The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06


The Hooking Valley road earned in jan
uary $40. 255.7l, an increase over January.
1902. of sl2,7S6.
George III. ingalls,. general freight agent
of the Big Four, has gone on an Eastern
business trip.
l.. Bush has just been appointed chief
engineer of the Lackawanna lines, succeed
ing w. X. McFarlin.
j. w. Miller has been appointed general
manager of the marine district of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford.
Capt. j. r. Merry. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Illinois Central, yester-
day left for Hot Springs, Ark.
The Panhandle has received a new der
rick car of fifty tons capacity. and il
will be put in service at Indianapolis.
G.. III. Dryden and r. w. Taylor have been
appointed signal inspectors of the Balti-
more & Ohio, with headquarters at Balti-
more
freight houses where a large number of
men are employed. is fitting up dining
rooms for their use.
Nine Union Pacific trainmen who ran be-
tween Cheyenne and Sydney, Neb., are un-
der arrest at Topeka. charged with the
theft of goods in transit.
Thomas Rodd, chief engineer of the Penn
sylvania lines west. passed through the
city yesterday en- route TO California. He
will return about April l.
Charles Bechtel has been appointed agent
at Fremont. o.. for the Lake Shore road.
vice Mr. Hale who retired on Feb. 1. after
filling the position for forty years
On Monday the Lake Shore opened for
business its new low-grade track and in
the first thirty-six hours handled on the
Ashtabula branch seventy-four trains.
The Vandalia now has it's saving fund
plan in operation. which is copied after the
plans of the Pennsylvania Company. EN-
ployes are entitled to draw Sis per cent. per
annum on deposits.
Superintendent Deniston of the Lake
Erie. has ordered three snow shovels to be
kept in every eaboose and baggage car.
Last month trains were showed up i'm bad
places on the north end.
The Big Four handled on its system In
January 4S50s9 passengers an increase over
January. 1892. of n,53l. The increase was
most noticeable in through business be-
tween Cincinnati and Chicago and ST. Louis
and Cleveland.
A. G. Normandy. who accompanied NJ T.
Donovan. freight traffic manager of the
Boston & Maine, on his recent visit 10 In
agent OF the Boston & Milne. with head
quarters at Boston.
Freight congestion at Detroit emphasizes
the need OF bridging the Detroit river,
ferrying trains across being too slow for
as enterpi Using roads as the Wabash. the
Michigan Central. the Pere Marquette and
other lines interested.
The executive committee of the Indiana
Car Service Association has arranged with
ID. T. Bacon. who recently resigned to con-
tinue to discharge the duties of the Office
until March I, his successor has not as
yet been fully agreed upon.
The Panhandle is discharging men at
some of its shops. ana the working hours
have been reduced in the locomotive and
car departments. For some time the shops
have been working overtime and enough
workmen could not be secured.
President Ramsey has given out I'm an
swer TO the report that he wiz recognize
the brotherhoods that the policy of the
Wabash and the Wheeling & Lake Erie
roads will continue TO be TO hear commit
tees at any time as employees only.
The Lake Shore. now that the Pennsyl-
vania special has been taken OF. will add
another twelve-section Pullman To its
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