The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-12

The Pennsylvania will tomorrow carry
the Grau Opera Company from Chicago to
New York. Twenty-one cars are required
10 transport the people and their luggage.
W. H. Howard. who has been connected
with the offices of the Southern Railway
al Washington, has been appointed secre-
tary Of the Southeastern Passenger Asso-
citation.
The last through car for Florida over
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton and
the Queen & Crescent left yesterday. clos
ing the best season since the service was
inaugurated.
c. c. Mordaugh. travelling passenger
agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee x St
Paul, who recently was seriously injured
by a fan, is able TO be at his office in Gin
cinnat again.
J. T. Attig. who commenced railroad work
in 1851 on the Pennsylvania under Andrew
Carnegie, in addition TO his pension from
the Pennsylvania Will receive from Mr..
Carnegie $40 a month during his life.
The official report of the Indiana Car
Service Bureau shows that in March the
bureau handled IS. $50 cars, the largest bust
ness of any month in the history of the
bureau. rhe average detention was LEO
days.
George II. Daniels, general passenger
agent of the New York Central, gives notice
of the appointment of F. E. Barbour as
general agent of the passenger department
at Montreal succeeding IL. ID. Carter, pro-
NOTED.
Albert ingalls,, superintendent OF the In
dianapOlis division of the Big Four, was in
the city yesterday and spent several hours
at Brightwood with Chief Engineer Kilt
redge, comforting in relation to extensive
Improvements.
The PENNSYLVANIA and the VandaIia will
equip Train 20 with new coaches second
to none They will be seventy-two feet
long have a ladies' and gentlemens toilet
rooms, and a smoking ROOM and VIII seat
eighty-four people.
Tho of RovaI Tlua rtrb-
lished by the Baltimore q Ohio for April,
contains an article on the Parks Of Bal
timore" and much interesting matter re-
garding the meeting of the O.. "A. r. at
Washington this year.
Harry c. Ferris, late superintendent of
the Toledo & Ohio Central's western di-
vision, on which he made a good record,
will next week go West to take the posi-
ton Of superintendent of the Omaha di-
vision of the Union Pacific.
President Norton, of the Toledo, st. Louis
& Western, is in New York for a confer
ence with the owners Of the property. I'm
ments have been made TO the roadbed and
equipment and the service also.
General Manager Wilson, of the Wander
bilt fast freight lines. was in the city yes
terday. He states that cars are in better
supply than at any time in many months
the roads have ample power and business
Is now moving very promptly.
The Illinois Central is making some re-
markable runs on it's new Omaha division
A few days ago its Cannon Bali train
was hauled from Logan to Council Bluffs,
twenty-nine miles. in twenty-three min
utes, making one full stop.
The directors of the Chicago, Indianapolis
& Louisville Railroad Company yesterday
declared the regular semi-annual dividend
OF per cent on the preferred stock and a
dividend of L per cent. on the common
stock. The common dividend was declared
out or the surplus earnings.
and its allied lines, is making record
breaking trip so far as continuous travel
is concerned across the country In eight
days he is scheduled to go from Chicago
to Pasadena, Cal. and return. He makes
the trip for the purpose of accompanying
his wife back East.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul has
placed in service on its Pioneer limited
trains the largest and most compete dining
ever built They eighty-two feet
in length, six inches wider and higher than
the usual dining car, and comfortably seat
thirty-six people. Each crew consists of
six cooks, six walters and conductor.
The April number of 400 contains as
its frontispiece a picture of Charles f.
Daily recently appointed chief assistant
passenger agent of the Lake Shore. and
gives i'm detail his railroad career. 1t also
contains a sketch of II. j. Rhein, and COM
plimentary notice on his appointment as
successor of Mr. DAILY as general passen-
ger agent of the Lake Erie q western
The Big Four Railroad Company Is pre-
pairing to make additional improvements IN
Muncie to the extent of $4,000. The pres
ent freight depot will be doubled in capacl-
ty, a double track will be built through the
city a distance of more than two miles,
and the switching yards will be extended
considerably. a large force of men will be
employed on the improvements all summer.
The appointment of Charles A. Goodnow
late general superintendent of the Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul, general manager
of the Chicago, Rock Island a. PACING and
the employment of c. II. Warren, recently
vice president of the Central Railroad or
New jersey, whose title has not yet been
announced, are said TO be preliminary steps
to "A general reorganization of the official
staff.
A detailed schedule of the two fast runs
made by President Cassatts specials De
tween Philadelphia and New YORK SHOWS
that the average speed of the train run on
March % GIL miles per hour, while on
the oath the average speed was oi.S miles
For distance of six miles a speed OF nine
ty miles an hour was attained, and on both
trips even a longer distance was run at an
average speed Of eighty miles an hour
The last rail of the double track of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad between
Omaha and Chicago was lad yesterday
This last bit of construction was between
Missouri Valley and Denison, la. 1t gives
the Vanderbilt interests a double track De-
tween Omaha and New York and completes
the first line of this kind between Omaha
and Chicago. All the ballasting Is not COM
pleted, but trains will be running over the
new tracks in two weeks.
Articles of Incorporation have been filed
IN the recorders office at Shelbyville, Ill,
for the Toledo, St. Louis < New Orleans
Railroad Company. 1t is proposed TO con-
struct a road from some point in Shelby
county Illinois not named, to point on
the Ohio river in Massac county, Illinois,
The principal business office will be at
Carmi White county Illinois. The capital
stock OF the corporation is fixed at $4,000
with the following as stockholders: Chris
topher E. Hits and Nathaniel Burns, of
St Louis; Henry B. Pierce, of Golconda,
ILL.,; William r. Tate and Orlando Barrel
of Carmi. and James r. Morrison of Burnt
Prairie, Ill.