The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-26

yet TO be marketed, and coal trafnc Will
form an important feature Of business for
months TO come, as at manufacturing
points there is but little stock ahead and
the railways themselves have the smallest
quantity of coal in store at any time in
years.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
BY unanimous vote the directors Of the
Lackawanna nave increased the pay OF w.
II. Truesdale, president, from S35, coo to $45,-
600 per annum
George f. Goodall. superintendent of the
Burlington. Cedar Rapids & Northern, has
become general superintendent of the Chi
cago Great Western, with headquarters In
Minneapolis.
1t is stated that the boycott OF the Cen
trail Traffic lines on the Illinois Central has
led the latter to pocket It's pride and issue
the desired passes TO agents of the fast
freight lines.
Nj. d. Woodford. president of the Gin
cinnatf, Hamilton 81 Dayton and its allied
lines, has purchased a handsome residence
in Cincinnati and will hereafter make that
city his headquarters.
All lines that are in the Central and
Western Passenger Associations have re-
quested the lake steamship lines to cease
paying commissions for business, but the
latter are reluctant to take such a step.
Henry \. Bishop, who. on March l, will
retire as purchasing agent OF the New
York. New Haven & Hartford, will accept
NAA1 BOCANAoAA III - NsAa1A VI a. AAAoN -
railroads which a syndicate already con-
trolls.
1t is stated tina with the promotion Of
p. 5. Eustis to passenger traffic manager
of the Chicago, Burlington q Quincy w. b.
Hamlen, assistant general freight agent,
will be promoted 10 general passenger
agent.
j. T. VaIlery. representing the freight de-
Quincy. is in the city. Mr.. Vallery says
there is great demand for furniture cars
and that he could load fifty per day in this
territory for weeks To come.
The new battleship locomotives on the
Peoria & Eastern are doing fine work.
Four that nave been loaned TO the Big
Four proper are hauling from fifty-four to
ffty-seven loaded cars over the st. Louis
division apparently with ease.
Service tests for 15S nights on the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & St. Paul, to determine the
cost of operation of an electric headlight,
showed the average cost to be 2.41 cents
per hour, while lighting is done with oil
at a cost Of III cents per hour.
A. S. Ray, who has represented the Chi
cago, Rock Island q Pacific at Philadelphia
for some years, will on March L go to Den
yer. succeeding Z. H.. Firth, transferred
with the same title TO Fort Worth, now an
important division point on the Rock Island
system.
Committees Of the railroad brotherhoods
who have been i'm conference with General
Manager Waldo. of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton * Dayton. have about completed their
labOrs, and 1t is understood that a salts
factory result to both parties has been
reached.
The new time table of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton over its recently ac-
quired line. the Findlay, Fort Wayne &
Western, became effective on Monday. and
greatly improves the service. The seventy
eight miles is covered under the present
time schedule i'm less than three hours.
The New York Central has decided TO
make Utica the most important division
point between New York and Buffalo, and
has purchased an extensive tract Of land
for yards. The company will erect a $780,
600 passenger station and make other i'm
provements on account of privileges
granted by the city.
The Illinois Central on Monday let the
contract to build an extension of its FL
dorado division to Cave Rock, on the Ohio
river and contennplates bridging the river
at that point and connecting 1t with it's
Evansville * HOpkinSVille line. The sec
ton between Eldorado and Cave Rock is
said TO be rich in minerals.
Receiver Maiott. Of the Vandalia. yester-
day let a contract for four additional
freight engines and four switching engines
tracts are now for four Atlantic-type pas
senger, ten mOgul freight and nine switch
ing engines. OF this number. fifteen will be
delivered during the spring and early sum-
mer.
Joseph Metzner. formerly a Panhandle
engineer running into Fort Wayne. now an
eng1neer on the ChOCtdW. oklahoma q
Gulf, is visiting friends for a few days in
Fort Wayne and other places. He reports
that Harry Brill, formerly a yardmaster
on the Panhandle, is now a passenger con-
ductOr on the same road and Is arranging
TO take his family to Texas for residence.
George Gould has planned to make a tour
of the Pacific coast next month. and it is
expected that he will soon after make
known his plans as TO extensions of his
lines. it being his ambition to have a line
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific. The Gould
lines now reach Salt Lake City. and the
consolidation of larger systems in the West
and Northwest has made IL almost impera-
tive for these roads TO find an outlet to the
Pacific coast
George T. Gunnip. general agent of the
passenger department of the Santa Fee. is
in the city. He says the passenger earnings
of the Santa Fee the first eight months OF its
present fiscal year will be 81. 10000 ahead of
the corresponding period last year. and
there are yet fOur of the cOmpany's best
months to be added TO this excellent ex-
hibit. Mr.. Gunnip has just completed his
thirtieth year in passenger service, he COM
mencing on the Ohio * Mississippi road
and twelve years later accepting service
with the Santa Fe-
A unique funeral was conducted by the
railroad men employed at the railroad
shops at Mound Station, Ill. on Saturday
last. 1t was the funeral OF Jack" a dog
that had been attached TO the yards so
long that he was regarded as one of the
railroad fraternity. He was known TO the
men as the oldest switchman I'm the service
of the company, and was the most valued
at the terminus. The funeral was
as Impressive as II IL had been one OF their
men, and the men will place a monument
over the dogs grave.
The litigation which has hung over the
Monon for a number OF years is still unset
tied. Ii concerns the guarantee of Beatty
Vile bonds. The road has been reorganized
under the title OF the Louisville & Atlantic.
and the MOnon repudiates the guarantee.
The decisions OF the lower courts have been
I'm favor of the MonOn. and there is little
doubt but the final decision Will affirm
these. Ii Is understood the owners of the
property hesitate 70 declare "A dividend on
the common stock until this suit is finally
decided. The common stock is now selling
twelve points higher than on Feb. l.
officials connected with the passenger