The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-10


H. c. Clifford has been promoted from
chief clerk to assistant travelling auditor
of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern.
The Pennsylvania has carried since Jan. 1
11.105054 tons of coal and coke, an increase
over the corresponding period of 1902 of
1,5'3,64S tons.
Passenger Agents Cherrier, Of the Great
Northern, Breeze. of the Chicago & North
western, and Holton. of the Union Pacific,
were in the city last night.
w. III. Potter, superintendent of the Penn
sylvania's Northwest system, with office at
Toledo, has resigned. effective July l. His
successor has not yet been announced.
The current number of the Locomotive
publishes cut of one of the large engines
on the Santa Fe, with President Roosevelt
sitting in cab on the fireman's side.
Harry j. Rhein. general passenger agent
of the Lake Erie q Western, and H. NJ.
Bronson, assistant general passenger agent
of the Big Four, are in Chicago attending a
meeting of passenger officials.
Division superintendent of the Lake
Shore were in session in Cleveland yester-
day, arranging summer time schedules. D.
&. Moon, assistant general superintendent
of the Lake Erie & Western, was in at
tendance.
A new organization is that of the
Brotherhood of Freight and Baggagemen
of America. The promoters organized the
association at Lancaster, Pa. The off,
GERS are Robert ]. Neil, president, r. p
Ripley, secretary.
officials Of the Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific are said to be incensed over q de-
cision of the Texas Railroad Commission
which, If enforced, will make the grain rate
5 cents per 100 pounds higher than those
of their competitors.
Both the Vandalia and the Big Four
are receiving freight for points by other
routes than via St Louis. as usual, but
no freights for East st. Louis. Other In
dianapolis lines are suffering no inconveni-
ence from the high waters.
The 7 Thomas dix-iciop of Tho DrotL
erhood of Locomotive Engineers. No 492.
will on June q hold picnic at Lawrence
burg, on the Big Four. The train will
leave Indianapolis at 100 a. m. and will
(be made up of the Big Four's best equip
ment.
President Norton, of the Toledo, ST. Louis
& Western, is in New York attending the
monthly meeting of the directors. General
Manager Hays, of the Grand Trunk. is also
in New York. and ii is understood that the
matter of Toledo connection for the two
roads will be decided upon.
The Pennsylvania Company, which is
laying considerable double track in North
ern Indiana. is experiencing much trou-
BILE with the Italian labor engaged in the
there is no telling when these men will
show discomfort, quit their jobs and delay
the work.
j. G.. Bloom, engineer of maintenance of
way on the New Castle division of the
! Baltimore G. Ohio. will leave the service of
the Baltimore & Ohio to go with the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific as assistant
engineer, with headquarters at Topeka
Kan. Mr.. Bloom was for ten years in that
| department of service on the Baltimore &
| Ohio Southwestern.
On July l the restaurant of the Pennsyl-
vania at the depot in Fort Wayne will pa SIS
| from the control of Will Mckinney into that
of the dining car department. Mr.. McKin-
ney has had charge for many years having
| obtained control from his father. who estab-
lished IL when the road was opened for
| traffic and whose name as we'll as that OF
| Nis son, made ii famous at home and
| abroad.
The Michigan Central has ordered one
/ hundred automatic electric signals, TO be
used in the extension of the block signal
| system on two divisions of the road This
| will add forty-four miles Of line equipped
| with block signals TO the 100 miles already
| so equipped and in operation. Most of the
| blocks will be two miles long, the distance
signals being placed $500 feet from the
home signal.
| vice president. and James Martin chief en-.
| gineer OF the Delaware & Hudson. have JUS
/ made an inspection OF that system for tn,
| purpose of determining what additional i'm.
1 movements are necessary. report has
| been current for several days to the effec-
| that T.. H. Hartman and his friends hav.
| secured control of the road and that Hor.
| ace Young. second vice president. will re-
| tire on July ].
The Pennsylvania on Monday commenced
the building of new roundhouse at AL
| and TO be the most complete roundhous.
| on the system IL will be a quarter of 8
mile I'm circumference, and the stalls will b,