The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-28

81 800 600, operating expenses. 63.5 per cent.
as compared with 6i.2 per cent. the preced-
ing year.
The earnings of the Wabash for July
were sSis. Sol an increase of s60.94S over the
preceding year. The increase in earnings
of this road calls attention TO the large
earnings of the entire Gould system. and on
the highest authority it be stated that
the earnings on all the Gould roads are
larger than they have ever been.
Fifteen members of the Old Reliable Con-
ductors' Association. accompanied by their
wives passed through the city yesterday
on special Pullman car Ell route to st.
Louis to attend the annual convention of
the association. They will also visit the
Yellowstone National Park and Colorado re-
sorts. The party expects to be absent two
weeks.
V. A. worthington. superintendent of the
coast division of the Southern Pacific. has
been promoted to assistant to Vice Presi-
dent kruttschnitt and been succeeded as
superintendent by j. {. Wiley, who has
been assistant superintendent of the West
ern division: Chief Clerk A w. Baker. of
Oakland has been advanced TO Mr.. Wileys
position.
Superintendent Thompson. of the South
ern Indiana. says not only is 1t not true
that the projected line TO Evansville from
Elnora has been abandoned, but that the
survey will be completed within three
weeks and graders will begin work inn
mediately afterward, according to dis
patch TO the Journal from Terre Haute.
Friends of Richard w. Vaughan are
pleased over his appointment as genera
manager of the Blue Ridge Dispatch 10
succeed the late Don N Alexander. Mr.
Vaughan has been agent of the line In New
York for long period. and, his friends
state. richly deserved the promotion. lie
has decided to change his headquarters TO
Cincinnati. and will be quite addition to
the railroad fraternity of that city.
An official of the Pennsylvania. I'm speak
ing of the report that the company had
discharged on it's lines West 100 men TO
cut down expenses. said it has been greatly
exaggerated. The vice president said -that
he knew nothing about il and was inclined
to think il applied to contractors men enl-
ployed on some of the big improvements,
the business of the Pennsylvania is still
heavy, with a large increase in prospect
The railroad territorial traffic organiza-
tions have joined in movement to bring a
vast number of excursionists into Ohio and
Indiana during September Plans are being
made to run home visitors excursions
These will accommodate the people who
have moved from Central Traffic territory
farther West and desire to return on fall
visit. The excursions are planned to suit
the agricultural class. as they will come at
time when the harvestS have been gath
cred.
c. +. Irwin. former freight trainmaster
of the Philadelphia division of the Penn
Sylvania, who was retired short time ago
under the pension plan after an active serv-
ice of half century, was the recipient, at
his home in Malvern on Saturday, OF a
handsome testimonial at the hands OF the
he was closely associated during his long
railroad career. The presentation OF gold
lined silver loving cup was made by Charles
>. Murray in behalf OF the agents.
On account of the numerous frauds per-
petrated by ticket scalpers in the manipula-
tion of railroad tickets the M. X. & I. will
adopt novel method of fighting scaipers
The company contemplates placing special
agents on it's trains leaving ST. Louis and
Kansas City to assist conductors in detect
ing fraudulent and misused tickets, thereby
this is an experiment, it is thought to be
one of the means that must be used to cir
cumvent the operation of scalpers.
II. c. Townsend, general passenger agent
of the Missouri Pacific. in speaking of the
heavy mail handled at the railroad offices
on the large systems. gives the following
figures: During July there were received
at St Louis offices under his charge 36, 43S
letters. cards and kilograms: the heaviest
days mail was on July 6, when 2,4S1 pieces
were received. These figures represent the
amount of mail at the office of the general
passenger department and do not include
that Of the freight, operating and other de-
partments-
William III. Truesdale, well known in
Western railroad circles and president OF
the Lackawanna has been in a critical con-
dition from blood poisoning at his residence
at Indian Field. He has been confined TO
the house for two weeks, but on Tuesday
his physician expressed the opinion that
the time of danger had been passed. The
trouble was laid to pimple which APP
peared on his arm, which was scratched,
causing il TO bleed. The following day the
arm became painful and began swelling.
Once it was thought that the arm would
have to be smputated. 1t will be some time
before he recovers the use of the arm.
After extensive experiments the manage
ment of the Erie has decided to equip the
entire system with telephones at an ex-
pense of nearly $1oOO.O00. f. z. Griffith.
superintendent, has completed arrange
ments for installation from Chicago to New
York. The telegraph operators are said to
be preparing a protest upon the alleged
ground that the combined use of single
wire for telegraph and telephone purposes
| makes the former uncertain and imperfect.
| One conversant with the situation, however,
says that fear that the telephone will sup
plant the telegraph in train operation is
| the real reason back of the protest.