The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-04

or the Commercial Club Leaving at noon
next day the agents will be the guests OF
the santa Re for Galveston, returning VIA
Paris and the Frisco to ST. Louis. For fur-
ther information address w. d. Wilson, %
Monument place. Indianapolis
With the completion of a new building
at Fort Wayne by the Pennsylvania that
city will become one of the most important
points on the Western system as 10 shops.
The new buildings and those TO be built
during the coming summer will be utilized
10 prepare machinery and parts Tor new
works and repairs at all the shops or the
company west of Fittsburg. Each depart
ment will be increased 10 such an extent
as TO be able TO double the force.
1t is understood that the trunx-line
interchangeable mileage bureau VIII De
days 1t has been arranged that all neces-
sary expenses will be paid by the roads
that have agreed 10 carry out the plans
without the membership OF the Vanderbilt
and Philadelphia * Reading lines. and IL
Is believed these will later find IL TO their
interest TO become identified with the or
CARNATIONS II is understood that Com
missioner Farmer, of the Trunk-line pas
senger committee, will have charge OF the
bureau.
The per diem car service rule has cost the
New York, New Haven * Hartford road
s17oo00-that is to say. President Hall re-
ports that car service balances since July
l. 1902. have been $4,000 more than the
corresponding charge for the same period
plan. The members of the American Rail
road Association which forced the general
adoption of the per diem pan over the
protest of the New Haven road will read
this announcement with peculiar interest
and some other roads, an indianapolis line
being Of the number. will read II with SYM
pathetic sorrow
But few railroad officials spend as much
time in their private cars as does Joseph
Ramsey, jr., president of the Wabash and
its affiliated lines He rides in one of the
best appointed cars inside. 1t accommo-
dates ten persons, exclusive of the porter
and cook. The dining room is located in
the center of the car and is convenient
in every respect. a bathroom is situated
ment. Gas is used for cooking and light
ing purposes, and there is storage bat
terry system of electric lighting. The car is
seventy-eight feet ten inches long and is
really a palace on wheels. Mr.. Ramsey
spends fully two-thirds of his time on the
road and consequently has great need for
a well appointed car.
The Pennsylvania has issued a circular
giving information of the proposed trip TO
Shiloh Battlefield Park. April 4. on account
of the dedication of state monuments to
the memory of Indiana regiments and bat
teries that participated in the battle. The
train will leave indianapolis over the
Louisville division of the Pennsylvania at
1:15 p. M. April 4. reaching Pittsburg
Landing on Monday, April s; at I o'clock
| a. m. Returning. leave Pittsburg Landing
April at O'Clock a. M, reaching In
dianapolis Wednesday, April s. at o'clock
p m. The rate from Indianapolis is $3.50
for the round trip. Tickets will be on sale
April and 4. good returning until April 10.
The members of the committee are Nicho-
las Ensley: Indianapolis; BENJAMIN F.
port; John f. Wildeman, Muncie; Edwin
Nicar. South Bend; c. E. Gardiner, Bluff
ton. and Thomas B. Wood. Franklin. A
oils for the accommodation of those who
go to the dedication.