The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-20

passenger agent of the Missouri. Kansas
& Texas road, succeeding the late James
Barker.
The engineering department of the Penn
bios for the construction of forty miles of
second track on the Cleveland and Pitts
burg division.
The Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg
have issued orders prohibiting smoking and
drinking In passenger coaches with the ex-
ception Of smoking cars, where ladies are
not admitted
III. r. Dering, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania lines west,
Is on an extended Western trip which in
cludes the Pacific coast, which is now I'm
der his jurisdiction.
]. o. Con has rendered his resignation as
representative Of the Indiana Car Associa-
ton at Fort Wayne. He will go into the
insurance business. Mr.. Golf was formerly
chief clerk of the Lake Erie & Western.
l. G. Rawn. for many years connected
with the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern,
will accept service with the Illinois Gen.
trail on April l. II is understood he will
assume the position of second vice presi-
dent.
The wells-Fargo Express Company has
its pension system now we'll installed on
every branch Of the service. 1t was adopted
Jan. l. and is conducted on lines similar to
those recently adopted by the large railroad
companies
The attempt of Western roads to establish
a pool on military and naval traffic has
proved a complete failure. The Union Pa
cihc stepped in and secured the business
at so low bid as TO create much chagrin
among competitors.
Charles +. Burgess, a passenger con-
ductor on the Nickel-plate, has resigned
and accepted the nomination for marshal
on the Republican ticket at Bellview, o.
Mr.. -urgess has an extensive acquaintance
among railroad men.
Libraries for employees have been estab-
lished at various points on the line of the
n z1.t- o l. De- IN
and Indiana, where every employe can Sc
cure books by making application to the
agent, who forwards the request and then
receives the book
senger agent of the Lake Shore road at
Chicago; Warren j. Lynch, general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four, and Harry
Erie & Western. are in Buffalo attending a
meeting of the passenger representatives of
the New York Central
II. F. Ball. superintendent of motive
power of the Lake Shore at Cleveland, and
William White, assistant superintendent of
locomotive power of the Lake Erie & West
ern at Lima, were in the city yesterday In
conference with Assistant General Superin-
tendent Moon and the executive committee
or hremen on the Lake Erie & Western.
The Four-track Series. issued by George
II. Daniels. passenger agent of the New
York Central, is in the line of progress. Its
standard eastbound folder Is printed In
colors-the great lakes and ocean appear
In blue, the New York Central line in red
and the rest In black. A fine quality OF
paper is used and the colors show to ad-
One of the evening papers does injus-
tice to the Lake Erie & Western in
statement as to the condition of it's tracks.
Experts who have recently gone over the
road say the track from Lafayette to San
dusky is as good that of any road cross
ing Indiana. The company is arranging
for new equipment for its best passenger
trains.
Prohab Iv with tha cor,pYotiop of tba CLAW
pool Hotel Indianapolis will become more
popular place for railroad meetings; in
fact. the Central Passenger Association
lines, In which forty-six roads are inter-
ested. will hold an important meeting in
the latter part of April and is planning to
hold 1t In this city, providing the hotel is
completed.
]. H. Wilson. one of the veterans of the
express business in the West, who for twen-
ty-two years was route agent of the United
Express Company on the Baltimore & Ohio
cult surgical operation, and there was little
hope of his recovery but he has resumed
active duty. He has been appointed agent
at East Norwood, o.
The American Express Company has
closed a contract to operate exclusively the
express service over the Kansas City, Fort
Stillwell & Orient Railroad. The full length
OF the road when completed will be about
LOCO miles and the entire line will be COM
pleted within three years. The American
Express Company will then have service
from ocean 10 ocean ana Will largely IN
crease its business.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and
the Monon have leased a room on the
ground floor of the Claypool Hotel for Of
fees and expect to have them compieoeo
by May l. The companies contemplate nav
ing the finest offices in the city. The fur-
niture will be mahogany, and much marble
will be used in the construction. The offices
will be occupied by both the passenger and
freight departments.
The Erie has entirely new line of cafe
cars, which are being installed. These are
among the handsomest cars ever construct
placed in service on the Lake Shore. which
are considered the acme of elegance. There
is considerable rivalry between these two
roads in this line Of service, the Lake
Shore for years having held the prestige in
dining and cafe car services.
The Scientific American publishes state
ment giving the number of railroad men
employed by the roads of the country II
shows that there are 1850 general offices.
26.606 telegraph operators, 80. 1Ol clerk, Sz,4oS
engineers and firemen, 1865 conductors and
brakemen. 127,l1 station agents and sta
tionmen, 204.194 machinists and shopmen,
74 trackmen and laborers. IL places
the value of all the railroads in the United
States at $13,5O0.OOOO0O.
Since the LIST of February the train and
station men in the passenger department or
the Erie road at Jersey City and on trains
running to and from that point nave nau
their uniforms cleaned and their SHOES POI
railroad company. Each man Is entitled 10
the privileges of this bureau, which include
twenty-five shines and the cleaning and
pressing of clothes twelve times a month.
w. l.. Darr is superintendent of this de-
partment and has issued a circular to train
men requesting that they be very particular
i'm their personal appearance. 1t is SAID
that 80 per cent. of the men are pleased
with the plan.
United States Attorney Sullivan, at
Cleveland by direction of Attorney Gen
eral Knox has brought suit against the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. the New
York Central, the Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago & St. Louis, and the Boston q
Maine railway companies in behalf of the
Interstate-commerce Commission to en-
force by injunctions obedience to certain
orders of the commission. These orders
were issued against the companies named
in a suit brought before 1t by the National
Hay Association and decided in favor OF
the association on Oct. 16, 1902. Many OF
the railroads throughout the country have
complied with the mandates of the Inter-
state-commerce Commission, but the de-
PENDANT companies, according to Attorney
Sullivan, have refused TO comply. Federai
Judge Wing has set June 10 for nearing
of the suit