The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22


C. " Merrick. division superintendent on
the Erie, after thirty-one years service,
will retire on Feb. l.
C. III. Mellen, president of the Northern
Pacific, passed through the city yesterday,
en- route from New York to the Pacific
coast
1t is said the Chesapeake & Ohio will be
more closely allied with the Hooking Valley
road. That some move is on in this direc-
ton has been rumored for several days.
The Chicago & Alton signed contracts
on Tuesday for the construction of fifty
passenger cars and ten locomotives to be
used in the st. Louis worlds fair traffic.
d. j. Mullaney commercial agent of the
Nashville. Chattanooga & st. Louis, is in
the city. He states that Southern lines are
in as bad shape as those north of the Ohio
river in the matter OF cars.
j. T. Mcdonald has been appointed SUI
perintendent of police of the Chicago ter
minal division of the Panhandle, succeed
ing Timothy Quillinan, who has resigned
to enter another line of business.
z. b. McDaniels, who recently resigned
from the Chicago. st. Louis & Peoria, has
accepted the position as general agent of
the passenger department of the Illinois
Terminal Railroad with headquarters at
Alton.
Thomas Campbell. who represents the
Wisconsin Central in this territory, is not
Improving to the extent expected through
his stay at Mudlavia. near Attica, Ind, and
his wife has been summoned his condition
being serious.
The stockholders of the Terre Haute &
Peoria Railroad met at Decatur ILL.,, yes
terday and elected the following officers:
President, James McCrea, Pittsburg; vice
president, James j. Turner. Pittsburg; sec
rotary, George E. harrington, Terre Haute.
The new roundhouse of the Pittsburg, Ft
Wayne & Chicago at Fort Wayne was put
in service on Monday, and a photographer
took a picture of the first engine, one of
the company's monster freight engines,
or "a
road men.
Local passenger officials state that Cali
fornia travel is very heavy. The Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific. we'll as it's com
petitors, is getting it's full share of the
business and to secure berths on any of
the lines early application is necessary.
The Express Gazette, published in Gin
cinnati and New York. has just entered in
the thirty-third year. and has become
valuable guide to the expressmen. 1t keeps
them well informed as regards the move
ments of the companies and the extent of
the express business.
Train IL on the Bee-line division of the
Big Four yesterday left Belelfontaine one
hour late and arrived at the Union Station
but fifteen minutes late The train con-
sisted OF seven cars. was hauled by one of
the new Atlantic type of locomotives, and
was given the right of way.
A special train arrived in Logansport on
Monday conveying the remains of the
mother of Mrs. Loree. wife of President
consisting of four cars. was run spe-
ciaI, and a number of friends of the family
accompanied the funeral party.
The Panhandle Company now hauls two
of it's fast trains each way between Indi-
annapolis and Columbus double header. and
the otheI two each way are hauled by the
new Atlantic type OF engines; two of which
finest pieces of machinery that come into
the Union Station.
To-day the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chi
cago will oren an additional three and
half miles OF double track east of Upper
Sandusky. The company is pushing its
double tracks between Pittsourg and Chi
cago at several points. and within twelve
months will have a double-track road from
Pittsburg TO Chicago.
The offer of the Illinois Central to pay
$4,000 i'm settlement of the subrogation
suits growing out OF the fire at Rantoul
ILL., two years ago, has been accepted by
the companies and the uninsured citizens
who Joined in the proceedings. The in
surance companies paid their losses in full
and then sued the railroad company.
Travellers over the Erie have had the
convenience of checking baggage from their
residence TO any address in New York. This
convenience has now been extended. and
any passenger who travels by the Erie
from any point can have baggage checked
TO any address i'm New York Brooklyn,
Buffalo. Cleveland Chicago or Cincinnati
w. c. Laird. commercial agent of the Chi
cago Great Western, is in the city. He
says the new u0-ton engines are doing
great work hauling trains of 5000 tons of
freight over the road from Chicago to St.
Paul with ease. The engineers are not
allowed 10 run them over twenty miles an
hour under the most favorable conditions.
Ii is stated that the war between the
Western lines over immigrant traffic
which has been threa tened for year.
may be ayerted by the action taken on Sat-
urday by competitors of the Chicago. Rock
Island q Pacific The government has
taken hand in this threatened rate war.
and Is trying 10 overcome the conditions
business.
The report OF the voluntary relief depart
ment OF the Pennsylvania lines west of
| Pittsburg shows that for December there
were ten deaths from accident, on which