The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-03

old system. which put the older men TO the
front. was abandoned when the pension
plan was adopted.
The principal stockholders of Wells, Far
go & Co met i'm San Francisco yesterday
for the purpose of selecting a president and
a director to fill the two vacancies caused
by the death Of John J. Valentine Dudley
Evans, OF New York. was elected acting
president and f. II. Hartman a director.
NJ. Sweeney. general superintendent of the
Missouri. Kansas * Texas. with headquar-
tiers in st. Louis, has rendered his r~esigna-
ton. to take effect Feb. /. Mr.. Sweeney
has been offered and has accepted the posi-
ton of general superintendent of the Min
neapolis q St. Louis and the Iowa Central
lines, with headquarters at Minneapolis.
The Transportation Club of Buffalo gave
a reception on New Years eve to the rail-
way officials of that city. From an organl-
cation of a few higher officials Of the roads
centering at that point the society mas
reached out until il now has LIS or more
members and has created a bond of sympa-
thy and good-fellowship that must prove
beneficial.
H. NJ. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent or the Big Four, says that every
month last year the Big Four showed an
increased revenue from the sale of tickets
at indianapolis. the Chicago. the Peoria
the St. Louis and the Cincinnati divisions
all showing handsome gains over 1900,
which was the best year in the history OF
the road up to that time.
Commencing with Monday the Big Four
VIII nave Il through SlStDlDB cal uon III
dianapolis to st. Augustine. leaving here at
$40 p. m. daily. except Sunday, covering
the distance in twenty-seVen hours, three
hours quicker than the schedule OF last
year. The train will pass over the Queen
& Crescent, the Southern, the Plant sys-
TEN and the Florida East Coast lines.
The Great Northern Railway has begun
an extensive campaign among the farmers
or Indiana, Illinois and other States of the
central West, with the object of securing
settlers for northern Minnesota and North
Dakota. On March %, April 1 and April s
a rate of IS will be made from St. Paul and
Minneapolis to the principal points In
northern Minnesota and North Dakota.
The Duluth Transfer Railway was sold
yesterday under foreclosure of bonds
amounting to 81. 1S0, 600. and was bought in
by the bondholders. The road consists of
valuable terminals in Duluth. running from
the heart Of the city up to Fond du Lac and
reaching all the manufacturing industries
1t includes practically all terminal facilities
not now owned by the Northern Pacific
the Great Northern or the Omaha roads
II has been repeatedly reported that j. j
II Will have TO be through the bondhOlders
who will own IL when the court confirms
the sale.
The lnterstate-commerce Commission will
conduct another nvestigation of alleged
manipulation of grain rates by railroad
lines running out of Kansas City. Sub
poenas have been issued on grain men and
a number of freight agents representing
Kansas City railroads to appear before the
commission In hat city on Jan. 9 and eX-
plain their rates on grain to the Atlantic
seaboard. The grain situation in Kansas
several years, and "a similar investigation
was attempted last spring, but nothing
was developed. Now the commission, it is
said, expects aid from the grain men.