The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22

be of assistance of people in selecting
places at which TO spend the summer. IL
contains a list of more than 800 hotels.
boarding houses and private homes where
boarderS are accommodate
S. ID. McReynolds. for fifteen years an
assistant attorney of the Evansville *
fees at Evansville. has accepted a like po-
sition with the Southern Indiana with OF
fees in Terre Haute. His work will be In
the adjustment of claims
a large number of firemen on the Pam
handle will on July ! be promoted TO the
engineers to man the giant ETA pas
senger engines which are being received
daily. Three arrived in Columbus on sat
urday and were assigned TO the Indian
apolis division. Three of the H-3-A freight
engines have been transferred to the In
dianapolis Il Vincennes.
President Cassat, of the Pennsylvania,
has been I'm Office only four years. but in
That time has done remarkable work In the
developm me of the property; sufficient 10
glory to satisfy the ambition OF single In
ahat MI G9 a PPeaehed the
nit of all he hopes and expects to do.
E. w Thompson: general passenger &c
CHIC for its lines west Of Missouri, with
headquarters at Kansas City. has resigned
to become general Western agent of the Ma
pelier VT. Mr.. Thompson is among the
best railroad passenger agents of the West.
and has done much to popularize the Rock
Island with the travelling public.
Plans for the new roundhouse OF the
Pennsylvania Company at Fort Wayne
have been so changed as TO permit double
entrance. The west entrance will be only
single track affair and will be used prfn-
cipally for passenger engines, but so ar
ranged that in case of necessity ii can be
used generally. and If engine leaves a
track at the main entrance the second en-
trance can be used without serious delay.
In If he
Grand Trunk ever owning the Toledo, ST.
Louis & Western. a gentleman in close
touch with the Vanderbilts said that 1t
is evident the Vanderbilts more than all
others, would have TO be reckoned with.
The Clover-leaf would give the Lake Shore
a short line to st. Louis that would be
entirely its own and afford advantages for
which ii is now entirely dependent upon
the Big Four.
The Wabash improvements for entrance
into Pittsburg are advancing rapidly. Day.
light will appear in the Mt. Washington
tunnel to-day or tomorrow, the work be-
ing practically done SO far as making hole
through the hill is concerned. Builders of
the passenger terminals state that the sta
ton will be ready for operation Jan. l..
The train sheds may not be completed by
that time. but this will not interfere with
passenger traffic.
The Lake Shore Railroad recently built a
line from Indiana Harbor to Hammond, but
it was not known what the purpose was.
The plan Is now revealed, and IL is found
thas the Lake Shore and the Nickel Plate
constructed a line to carry out the plan
mentioned a few days since in the Journal.
The trains Will run around the loop in both
directions. making IL possible to make ex-
tremely fast time with suburban trains.
The distance is twenty-three miles.
The New York Central has issued orders
to all trainmen that henceforth they must
be the pink of neatness or they will be
reduced in rank. Passenger men must
forms absolutely free from spots, shave
every morning, and put on fresh linen. A
similar order has been in force on the Lake
adopted by the Central Reduction in rank
will follow two violations of the order.
On July 1 j. n. Johnson. assistant to A.
c. Bird, vice president in charge OF all
the Gould lines. will remove his headquar,..
tiers from Chicago TO st. Louis and will
devote his attention to the traffic of the
Wabash: w. c. Stith, freight traffic man.
ager Of the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain. will go to Chicago as assistant
vice president, and will look after traffic of
all the Gould lines at that point. report
ing to A. Bird. vice president in charge
of the traffic of the Gould lines, who will
report direct to George Gould at New York.
The Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville has
completed its line into Hammond, where
connection is made with the Western In
diana. over which entry will be had to
Chicago, and the present week trains will
be running into Chicago. Within eighteen
days entry will be made to Cincinnati over
ltS lines now III pTOceSS Oh CONSTRUCTION.
The shops of the company at Peru Will soon
| be equipped, and the first instalment of
tools has been contracted for. Master Me-
chanic Mudd looks on the future of the new
railway as a great one, and seems to think
il will soon rank among the best in the
country.
An expert In railroad matters who &C.
companied the Lake Shore people in their
inspection over the Lake Erie & Western
line last week, states that the Lake Shore
| officials were greatly surprised over what
| had been accomplished in improving the
main line, especially the eastern division.
which was thought to ride as smoothly as
| does the Lake Shore proper any part of
| its system. The work of Improvement is
now being pushed on the western division
| and the line between Indianapolis and
Michigan City, which, as we'll as the main
| line, will be brought up to a high standard
| The Hooking Valley road has commenced
| extensive improvements. The road is now
making the largest earnings in Its history
| and will devote a considerable per cent. OF
| the increase to improving the property. AT
| the meeting last week of the board Of d.
| rectors several important improvements
| were up for confirmat ton, and number
| of them were approved. One Of them is
| the construction of the Wallbridge yard
the laying of twelve additional tracks
at Columbus o. The erection of the pas
/ was authorized and extension Of the
| Wellstown e. Jackson railway from Wells.
| town to Hamden.
THE COURT RECORD.