber from
southern points for northern manufac-
tories and IL required no handling BY men
connected with the strike.
Conrad Pfeiffer. one OF the best known
passenger conductors on the Erie whose
home was a Dayton. o.. died at Kent, o.
very suddenly OF heart disease on Wednes-
day. He was prominent in the Order of
Railway Conductors and quite wealthy
man, owning large celery farms.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific will
expend 100000 at Memphis In improving
the facilities for handling grain and other
freights which Will come east over its new