The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09

are no indications OF an early decrease in
traffic with the line.
w. r. Scott. who has been assistant SUI
perintendent of the Southern Pacific, with
headquarters at Sacramento, Cal, has been
made superintendent, with headquarters at
Ogden, succeeding\J j. S. Noble, resigned ID.
Breckenridge succeeds Mr.. Scott at Sacra-
mento.
Peace reigns once more between the West
ern Emigrant Bureau and the steamship
companies The result is largely due f TO the
has been satisfied and the resumption OF Its
membership in the bureau of the Western
Passenger Association assured.
The motive power of the Norfolk & West
ern for its entire system this year has in
cluded fifty-two new engines. forty-three
OF which have been added to the freight
lantic type. twenty-five new passenger
coaches have been added to the passenger
| equipment.
w. II. Roseman. general passenger and
| freight agent of the Southern Indiana road,
was in the city yesterday. He reports both
| freight and passenger traffic very heaVy
on the line, and its earnings are showing
correspondingly good results. The COM
pany will put on additional passenger
| trains each way.
| ]. o. Bowdish, general superintendent of
the Cincinnati district: r. s. Benedict. hold
| ing the same position in the Cleveland
district, and E. c. Averill; at Chicago; VIII
| funeral of the late Caleb S. Phillips, which
will be held tomorrow.
! M. A. Carmody has rendered his resigna-
| ton as trainmaster of the Allegheny d.
vision of the Pennsylvania, and ~. Nj. KEEP
4 ple assistant trainmaster of the Pittsburg
| division of the Pennsylvania, has been APP
pointed to the position. Mr.. Carmody has
been in the service of that road about
| thirty years in various capacities, and ne
will now engage in commercial pursuits
The current number of Leslie's Weekly
contains a fine portrait and a short history
1 of A II Smith. recentlV made general
manager of the New York Central. Mr..
| Smiths career in the railroad world is an
| example of progress from the lowest TO i'm
portant positions. A few years ago he was
| trainmaster of the Lake Shore with head
quarters at Hilsdale. Mich. and he is now
promoted to a position on the vanderbilt
railroads second only to that of president
| The Brotherhood of Railroad Freight and
| Baggagemen of America has got into trOu-
| BILE and the headquarters at Lancaster,
| Pa, has been closed. General Secretary
| Rupely, it is said, was directed to attend the
| biennial convention Of the brotherhood, now
| in session in Baltimore. and on his failure to
| appear to answer charges that certain OF
| his actions were detrimental to the br0tner-
hood the officers decided to close the offices
| until a thorough investigation could De
made.
cinnati,. Hamilton & Dayton Railway sys-
tenn, whose Toledo division parallels the
Miami and Erie canal has xy filed sui Ho, WITH
bus, o., to Gust the Miami and Erie Trans
portation Company, first, because tine
pleted within the contract limit; second,
for hauling freight by rail as well as by
water; third, for interference with canal
| boats and rental of water power.
The Big Four Is making good Roadway
in adjusting claims growing out OF the
wreck of the Purdue special train, which
resulted in the death of seventeen and SER
ious injury of fully fifty more, and II
is thought that ali claims will be settled
without a single damage suit being nled.
Seventy-eight claims have been adjusted.
number Of those who We're killed. In
each case the company is absolved from any
further liability through such compromise.
The Chicago & Northwestern has adopted
as motto 1.-THE Best of Everything" and
its latest booklet entitled 1.-The Overland
Limited and THE Northwestern Limited,
just issued, are gems in every respect. The
former is a magnificent illustrated booklet
| filled with half-tone views of trains of the
road and of the principal scenic wonders
between Chicago and San Francisco. Inc
trains running daily between Chicago and
St Paul and Minneapolis. Both are beauti-
fully illuminated and printed IN all tne
larly bright idea Is the colored diagram OF
the equipment.
Since appointed vice president and general
manager of the Cleveland, Columbus q AK
ron road John F. Miller has practically re-
constructed the road and as a result the
business of the line has been so good thai
the road has become self-supportlng. III
was considerable of task to take that
| small crooked and rundown property and
bring Ii up to the Pennsylvania standard OF
| efficiency and perfection. Since the Penn
sylvania came into possession of the road
seventy-pound rails have been substituted
for a lighter rail on greater portion OF
| the system, leaving only forty miles of the
road to be relaid. Several changes in the
route necessary to remove curves have been
perfected and heavier equipment Is being
introduced as fast as the track will
stand Ii.