The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-05

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II. D.. Carter has been appointed assist
ant general freight agent of the New York
Central and West Shore railroads. vice
George e. Terrey, resigned on account OF
ill health.
w. II. Howard. jr, for some years con-
nected with the Southern Railway, has re-
signed to accept the position of assistant
secretary of the Southeastern Passenger
Association.
J.. III. Crawford, formerly representing the
Lackawann at st. Louis and Indianapolis,
now the general Eastern agent, is on an
extended Western trip visiting the differ
ent agencies.
All maintenance of way employees on the
Pennsylvania lines east of Harrisburg, who
have heretofore been receiving II cents an
hour. are TO receive Is cents per hour, be-
ginning April l..
The Lackawanna and the Wabash are
said to be still inclined TO break away
from the anti~-exchange pass agreement,
and the opinion prevails that the end of
the compact will soon be reached.
The Pennsylvania will present Prince
Henry with a handsome book as a souvenir
of his trip over their system on a special
train. The book will contain a picture of
the train and engine, and the itinerary.
Daniel Houseman, seventy years of age.
foreman of car shops of the Pennsylvania
at Altoona, has been retired on a pension.
His associates in the shops presented him
with a gold watch as a token of their
esteem.
lie Santa IT . viii liltS ldl DidCt III tIN
ice once a week a magnificent California
passenger train, the finest in the world. and
will charge just double the amount of the
regular fare. 1t Will be known as The
Club Train"
The Pullman Company has made a new
departure by which stopovers are granted
on regular tickets within the limit of the
railroad ticket at GlenwoOd Springs. on the
Denver & Rio Grande, and also at Salt
Lake, either in standard or composite cars.
c. II. Querau has been appointed super
intendent of the locomotive and car shops
of the New York Central at West Albany.
w. j. Mcqueen has been made master
mechanic of the Hudson, Harlem and Put
nam divisions, vice S. w. Simonds, re-
signed.
Seymour and Bedford will on April % be-
come members of the Indiana Car-service
Association-the Pennsylvania, the Balti-
more q Ohio Southwestern and the Indi-
ana Southern at Seymour and the Monon
and the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern at
Bedford.
William n. Duvall, for thirty-fve years
Pennsylvania lines west. was on Wednes-
day retired on A pension, and the citizens
of Cadiz gave him and his wife a banquet
in the courthouse hall and also a number
of presents.
TIL strike of the section men on the
Wabash for higher wages did not amount
10 nuchi Twelve men only gong out ana
two OF these have returned TO work. The
men who struck were getting SIS a day
and demanded $3.50 in the cities and s1.35
in the country.
The report that w. X. Vanderbilt is to
take the presidency of all Vanderbilt lines
is not credited in Eastern financial circles.
Mr.. Vanderbilt is now in Paris and has SUI
preme control of the several properties
and is free from intricate problems of the
operation and traffic.
Robert Gum, manager of the Buffalo
shops of the Erie, has been promoted TO
master mechanic of the company's shops
the service of the Erie thirty years. George
Fox, of the Huntington, Ind, shops, sue
ceedS him at Buffalo.
TIL Western Passenger Association,
which is now likely to be dissolved and re-
twenty years old. and during that period
has been reorganized six times. 1t is now
proposed TO r~eorganize it and eliminate all
Illegal features and possibly. enlarge its
scope.
Friendly relations between the Wander
bilts and the Pennsylvania do not appear to
cut much figure in the East. Thu rivalry
between Cleveland and Pittsburg is in
tense. and the Pennsylvania will build two
new trains, the finest the Pullman Com
pany can turn out, to run between those
cities.
TIL Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific was
chartered In 1851 and completed its line
from Chicago to the Mississippi river. Isl
miles, In 1854. From this small beginning
the system has grown until it now operates
more than 1900 miles of road, and its divi-
dends have grown from s ,326, 753 in 1881 TO
50, 140,6 3 in 1901.
John NJ. Hansen. president of the Stand
ard Steel Company, confirms the report
that the company has bought 800 acres of
ground at Butler, forty miles north of
Pittsburg, and will at once begin the erec-
ton of buildings to cover fifty acres, Civ
ing employment to- $500 men and turning
out 1900 cars per year.
The Indiana, Decatur & Western will be
in shape by May l to run it's trains into
Springfield, Ill, but il is understood will
not establish regular service until June.
when it's summer time table will become
effective. BY that time the thirty-four-
mile extension will be settled and in good
condition for fast service.
The Eastern lines seem in earnest in the
adopting of a new course as to excursions
the coming season and have asked the
Central Traffic roads TO make a schedule of
cheap rate excursions from Western points
to Eastern seashore resorts. A SIS round
trip rate to New York and s27 TO Boston, if
not lower, is practically assured, say pas
senger men.
The Pullman company will next week
complete a new private car for Charles M.
Schwab, president of the United States
Steel Corporation. to be used in an official
capacity. TIL builders were not limited as
10 expense. and 1t is estimated to have cost
over 100000. The car is unusually strong
in its construction, finished exquisitely i'm
gold plate and has been christened the
Loretto. in honor of the birthplace of Mr..
Schwab.
The interchangeable mileage proposition
in the Southeastern lines has been extended
to include the Baltimore Steam Packet
Company and the Chesapeake Steamship
Company between Baltimore and Norfolk,
Va. The distance between the two points
is figured at one hundred miles, which dis
lance will on April Is become a part of the
agreement between the sixteen railroads
representing 1903 miles. upon which mile
age will be interchangeable.
John H. Williams, usher at the office of
President Cassatt. of the Pennsylvania,
will to-day complete his thirtieth year in
the service. He began service April 5. 1872.
as messenger boy for Edgar Thomson. then
president of the company. For the last
twelve years he has held his present posi-
ton. He was a great favorite with the
late George Roberts. and carries a gold
watch presented him by Mr.. Roberts on the
completion of his t~wenty-hfth year of serv-
ice with the company.
At a special meeting of the directors of
the Michigan Central yesterday il was de-
cided TO execute a mortgage with the Guar
anty Trust Company for Sl3. O00.0 900, under
which 32 per cent. fifty-year bonds will be
issued. OF this amount $40. OO0.0 600 will be
disposed of Immediately for the payment
of the bonds Of the Michigan Central fall
ing due on May L.. The remaining Sc. 900. 600
will be held for future betterments and en-
largcments. subject TO the order OF the
hoard of the bonds IN he retired e 600 D0