The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-21

w. III. McDoel, president of the Monon,
is in New York city for few days.
The Pennsylvania and the Vanderbilt in
terests are now said TO have absolute con-
troll of the Philadelphia K Reading.
The Detroit Southern earned in the Sec
ond week of August SSS 995, a gain over the
corresponding period last year of 1888.
Samuel f. Rauh. president of the Belt
Road and Union Stockyards, left yesterday
for New York, TO be absent a couple of
weeks
NJ. Griffith. ticket agent of the Big Four
at its uptown office, has gone to his old
home. Madison, Ind, for two weeks va
cation
ern general shops at Lima have been
granted an advance of one cent an hour
in pay.
AS an evidence of their good will. promi-
nent men in Meadvile gave a banquet to
the active officials of the Erie located at
that place.
+. G. Fargo. superintendent of the Ameri-
can Express Company. has returned from
Lake Wawasee where he spent three weeks
with his family.
Woods. general freight agent of the Peoria
& Eastern. is spending a two weeks vaca-
ton in the East.
Sampel r. Sweet, general freight agent
| of the Lake Erie & Western, is i'm New
! York attending a meeting of the Vanderbilt
| line freight officials.
| ]. NJ. Shattley has been appointed agent
of the Pittsburg. FIT. Wayne & Chicago at
| Ellsworth. vice III. o. Kerr, who has taken
| the agency at Salem, q.
j. w. Jones has been appointed superin-
! tendent of the shop and roundhouse of the
/ Monon at this city. vice John Santay, re-
/ signed, on account of i'll health.
f. c. keenan,, chief clerk of the engineer
| of maintenance OF way department of the
1 Lake Erie q Western, is north on pleas
ure trip, 10 be absent two weeks.
d. c. Moon, assistant general superin--
! tendent of the Lake Erie & Western, who
/ left for Yellowstone Park on Wednesday,
expects to be absent couple of weeks.
| BY an act of the Missouri Legislature
which went into effect Aug. 1. railroads
/ operated in that State must pay their en-
ployes on or before the tenth of each
month.
j. l.. Moore. passenger agent of the Big
! Four ut Los Angeles. has been appointed
| and assumed the duties of commercial agent
for the San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt
Lake road.
The Western lines have referred the adop-
| ton of the 1000 mileage book, good on all
| trains, to the executive committee, and ii
! is likely 10 lead to a clash between the
| association lines.
Work has bee9 commenced on the new
interviewing tower to be erected at the
Pennsylvania at Upper Sandusky 1t will
| contain forty levers.
The Pennsylvania calls attention to the
| fact that train No %. the fast mail, now
! carries day coaches between New York
and Pittsburg. Pittsburg and Chicago and
| Indianapolis and st. Louis.
The Lehigh Valley is profiting by its ex-
| cursions to Atlantic City, carrying the ex.
! cursiouists from points on the Big Four
and the Lake Erie * Western. This week
the Lehigh had six heavy trains for that
| point
Meldron Gray. freight solicitor for the
J Star Union line. with Office i'm Columbus
ted tray lino af.rka,
I agent for the Union line, has been sue
| ceeded by T. s. Kramer. transferred Il
Columbus.
| w. NJ. Burgard, general agent OF the Chi
| cago e Northwestern at Buffalo. will re-
tire from that position to-day to devote his
time To private interests. and H. Il. Loucks
jr travelling freight agent, will succeed Mr.
! Burgard as general agent.
George Nj. Henry. general passenger
agent OF the Detroit Southern. has ten
derad~ his resignation. effective s -ot. 1. Hs