The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-19

that places him in the rank of millionaires
and Is arranging to go abroad for two
years with his family.
Percy r. Todd, second vice president of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford.
and G.. z. Histis, Western agent of that
road; are on an extended Western trip,
passing through Indiana polls Saturday en-
route TO Kansas City.
Yesterday the Wabash. in connection
with the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific.
established daily through sleeping-car serv-
with a change from one car to another, to
Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
The Airline limited. which the New
York, New Haven & Hartford will put on
to-day between New York and Boston via
the Shore-line. will be known as the
'Knickerbocker Limited and will be
MADE up wholly of parlor cars.
A prominent railroad official who was in
the city the busy days Of last week spoke
In very complimentary terms of the man
ner the Union Station force handled the
crowds. Not an accident occurred to mar
the operations of the entire week.
The Baltimore & Ohio reports an in
crease in net earnings the first ten months
OF its present fiscal year of 81, 924.30s. This
means over 51a per cent. earned on its COM
mon stock after an appropriation of 81
10000 for improvements in the last two
years.
The Panhandle and vandalia have put
on buffet sleeping cars on Trains IS and 10
between st. Louis and Columbus. These
sleepers are local and in order to make IT
more convenient for passengers 10 secure
meals en- route ii was decided TO substitute
buffet service.
New England capitalists have formed a
powerful combination with a view OF
merging several New England roads and
Grundy, of the Quebec Central, has gone TO
England TO confer with the owners as TO
accepting the offer OF the New England
syndicate.
arf ryAA hoe OF nj
of maintenance of way of the Toledo divi-
sion Of the Panhandle, has been appointed
10 succeed Mr.. Worthington, engineer OF the
Richmond division. He will assume MS
new duties at once. VIM. NJ. Virgins. en-
gineer of maintenance OF way of the Cam
bridge & Marietta branch, succeeds Mr.
Ferriday.
The Detroit & Toledo Shore-line, it is
now announced by the contractor, w. B.
Strang, will be used as a switching term
inal between Toledo and Detroit. Accord
ing TO Mr.: Strang this will unite nine rail-
roads in Toledo with six in Detroit and will
break up the monopoly of the Michigan
Central on this business. The Shore-line
has just been completed and is double
tracked.
The Pennsylvania is now pushing work
on its four-track line from Jersey City to
Pittsburg. When completed the road will
not have. a sharp curve, single grade
crossing or a single steep grade on the 444
miles of main line. ALI the iron and steel
structures being replaced with solid
stone arch structures which will permit
fast trains TO pay no attention TO crossing
streams.
The Pennsylvania Company will occupy
the handsome new depot at Richmond,
Ind, early in June. The unsightly old
depot and freight houses will be removed
new freight depot is going forward rapidly.
A new bridge will be built over the
Whitewater river soon. The companys
property at Richmond will be among the
hes on ho CT u-h q 9
completed.
Thomas E. Powell, of Columbus, o.. at
torney for the North American Trust Com
pany, is authority for the statement that
the holdings of Columbus, Shawnee &
Hooking Railway stock deposited with
that company, have been disposed of to
the Standard Trust Company, giving the
latter control Of the stock of the road. The
c., S. & II. has been ordered sold under
a decree of foreclosure, the upset price be-
ing s., 100000 The Standard Trust Company
is expected to bid on the property.
H. w: Byers, superintendent of the
Cleveland, Akron Columbus, has been
given an indefinite leave of absence on ac-
count of i'll health, and the following list of
promotions results: II. w. Thornton, SUI
perintendent of Marietta division, succeeds
Mr.. Byers; r. c. Barnard, engineer of
maintenance of way, Cincinnati division,
succeeds Mr.. Thornton; +. II. Worthing-
ton, engineer of the Richmond division,
succeeds Mr.. Barnard; Robert Ferriday
succeeds Mr.. Worthington; w. d. Wig
gins, of the Cincinnati and Muskingum di-
vision succeeds Mr.. Ferriday; A. A. Worth,
assistant engineer of the Chicago Terminal
division, succeeds Mr.. Virgins; j. r.
Barrie, assistant engineer of the Erie and
Ashtabula division, succeeds Mr.. Worth; A.
r. Holiday, assistant Engineer of the east
ern division of the Fort Wayne, succeeds
Mr.. Barrie; c. Wood, a son of Second Vice
President Joseph Wood. of the Pennsyl-
Vania lines, until now an assistant In the
chief engineers corps, succeeds Mr.. Holli-
day.