The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-18

IS JOURNAL. MONDAY.
for the suinmer-one fare plus so cents to
Hos Springs, Custer. Deadwood and Lead.
S. d.
The Big Four lines proper handled at
Indianapolis last week total of 1886 cars,
11,i56 being loaded, one of the best weeks
in the history OF the road as TO tonnage
carried.
James Trumball. agent of the Traders
Dispatch freight line at Kansas City. who
was thought to be fatally i'll with Appendix
citis, is recovering, but is still confined at
the hospital.
The st. Louis & San Francisco last week
placed orders for ninety-three new locomo-
tives, fifteen of the number for the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois, now controlled by
the former line.
The report is revived that the Wabash
will build a line TO Newport News as one
of its Eastern terminal points. which means
that the road will eventually have a line
to Washington, ID. G.
III. A. Parker, former president of the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific. has been
presented by his former associates with a
silver bowl and gold-headed umbrella, with
appropriate resolutions.
The car works at Terre Haute Is so
pushed with work that the company is
out more cars than at any former time
in the history of the works.
w T. Yergens, master mechanic of the
Erie shops at Huntington. Ind, has been
called TO Meadville Pa, and 1t Is said he
has been offered the position Of master
mechanic of the big shops, possibly may
be made assistant superintendent of motive
power, TO succeed George Donahue, who re-
signed.
F. d. Casanave general superintendent
of motive power of the Baltimore & Ohio
will retire from that position on June on
account of i'll health. Mr.. Casanave, prior
TO accepting the position he is to vacate,
held a similar position with the Pennsyl-
vania at Altoona, which he resigned Oct.
/, 1901.
D. G. Edwards. passenger traffic man.
ager of the Cincinnti, Hamilton & Dayton,
is expected in the city to-day or to-mor-
row. The new ticket office in the Claypool
Hotel has been completed after plans sug-
gested by Mr.. Edwards and approved by
General Passenger Agent Reed, of the
Monon.
the appointment of George r. Cole as spe-
cial agent of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie at
Cleveland. Mr.. Coles duties, IL is stated,
will consist in looking after the interests of
that company in this territory in a general
way, and specifically in searching out and
returning cars.
The Empire State express was detained
last week one hour and seventeen minutes,
and the run from Syracuse TO Albany was
made in two hours and forty minutes, a
distance of ninety-six miles between Utica
and Albany being covered in ninety min
utes and from Albany to New York. 143
miles. the run was made in 139 minutes.
L. F. Loree, president, Oscar G. Murray,
first vice president, G. L. Potter, third vice
president, G. S. Sims, general manager, and
j. NJ Graham, chief engineer of the Balti-
in inspecting the Western lines of the sys-
tenn, and a result of their trip a large
sum Of money will be expended in improve
ments on divisions West.
A grievance committee of the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy has entered a COM
plant similar to that of the Great Northern
employees, who have been on the verge of
strike, and the officials of the road have
been notified that action must be taken
at conference on June g. Failure to grant
the concessions demanded will be construed
by the trainmen as an invitation to strike.
The Baltimore & Ohio will expend con-
siderable money at Cleveland A tract OF
land has been purchased along the. bank
OF the canal on which 1t is intended to
construct one of the largest yards in Cleve-
land. Plans are also being made for dou-
Cleveland through to Akron. The bridges
of the road between Cleveland and Akron
have all been built with the idea that event
ually 1t would be a double track.
The April statement of the Baltimore &
Ohio reflects credit on the management
OF the property. The gross shows a gain
Of 16 per cent. while the net shows an adj
vance of Is per cent. The gain in gross is
tAcepuOndlly large ana IL also serves &c
indicate that part of the heavy coal traf-
nc toward the seaboard. which was gained
by the Baltimore & Ohio during the an
thracite strike, has been retained, the
road earning gross in April last IS, ,00(
In excess of earnings the preceding month
When the new schedule of the Pennsyl-
vania goes into effect on the Gath instant a
change will be made in the through express
trains between New York and Chicago and
st. Louis which will practically amount to
two additional fast trains. Greater facili.
| ties from the East to Chicago and st. Louis
Will be furnished. Under the arrangements
all switching at Pittsburg will be avoided
Under the new schedule the st. Louis train
will make only five-minute stops in either
direction at Pittsburg, and will complete
the entire schedule on much faster time
than under the present arrangements.
The quarterly report Of the New York
Central Is of more than ordinary interest
| from the fact that 1t shows an increase OF
Il per cent In gross earnings. an increase
| of per cent. and an increase in net sur
| plus Of lbs per cent. Much of these large
earnings is due to high-grade freight, which
class last year. The passenger business
| of the company has been highly satisfac
| tory. Outside Of the advantages named II
is understood that general traffic along
| the New York Central proper has been very
heavy and profitable.
William H. Joyce. freight traffic manager
| of the Pennsylvania, will leave the service
of that company June 1. Mr.. Joyce has
been Ill, and it is understood he will take
a long-needed rest Under his management
| the freight business of the Pennsylvania
has shown great Improvement, and Off
| Gals of the company express regret at the
| severance Of the relationship that has LASTED
| so many years. Mr.. Joyce entered rail
way service in 1874 on the Northern Central
division Of the Pennsylvania line; In 1885,
| he was made division freight agent of the
| same road; in 1885 he was promoted to the
| position of coal freight agent He then
| when thirty-four years of age. was called
| to the position Of general freight agent OF
| the Pennsylvania, and in February, 1897
! was promoted freight traffic manager. ]
| 3. Thayer, general freight agent will sue
coed to the position made vacant.