The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-16

| Branch, Easton & Amboy. in New Jersey;
Depew & Tonawanda, Rochester Southern,
Seneca county, Waverley and State line,
Lehigh Valley Railway in New York.
Mileage Book Business.
The annual report of the mileage bureau
| of the Central Passenger Association, just
issued, shows that during the four years
/ of the operation the bureau sold total of
one million mileage books of the inter-
billion miles of travel The books sold rep
| resent an original outlay of $50 100000. but
the figures show that the bureau paid in
total of 100000 Accordingly the revenue
| to the railroads from the use of the mile
! age books for four years was s20000.000.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The pay of section men the Big Four
has been advanced to $50 per day.
| The Big Four has removed it's freight
ticket offices to No. 23S Clark street, Chi
cago.
The schedule granted the trainmen and
| employees on the Wabash has been COM
| peted.
s. K. Blair superintendent of the Nickel
plate has returned from West Baden, where
he has been recuperating from an operation
for appendicitis.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern will
| on Saturday inaugurate a through line of
| sleeping cars, to run once a week between
| st. Louis and French Lick Springs.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton train
| arriving at Indiana POLLS at 1927 p. m will
| connect direct at Roachdale with trains
running through to French Lick Springs
Levi Mead, for years general foreman of
| the Wabash roundhouse, has been appointed
| cnle1 engine inspector of the Erie. His
| jurisdiction extends from New York to Chi
| cago.
d. B. Johnson, engineer of maintenance
| of way of the indianapolis division of the
Panhandle, has been transferred to Louis
| Vile, succeeding Paul Jones, who has been
| transferred to Indianapolis.
Ralph Peters, general superintendent of
the Panhandle, and Chief Engineer Rood
are in Chicago planning Improvements at
| that point. One of them will be a new
| roundhouse at Fifty-ninth street.
The Central Passenger Association an
| nounces that a rate of one fare for the
round trip has been granted on account of
| Decoration day, tickets to be sold May %
and 30 and good returning June 1.
The Baltimore G. Ohio announces that
plans have been approved for an expendi-
ture of a million dollars at Wheeling. w.
Va, consisting principally of new passen-
ger station and improved terminals.
The story is revived that President Fish.
Of the Illinois Central. is TO be made
chairman of the board of directors and that
| j. w. Harrahan will be advanced to the
position Of president Of the company.
]. B. Ward, well-known Panhandle engi-
neer, had been promoted to road fore
man of engines of the Cleveland. Akron
G. Columbus Mr.. Ward has been an en-
gineer on the road twenty years more.
j. F. Nolan, well known in this city. has
been appointed general yardmaster at Brad
ford, vice E M Heaton. He will be sue
ceeded as trainmaster by Q. w. Runyan.
Both are old employees on the Panhandle.
An official circular brings the definite in
formation that l. G. Rawn has been APP
pointed general superintendent of the I'LL
nois Central, his predecessor, G. w. Leeds
becoming assistant to Vice President Har-
| rihan.
Recently prepared statistics show that
since 1896 there has been an increase In
motive power on the roads of the country
of per cent and of freight cars II per
cent, while the tonnage of freight has in
creased 43 per cent.
George ]. Gould has returned from an ex-
tended tour of the West. He gives glow
ing accounts of the prosperity of that re-
gion and the prospects of development He
for many months to come.
| ]. W. Leonard. general superintendent OF
the Canadian Pacific's central division. has
been appointed to succeed Thomas TAFT as
manager Of transportation of the entire
ard will be succeeded by W. r. Baker.
The discontinuance Of the Chicago and
Florida Limited broke the connection of the
fast mail train from the Northwest to the
| Southeast, and this service was SO salts
factory that the United States government
will in all probability continue this sched-
ule.
| w. H. H. Scrivens. division superintend-
ent of the Pennsylvania, with headquarters
| at Cleveland. has been called to Baltimore
by General Manager @. L. Potter, and an
Il impression prevails that the former will join
the ranks of the Baltimore & Ohio operating
officials.
Official announcement has been made OF
the appointment of j. K. Gruber to sue
coed II. S. Cable as general superintendent
of the Rock Island road at Topeka. Mr.
Gruber formerly assistant general su-
perintendent of the Eastern division of the
Great Northern road, with headquarters
at ST. Paul.
Directors of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford voted to increase the capital
stock of the company 10 per cent. Presi-
dent Hall states that 100000 of new stock
| will be issued the money to be used to
take up maturing bonds and provide for
new equipment. rolling stock and the ex-
listing floating debt.
James v. wilkins has completed forty
eight years of service on the Chicago. Mil
waukee & ST. Paul road When he entered
the employ of the company A j. Earring,
| now president, was a telegraph operator
on the road. and James j. Hill third vice
president and director of traffic, was sell
| ing newspapers at Madison.
L. E. Landman. secretary of the Ameri-
| can Association of Travelling Passenger
Agents. has issued notices to the members
Of the executive committee for a meeting
to be held in New Orleans May IL for the
| purpose of completing arrangements for
the annual convention which is to be held al
New Orleans next November.
| H s. Cable general superintendent OF
the Rock Island, will leave Topeka on MAY
for Cedar Rapids. Ia, where he will be.
| come general manager of the northern dis
| trict of the road. the place made vacant by
the resignation of Robert Williams Mr.
Cable is the son of r. r. Cable, Chairman
of the executive committee of the Rock
Island.
The Panhandle is preparing to double
| track through New Castle, Ind. The pres
ent scale track and house track will be
connected so as to make a continuous track
which will be much more convenient than
! the present conditions. The Improvement
will require much filling and will greatly
damage the park greenhouses and roadway
| of L. A. Jennings
| An impression prevails In railroad and
| real-estate circles of New York that the
| Erie Company is anxious to get into Man
| haitian in order to be on a par with the
} | New York Central and the Pennsylvania
| when it's tunnel project has been com.
pleted The opinion is held that II every.
} ! thing in this direction is accomplished the
| entrance of the Erie to Manhattan will be
through a tunnel from Jersey City.
George W. Conrad. of Richmond Ind. is
} try who holds an official position with a
railroad corporation. Mr. Conrad was re.
| Gently made assistant train claim agent OF
| the Pennsylvania lines west OF Pittsburg
| a position requiring a broad knowledge OF
rad owes his success to his own persever-
/ For he -