The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26

that the Wabash is interested in the plan
of the Philadelphia & Western. Incorporated
road from Parkersburg to Philadelphia.
r. McSmith. travelling passenger agent
OF the Grand Trunk has started out with
carload Of pictures and mounted fish TO
at different points. This week he is in
Cleveland. Mr.. McSmith is making tour
of four months and will exhibit In all the
principal cities.
ment of George w. Davis as general freight
agent of the Cleveland Akron < Columbus
was made yesterday. Davis succeeds Will
liam Hodgedon, who has been appointed
general freight agent of the Vandalia line.
Mr.. Davis was division freight agent OF the
Panhandle at Cincinnati.
In speaking of the reported deal by which
control of other parties than the Wander
bilts, a well-informed man said that the
Vanderbilt family personally owned the
terminals at New York, including the sta
ton. and the Albany bridge, and In no case
would they dispose of them.
The Big Four, in fact, all lines leading to
st. Louis in the Central Traffic Associa-
ton. announce a cent-a-mile rate for all
organized state militia in uniform and all
uniformed bands TO st. Louis en- route to
the worlds fair dedication exercises. The
low rate will hold whether the expense Ia
borne by the individual or by the exposition
company.
The San Francisco Call says: 1.-The Cali
fornia Northwestern Railway and its leased
appendix. the San Francisco * North Pa
troll of A. W. Foster and his associates to
the syndicate over which President Harri-
man. of the Southern Pacific Company.
dominates. The price said to have been
paid to Mr.. Foster is sl,664,00o."
1t was announced yesterday by General
Manager Potter, of the Baltimore & Ohio,
that w. G. Loree, superintendent of the
Chicago division, would succeed J. G.. Rawn
as Sflnariufendppf PiftSburU nm
April /, when Mr. Rawn assumes service on
the Illinois Central. T. j. Foley, assistant
to the general manager: Will succeed w c.
vision.
The party of foreign railroad officials who
have been travelling through the West
were YESTERDAY In Bunaio IN charge 1 cor OK
of the New York Central. Mr.. Daniels en-
tertained them on Tuesday and escorted
them to Niagara Falls There the party
was taken to view the cataract and also
study the electrical facilities in the power
houses.
The Big Four has listed s2.oo7.0oo addi-
tional general mortgage fours of 1898. One
million dollars of this sum Is for new con-
struction and improvements as provided for
by the mortgage, one million 10 cover the
purchase of the Cincinnati & Northern
Railway. the securities of which will be
placed under the general mortgage OF the
Big Four and the balance of 1000 for the
retirement of prior lien bonds
A railroad man who has just returned
from trip over the Union Pacific said he
found the trains running on time despite
the high waters and SHOWS, the motive pow
er in good condition and passenger and
continues unbroken and includes about 200
men all over the system. The shops have
been filed with nonunion workmen. who
dition' The officials state that the strike
does not interfere with business.
1t is said that Stuyvesant Fish will be-
come chairman OF the board OF directors
of the Illinois Central and will be succeeded
president; that j. 7. Harrahan will succeed
Mr. yelling; that j. r. Wallace will suc-
coed Mr.. Harrahan as second vice president,
and Mr.. wallaces place will be filled by I.
G.. Rawn, who has resigned as general su-
perintendent of the Baltimore * Ohio az
Pittsburg. Further changes are reported
as probable in the traffic department
President Ramsey of the Wabash before
leaving TO go abroad, made the interesting
statement that the company and its men
west of the Mississippi had agreed on an
was not to be a precedent to the men east
of the river, who are already receiving as
much as men on other roads. He says the
members of the committee accepted this
reservation and were on the way TO In
form the company of this action when out
side grand masters interviewed and COM
manded them to revise their action. He
thinks. therefore. is is plain that the trouble
was due TO outside elements
Several prominent railroad officials held
a conference at the Grand Hotel. Cincin-
natl, on Wednesday to discuss grain rates
TO Mississippi points No changes resulted
from the discussion and the meeting adj
journed subject to call. T. c. Powell. OF
Washington. ID. c., freight traffic manager
of the Southern Railway, acted as chairman
of the meeting. and the following roads
were represented: The Missouri Pacific. the
Illinois Central. the Rock Island. the Louis
willie a Nashville. the Mobile * Ohio. the
Southern Railway. the Chicago & Alton, the
Burlington route. the Cincinnati. New Or
leans q Texas Pacific. the Alabama Great
Southern the New Orleans 4 Northeastern.
the Alabama & Vicksburg and the Vicks-
burg Shreveport d Pacific.