The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-29

division OF the Wabash He is the father or
II. F. Houghton. who on Sept. will be pro-
NOTED TO assistant general superintendent
of the Big Four.
On Sept. l the Erie will put on new train
from Cincinnati TO the East leaving that
city at IL 80 p. m. and connecting closely
with new train from Chicago at Marion
junction, where il will transfer its Cincin-
natl sleeping car TO the fast train.
The Burlington route has notified the
western Passenger Association that from
sept. l TO II, inclusive. that company Will
sell round trip tickets to the Yellowstone
National Park for $40, including hVe ana
one-half days trip through the park, meals
transportation, etc.
The annual outing Of the Chicago division
employees of the Big Four will be held on
Aug. 80 at Tecumseh Trail, near Lafayette
Ii was intended TO hold it at the far
grounds, but they were not available. Am
pie street car accommodations VIII De pro-
vided TO carry the people.
On Sunday a new record made in
number of passengers carried TO Atlantic
CITY, over 10000 being carried into that city
by the steam roads. 1t is stated that many
people who have been staying there for
some weeks will start home next week, and
a great rush is looked for.
The Big Four yesterday received a new
dining car from the Barney q Smith car
works Dayton, o., which is said 10 be the
car in service. Its exterior finish is that or
all first-class passenger equipment, but on
the inside it is the perfection of art
On Sept. l the American locomotive works
will commence building ten engines for the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton. eight TO be
n-wheeled heavy freight engines and two
eight-wheeled passenger engines. 1t is ex-
pected that all will be delivered in Septem-
Der. The road is greatly in need of the
power.
w. H. Newman, president of the New
York Central, will return from Europe Sept
20. President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania
Sec
ond Vice President Pugh will be home from
Europe Sept TO- and First Vice PRESIDENT
Green of the Pennsylvania, will return
from his vacation Sept. l.
The Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburg road
within the last four years has come 70 the
'front.' rapidly. 1t now operates Az miles of
main line, and its report for the year ended
June 30 is the best ever issued. On Sept. l
1t will become an important link in new
through line between New York and Pitts
burg in connection with the Philadelphia &
Reading.
Ralph Peters general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania Southwestern system,
has been appointed chairman Of the COM
mitee recently designated to outline a new
| form OF Geographic code to be used on all
! roads of the association. 1t is the inten-
ton, If possible, to adopt a cipher code for
/ all lines throughout the country, which
/ would result in a material decrease in the
/ expense of telegraph service.
circular to the stockholders OF the
! Southern Railway Company was issued
/ yesterday by J. Pierpont Morgan. Charles
] Lanier and George r. Baker the voting
| trustees, recommending a continuation of
the voting trust for five years, until Oct.
/ 10, 1907. The company postponed dividend
| declaration recently in order that the share
/ holders might have opportunity to re-
cord their wishes as to extension of the
voting trust.
John s. Lazarus. traffic manager OF the
! Indiana, Decatur & Western for eighteen
years, says this is the first time that the
road has had plenty of cars TO handle it's
! business He credits it to the operations
of the per diem plan. The company last
year purchased 1,50O new box cars, 500 of
them 10000 pounds capacity. and 1000 .O0O
| pounds capacity, and the road is in good
shape now to handle It's business which is
| daily improving.
In connection with the statement that the
| Big Four will take control of the Chicago
| * Southeastern it is stated that the Big
| Four will send most Of its through busi-
ness from the East over that line instead
! of through indianapolis, where the bust
ness is so heavy that it takes from one to
two days to get II through the city. This is
| a great mistake. Indianapolis has a Belt
road, and a train arriving from Cleveland
at BrightwOod stands at that point one hour
to be inspected: another engine is attached
| it runs over the Belt road in twenty min
utes and Is started west on the st. Louis
or Chicago division inside of two hours.