The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-14

all the necessary appliances for testing the
air OF each train. and II there is a single
car that shows any defect 1t will be
romptly detected.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton in
spection party completed its inspection OF
the division between Hamilton and Indian
apolis last evening and during the night
made the run to Springfield, Ill. The party
will return by daylight to-day and inspect
that property.
The st. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
yesterday discharged AS men at Springfield,
Mo. mostly shop men and roundhouse en-
ployes. 1t is reported at division headquar-
tiers that q sweeping order will be issued
tonight reducing the operating force upon
the entire system.
James Donahue, late assistant general
passenger agent of the St Louis q San
Francisco, has been appointed secretary or
the Manufacturers and Merchants Asso-
citation of Kansas City, succeeding w. C.
Winsborough, who has been secretary since
its organization, five years ago.
After twenty-five years of service, VIM.
NJ. Steele. general baggage agent of the
Terminal Association at St. Louis. has re
tired and will be succeeded by j. II.
Shackleford. Mr.. Steele will take a less
arduous position than that of handling the
worlds fair business during the coming
exposition.
The Pennsylvania has put in its time
card a new train between Pittsburg and
Toledo, to be put on Nov. %. This move
has been taken as a continuation of the
fight between the Pennsylvania and Wa
bash interests. The two trains will be
among the fastest on the Pennsylvania
main line.
The Chamber of Commerce of New Haven,
Conn, on Wednesday night gave a banquet
to Charles Mellen, the new president of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford road.
Governor Chamberlain, of Connecticut,
President Hadley, of Yale University, and
other prominent persons were present and
made addresses.
c.. E. Schaff, general manager of the Big
LNAntr nnd Il ID Nnx-lnr Hxfnn nraCf1nnt Of
the Pennsylvania lines West. yesterday in
spected the improvements made TO the Cen
trail Indiana road, formerly the Indiana
roads named. j. q. Van Wrinkle, general
superintendent, accompanied them on the
trip.
+. L. Pomeroy, assistant traffic manager
of the New York Central, III. f. Chaplin,
traffic manager of the Boston & Albany,
W.. B.. Pollett, fast freight line agent of
the New York Central, and H.. NJ. Biscoe.
Albany. who are now on a trip West, will
spend Tuesday In indianapolis. the guest
of the Big Four and the Lake Erie &
Western people.
w. H. Truesdale, president of the Lack
awanna, and c. w. Caldwell. traffic man.
| ager, were in their early railroad career
located at Terre Haute. Mr.. Truesdale as
assistant general freight agent of what is
now the Logansport division of the Van
dalia, and Mr.. Caldwell as a clerk in the
auditing department of the Vandalia. Like
the Hhen VINO nave leIC the Nanudlld u
more important positions, they have proven
very efficient.
&C. 5. Sims. general manager, w. III. VIII
llams, assistant general manager, and j. b.
Dickens, engineer of maintenance OF way
OF the Baltimore & Ohio. have been in
Pfttsburg for a couple of days attending a
stan meeting. Attention was given to i'm
provements under way and to be completed
before extreme cold weather sets in. Cen
eral Manager Sims says retrenchment Will
be made only where there will be abso-
iutely no hindrance to the movement OF
freight.
Eight young men, all of Indiana, who
were examined for positions as firemen
on the Pennsylvania, nave passed the re-
CURED examination. Because of the large
number of applicants. certain days in the
| week have been set apart for examination.
The hiring OF more men Is due to the fact
force 'T nro@is IS very tC f aeay be,o and t tae r pFesenl
ments. In the last few days four firemen,
also on the Pennsylvania lines West, have
been promoted to engineers.
Beginning Sunday, Nov. Is. the Lake
Shore will put on a new train between
Buffalo and Pittsburg and return. The
train will leave Buffalo at lilo p. m, ar
the train will leave Pittsburg at 1880 p. M,
arriving at Buffalo at 6 a. m. The run will
be made over the Lake Shore to Ashtabula,
thence . oyer the Pittsburg & Lake Erie;
Buffalo westbound and a sleeper to Buffalo
eastbound. The train will be one of the
fastest on the road.
1t Is reported that Hiram s. Gable is to
be made general manager of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, succeeding c. A.
Goodnough, who resigned recently to ac-
cept a similar position with the Chicago &
Alton. 1t is also said that w. Nj. Hobbs,
now assistant TO the general manager, is
to be made general superintendent, and
s ante ~ nosi ii ! Sch is fa ret, now Mo holding Ha6,e the he
at present superintendent of the northern
division of the Rock Island, and has made
He is well known in this city, being a
| relative of Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Frazer.