The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24

operating expenses increased 1892. 1872 go: net
earnings decreased 800, 1880. For January
and February the gross earnings incSeased
sS ss 40 1Sper;ating inc
ings for the two months of S273,5n.0l.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
+. N. Hibbits, who has been mechanical
engineer of the Union Pacific. has been
promoted TO assistant superintendent of
motive power at Omaha.
The Brooks works of the American Loco
motive Company will this week bid on
contract to furnish twelve passenger loco
motives for the Big Four.
II. ]. Rhein issued a notice yesterday to
the effect that with The retirement of r. NJ.
chase the office of assistant general pas
senger agent OF the L. Z. & w. will be
abolished.
The new ten-wheel passenger engines of
the cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton, since
partially overhauled,- are doing excellent
service in hauling the heavy express trains,
and are now making good time.
Frank II. Wilson, formerly with ]. Q.
van Wrinkle, now with Assistant General
superintendent Storrs, of the Lake Shore,
at Cleveland. who spent Sunday in the
city. returned to Cleveland last night.
L. II. G. Brakemeyer. accountant in the
once OF the auditor of passenger receipts
OF the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg.
mas rendered his resignation after twenty
three years service with the company.
The excursion to Washington and points
In that vicinity Friday next is as
sured success. Already 200 tickets have
been sold. The excursion will run over the
Big Four and the Chesapeake & Ohio.
The management of a Virginia railway
has issued a notice that In future un-
married men will be employed on the line.
and that all men seeking employment must
be married and at least thirty years OF age.
Col. William A. Henderson, assistant gen.
eral counsel Of the Southern Railway, re-
quests a denial of the statement attributed
to him that Vice President w. w. Finley is
TO succeed Samuel Spencer as president
of the Southern.
The scene of the bitter fight between the
Western Union Telegraph Company and
the Pennsylvania over the removal of poles
and wires from the railroads right of way
has been shifted 10 the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals.
Charles Hamilton, who has been ap-
pointed city agent Of the Wabash at Pitts
ton in Indiana. In 1892 he moved to Elk
hart and engaged in the book and sta
tionery business.
The Baldwin locomotive works this week
begins delivery of the first engines on an
order for forty-five placed by the Philadel-
phia & Reading. Included in this order
are six double-header locomotives identical
in style with those in service on the Jersey
Central.
n. T. Brown. general agent of the Amer
lean Express Company at Pittsburg and
Allegheny, left yesterday to take charge
of the business of the company in Milwau-
kee. Mr. Brown will be succeeded by c.
A. Pink, who has been agent of the COM
pany at Des Moines, Ia.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy WILL
on May l. establish an office in Buffalo
The establishment of Burlington office in
Buffalo and the appointment of an agent
is move of much significance. as the near
est office of this road to Buffalo is one in
Pittsburg and one in New York.
be crowded off the Erie Railroad. This is
an ungainly engine that did good service In
way. but was glutton for fuel, and the
railroads have decided to get rid of them
The engine of the future on the Erie for
fast passenger service will be Of the At
lantic type.
The engineers on the Erie are in confer
ence with the officials as to readjustment
any increase in pay in fifteen years. Their
pay is on a basis of $500 per day for twelve
hours, but a division run Is counted as a
day, and some passenger engineers cover
their divisions in five or six hours
On the Wabash the passenger conduct
ors devote their time to looking after train
movements in so far as they affect their
own individual trains, but the company
continues collectors to collect fares and
tickets and look after the passengers. The
management claims that this double system
insures greater safety to Wabash patrons
John Sebastian. passenger traffic manager
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific is
indignant over the report that the Rock
Island is scaiping line. His representa-
tives have positive instructions to main
tain rates, the company is building up
very handsome business in ali directions
and does not need to cut rates, as its time
and equipment are Of the best class.
The excursion to Shiloh battlefield prom
Uses to be a great success. The special
train leaving here over the Louisville di-
vision of the Pennsylvania will consist of
a baggage car, two coaches and seven
sleepers. For the trip up the river the
. steamer Clyde has been secured. Fully 800
tickets have been sold already. Governor
Durbin and some fifty of his staff and
friends will accompany the expedition.
An official of the Union Pacific states
that the company proposes to cut the time
from New York to San Francisco to three
and half days. contract has been let
for doubling IA miles of track. and the
Southern Pacific will cut tunnel through
the Nevada mountains to cost $40. 600. 600
The heaviest work, however, will be the
reduction of grades and Strengthening
curves at an additional expenditure of &c.
100000.
The Cincinnati. Richmond & Muncie re-
Gently received from the Baldwin locomo-
tive works five ten-wheel freight engines.
These are the last of the order placed for
fifteen of this class of locomotives, the de-
livery of which began last November. Five
Atlantic type passenger engines and ten
consolidated freight engines will be de-
An order also has been placed for 1000
36-foot box cars.
The railroads and the Lake Erie steam
ship lines have adjusted their troubles and
will permit the boats to name a one-way
fare for the round trip for weekend excur-
sions the rates being good Saturday night
and Sunday, and an optional ticket will
be sold by the railways. The railroads will
sell these round-trip tickets and they will
be good going and coming on the railway
or both lines. and are good one way on the
boat and the reverse direction on the rail
line.
F. O Mccormick, passenger traffic mana
ger of the Southern Pacific, writes that
the company contemplates making extern
sive improvements on its line between
Reading and Portland, Ore. Eighty miles
of track is to be laid with 1OS-pound steel
rails and ballasted. and number of addi-
tional passing tracks, as well as additional
tracks for commercial business. will be
laid Commercial business on that line has
shown remarkable development of late
years.
A circular announces the selection Of
Joseph Robinson president of the Gen.
extends from Muncie to Brazil. and was
formerly the Chicago Southeastern. 1t
was recently acquired by the c., c.. c. g.
ST. L. under sale made in pursuance to a
decree of the United States Court. District
of Indiana The new president took charge
on Sunday. and notified all officers and
employees that they should continue to dis
charge their respective duties until further
notice. From this appointment II Is EVIL
the Big Four and Pennsylvania.
Talbot j. Taylor & Co.. representing
James r. Keene, manager of the Southern
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