The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-27


Four a differential on this Western bust
ness through the st. Louis gateway. The
business in question now will be enormous,
and one of the biggest fights of the year
Is expected to result from the application
OF the outcome of this controversy.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
d. p. Marlowe has been appointed immi-
grant agent of the Pennsylvania at Wash
ington, d. c., vice James A. Webb.
Frank Sullivan. traffic manager of the
American Cerealine Company will to-day
remove his headquarters from Chicago to
Indianapolis
The earnings OF the Hooking Valley road
for the third week of April were S131, ,2S5. AZ.
an increase over the corresponding week
last year of S10,O6226
Henry c. Smith, formerly with the Penn
Sylvania, has been appointed division en-
gineer on the Philadelphia division of the
Philadelphia & Reading.
Under the present time schedules fast
mail train No. IL on the Pennsylvania lines
makes the run from Jersey City to Indian
apolis in IL hours and 45 minutes.
Summer tourist tickets from this terri
tory will be put on sale May l, but exten-
sive travel is not looked for until June.
Ihese tickets Will be good until Oct. i.
Retrenchment orders have been posted in
the local shops of the Pennsylvania TO the
effect that nine hours will constitute q days
work. the orders applying to most depart
ments.
j. Robinson, president of the Indiana
Central road, formerly of the Chicago &
Southeastern, has decided to remove his
headquarters, which have been at Muncie,
TO Anderson, Ind.
The Wabash will soon have direct en-
trance into Cleveland by the Belt line that
the Lake Shore and Big Four are building.
The Belt line crosses the Wheeling & Lake
Erie, one of the Wabash lines.
John Riley, superintendent of the Pitts
burg q Lake Erie, is in the city. He states
that the road is handling the heaviest traf-
fic in its history, the daily movement on
the main line ranging between 1900 and
5000 cars.
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus. passed
through the city yesterday route to
st. Louis to be present at the dedication
ceremonies of the worlds fair, he being
one of the commissioners.
Commencing to-day, the passenger train
on the Vandalia which for the last forty
seven years has left India napolis at p. m.
for Terre Haute will not leave until 5:45
p. m. 1t is known as train No. 8. and will
run through to Effingham.
The New York & Ottawa Railroad, ex-
tending distance OF lbs miles, from Tup-
per Lake, N Y. to Ottawa, Ont, is to be
IA, and 1t is rumored that it is to be pur-
chased by the Delaware & Hudson Rail-
road.
Henry Il. Stafford has been appointed trav-
Ohio. with headquarters at New York.
succeeding s. b. Franklin, who has
taken service with the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company as chief clerk in the traffic
department.
Local passenger men on Saturday night
gave a reception at the Lake Erie & West
ern ticket office to f. N. Hicks, who has
been promoted to general travelling passen-
ger agent of the road, and to A. III. Sellers.
promoted 10 district passenger agent. Each
was presented with appropriate presents.
Passenger officials of Western railways
are expecting heavy summer travel to
Europe this season, 1t already having set
in, and promises this year to reach several
thousand passengers. A new feature is
school parties for European travel, the
students going under care and guidance Of
teachers.
The survey of the Kansas City. Ell Paso
& Oklahoma Central Railroad has been
completed to Mangum. in southwestern Ok
lahoma, and bonus of $4,000 has been
asked OF the citizens Of that city. This Is
the supposed Missouri Pacific extension of
the main line running from Kansas City
to Ell Paso.
The Columbus Rifles. who will attend the
the worlds fair at st. Louis this week,
have arranged with the Big Four to take
seventy-hve men, including a band Of
twenty pieces Captain Fisher has secured
two tourist sleeping cars for the accommo-
dation of the men.
Attorneys for the Southern Pacific sys-
tenn i'm Texas will arrive at Austin to-day
to represent the railroads interests before
the Texas railroad commission in it's hear
ing looking to an examination of the San
Antonio & Aransas Pass Railroad. with a
view of forfeiting its charter on the charge
or an irregular issuance Of bonds.
Local passenger officials are hoping to
induce the Central Passenger Association
to hold its June meeting in this city. The
Claypool Hotel, which will give ample room
for its session, will then be opened for
business. The rate clerks were intending
to have held their recent convention in this
city had the Claypool been ready to take
care of them.
President Samuel Spencer of the South
ern Railway. has telegraphed to Cincinnati
| from New York that w. j. Murphy has
been made vice president of the Cincinnati,
New Orleans & Texas Pacific division and
that w. A. Garrett, recently general super
intendent of the Philadelphia & Reading
road, succeeds Murphy as general mana
ger, both appointments effective May /.
| The Trunk-line Mileage Ticket Bureau,
which will begin selling interchangeable
mileage books next month, has selected
| Leslie P. Farmer. commissioner of the
trunk-line 2assenser committee. as COM
missioner. The working fund is made up
| of deposits of 1000 by each line that Is a
member. The executive committee will be
| composed of representatives of lines in the
| bureau.
The quarterly business meeting of the
| Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers on
| the Baltimore & Ohio system will be held
| in Garrett, Ind. April % and 80. There are
| twenty one lodges, with a total member
| ship of 14lS, and each lodge will be repre-
sented. first-class programme of instru-
mental and vocal music has been arranged
| and the grand lodge officers have arranged
] for several speeches.
| After tedious delay of several weeks.
| due to the strike of the structural iron
workers, the construction of the big Wa
bash bridge across the Monongahela river
at Pittsburg will be resumed to-day In
| order TO make up the time lost during the
strike, the American Bridge Company has
| prepared to increase its force of men. and
hopes to complete the contract according to
| the original schedule.
| w. A Garrett, general superintendent OF
| the Philadelphia & Reading, WILL on Nav
| !, retire from that position to become gen.
| eral manager of the Queen & Crescent
Mr.. Garrett went from the Wabash to the
| Baltimore & Ohio. and four years ago ac-
| cepted the position he now vacates 1t is
| understood that the Baltimore & Ohio will
| name his successor on the Z. & r. il prac-
tically controlling that property. Other
| changes are expected to follow the resigna.
| tion of Mr.. Garrett.
The statement by a local paper that H. s.
Storrs was to return to the Lake Erie q
Western road has no foundation. There
| are to be changes on the Vanderbilt lines
| in which Mr.. Storrs will receive a hand
| some promotion, and there is a strong prob
! ability that ID. G.. Moon, assistant superin-
| tendent of the Lake Erie & Western, will
] also be given more important position
| The latter however is not definitely set
tied. as Mr.. Moon is making a good record
| on the Lake Erie & Western.
The Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad
Company on Thursday received two At
! lantic type locomotives and on Saturday
gave them test at Evansville before a