The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-31

there are number of others who have
worked 156 hours beyond the usual time.
1t is stated officially that last year pas
senger business on the lines OF the Penn
sylyania east of Pittsburg was the largest
IN the history OF the company, the receipts
nearly doubling those of 1901.
General Manager A. G.. Feltz. of the San
Ia Fe lines west of Albuquerque. has an
nounced that the firemen on all the west
lines of that company will be granted an
Increase in wages equal TO D or per cent
The firemen requested an increase of from
10 TO 10 per cent.
NJ. p. Fritchey will represent the Chicago.
Rock Island K Pacific at Vicksburg as
travelling freight agent. He goes from Chi
cago, where he has represented the Cincin-
natl. Richmond & Muncie. BY mistake yes
terday he was said to go there TO represent
the G., r. & NJ.
With the better weather, the freight
blockade on the Pennsylvania east of Pitts
burg is being relieved Since Monday $500
TO 800 cars have been passing Lewiston
Junction daily, and with a continuance or
mild weather the officials are sanguine they
will do much to relieve the situation in the
near future.
In response to the invitation to attend
pubic reception and banquet at Baltimore
George j. Gould telegraphed: Il think the
time for dinner and general rejoicing OF all
or US is when the first through coal tram
arrives In Baltimore from West Virginia,
| and the first through train from Chicago
arrives in Baltimore
The statistician of the st. Paul Chamber
OF Commerce has sent comparative state
ment showing the freight traffic in and out
of ST. Paul in the year ending Dec. 81, 1902.
1t shows an increase in business of IL per
cent Inc total receipts in 100 were l91 oil
| cars, an increase OF 81, 400. The shipments
| were l39.lO9 cars, an increase OF 11,0l4.
Frank ]. Reed, general passenger agent
| or the M0nOn, will present TO President
! McDoel the plans for remodeling the ticket
oIinc once at thls POINT, expecting TO geI ms ap
when he will meet d. G. Edwards, passen-
ger trafhc manager of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton. and close the contract
| for the improvement.
John A Scott who on jan l was ap-
pointed assistant general passenger agent
OF the Illinois Central, with quarters in
Memphis, Tenn, was in the city yesterday,
passenger agent at Louisville and r. H.
| Fowler, district passenger agent. There is
a probability of the company's establishing
passenger and freight agency at Indian
| apolis.
Ralph Peters, general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania s Southwestern lines, and
w. c. Gushing, chief engineer of main
Mansfield, superintendent of the Indianap-
| oils a. Vfncennes, yesterday inspected the
| L. & V. road and it's branches, one object of
| their trip being TO decide what improve
ments should be made in the property the
! present year.
l.. Williams who has been in the train
dlspatchers office of the Union Railway
Company S,onId at the Union Station, has re,
| signed and taken a position in the train
dispatcher's office of the Big Four at this
| point He is succeeded by j. Z. Long. H.
| q. Smitha, of the information bureau at the
| Union station, has been appointed train
| dispatcher in the Union Station Office. He
! is succeeded in the information bureau by
I. j. Mckinney.
w. G. Brown, vice president w. H. Mar
| shall, general superintendent, G. j. Gram
mar, general traffic manager, A. j. Smith,
| general passenger agent, and Z. A. Handy
| chlef engineer OF the Lake Shore road. are
on trip of inspection of the recently ac-
| quired Lake Erie. Alliance & Wheeling
| road 1t is said they are taking steps with
| a view of general improvements to the
property. reducing of grades, eliminating
| cruves and properly equipping the line.
An important conference of officers OF
the Pennsylvania Company was held at AL
| toona on Friday, the subject under discus
sion being the freight congestion and the
measures necessary to relieve it. General
| Manager w. w. Atterbury, General Super.
intendent George w. Creighton and all the
superintendent of the Pennsylvania divi-
| sion were present. The work of relieving
the congestion will be begun at once. Other
matters pertaining to the operation of the
| road were discussed.
1t is announced that the officers of the
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific have re-
turned complimentary ANIMALS sent to then
by the Pennsylvania Company and the
Baltimore & Ohio. These passes were gooC
only over their lines west of Pittsburg
Executive and traffic officers are vexed al
what they regard as only half courtesy
The Illinois Central. the Santa Fe and tn,
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio
passes and sent in turn passes over certain
portions of their own systems.
| General Manager Nudge, of the Santa Fe
speaking OF the Santa Fe-Rock Island al
lance, said on Friday: 1.-The Santa Fe viii
build from Dodge City to Liberal, Kan.
connecting the Santa Fe main line with tn,
Rock Island at once. From Liberal to som,
point in New Mexico, where the new Santa
Fe cutoff crosses the Rock Island, dis
lance of $50 miles, the Santa Fe will use thu
Rock Island will use the Santa Fe tracks
from the Pacific coast. This probably will
blot out the plans of both roads for re
building heretofore proposed Mexico oppo
sition lines"
1t is rumored that spoilers have again
been employed on some of the indianapolis
lines. In speaking of this matter, a dis
believer in this method of detectin,
crooked work said it is easy matter t,
find a man who will do any kind of service
, and conscience is frequently buried as
sacrifice to position which does not re
quire 1T. When the so-called detective de
| liberately uses his position not only t
catch men violating the company's rules
| but sets trap with a deliberate intention
of enticing an employee into it he descend
to very low level. These conclusions, h
says, are not drawn from fancy, but ar
the outgrowth of actual occurrence.
The adjustment of the differential ques
ton to the west by the Big Four and tn
Baltimore & Ohio may not be settled
and at the coming session of the Contra
Passenger Association stormy times ar
looked for. The Baltimore & Ohio has
81 rate between Cleveland and Chicago Of
it's differentials, while the Nickel-plate ha
rate of $50 on a good deal of the West
, ern business; the Big Four uses the rate o
the Baltimore & Ohio, and in that matte
has one of the strongest lines in the terri
! tory, carrying people at a lower rate thar
| one of the weak lines The purposes Of tn
differential rates are by this arrangement
damaged to an extent which, II is stated
will be aired at the coming meeting.