The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-29

ticularly gratifying considering the inter-
ruption In the territory Of both roads ny
recent floods.
A H. Smith and j. p. Bradfield have been
appointed general manager and general SUI
perintendent. respectively. of the New YORK
Central & Hudson River Railroad, with
headquarters in New York.
Announcement is made that G. w. Bill
Kingsley. of the Newcastle division OF the
Baltimore & Ohio, has resigned to accept
a position in the office of the general SUI
perintendent of the Erie at Cleveland.
The controversy over the rates from
Cleveland to San Francisco to the G. A. r.
encampment ended on Saturday, when the
Big Four announced the same rate from
Cleveland as charged by all other lines.
The demand for such service on the part
of the citizens of Terre Haute. has induced
the management of the Vandalia TO attach
a passenger coach to fast mail train NO.
II. TO run daily between Indianapolis and
Terre Haute.
handle a big business on the Fourth OF
July. All lines are rejecting large excur-
sions. so that they may be able to handle
the people who are planning to take advan-
tage of the low rates.
The Southern Car and Foundry Company
has completed its extensive repairs TO It's
rolling mill department at Anniston Ala,
and will begin operations there to-day, put
ting the entire plant into full blast with
ample orders on hand.
John Nelligan, who recently resigned
service with the Wabash at Fort Wayne.
has been appointed superintendent OF the
shops of the Baltimore & Ohio at New
Castle. He learned the trade in the Penn
| sylvania shops in this city.
1t is reported that l.. F. Loree. president
| of the Baltimore & Ohio has rendered his
| resignation. having been offered position
| on Western road. Should his resignation
be accepted the vacancy. will doubtlessly
be filled by some Pennsylvania official.
The anthracite coal roads are making
more money than they have ever made and
| indications are good for at least three
years to come. This statement is made by
| one who has been identified with the an
| thracite coal industries for many years.
George A. Sawyer. general freight and
passenger agent of the Cincinnati, George
| town Il Portsmouth, will retire from that
| position tomorrow. He will come to In
| dianapolis as manager of the Union Trac-
| ton lines. both it's freight and express traf-
/ fic.
motive works shows that in the year which
| will end June 80 there was an increase OF
| s6,465337 in earnings and that $4,000,000 was
| expended in additions and improvements
which have served to increase the com
| pany's output by 40 per cent
A. l. Culver, third vice president and as
sistant general manager of the Delaware
& Hudson, has been promoted to genera
manager. to take effect July l. Mr.. Cul
ver's appointment as successor to Mr.
| Young has been predicted. number Of
| changes, ii is said. will be inauguratet
under the new Wilcox-Culver regime
The Baltimore & Ohio will probably thi,
week let the contract for building the new
station at Pittsburg on the Monongahelt
| wharf. The station will be seven stories il
height and will cost 100000 The Common
| Council has stipulated that the compan!
shall pay an annual rental Of $4,000 fo
the site. 1t will require one year to cree
the station and during that time the ole
depot will not be disturbed.
he of of he lxra
mia has appointed E. d. Nelson to be engi
neer OF the mechanical and electric test
at Altoona, newly created position; r.
| Reading, master mechanic, of the Philadel
phia shops, to be superintendent of the mo
| tive power of the Philadelphia & Erie an,
| the Northern Central; Edgar Youngmal
to be chief clerk Of the general passenge
department, and r. M. Newbold to be dis
trict passenger agent of the Southern Rail
way, in charge of the southeast district a
Washington.
A prominent banker who has been closel,
Identified with the Cincinnati, Hamilton
Dayton for many years, is authority for tn
| statement that the road Is not for sale
He says: II could not buy the Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton control by paying pa
for the common stock. The earnings of tn
road are the greatest in the company's his
| tory, being at the present time at the rat
of per cent. over the preferred stock an
there is naturally some talk of paying
moderate dividend on the common stock Il
the near future"
The National Association of Railroa
Agents will hold its seventh annual con
vention at Eureka Springs Ark, on Jul
| n and %. On Monday, July 20, the dele
gates will assemble at St. Louis. wher
they will make an inspection of the expo
sition grounds. On the same day they Wi
leave a special train of Pullman car
over the ST. Louis & San Francisco div
sion of the Chicago, Rock Island 70
Eureka Springs. Following the closing O
the convention the delegates and thei
friends who accompany them will make
| trip south as far as Galveston and retur
| to st. Louis on July q.
Overcoming one of the most serious oh
jections 10 the air brake system has bee
the study and ambition of many of the lead
ing railroad engineers. A plan Is no,
being developed by the Westinghouse inter
est to make the air coupling device a par
of the car coupler, and when the cars ar
coupled, the air, by force. becomes couple
| in addition. The plan calls for the joining
in the same movement, of the steam pipe
and heating, and If necessary to couple tn
electric appliances for lighting lamps in tn
car from the power of the locomotive. TIL
coupler is said to be about as perfect 70
its service as it is possible to make II. 1t
| simple and so durable that Ii will last a
long as the ordinary life of a coupler.