The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-21

OO ~ hIN AL, " ONOA
they have ever known. Some of the roads
a day.
1t is said the relation existing between
the Grand Trunk and the Toledo, ST. Louis
* Western will result in the Grand Trunk
trains running into St. Louis within the
next few months.
Superintendent II. A. Worcester, of the
Lake Shore. has ordered that in future
train No. 10, which has become a very heavy
one. be run in two sections in order to get
il over the road quickly.
A. A. Zion, superintendent of the Belt
road. has received notice from the Brooks
locomotive works that they will deliver
four new engines to the Belt company the
first week in November.
George w. Ristine. director of transporta-
ton for the worlds fair at st. Louis, has
rendered his resignation. No action has
been taken by the directors. 1t is limited
that he has been offered good railroad
position.
The excursion season of the railroads is
rapidly drawing to close, and every gen.
eral passenger agent in this territory says
that 1t has been the most successful in the
history of the roads in the Central Trafhc
Association.
John Mullen, sr, who until recently was
foreman of construction work on the Pan
handle, is dead at his home. He had
worked for the Panhandle for more than
six daughters.
f. C. Underwood, president of the Erie.
has issued notice to the employees denying
that he is contemplating resigning and
becoming becoming the president of the Northern
Pacific, which sets at rest the rumors that
nave been af1oat in Wall street.
The Missouri Pacific has leased large
residence property in Nevada, Mo-, to es-
tablish railroad branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association, to be opened
Oct. Is. Miss Helen Gould has donated
s1,5oO for the establishment of the associa-
ton.
1t is said that the Lake Shore engineers
and firemen are getting so accustomed TO
fast runs that they think any time less than
a mile minute is slow. Last week three
Toledo and Toledo and Elkhart at the rate
of less than mile minute.
z. F. Blomeyer, general freight and pas
senger agent for the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco, with headquarters at Cape Girardeau,
has rendered his resignation. Mr.. Bo-
meyer has held the position seventeen
years. 1t it understood he is to take an
important position on the Pere Marquette.
George p Harris president and Day
Ryan Miller, vice president of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, are spending cou-
pie of weeks on their usual semi-annual
tour over the lines of the system. Both
officials state that they are upon no par
ticular mission save an inspection of the
property.
An official of the Baltimore & Ohio says
| the grievances which the railroad operating
officers and the employees committee failed
| to settle last week will result in anything
serious The meeting of the grand officers
| of the four brotherhoods is not an UNI
usual occurrence at these conferences.
| Joseph Ramsey, president of the Wabash,
| was in Pittsburg the greater part OF last
week looking after the interests OF the
| Gould system in securing a right or way
| along the Allegheny river front. President
| Ramsey says his company is not DESTROYS
| of antagonizing the Pennsylvania Company
| and is willing TO pay reasonable sum for
| the privileges.
| Telegraph operators, especially of the old
school, are looking forward with much in
| terest to the reunion of the old-time tele-
graph association, which will be held at
Milwaukee, Wis, on Wednesday, Thursday
| and Friday of next week. Telegraphers
| from all parts of the country are expected
| to be present. Aside from the social fea-
| lures attending on the reunion, there will
| be numerous addresses and such business
| sessions as are necessary.
Freight traffic is increasing to such an
| extent that officials of the Central Traffic
| and Western lines are becoming concerned
| about the suficiency Of their car supplies.
| Already such roads as the Chicago, Rock
| Island & Pacific, the Santa Fe and the st.
| Louis & San Francisco are clamoring for
| cars, and at the present rate the reserves
| in the Central Traffic Association territory
| will be quickly exhausted. Fears are ex-
| pressed that COMPOSITIONS and blockades will
| follow.
One of the questions which will be con-
| sidered at the meeting of the general ticket
passenger agents at New Orleans next
| month will be that of baggage smashing.
| This preplexing question will be discussed
| at some length and ii is possible some uni
form method of handling will be adopted
| that will reduce the danger of damage to
minimum. One or two of the Western
roads have introduced the use of padded
! trucks and this has done away with much
Of the smashing heretofore INDUCED in.
| Baggage men, however, claim that they
are not responsible for much of the
| damage as charged; people delay the send
| ing of trunks until few moments before
| train time and then do not arrive to check
| them until few minutes before leaving
| time. This causes hurry and in the hurry
| of the last few minutes 1t is impossible to
| handle trunks with any degree of care.
A very ingenious device is in operation on
| the third floor of the Ingalls, block the in
vention of four local railroad men, j. q.
| Justice, a Monon engineer, being the chief
| promoter. 1t is a station indicator adapted
| for steam roads or street railways, operat
| ed by electricity, and is very readily put
into service. The device Is very simple and
! effective, has been in use several months
on the Louisville & Nashville, and the
president of that road has handsomely in
dorsed IL. The device is placed over the
| front door of the coach on the inside, and
| the engineer, when approaching a station,
presses button and the name of the next
station In large letters flashes before the
| eyes. On street cars the connection with
| the device is so arranged that the motor
| man can press a button in the same man.
| ner that an engineer does and the name
! of the next street becomes prominent. That
| it Is a useful and very convenient method
| of announcing stations or streets that are
| crossed examination will at once dis
| close.