The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-05

the road named contemplated a trip
abroad, they were selected.
w. d. Cornell has been appointed to rep
resent the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
at Buffalo. This is the first time this sys-
tenn has established headquarters in that
city: Workmen are engaged In ntting up
handsome office for him.
The Lake Shore road is equipping its road
for forty miles west of Buffalo with auto
matte box signals, placing signal at every
mile. When this work is completed like
improvement will be continued west of that
point as rapidly as possible
On June 1 Major Welty began service
with the Chesapeake & Ohio as its passen-
ger agent in Cincinnati The major Is an
experienced passenger man. having Tor
many years been with the Big Four and
the Monon passenger departments
Pursuant to an order recently issued by
the officials of the Erie Railroad every
station agent on the system Will De com
PEELED TO wear standard UNIFORM. Meh
from the terminal tailoring shop are now
travelling over the system taking measure
ments for uniforms.
1t was announced at Richmond, Ind, yes.
terday that the Cincinnati, Richmond q
Muncie Railroad and the Cincinnati q IN,
diana Western Railroad had consolidated
under the name of the Chicago, Clmclnnaiu u
& Louisville Railroad Company. Ihere Is
no change Of officials.
The National Association of Travelling
Freight Agents, in session at Chicago, on
| Thursday elected the following officers:
T., Il. L.,
dent, George A. Benus, Cincinnati; secre-
tary, John C. Wood, Chicago; treasurer
] II. K. Miles, Cincinnati.
The Southern Railway is enforcing It's
| order that il will not honor tickets on us
| trains sold by tourist agents. Many rall-
! roads have been a good while learning tnat
| they could handle this business themselves,
| but are getting around TO it. The Pennsyl-
! vania did so long ago.
The White River extension Of the mis-
Pacific hQPn
| falo Arkansas, and by Aug. l. the track
| layers will have reached Carthage, point
| in north Arkansas will make the working
| of several mining properties In tnat Sec
| ton profitable.
| George p Marsh assistant general pas
| senger agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee q
| ST. Paul, was in the city last night, &C
| companied by Charles Mordaugh, travelling
J passenger agent Mr.. Marsh had not oeen
in indianapolis for ten years. and me ne was vas
| much surprised at the improvements no
| ticeable on every hand.
General Superintendent w. c. Winter, Of
| the Omaha Railway, announces that peeln-
| ming last Monday new schedule or wages
men. The advance is voluntary. The new
| scale of wages is practically the same as
| that granted by the Northern racine ana
| the Great Northern roads.
| George L. Sands, of st. Louis, has been
| appointed general manager OF the st. Louis
| & Northern Arkansas Railroad succeeding
George West, resigned. He has served as
| general manager for seven years and ior
| thirteen years prior was connected with
| the auditors department. Z. .. Mall for
merly of the Missouri Pacific, becomes gen.
| eral superintendent.
| L. w. Wakely, general passenger agent
| of the Missouri lines of the Chicago. Bur-
| lington & Quincy, gives notice that f. M.
Rugg has been promoted and the territory
senger agent has been assigned to Charles
| z. Michel, with headquarters at ST. Louis.
The territory heretofore In charge OF Mr..
Michel is assigned to Charles b. Ogle.
| Four Chicago roads have made peace
with the freight handlers union, namely
| the Lake Shore. the Nickelplate. the Chi
cago & Northwestern and the Chicago,
! Milwaukee & st. Paul. Each granted an
increase of per cent in wages. 1t Is
| understood that three other Chicago roads
| will fall in line to-day. There is nothing
to Indicate any trouble at any point in In.
| diana Trouble was threatened at Fort
| Wayne, but this has been adjusted, and the
| men at Indianapolis and Terre Haute seem
| satisfied with present conditions.
The management of the Pere Marquette
had decided to change the route of the
| company so as 10 run it's Chicago trains
| into the Grand Central Station at Harrison
| street and Fifth avenue. utilizing the ter
| minal facilities offered by the Chicago Ter
minal Transfer Company. The route which
| has been decided upon was thoroughly in
| spected last week and arrangements for
building the necessary connection from
New Buffalo are nearing completion The
| terminal facilities Of the company will en-
| able the Pere Marquette to become an act
| i've and important factor In chicago traf-
| fic.
John johnson, resident manager and en-
| gineer of the Swedish Central Railway, one
| of the greatest railroads in Europe. Is tour
| ing this country with the idea of gaining
some knowledge of the tranaction of rail-
| road business by Americans. Mr.. Johnson
| expresses surprise over the remarkable
| rapidity with which the American Tourist
/ L, The HI
| reau in Europe, he declares, is a complex
: institution, and before tickets can be OBJ
| tanned several hours must elapse. He said
| that on his return he will work unceasing-
| ly for the establishment of the American
| system in the offices Of the railroads he
serves.
The board of directors of the Cincinnati.
| Hamilton & Dayton has let contract for
the construction of the connecting line
| from Delphos. on the c., H. & D., to Wan
i Eaie' Fort Fort wayne and western 'H division
| The surveys were completed and the plans
| we're submitted two weeks ago. There are
twenty-four miles of rails to be laid The
| country and there is only one bridge of any
| importance to build. 1t is the intention of
| the company 10 have through service be-
| tween Fort Wayne and Cincinnati as soon
as the connecting link is built, which will
| give the c., II. 81 d. a short line between
| Cincinnati and Fort Wayne.
The Canada Southern stockholders have
Michigan Central in the new arrangement
| by which the latter expects to secure con-
| troll of the property. A circular has been
| issued which alleges that earnings are pur-
| posely diverted for extraordinary expenses
| so as to keep down Canada Southern inter-
est payments. Under the reimbursement of
| 1892 1t was agreed that the Canada South
ern should receive 40 per cent and the
| Michigan Central 60 per cent of the first
| 100000 of net earnings, any amount over
| that TO be divided one-third and two-thirds,
as before. The minority stockholders be-
| lieve that a proposition to renew the con-
| closely resemble the contract now in force.
| They are greatly dissatisfied with the re-
| turns which have been paid since the pres
| ent contract went into effect.
Passenger officials are looking for heavy
safe to predict that there will be double
| the travelling this year that has marked
| any former season. Aside from the numer-
| Gus excursion parties that have been ar
| ranged to attend conventions of various
| kinds, many of which have already been
| noted in the Journal, almost daily new
| plans are formed for excursions to some
prominent pleasure resorts. Railroad pas
| senger men say that from unprecedented
| inquiry made up TO this time, II is a safe
| estimate that travel will be fully double
| that of last year. People seem to have
! more money than usual ana show a dispo-
sition to travel. There is not Indianap-
oils line that did not in May show hand
senger business. and June bids fair to
| largely exceed the passenger business OF
May.