The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-11


Frederick Abbott. formerly treasurer of
the Wisconsin Railroad Company died sud-
denly on Wednesday in his office in Mil
| waukee.
for the Lake Erie Western, who has been
East for several days, will return this
morning.
The pay rolls of the Union Railway and
| beI ROAD Tor June were the largest In the
history of the Union Railway Company, ex-
| ceeding $4,000.
The Toledo Terminal and the Lake Shore
nave failed TO reach amicable under
| standing, and no favorS are given on either
side. Neither will give the ether any bust
| ness.
The Lehigh Valley has made an irnova-
ton this season in connection with its Nj
agara Fails excursion via the Readng-Le-
high valley route by adding dining car TO
the special train.
The gross earnings of the Monou in the
| nscal year ending June 30 were $5039, 600, an
increase of 300 over the year ending June
80, 1902, and much the largest gross earnings
| In the history of the road.
| Three of the new freight engines that the
| BALDWIN works is building for the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton will be placed in
| service on the Western division of the Gin
| cinnati. Indianapolis & Western.
| L. j. Ships, who resigned the position Of
general roadmaster of the Findlay branch
| OF the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton, goes
| TO Cincinnati to take the position of master
| of construction of an electric road
The Panhandle Limited leaves Indianapo-
| lis at 6:5O p. m and makes close connection
a. Dayton with the Erie's fast express,
| which carries Lake Chautauqua passengers,
arriving at the lake at 1856 next morning.
Albert Stein, contracting agent of the
Monon and Blue Line Qast freight), who
| has been Ill for several weeks with typhoid
| fever, is convalescent and hopes to be able
to resume his usual duties in a couple of
/ weeks.
John E. Gilmore, who for sixteen years
has held the position of signal engineer on
| the Long Island road has resigned and
will return to Pittsburg, where he has
opened an office as consulting signal and
| civil engineer.
The book of the Royal Blue for June is
| an unusually interesting number Fifteen
pages are devoted to the battle of Gettys-
burg, and the article was written by Gen.
IL. 3. Huidekoper in his usual graphic and
| interesting style.
H. s. Graybill, traffic manager Of the Belt
Road and Union Stockyards, returned yes
| terday from trip to Oklahoma. He says
| there are stations there where thousands
or TAT cattle will be shipped, and that In
| dianapolis will get its share.
| Superintendent Mckee, of the Missouri
| racine, announces the appointment of j.
Roy Postlethwaite as chief dispatcher of
eight lines. with headquarters at Nevada,
| Mo. Mr.. Postlethwaite was formerly
dispatcher of the Wabash at Peru.
The Monon has commenced tearing down
the old buildings on the grounds recently
purchased at Louisville, on which the COM
pany proposes to erect new freight sta
| ton. The improvements, including the sta
ton, will reach cost Of over 100000
The indianapolis Railroad Mems Benefit
and Saving Association now ranks as the
wealthiest railroad organization of the kind
in this country, its assets exceeding S1OOO-
CO.,. William Cannon, secretary of the as
ISOLATION. is proud Of its development
The finishing touches have been put upon
the Big Four uptown ticket office The
Big Four, Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton,
the Pennsylvania, the Monon and the Lake
Erie & Western have as handsome ticket
and freight offices as are to be found in any
part Of the country.
Announcement has been made through
Western Passenger Association channels
that the st. Louis San Francisco, the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific and the Choc-
taw, Oklahoma & Gulf have completed ar
rangements for an unrestricted interchange
of passenger traffic at all junction points.
General Manager Atterbury, of the Penn
sylvania, was in Pittsburg on Thursday i'm
conference with H. NICK. Twombly, of the
Vanderbilt lines. The conference had
something to do with the affairs Of the
Pennsylvania and those of the Pittsburg
& Lake Erie, which contemplates making
extensive Improvements.
The Grand Trunk Railway has appointed
William Robinson, of Toronto, travelling
PASSENGER Sa: agent. with headquarters at
Pittsburg. The Grand Trunk has been
represented at that point by w. j. Hunter
as commercial agent. and the business OF
the company has so developed that it needs
an additional man to look after It,
Pulaski Leeds, who was fatally shot by
discharged employee. had been master me-
chanic Of the Louisville & Nashville for
twenty years. and ranked as one of the
most competent and economical men i'm
that line of service. He had built up for
himself an excellent reputation and had
done much to bring the Louisville & Nash
Vile to the front.
The Erie has just completed the surveys
hafx
point on the main line near Gallon Its line
practically parallels the Big Four with
much the same grade. 1t has been under
stood that the Erie contemplated entering
Cleveland over its own tracks and is now
negotiating to enter the new Union Station
being built in Cleveland.
The low fares which have been installed
between Chicago and ST. Paul are now be-
ing used for other purposes. The rate,
when held at tariff. is s1l.5O, but when the
war between the lines and the Western
Passenger Association began it was re-
duced to IS, and the cut was only applicable
on local business between Chicago and ST.
Paul, later the rate was applied on through
business, and the rate for the West has
been equaliZed. The rate has now been. !
made to apply on home-seekers rates to the
West and all other business where a rate
OF one fare for the round trip applies.
1t is reported that arrangements have
been made by which the Wabash will run
a through train from Buffalo to New York
over the New York Central tracks. The re-
port Is not officially confirmed, but Is said
TO have basis in the fact that recently the
Rockefeller interest in the New York Cen
trail has been very largely increased
The Big -Four announces that il will run
special through tourist sleeping cars from
Columbus, Springfield and Dayton to San
Francisco on account of the national en-
campment of the G. A. r., Aug. IL to %, and
special tourist cars will also be run from
Indianapolis. Tickets on these trains will
be put on sale July p, and will be good re-
turning until Oct. Is.
Blaine Miller, assistant civil engineer of
the Peoria q. Eastern on Thursday night
had an opportunity to learn what the work
coming in on the train from DanyilIe tn In
dianapolis. and jumped on the engine IN
ride Shortly after the fireman, when shut
ting the door TO the fire box, caught his
hand in such manner as to burn his
fingers seriously, probably necessitating
amputation. and the engineer was i'm
dilemma. Young Miller offered to fire the
locomotive. and the engineer Thought he
would give the young man a Chance He
fired the engine from Danville To Indian
apolis. His experience was such thar he
will not care to repeat it. The regular FIRE
man had no trouble in keeping the steam
up to 200 pounds pressure, but il troubled
young Miller to keep ii up to- 100 pounds
For years the dining car service NJ tbe
Pennsylvania lines has been table si'bo,a
but careful test of the la carte system
is now being made on four trains-Nos On
q, 16, and 10. The old system remains ty
vogue on the other trains and will remain
unless the la carte plan gains a firm
hold and shows itself preferable in point of |