The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-01

Westinghouse car has just completed a
tour of the Missouri Pacific and since its
establishment in 1899 has travelled 1870
miles and instructed 1852 men In the use
OF the brake
Col. James c. Everest, general travelling
agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St
tory southwest of Kansas City in connec-
ton with the other representatives of the
road detailed from the Chicago office.
The advance in grain rates is accepted in
the West as evidence of an abandon
ment by lines east of Chicago and st. Louis
of competition with gulf ports, and entire
dependence on business from upper Mis-
souri, river territory and the Northwest.
The passenger committee of Buffalo held
meeting yesterday and took appropriate
action on the promotion of George r. Ches-
brough, noted in yesterdays Journal. he
was one of the most active members of the
committee and it will lose one OF its most
capable executives.
Passenger men report theatrical business
the heaviest this year in the history OF
railways. At Indianapolis an average of
eight companies has been handled weekly.
Theatrical companies usually make one or
two transfers a week and the growth of
theatrical business at county seats has been
remarkable.
A railroad official suggests that were L.
II. Mummert, general manager of the In
diana Car Service Bureau, to meet the ship
pers on the Board of Trade and talk over
his ideas of the per diem plain ana car
service it might soften the animosity of
certain shippers to the operations of the
car service bureau>
1t is stated that since the New York Gen.
trail. took control of the Boston & Albany
| the condition of the property has been
materially improved. and during the coming
year plans are in hand for extensive i'm
| provements, among which will be the con-
| tinuance of the stone ballasting that was
| begun two years ago.
| Col. William Shaw, district passenger
agent of the Chicago, Burlington d Quincy.
who was in the city yesterday, left last
| evening for Columbus, o., to attend the
| funeral of III. r. Dering to whom he paid
| a very handsome tribute, he having been
associated with him for thirty-one years
| and really closely identified with roads with
| which Mr.. Dering was connected.
The preparation of the list of stockhold-
| ers of record for the payment of dividends
| on the Pennsylvania road has been complet-
| ers has increased from 30,SS5 in May 1903
| to 41794 at present, an increase of 1895
| shareholders. The number of women stock
holders at present is 19,52S. almost AZ pei
| cent of the entire number, and they own
more than % per cent. of the capital stock
| The construction of the Panama canal
| is expected to prove of material benefit tC
the Illinois Central road, even before the
| great waterway is opened to the commerce
of the world. During the progress OF actual
construction a considerable volume of traf
move from the United States to the 18th
| mus and the Illinois Central is more thar
| any other line, advantageously located t.
secure large portion of such trade.
A j. Stone will to-day take the posi-
| ton of general superintendent of transpor
tation of the Delaware q Hudson road, ant
c. b. Hammond, formerly general agen
at Albany, N. Y, will be appointed genera
agent of the transportation department Ed
ward Gilpn succeeds c. r. Manville, re
signed, as superintendent of the Pennsyl
vania division and its branches, and p. III
Connors will be appointed superintendent
| al SuSOuehanna "A. IL.
| min superintendent of the Saratoga divi
sion and ID. +. Wait superintendent of tn
Champlain division. In each case it is
| promotion.