The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26

Harry Miller, general manager Of the
vandaiia left yesterday for the South, to
be absent until April /.
Charles d. Baker, passenger conductor on
the Panhandle for fourteen years. has gone
to California on months trip.
1t is stated that A. c. Bird, recently ap-
pointed traffic director of the Gould lines.
will make his headquarters at Chicago.
The Chicago & Northwestern announces
that 1T has resumed the special sleeper serv-
fee into the copper region for the summer.
H. M. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four, who has been
in st. Louis for day or two. will return
this morning.
George, Davis. formerly general yard
master Of the Big Four at this point, now
is i'll with smallpox.
Officials of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
have inspected the harbor at Ashtabula
and will make arrangements for extensive
improvements OF the docks
H. c. Clements, general auditor Of the
Texas Southern Railroad and of the Della
ware Western Construction Company, died
at his home in Kansas City, Mo-, Wednes-
day.
James McCrea, first vice president of the
Pennsylvania, passed through the city yes
terday en- route to Pittsburg on his re-
turn from a meeting Of the st. Louis Ter
minal Association.
1t is stated that in spite of the Elkins
Kansas City are badly demoralized. Bro
kers are loaded with straight tickets, which
they are disposing of under tariff rates.
H. G. Stiles, general agent of the freight
department OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton at this point, and r. p. Algeo, dis
trict passenger agent, were in Dayton yes
terday getting ideas for their new offices.
The two fifty-foot arches constructed of
concrete by the Peoria & Eastern at Dan
vile. ILL.,, will be completed in two weeks,
when the raising of the track to conform
with the grade OF the arches will be COM
menced.
of p. j. Flynn as freight traffic manager. j.
II. Crawford, well known in Western rail-
road circles. as general freight agent and
Nat Duke general Eastern freight agent OF
the Lackawanna.
]. c. Gleason superintendent of the De-
troit Southern, says the company will be
running it's trains into Ironton, o.. over its
southern extension by the middle of May.
Eventually connection will be made at that
point with the Seaboard Airline.
j. @. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent,
George Kittredge, chief engineer, and VIII
liam Garstang, superintendent of motive
ing over the western divisions the last
three days. returned last night.
There is no truth in the report that the
Lake Erie & Western and the Big Four
dated. Such a change was talked of two
years ago. but was at that time abandoned
and has not since been considered.
1t is stated that the increase of Southern
business the past winter has been remark
able with some lines. The Pullman cars
run OH the Florida specials and on the
regular Southern trains have carried four
times the business of any former year.
After March % the Golden State Limited
of the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific will
leave Chicago on Thursdays and Saturdays
and will considerably shorten the running
time. The train which now leaves at $50
a. m. will. after April 5. leave at 1870 p. m.
c. A. Vinnedge, who has been auditor
of the Union Railway Company at Indian
apolis since the company was reorganized.
resigned to accept the position of secre-
tary and auditor of the st. Louis Railway
Terminal Company at handsome increase
In salary.
April Is has been set the date for be-
ginning work on the Washington terminals
of the Baltimore & Ohio and the Pennsyl-
vania at Washington. which will cost $14.
100000. or this amount the District of CO.
lumbia will pay s.. c00000 and the railroad
companies the remainder.
The Lake Erie & Western will on April ]
put its steam shovel in operation. put on
gravel trains and begin general improve
ments. Seventy-fve miles of new steel will
be laid, the sidetracks between Indianapo-
| lis and Kokomo heightened and many other
minor improvements undertaken
1t il reported that the Wabash is seek
ing entrance to Philadelphia to connects