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

The position of assistant to the general
manager will be abolished and j. @. Nc
Cullough, now trainmaster of the Pitts
burg division. will be appointed superin-
tendent of terminals at Columbus, new
position.
The Cincinnati. Muncie & Richmond Rail-
way Company is using a track-laying de-
vice between Cottage Grove and Cincinnati.
Rails and ties are fed in the machine from
the top of fiat car and workmen are lay
ing track at the rate of two miles every
twelve hours
+. b. Thomas. president of the Lehigh
Valley, will establish his legal residence in
South Bethlehem and become a citizen of
Pennsylvania, in order 10 conform with
the requirement of the Constitution that
the chief executive of the company shall
be resident of the State.
John N. Stroud has been appointed trav-
cling passenger agent of the Colorado Mid
land, with headquarters at Chicago. Mr..
Stroud left Mitchell, Ind. where he was an
employe of the Ohio * Mississippi, fifteen
years ago, and has been with Kansas
City road at Kansas City.
Forty division superintendent and chief
clerks of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
will meet to-day to consider demands of
ticket and freight agents east of the Ohio
river for a 10 per cent. increase in wages.
1t Is said a strike will follow refusal to ac-
cede to the demands.
Thomas Quill, an Indianapolis man, Tor
merly travelling passenger agent for the
Chicago & Great Western, is reported to
have fallen heir to a considerable sum of
money by recent decision of the Indiana
state courts. Mr.. Quill is now in the in
surance business at Pittsburg.
Articles of Incorporation were filed at
Lansing. Mich. yesterday for the Detroit,
Monroe & Toledo Short-line. capitalized at
S3,0o00o0. The Black-Mulkey electric rail-
way. connecting Monroe and Toledo, has
Detroit. OF the capital 81, 100000 is set apart
for Improvements.
E. G. McCracken who has been connected
with Bullingers Postal and Shippers Guide
for tWenty-one years, will sever his con-
nection with that concern on Jan. /, with
the expectation of coming TO Indianapolis
to accept position on the Indiana Rail-
way and Shippers Guide, of which j. K.
Cavanagh is enc of the proprietors-
The Lake Shore Company is considering
the laying of two additional tracks the
greater part of the distance between Buff
| falO and CnlcagO, and good authority says
that within three years such improvements
will be completed. The company has pur-
chased extensive gravel pits and will soon
be laying a third track between Erie and
| Cleveland.
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
has issued n general order limiting the
| speed of passenger trains on short curves
| partment has built a number OF speed
| signals which to be placed at the sharp
est curves to caution engineers: A second
| signal will be placed at the further end
| of the curve to signify full speed.
The village Of Collinwood, o., yesterday
voted against permitting the sale of liquor
within its boundaries AS result the Lake
Shore Railroad will spend S1,OOO,OOO in new
| shops additional TO extensive buildings al
! ready erected there. Had the village voted
| for the sale of liquor the railroad officials
| say that this extra sum OF money would
have been withheld.
The Illinois Central and the Southern Pa
| cific have formed close traffic alliance
| on business from Chicago via New Orleans
| to the Pacific coast and this close connec-
| ton will improve the business of the I'LL
nois Central. The arrangement for close
connection between the Louisville & Nash
Vile and the Southern Pacific has been
severed, and the Southern Pacific will join
with the Illinois Central in building a new
union depot at New Orleans.
Some twelve months ago an organization
was formed at Chicago known the Rail-
way Employees Twentieth Century Club. Its
| objects being political, social and economic.
| This club has already membership of sew
| eral thousand and is establishing through
| out Illinois local councils at every division
| point and important railroad center. The
| club is behind publication which will be
! issued in January next exclusively in the
/ interest of railroad men, aiming to cover
/ the entire field of railway activity.
| The arrival at Santiago de Cuba last
| evening of the first regular through train
| from Havana was the cause of great
| celebra ton in Santiago. special train
| carrying city and provincial officials, two
| bands of music and large number of guests
| of the railroad left Santiago and met the
|
| line Thousands of people assembled at the
| depot at Santiago to meet the train. fire
| works were set off and there was much en-
| thusiasm. The railroad officials were enter
| tanned at banquet at night.
The Interstate-commerce Commission has
received new freight tariff schedules max
| ing increased rates on iron and steel
| articles in the official classification terri
| tory embracing railroads between the Mis-
sissippi river and the Eastern seaboard and
| north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. The
new tariff becomes operative on jan L
| next. The exact amount of the increase IS
| not yet known. but Ii is understood to av-
| erage about 10 per cent, in accordance
| with an agreement reported to have been
| reached recently at Cleveland.
AS was expected, the statement of Pres
| ident Loree. of the Baltimore & Ohio TO
| the effect that passenger business Is the
| dress parade of the railroads, has met with
| storm of disapproval. An official OF a
local line says that while what Mr.. Loree
| has said may be true of the Baltimore q
Ohio. 1t does not apply to all of the rail-
| roads. The passenger department OF the
| Big Four is not only self-supporting, but
Is source of large revenue. The same is
| true or the Nandalia and numerous other
Indiana roads which might be mentioned.
President Ripley. of Chicago, Victor Mora
| wetz general counsel. and c. s. Gleed, OF
| Topeka, were the only directors present at
the annual meeting of the Atchison, Topeka
| & Santa Fe stockholders at Topeka yes
| terday. Nothing of Importance was trans
| acted save the ratification of the purchase
of number of branch lines during the
| past year Howell Jones of Topeka, B. L.
| Smith of Chicago, Charles Steele of New
York. and K. p. Ripley of Chicago. whose
| terms directors expired. were reelected
President Ripley and Victor Morawetz re-
turned East in the afternoon.
Last January the stockholders of the
| Pittsburg & Lake Erie authorized an in
crease in capital stock from 100000 to
S. 000.G00 and a short time thereafter s.. Co.,
600 of this increase was sold to stockhold-
ers. The directors have just notified the
stockholders that the remaining S2,000.0OC
Will be distributed at par $50 per share
to stock of record Jan. !, 1903. The pur-
pose Is to pay for the many improvements
which have been in progress and to be
continued on that road. The income from
this property will this year approximate
900, or So per cent. of the capitaliza-
ton.
The Pennsylvania Company has issued
order that it's employees must not be
engaged in any other business while work
ing for the company. A number of conduc-
tors are interested in restaurants along the
lines of the road. others operate coal yards
others have groceries, and occasionally
have been found TO be silent partners In
saloons. The position taken by the rail
road company is that the time of the en-
ployes belongs TO the railroad, and in the
train service especially. If trainmen have
outside business cares on their minds they
will be apt to neglect the affairs of the
company
The Late Aikman Carnahan.
1 II IL