The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-13


C. s; Cone. city passenger agent of the
Big Four at st. Louis, was in the city
yesterday.
Judge Field, general solicitor for the Mo-
non, with a party of friends, is spending
a week hunting in southern Illinois.
G., W.: Bassett. general passenger agent
of the Baltimore & Ohio lines east of the
Ohio river, has gone to California to be
absent two months.
III. w. Bennett, of this city, has placed
In his office a rate sheet which was used
on the Madison & Indianapolis when his
father was its general freight agent.
Trunk-line association officials are ar
ranging for a board of arbitration to de-
eide whether passenger differentials be-
tween New York and Chicago shall be
abolished.
The Southern Indiana earned in October
$1lS,50, an increase of S40,&3 Since July
l the road has shown an increase of Sl49,-
75S. The road is now handling an immense
coal traffic.
Charles Stone, grand chief of the Brother
hood of locomotive Engineers, will not be
in Indianapolis until Nov. 20 to meet the
local brotherhood. it was understood that
he would be here Nov. %.
General Passenger Agent Anderson, of
the Southern Pacific. announces that John
T. Patrick, general industrial agent of the
Seaboard Airline, is to become the chief
Of the Southern Pacifc's industrial bureau.
The official report of General Manager
WI Ok ltlC I'D NdI Del VICE Jus
reau, shows that in October the bureau
handled 1928 cars against "a, 700 in Sep
TENDER, and against $3.50 in October. last
year.
o. p. McCarty general passenger agent of
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern. ac-
companied by his wife, passed through the
city yesterday on the way to San Antonio
to attend the wedding of his son. William
McCarty.
The Central Indiana, the old Midland
road, is fast reaching a paying basis. Su-
perlntendent Robinson has accomplished
much in developing business on the road
and has In service all the power the COM
pany owns.
General Manager Waldo, Of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton, and his associ-
ate officials. have spent the week thus
far inspecting the main line and northern
division. They Travelled in a well-equipped
special train.
President Mellen. of the New York, New
Haven q Hartford, says he favors the
establishing of a pension system, that he
Will not disturb the present employees, and
that in thirty-f1ve years experience has
has not had a strike on his hands.
Orders were issued yesterday at the ex-
ecutive offices Of the Philadelphia & Read
ing Railway Company placing all employees
in the company's shops at Reading on an
eight-hour schedule. an average reduction
of almost two hours a day. The order will
become effective next Monday.
The following have been elected directors
of the National Railroad COMPANY of Mex
leo: Charles III. Tweed, Adrian Iselin. jr.,
Cleveland II. Dodge, ]. N. Wallace and l..
+. Loree. Speyer & Co., at the request Of
the Mexican government, remain the fiscal
representatives of the company.
An order has been issued by the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington & Baltimore requiring all
employees TO wear a regulation uniform con-
sisting of blue cap. coat and trousers. Res
ldents on the line are wondering what Miss
Frances Miller. the only woman station
agent on the road, will do about 1t.
1t is stated that the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy will. so far as practicable. check
mate the Chicago Great Western scheme
TO max Omaha a grain market, and has
announced through rates from Nebraska
to St. Paul and Minneapolis at the same
figures as the Great Western proportionate
rates.
The Railroad Gazette Is the latest critic
TO point out that the trainloads OF 2SS tons
on the Canadian. Pacific, which is shown TO
be the train tonnage In the annual report.
appears antiquated ana out OF date as COM
pared with the 446 tons hauled by the Great
Northern or the 402 tons by the Northern
Pacific.
Morton +. Plant has been elected chair
man of the board of directors OF the South
ern Express Company. This is a new no.
sition. NJ. j. O'Brien. OF New York. re-
mains president. No change was made in
the board of directors. T.. w. Leary. of
Atlanta, was elected vice president and
general
The promotion OF Ira A. Mccormack to
be manager or the Grand Central Station Of