The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23

the city yesterday calling on local passen-
ger officials. He says that road Is now do
ing the largest passenger business at any
time since coming into prominence as a
through line.
The rumor is again current that the gen.
eral offices OF the Louisville & Nashville
will be removed from Louisville to Gin
cinnati, and that the real estate recently
purchased in the latter city, ostensibly
for freight yards. will be used for the cree
ton of general offices.
W. II. Bancroft. vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Oregon Short-line,
and w. A. Clark and other officials of the
Clark system, arrived in New York on
Sunday. where final arrangements for the
transfer of the San Pedro road to the Ore
gon (Short-llne will be perfected.
Joseph D. Harris. formerly OF Fort
Wayne. has received the appointment OF
assistant chief engineer of the Westing-
house Air Brake Company. of Pittsburg.
July !. This news will be quite a surprise,
as il is understood he was to return to
the Pennsylvania with F. d. Casanave
General Passenger Agent Turner. of the
Texas g. Pacific, and S. K. Billiard, SUI
perintendent of telegraph of the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas, began life as fellow-tele-
graph operators and worked alongside OF
day for the first time in thirty-one years.
and the occasion most naturally was one
OF pleasure TO both.
l.. II. Van Allen, superintendent of the
Buffalo division of the Lehigh Valley road,
has rendered his resignation. which was
entirely voluntary Mr.. Allen Is consid-
cred expert on mechanical matters.
Under his ideas of proper management
great changes have been wrought on the
Lehigh Valley since he accepted the posi-
ton he now vacates.
The report that there is dissatisfaction
among the employees at the shops in Co
a readJustment of wages, has been exas-
gerated. A man who attended the meeting
of the grievance committee on Sunday said
positively there was no feeling in the mat
ter and not the slightest danger Of a strike.
II is said the alleged dissatisfaction is con-
fined to the car department, and affects
not over 200 men.
E. w. Westlake, superintendent Of dining
car service on the Pennsylvania lines west.
was in Pittsburg on Saturday for con-
ference with Charles Watts, general su-
perintendent of passenger transportation,
and arrangements were perfected which
will greatly improve the service, not only
OF the cafe cars, but the depot restau-
rants. The company proposes to expend
considerable money in enlarging the dining
room and equfpping the cafe with new ap-
planes.
Samuel B. Sweet, general freight agent OF
the Lake Erie & Western in looking over
the returns of business for the second week
In June, said that he was surprised to see
what an increase there had been in ship
ments of corn, not for export, but for the
indianapolis and the Peoria and Toledo
more cars loaded with corn and oats daily
than In the corresponding week OF 1902, and
from inquiry for cars yesterday he thought
like conditions would continue for some
time.
A. D. Perry. district passenger agent of
the Chicago & Alton, returned to his head
quarters yesterday after two weeks service
on the steamer which transported all pas
B. & O., Wabash and the T., st. L. & w.
between Alton and St. Louis during the
flood. The Chicago & Alton chartered two
larger steamers, and the service was f1ne
and business was not interrupted to and
from the north. 1t was the only way to
get In and out Of st. Louis. The resumption
of all trains is now as usual.
d. c. Moon. assistant general superinten-
dent of the Lake Erie & Western, in speak
ing Of the trip of Vice President Brown and
General Superintendent Marshall. of the
Lake Shore. said that after looking over
the improvements that have been made
on the l. z. & w. they decided TO continue
the work of improving the roadbed. sta
lions, sidetracks and equipment, regard
The road is making very handsome earn
ings. and they thought II wise to continue
to put all surplus earnings above paying
operating expenses and dividends into i'm
provement CT the property.
One Of the most important fights In years
among the Western roads is now on for
the charter for the Colorado Midland.
Plans to absorb this railroad have been ar
ranged ever since IL passed out of the con-
troll of the Santa Fe, some years ago. Sub
sequently, 1t passed into the hands of a
receiver. and 1t is supposed the Santa Fe
will get possession of the property again.
BY shrewd manipulation the Goulds put
the road out of the reach of the Santa Fe.
The Gould family has bought a half in
terest in the property, and the Colorado
Southern secured the other. BY putting
Edwin Hauley, E. r. Jeffrey and other
members of the Gould family into the di-
rectory the Santa Fe was defeated, and
1t has ever since been trying to regain
its lost power. Now it brings an action
in which the Rio Grande & Colorado
Southern are defendants.