The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-20

one hundred were given an opportunity TO
greet the new general solicitor.
1t is stated that Samuel Rea. fourth vice
president of the Pennsylvania, will be made
resident vice president at New York to
supervise the building of the tunnel and
terminal and that this may lead to the
creation of the office of fifth vice president.
The Pennsylvania tunnel work, il Is ex-
pected, will cost st0,000,0oo and take three
years TO complete.
Special provision for the shipment to Cal
ifornia perishable produce TO points East
has been inaugurated by the Wells-Fargo
X Co. Express. a semi-weekly refrigerator
car service was recently established TO ham
die this traffic. The cars run through on
passenger trains, leaving Los Angeles on
Monday and Friday evenings. The service
may be made daily.
General Manager G. L. Potter. of the
Baltimore q Ohio. announced yesterday
the appointment of n. l.. Byers, engineer
OF maintenance of way, as assistant TO the
present assistant engineer of maintenance
Oh way, as engineer of maintenance OF
way. vice Byers. Both appointees were
formerly officials of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road west of Pittsburg.
c. E. McKim, superintendent of telegraph
of the Pennsylvania lines west, is preparing
estimates for the work to be done in the tel
egraphic service during the coming year.
The telegraphic service of the company
suffered great losses during the present sea-
son on account of heavy rains and snow
Northwest poles and wires belonging to the
company had to be kept almost daily under
going repairs. The company is seriously
considering the putting of all its wires I'M
foreground.
Charles o. Gwatkin, formerly general
Eastern agent of the Wisconsin Central,
has been appointed general manager of the
Guatemala Northern Railroad, with head
quarters at Guatemala City, Guatemala la.
Mr.. Gwatkin will leave New York for his
new post on Sunday. Mr.. GwatBin Is a
native of Lynchburg, Va. He entered the
Great Western Dispatch fast freight line
at Binghamton. Since that time he has
held positions of responsibility with vari-
Gus railroads.
The White River Railway Company, of
Arkansas. yesterday filed in the office of
the secretary of state of Missouri evidence
of incorporation with capital of $3,SlOOOO,
OF which $l,365.00O is to be used in Mis-
the State line to Carthage, to connect with
the Lexington and southern divisions of
the Missouri Pacific the length in Missouri
to be 124 miles. This road will give the
Missouri Pacific new lines from Kansas
City and st. Louis south into Arkansas
and Texas.
Much interest is felt by Pennsylvania en-
ployes on the lines west of Pittsburg in
the new saving system soon to be eStab-
liShed. Under the arrangement the men
will be allowed to deposit money at any
time and in any quantity and it will draw
depositors wish to withdraw their savings
they use the method of a bank. 1t is
estimated that 5000 or 1900 accounts will
be opened in the near future. The Penn
sylvania Companys Saving Association is
not an experiment, but long years have
proven its worth.
The business of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
q Dayton and the Monon has increased
in the last few years that their freight de-
pots, which are close together are made
quate to handle the business, and something
must be done to give them more room. This
will probably result in one or the other To-
eating at some other point, they are now
working as many men and occupying all
the room they possess and are unable to
handle the business expeditiously. The
Lake Erie & Western is also cramped for
depot facilities, and will be obliged to en-
large in some manner the coming spring
The growth of business has been so great
here in the last ten years that the Penn
sylvania, with its increased depot room
and also the Big Four are -hampered. When
1t is stated that the tonnage of freight
handled at the city freight depots has in
creased fully so per cent. since the prosper
Gus times came on some idea of the extent
of the local businessman be formed