The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-08

The Monon has placed an order for 200
freight cars, 10000 pounds capacity.
Judge Field. general attorney of the
Monon, will to-day return from two
weeks hunting trip.
The new locomotive shops of the Phila-
delphia & Reading at Reading, Pa, just
completed, cost $2,OOO,0OO
H W Hoffman. chief train dispatcher of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton at Day.
ton. o., formerly with the c., H. & l., is in
the city.
George Butler. of Washington, d. c.,
former passenger agent Of the Indiana,
Bloomington & Western. is in the city for a
few days.
John b. Barrett. local freight agent of
the Detroit Southern at Springfield, o.,
shooting himself In the teIaple.
r. p. Algeo, district passenger agent of
the c., III. & d. and Monon at this point
was in Cincinnati yesterday to confer with
d. G. Edwards, passenger traffic manager.
The Southern Railway reports an increase
in gross earnings the last week of October
of $50, 900, and for the entire month an in
crease over the corresponding month last
year of $241 900.
The directors of the New York Central
on Thursday elected Edward l.. Rossiter
treasurer of the company. he succeeding
the late Samuel Prince. The new appointee
is son of Z. V. w. Rossiter, vice president
of the company.
toba government by c. E. Hamilton, of St.
Paul, for a charter for a company organ
lied to build $500 miles of new railroad,
which 1t is suspected is projected in the
interests of the Northern Pacific.
The passenger department of the Penn
sylvania has issued its winter excursion ad-
vertisements in the form of pamphlet 1t
contains a volume of information on re-
sorts, rates, stop-over privileges and all
data relative to travelling for pleasure.
Joseph Ramsey, president of the Wabash.
has accepted an invitation to address the
members of the Pennsylvania Railroad de-
partment of the Young Mems Christian As
socian of PittSburg and Pitcairn Nov. 16
the nineteenth annual meeting. 1t is ex-
pected that 1000 persons will be present
The proposition to increase the 2,OOO-mile
interchangeable mileage ticket now in use
by the Western Passenger Association
roads to 5000 miles, has been voted down
by the mileage bureau, and the Western
Passenger Association at its meeting yes
terday struck the subject from the docket.
NJ. +. Ingalls,. president of the Big Four
and c. f. Schaff, general manager, are ex
pected in the city to-day to inspect ter
minals and consider improvements on the
west side of the river. On Monday they
will begin an inspection of the lines, going
over the eastern division of the Peoria &
Eastern.
According to an interview with President
Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania lines it is the
intention to run Undergraduate flyers be-
tween New OTk ana fnlldQelpnld, and the
distance between New York and Washing
ton will be covered in four hours or one
hour less than it's present fastest train, the
Congressional limited.
director OF the Southern Railway Com
pany states that negotiations have been
practically completed by that company for
the Tennessee Northern, the Hartman &
Northeastern and the Knoxville & Ohio
railroads The three roads have an aggre-
gate mileage of 10 miles and pass through
coal-mining territory.
Joseph Ramsey, president of the Wabash
in a message TO j. b. Barnes. superintendent
OF motive power, said concerning the de-
mand of the shopmen for an increase in
wages: "In any revision OF wages we will
give the shopmen of all classes considera-
ton If they do not make demands We are
not going TO play favors."
The Vandalia, which was so crippled for
motive power as TO make IL necessary to
call upon the Nickel-plate and the Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne & Chicago for engines to
haul coal from mines in Southern Indiana
which has been going on for some time has
returned the engines. the motive power sit
uation having been relieved
With the issuance OF the new Chicago
Rock Island * Pacific stock. now in prog
ress, four men have absolutely fixed their
control OF the Rock Island system now
one of the largest and most promising In
the West. These four men are w. II. and