The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-06

road. y steam shovel. two construction
trains and fifty Italians are engaged IN the
work.
c. S. Blackman, general Eastern agent
OF the Big -Four. with headquarters at
Buffalo. has leased. jointly. an office at
that point with g. B. Wiley, representing
the Illinois Central.
a has been appointed by the
shopmen of the Southern Pacific at Hous-
ton. where 1000 men are employed. to wait
upon the master mechanic, J. j. Ryan, and
request either a nine-hOur day or an APP
proximate increase i'm wages.
The stationery department of the Lake
Erie & Western has been removed to Cleve-
land. and S. y. Greene. who had charge Of
the department. has been given a more
lucrative position with j. 2. Murphy, gen.
eral storekeeper OF the Lake Shore road.
Trainmen on the Lackawana are uneasy
again and have sent for Grand Chief Nor
risey. a strike is threatened on account Of
substituting hagmen for conductors on
trains hauled by the hog" engines. Four
men have been discharged for not obeying
the order.
The Osgood-Bradley car works at Worces-
ter, Mass, is building thirty new coaches
for the Philadelphia & Reading. all TO be
vestibuled and models of beauty and COM
fort. The new coaches will form a part
Of the hourly trains which are to be run
between Philadelphia and New York after
May IS.
Samuel f. Crane. who has been in the
service of the Chicago, Burlington q Quincy
TOT lOIlN-Olt years, mas dSheu 10 ne re-
lleved on June l.. He has been general
superintendent of the Missouri lines since
1881. He has been requested 10 remain
with the road in an advisory capacity until
the first of next year.
The Brooks locomotive works last week
completed an order for the Lake Shore
which makes 1926 engines built at these
works since established in 1863. Within the
last twelve months the American Locomo-
tive Company, which includes the Brooks
plant and has been in operation but one
year, has built 2,552 engines.
Ira 5. Mccormick. who has for several
years been the general manager or the
Big Consolidated street-railway system of
Cleveland, has resigned to accept the as
sistant general m-anagership of the Harlem
division of the New York Central road.
He will be in charge of the lines between
Motthaven and the Grand Central station
in New York.
Business has so increased on the Fort
Wayne division of the Cincinnati. Ham
ilton & Dayton since it came under c. II.
q d. control that ar additional freight
train has been put on each way. twenty
I'VE eaTIoads or macadamlzed stone are
oaded daily to be delivered at points along
its line in Paulding county, where the
roads are being macadamized.
The court at Lima, O., has set aside the
sale of the Columbus, Lima & Milwaukee
Railroad, recently sold under foreclosure
TO Cleveland men, representing John ID.
Rockefeller, on condition that b. G. Faurot,
protector of the road and who fought the
NOAAAAA $40 u NA( 0Atf 0A1A $50 $500 D0@N@
of $l25.e0 by May 10. If bond is not fur
nished the sale will be confirmed.
Hiram S. Cable. who has been appointed
general superintendent of the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific lines west OF the
Missouri river, is a son OF K. r. Gable;
chairman of the board of directors, and
for the last three years has been vice pres
ident and general manger of the Rock
Island & Peoria. He formerly held a like
position on the Pixies Peak line.
r. P. Algeo, district passenger agent OF
the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton and
the Monon lines, was in Cincinnati yester-
day in conference with Passenger Traffic
Manager Edwards. Mr.. Algeo would like
to have the train which leaves for Cincin-
and reach Cincinnati at its present sched-
uled time, and by so doing get the Nandalla
connection.
The declaring of a semi-annual dividend of
3 per cent. by the directors of the Penn
s~ylvania was a genuine surprise, Phlladel-
phia papers state, as it places the road on
a 6 per cent. dividend basis. The dividend
declared is payable on 500. $50 capital
stock, the present capitalization of the COM
pany, and will distribute among the share
holders the largest amount ever paid by a
railroad company, s6,1S1,245.5O.
The local freight association held a
lengthy meeting yesterday, the joint rate
committee being present. and the arranging
of a switching tariff at Indianapolis was
undertaken. There are nearly 400 private
switches leading to the numerous indus
prehensive tariff. There will be no increase
on present charges. but the rares will be
put in shape to file with the Interstate
commerce Commission.
Presidents and executive officers of all
Western roads will meet to-day in Chicago
TO consider the freight situation, which
has become so precariOus that a general
freight war is threatened. No secret rate
cutting has been going on since the in
functions have been enforced. but many in
stances have occurred where roads nave
made low rates by filing notice with the
Interstate-commerce Commission. How &c
stop the practice is the problem to be
| solved