The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-03

Der last year. Last months business at the
yards was the largest since they were es-
tablished.
There were handled on the Big Four prop
er in October 1GO.657 loaded cars. an increase
over October, 1902. OF LIZA.
William Garstang, superintendent Of mo-
tive power of the Big Four. has returned
from Scranton, Pa. whittier he went TO
engines fer the Big -Four and one for the
bridge company
Henry c. Rouse, president of the Missouri,
Kansas * Texas. who suffered dislocation
of shoulder and other injuries in an acct
dent on the rocks at Cape Ann three weeks
ago. is so much improved that he was at his
Office on Saturday.
The Seaboard Airline viii compete for
business at Pittsburg and has placed ]. J.
Fuller, one of its best passenger men, at
that city to look after travel for the road
and Will offer the fastest schedule to Flor
ida ever undertaken.
Surveyors of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific are at work on the line from Rock
Island TO St. Louis and are surveying a line
south of Rushville, ILL.,, to the Illinois
river and another line to Bardstown, a di-
vision point on the c., b. & q.
Daniel w. Vaughn, jr., has been appointed
commercial agent of the central of Georgia
for Kansas City. Mr.. Vaughn had been
nine years with the Union Pacific before
going to the Central of Georgia. j. II. Barr
viii succeed MIR. Vaughn as soliciting agent.
On Nov. l j. a. Barnard begun his ff-
teenth year as general manage of the Peo-
ria & Eastern road, and has handled the
property with such ability that it has been
brought from an inferior roadbed to be
among the best in Indiana, Illinois or Ohio.
TeleSraphic news has just been received
or the completion of the STANDARD gauge of
the National Railroad line of Mexico from
Laredo TO the City of Mexico. The first
through train will be operated Nov. s.
The work has been in course of construc-
ton for more than a year.
w IL - A. ~.
york Central, announces the appointment
or y. O.. GetZendanner as general land and
tax agent, with headquarters in New York
city. He will have direct supervision of all
matter pertaining TO taxes, assessments and
sale of real estate.
The Union Pacific officials announce the
promotion of j. H. Brinkerhoff, of Leaven-
worth, Kan, to the position of assistant
superintendent, with headquarters at Den
YER, Mr.. Brinkerhoff has been superin-
tendent of the L., h. & W. Railway at
L~eavenworth for four years.
j.. Hoover. formerly private secretary
TO George Grave, superintendent of the Gin
cinnati, Indianapolis & Western, who
went West to accept service on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas d Texas, has returned to this
city and accepted q position with the West
ern Union Telegraph Company.
John Muir. superintendent of the Dan
vile division of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois Railroad. has been appointed gen.
eral superintendent of the ST. Louis. Mem
Gull Railway links OF the Frisco system.
His headquarters will be- at Cape Girard-
eau, Mo.
Chicago. it is conceded, will profit by the
change in the grain rate via Omaha, as,
instead of going from the latter point to
Kansas City and gulf ports, the bulk of
Nebraska business will be handled via Chi
caSo 10 Atlantic seaboard points for ex-
port. Gulf lines. as a result of this action,
1t is feared. may make cuts to get 1t back.
Another step toward the merging of the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois with the other
lines of the Frisco system, under the name
of the Chicago, st. Louis, Memphi & New
Orleans, was taken yesterday, when r. r.
Hammond. general manager of the Chi
cago * Eastern Illinois, was appointed gen.
eral manager of the Frisco system, with
headquarters in Chicago.
Charles Allen Goodnow, formerly general
manager of the Rock Island system, was
to-day appointed general manager of the
chicago * Alton in charge of operation and
maintenance. Official announcement was
also made of the resignation of j. II. Bar
rett from the general superintendency of
the company. Until further notice the
duties OF his Office will be performed by
Mr.. Goodnow and it is not unlikely that the
position will be abolished.
William McCrate, who owned the ground
occupied by the town of Shattuck, Q. T.,
and who sold the town site, is said to be
the richest section boss in the world. Fiji
teen years ago he went West as section
boss of the Santa Fe and took the ground
on which Shattuck stands as a homestead,
which ground he sold to a company OF
capitalists from Missouri. The prosperous
section boss owns several buildings. a fine
farm IN the valley, with timber and water
In abundance. Contrary to expectation, his
prosperity has not taken him away from
work, and he is still a section boss.
An official of the Iron Mountain route
writes that in putting on new, fast Hot
Springs service this year, which becomes
effective Nov. s, the company has endeav-
ored to Guido all previous efforts toward
making this one of the best trains in the
country. The equipment is of the most
modern Pullman sleepers and reclining
chair cars and the schedule is very fast
from st. Louis to Hot Springs, the actual
running time being forty-one miles an hour.
The management has set aside twelve
new Baldwin engines for this service, and,
Independent Of any other movement, either
freight or passenger. this fast schedule
will be maintained.
A dispatch to the Journal from New
Albany says: New Albany is again to be
the terminal for the st. Louis division of
tee so asn the R iarwiSa, COMPANY movsS Several yepm
this city to Louisville. Repairs are being
made on the roundhouse and turntables of
they are finished freight crews will make
their headquarters here instead of Louis
vile; The change is made in order that
the heavy freight engines used on the st.
Louis division may be kept from running
over the Kentucky and Indiana bridge.
Freight trains will be taken from this city
to Louisville in sections by yard engines
The directors of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company met yesterday and declared
the regular ~semi-annual dividend Of 3 per
cent. payable Nov. 80 to stock of record
Nov. 3. The dividend will be paid on a
capitalization approximating in round num-
bers $2S9, 10000. an increase over that COW
cred by the May dividend of nearly $685.
100000, that dividend having been paid upon
4,0S7 ,6l9 shares Of par value Of $2Oi, $3.50, $50.
The increased capitalize ton is made by the
conversion OF S29, 276,O0O of the $50, OOO,O 900 of
3la per cent. convertible bonds into stock
at 20: the exchange of 1900 shares
of Pittsburg, Virginia 4 Charleston Rail-
road stock for that of the Pennsylvania on
the basis of 2a shares of the former for
one of the latter and that portion of the
recent SIS. 100000 stock allotment that has
been fully paid.