The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26

night to c. L., Hillary, assistant general
passenger agent of the Big Four, who has
been appointed traffic manager or the
worlds fair.
1t is stated that the Canadian Pacific is
preparing plans for entrance to Toledo,
which. if secured. will create much sharper
competition than the shippers OF that city
nave heretofore enjoyed.
III. X. Dering. assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines west, with
headquarters at Chicago. who has been IN
poor health for some weeks, is reportSu
much better, and indications favor his early
recovery.
A number of railway officials who pur-
pose to attend the annual convention OF
the American Railway Association, wnlch
meets in Richmond. Va, to-day, left yes
terday. The meeting promises to be large
ly attended and interesting subjects are 10
be discussed.
An indianapolis real-estate agent is Sc
curing options on ground adjoining the
tracks of the Belt road, preparatory 10
carrying out the ideas of President Ingalls,,
of the Big -Four, that additional tracks De
laid, making four tracks in all, better ac-
commodating the heavy traffic.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Detroi: Southern will be held In
Detroit to-day, and it is understood the
present officers and directors will be re-
elected. The report that the company con-
templates the construction of extensive
coal docks on Tug island is denied.
The Big Four has created a new posi-
ton, that of depot passenger agent at
Cleveland, and has appointed +. Il. Kay
as agent. His duties VIII be to make an
effort to secure business which might be
by other lines. The Big Four has under
consideration appointing like agents at
other points its system.
The Blue Ridge Dispatch, operating over
the Jersey Central, thePhiladelphia Read
ing, the Western Maryland and the Ches-
peake & Ohio, is making five days time with
its cars between the East andWest. Owing to
hn lNrfCf r1na lima
manager has decided to appoint representa-
tives at Indianapolis and Chicago.
Major j. d. Pangborn, who is to have
charge of the exhibit of the Baltimore q
Ohio at the ST. Louis exposition, is in Chi
cago exhibiting, among other things,
miniature of the new passenger station
to be erected jointly in Washington, d. G.,
by the Il. & o. and the Pennsylvania. The
model is to be eighty by forty feet
The New York Evening Post says that
steps have been taken to have the Penn
sylvania and New York Central control of
the Baltimore & Ohio, the Chesapeake &
Norfolk & Western declared illegal should
the Supreme Court affirm the ST. Paul de-
cision in the Northwestern Securities case.
Travel to the Pacific coast is becoming
very heavy from all parts of the country.
The trains on the Santa Fe are an example
of the growth. Train No. / TO Los Angeles,
one day last week carried fifteen cars, in
Guiding nine sleeperS, and established rec
ried nine coaches including three sleepers.
John W. Patterson. president of the Pitts
burg, Carnegie & Western the Gould Pitts
burg line on Friday received SSOO,OO0 from
the Goulds. Receipt of this sum in addition
TO the action of the Pittsburg clearing house,
raises the fund to complete the Wabash TO
$3.0O0,O0O. The money received by the Wa
bash Is for Improvements now under head
way.
Joseph Ramsey, president of the Wa
bash. passed through the city on Saturday
night accompanied by his mother and sis
ter, Mrs. w. d. Holiday. Mr.. Ramsey
ping one day at Pittsburg. He states that
the accident to the bridge will not retard
the completion of the extension to Pitts
burg in January next
John G. Neuffer, superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Baltimore & Ohio South
western, will retire from that position on
Nov. 1 and be succeeded by John Hair,
master mechanic of the B. & 0. 8. w.
shops at Washington, Ind. Master Me-
chanic Smith. of the shops at Chillicothe,
will succeed Mr.. Hair at Washinton Mr..
Neuffer has gone to the Illinois Central,
with headquarters at Chicago.
Appeals that Pullman palace car pass is
to all intents and purposes a railroad pass,
If made general, will probably cause some
of the members of the State Legislatures
who are enjoying the privilege OF riding
without pay on the cars of that company
to have a bad taste in their mouths, in
several states Ii Is a misdemeanor or some
thing worse for. public servant to accept
free transportation.
The National Live Stock Association will
meet at Portland, Ore, on Jan. IL to 10.
The Union Pacific announces a round trip
rate of $50 from the Missouri river going
and returning via direct routes, going d.
rect and returning via St. Paul, $50. 80.
Tickets will not be routed via California.
Dates of sale, Jan. Z, and 8. Liberal
stopover arrangements are allowed west
of the first Colorado. or Wyoming point.
The return limit is Jan. 81.
The Glover Leaf. it is learned. did not
announce its reduced tariff Independently
without first presenting it to the Central
Freight Association at Chicago and ask
ing it's concurrence. The proposition was
not received with favor. and was finally
rejected after an exchange of argument
that ultimately reached an acrimonious
stage. and Traffic Manager Whitney, of
the Clover Leaf left the meeting in an
indignant state of mind. Hence competi-
tors were not surprised at the action he
has taken in reducing export grain rates.
Another blow has been dealt against the
Wabash extension East, and 1t is evident
that the Buchanan & Northern has yet
hard battle to fight in Fairmont. 1t
is stated that IL is the intention of the
Baltimore & Ohio to put a force of men
at work at Hilltown, opposite Johnstown
where the Wabash extension is the nearest
TO the Baltimore & Ohio, and put up a
great coal station sand house and water
station for the Pittsburg division of the
b. IL q. This Will be the point where the
Wabash the Buchanan Il Northern will
have only a narrow margin to use and
will Oblige them to select a different route
President Stickney, of the Chicago Great
Western, who is noted for his disregard OF
tradition, has created quite a stir among
the Western roads in announcing that he in
tends to make Omaha a grain market by
making q prop0rtionate rate on grain
through Omaha to points east President
Stickney is credited with engineering an i'm
portant move in freight traffic which will
astonish the world. For the present no ac-
ton will be taken by the competing roads
but the sense of the meeting of the traffic
officials of competing lines was that the
Great Westerns action must be met by
the railroads entering Omaha if they expect
to hold their own in the matter of handling
grain.
The Haas wedding at Mount Vernon, o.
fairs that town has ever witnessed AS
sistant General Manager l.. G.. Haas, of the
Baltimore & Ohio, and Miss Jane Santon
a descendant of the pioneer Cooper family
of that place, were welded. A majority OF
the leading officers of the b. & q were in at
tendance at the ceremonies, two special
trains and dozen private cars stood on
the sidetracks while the ceremony was in
progress at the old mansion, which was
fittingly adorned for the occasion. After an
extensive wedding tour through the Yves,
| in Mr.. Haas's private car Mr.. and Mrs Haas
will be residents of Baltimore. The presents
were many and costly.
THE COURT RECORD.