The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-30

The Seaboard Airline announces the ap-
pointment OF c. Paxton as commercial
agent of the company, with headquarters
at Jacksonville, Fla.
special train on the Baltimore & Ohio
southwestern this week made the run from
Cincinnati to st. Louis, $40 miles, in seven
hours actual running time.
]. T. Richards, chief engineer of MAIN
tenance of way Of the Pennsylvania, ac-
companied by his wife, has gone to Hot
Springs, Va, for a two weeks stay.
Frank w. Tracy lies dangerously i'll at
his home in Springfield. Ill. He won
reputation as a railway man when presi-
dent of the Ohio & Mississippi from 1892
until its consolidation with the Baltimore
& Ohio.
Arrangements have been made by the
Jersey Central, for new train schedule to
become effective Nov. %, by which a train
will leave washington for New York
every other hour.
One of the results of the recent opening
of the Detroit & Toledo shore line. which
is under joint control of the Clover Leaf
and Grand Trunk. is that a fast beef
schedule from st. Louis to Eastern points
has been arranged.
Passenger Officials Harlow. of the Illi-
nois Central, Van Dyke, of the Denver &
Rio Grande Pitts, of the Great Northern
Gannonburg, of the Chicago, Burlington e.
Quincy, were in the city yesterday. All
report business good.
Unclaimed dividends are shown by the
annual report of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul to be s91 ,4S0. These individ-
ual items are carried for five years as
a liability and then turned in as part Of
the company's receipts.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern has
received two dining cars seventy feet long,
which will accommodate twenty-four per-
sons. They were built at the Montclair
shops of the Baltimore & Ohio. and are
fine specimens of Workmanship.
1t is the intention of the Chicago &
Northwestern. If reports are correct. to dis
continue free transportation privileges for
the families OF employees in general Offices
living along the line Complaints have been
made of misuse of these tickets.
Passenger officials have received instruc-
tions from their superiors concerning
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year
excursion rates. The rates this year will
be one and one-third fare for the round
trip The railroads Will this year give a
longer limit on return.
The inspection tour planned by W. X
Vanderbilt, President Newman and other
directors of the New York Central has re-
vived the old story OF the Vanderbilt finan-
cial plan. and that on this trip Will be de-
termned finally whether reorganization is
to be attempted. and if so. how soon.
There were eighty-five members of the
Pennsylvania Trainmen's Association in
Philadelphia for three months formulate
ing grievances and presenting them to
General Manager Atterbury for adjust
ment. All are now at their respective
homes and thus far nothing has been ac-
complished.
J. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
of the Big Four, said yesterday that the
situation on their lines was much improved
The congestion is gradually being relieved
and he feels much easier regarding the
conditions for the future The company is
receiving some freight from connections
but not from all
1t is understood that the American Asso-
citation of Travelling Passenger Agents, al
| their annual meeting TO be held I'm New
| Orleans next month. will accept an invita-
| ton to hold the next meeting in Seattle
An itinerary has been prepared that con-