The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01


All city freight depots and outside ticket
offices will be closed to-day and no local
freights will be run.
John c. McKenna, for twenty-one years
general manager of the Bradford, Bordell
& Kinsu Railroad, has resigned.
The sale of second-cass tickets will be
resumed to-day in the territory covered by
the Central Passenger Association.
President Newman, of the New York Gen.
trail and Lake Shore who has been West
for several days. has returned to New
York.
The Monon earned in the third week of
December $50, 4S7, an increase over the cor
responding week last year of $12325. Since
July / gross earnings have increased $751;
947.
a much improved condition in freight traf-
fic The Panhandle reports the best con-
dition the lines west of Pittsburg in
six months.
vertising department of the Santa Fe, will
retire from that position to-day to accept
a similar position with the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific.
r. o. Donnell, the retiring superintendent
of the Pittsburg division of the Pennsyl-
vania, was on Tuesday presented by his
employees under him with elegant gold
watch and chain.
The directors of the Delaware & Hud-
son Company to-day fixed the dividend Of
the coming year at per cent, the regular
rate. The declaration is made about a
month earlier than usual.
At midnight last night the last vestige
of the Columbus. Sandusky & Hooking
road disappeared, the line having been
absorbed by the Pennsylvania and the Co.
lumbus & Hooking valley roads.
1. G.. Rawn, the new general superin-
tendent of the Baltimore g. Ohio. is in
Baltimore acquainting himself with the sit
uation. 1t is stated that 1902 was the bust
est year in the history of the road.
]. r. Thomas. the newly appointed trav-
cling passenger agent of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy at Pittsburg, has been in
the service of the Burlington fifteen years,
beginning as telegraph operator.
The gross earnings of the Wabash for
November were 81. 714s99. an increase over
penses. s., 22S. $685. an increase of $124,01S Net
earnings. s4s6,47l, decrease of $4S,592.
The Michigan Central passenger depart
ment has issued folder with illustrations
and photographs of its passenger officials
on the piers of New York and San Fran
cisco, and illustrated with attractions of
California.
The Erie is sending out souvenir photo
graphs of its four travelling passenger
agents. The photographs are accompanied
by a circular reminding the ticket agents
of the roads fast train service between
New York and Chicago.
George Miller. engineer on the Pennsyl-
vania, has been promoted to the Office of
assistant road foreman of engines, to as
sist Mr.. Colmey and Mr.. Lyons. Mr.. Mil
Ter was employed by the Pennsylvania Com
pany in 1881, and for six years was fire.
man.
The Santa Fe statement for November
shows an increase of Sos 13 in gross and
an increase of $S,T1 in net earnings. For
five months gross earnings increased $607,-
$50, and net decreased $656.091. Indications
are that the loss in net will be fully over
come in December.
News was received at Fort Worth Tex
yesterday of the reported resignation OF
w. III. Weeks. general passenger agent of
the Cotton Belt. He is TO accept position
as the Southwestern representative of the
Kansas City Stockyards Company, with
headquarters in Fort Worth.
The manner in which the Erie is pre-
pairing to take care of passenger traffic is
one of the interesting features of the time
| It's increase in passenger earnings the last
year has been phenomenal 1t seems either
that the road is appreciating the work OF
its new passenger department, or has al
| last awakened to the need of better service
The freight clerks strike on the Michigan
| Central Is likely TO prove a failure. The
| clerks who refpse to leave their union are
| said to be wondering what their organiza.
ton Is worth IL II will not help them in the
| time of trouble. Railway clerks i'm other
offices are surprised that the head officers
pay no attention to the adjustment of the
! differences
II expect to see Wabash trains running
| into st. Joseph. Mo-, at no very distant
| day said Col Wells Blodgett. genera
] counsel OF the Wabash Railway. yesterday