The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-14

tended General Passenger Agent McCarty,
of the b. & o. S. W.. promptly confiscated
II because the same request had been made
on the same ticket by another individual.
A. j. Smith. general passenger agent OF
the Lake Shore, paid this compliment to
Herman Holmes, who has for years repre-
sented the Louisville & Nashville In the
Cleveland district. Sterling honesty and
hustling qualities have kept him In his posi-
ton"
1t is stated that the Illinois Central con-
templates redistrcting the engineers and
the conductors districts and possibly Will
include the superintendent division 1or
the purpose of reducing a number OF divl-
sions now included in the mileage OF the
Southern lines.
1t has developed that the Nfckel-plate Is
in earnest in regard to enforcing its tenn
perance order, as number of men, in
Guiding conductors, brakemen, engineers
and firemen, have been dismissed from the
service for violating rules regarding visit
ing saloons, etc.
w. A. Graham has been appointed as
sistant trainmaster of the Fulton district
of the Illinois Central, with headquarters
in Fulton. Mr.. Graham has been in the
employ of the Illinois Central for many
years and has established a splendid record
for faithfulness and efficiency.
Section men on almost all the railroads
are doing their best to prepare the lines
for inspection by the general managers,
presidents and boards of directors who Will
begin their annual inspection next month,
the dates depending upon the time when
the presidents of the respective lines can
best undertake the task.
President Truesdale, of the Lackawanna
issued a per-emptory order against the as
signment of employees wages due or 10 be-
come due, it disturbs the orderly ad-
ministration of the various departments,
causes a great deal of labor and expense
and interposes a third person between the
company and its employees
j. l.. Pugh, of Philadelphia, representing
Baldwin Locomotive
Wayne. where he will remain some time
for the purpose of personally supervising
the work of testing the new engines the
Wabash is now receiving from those works.
The Wabash is receiving thirty-two OF what
are known as the compound tpye.
1t is announced that the proposed new
mileage bureau of the Western lines will
than ever. A set of rules have been agreed
upon except In minor points and the rail-
roads which have gone into the bureau ex-
pect to receive a larger mileage from the
new books than from the ones now in use.
The railroads centering at Kansas City
are reported to be making determined
effort to do away with cutting of flour
rates and are holding frequent meetings
TO bring about desired results. There has
been more cutting in rates on flour than
any other class this summer and IT has
been the cause of endless trouble to freight
officials.
Indications are that the shortage of cars
among the railroads may prove fully as
serious, If not more so, than last year. Ofn-
Gals, however. profess to take cheerful
view of the situation, but the fact remains
that every road is short of cars and as the
fall crops begin to move the shortage will
become more pronounced. Eastern and
Western roads are suffering alike and there
will be no opportunity for borrowing.
w. F. Drummer, chief clerk to Mr.. Ham
mond, general manager of the Chicago q
Eastern Illinois, has rendered his resig-
nation, to become auditor of the General
Carriage and Storage Company, of
Cleveland. Mr.. Drummer, who was
for some years district passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines at
Indianapolis, leaves the service with some
reluctance after his many years OF ex-
perience, but says the proposition from
Cleveland, where he was born and lived
many years. was too attractive to be re-
sisted.