The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-16

of Mr.. Miller, who was then superintendent
of the Panhandle. In 1896 he entered Ober-
lin College, and after three years went TO
Ann Arbor and entered Michigan Univer-
sity. Since October last he has been pri-
vate secretary 10 Colonel Miller.
The Union Railway Company of Column
bus held its annual meeting In that city
yesterday, and the board OF managers took
up the question of establishing an informa-
ton bureau at the station similar to the
one at Indianapolis. During the last fiscal
year the number Of tickets sold increased
81. 423. the number of trains handled in
creased 2,Ti0 and the total revenues from
the sale of the tickets increased SIG, $40. IL
over the previous year.
All matters in dispute between the Off
Gals of the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany and the conductors and the trainmen
have been settled TO the satisfaction OF
both officials and men, and the negotia-
tions which began early In January. are
now ended. The men will get advance
of Is per cent. for freight conductors and
trainmen, and II per cent. for passenger
conductors and trainmen. The increase in
pay will affect about 1,400 men. scattered
between St. Paul and Duluth and the Pa
cific coast.
Company, now building two hundred miles
from Fort Smith, Ark, TO Guthrie, o. T.,
will establish full train service on Monday
over Tr miles ,,, OF the T0ad SomPle1ed be
construction of stations between Weleetka
and Guthrie is now in progress, and the en-
tire line is graded. Representatives are at
Oklahoma & Gulf Railway Company. char
tered to build from Bismarck, N. D.. to
the Gulf of Mexico.
Passenger officials of the Baltimore &
Ohio have been in. Baltimore for day or
two past Arranging spring and summer
time table. o. p. McCarty. general passen-
ger agent of the Baltimore & Ohio South
western at Cincinnati; ID. s. Wilder, dis
trict passenger agent at Columbus. and ID.
G.. Carrel, district passenger agent at
Cleveland, are in attendance. Ii is an
nounced that no change in the time Of
through service is contemplated with the
exception of shortening the time between
Chicago and Pittsburg and st. Louis and
Pittsburg forty minutes.
George ingalls,, general freight agent OF
the Big Four. has issued an elaborate off,
cial directory and shippers guide. The book
is twenty inches square, two inches in
thickness. contains the names OF all of the
agents, with the names of stations. IL also
has cuts of many of the fine buildings in
Cincinnati. Cleveland. Columbus. Dayton.
Indianapolis. st. Louis. Peoria and Chicago.
The book is finely illustrated. Ii will be a
valuable auxiliary to shippers. giving rules
rates, etc, TO all important points. IL is
said to be the finest work OF it's character
ever got out.
At the annual meeting of the New York
Central directors Wednesday no PROPOSE
any other was made and but one change I'm
directors noted, that of Edward V. w
Rossiter TO succeed Samuel ID. Babcock.
deceased. No increase Of capital stock was
held for the West Shore Railroad Com
pany and the Mohawk & Malone Railway
Company. In the West Shore Z. V. w.
Rossiter takes the place OF Samuel Z. Will
the Mohawk & Malone w. c. Brown takes
Mr.. Williamson's place.