The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-21

hauled eastbound. so great will be the re-
duction OF grade and the elimination or
curves. The line is constructed so that
there will be no trouble from high waters.
George c. Conn. general agent in Mil
waukee OF the PIERRE Marquette Railroad,
has been advanced TO the position of
sistant general freight agent of the en-
larged system of that company, with head
quarters in Milwaukee. This places Mr..
Conn in supervision of all business passing
through the Milwaukee, Manitowoc and
MackiEac. gateways including the business
passing through Chicago and Minneapolis.
A scarcity OF telegraph operators is
ported. The condition seems generally pre-
valent and is felt by both big and little
companies alike. local operating official
said yesterday that the time will come
when railroad operators will be more diff
cult to get. as the pay is. as rule, so
small that the men are gradually working
into other departments OF railroad work
or into other lines of business where they
can draw more money.
The new management Of the Pere Mar
quette announces that high wages and the
outrageous price of coal necessitates the
cutting down of the service on that rail-
way west of Saginaw and north of Grand
Rapids The main line is not affected. but
the little towns up the State are all af-
fected more or less, some old established
trains have been taken off. 1t is stated
that some thirty-fve or forty trains are
affected by the order. and there is quite
reduction in total mileage.
the office of General Manager Waldo, of
the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Rail-
road Company, with a view to the ADJUST
ment of claims made by the employees of
the road for an increase of pay. There
were present the chief officers of the differ
ent unions of the trainmen, including p.
nj. Arthur, {. II. Wilkins, Val Fitzpatrick
and H. b. Perham. These, with committees
from the trainmen, conferred with General
Manager Waldo and mapped out the order
in which the conference will proceed. The
engineers interests are scheduled to be
considered first at the session to-day, and
the others will follow In order.
A gentleman living in Warren, Hunting
ton county, who was in the city yesterday,
states that there is a good deal of excite
the Toledo, Fort Wayne and Southwest
ern, the new line from Fort Wayne to In
dianapolis Warren township; on Feb. 2
VIII vote on the per cent subsidy Tor the
enterprise, and on Feb. Rock Creek town.
ship will cast similar vote. and he thinks
the interest is so great and prospects so
good that the line will be built that in
each case the subsidy will be voted. The
line proposed will be five miles shorter than
any line yet surveyed, In fact. 1t will be the
most direct line, free from heavy grade,
and with but few curves.
James j. Hill, president of the Great
Northern, who has been in New York for
several days, returned to his home. In con-
versation with a newspaper man, he said:
Il have to thank the newspapers for a
large part of my railroad plans. Almost
every time | pick up a paper / find that
have purchased another railroad, have cap
italized ii for ever many billions, and
am going to use it as connecting link pos
sible between two properties that do not
exist 4 have enough to do to attend to my
regular business, which is about all anyone
would wish to do. l see that / am going
to Europe. Now, 1 wish L were going
abroad; would enjoy it very much, but as
matter of fact, when l get to Manhattan
island my trip ends. Some day l hope to
go to England ard other parts of Europe,
but the time has not yet come.