The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-26


This is two minutes lower than any
previous time. At intervals along the run
tne speed averaged q. so and 80 miles an
nour, the general average being 20 miles.
It was announced Monday from Rock
Island headquarters that the jurisdiction
OF General Passenger Agent L. NJ. Allen
had been extended TO include all the lines
or the system west of the Missouri river.
This gives the general passenger agent
jurisdiction over the whole OF the system.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Of
noes In the Guaranty building at Mime
apolis were yesterday opened for business:
X u Brown, who has had charge OF
both passenger and freight business, d.
vides honors with F. D. Lyon. who was
transferred from Detroit Mr.. Browns
jurisdiction also extends over Cedar Rap
ids.
Mention was made a few days ago that
the Vandalia had changed the time of it's
accommodation trains between indianapolis
and Terre Haute from p. m. TO 5:45 p. m.
after running the train on that schedule for
forty-seven years The schedule has not
proved satisfactory to the patrons OF the
line, and as a consequence yesterday the
train commenced leaving at 9:4o p. m. In
stead Of 5:45.
T.. s. Smith, commercial agent OF the
81 Louis San Francisco at Kansas CITY,
has resigned to become manager OF and
general sales agent for a cement company
at Kansas City, he retiring June l. Mr.
Smith has been in railroad business at
Kansas City fifteen years. He was secre-
tary to the late general traffic manager.
J. ]. Fletcher Of the Fort Scott, Memphis
& Kansas City road.
The Wabash is expending on its twenty
mile of roadway in Ohio, known as the
Pittsburg, Toledo & Western, more money
per mile for grading than has ever been
expended on any line of equal length in the
United States. 1t cuts through hills and
tunnels. The line is under way and Will be
completed In ample time TO meet the COM
pletion of the other works.
George Lowell. general superintendent
comforting with NJ W. Mansfield. super
intendent of the indianapolis & Vipcennes.
in relation to the operating OF Monon
trains over the Indianapolis & Vincennes
from Mooresville, providing the Monon
builds its coal roads which IL expects to
begin TO construct in the near future and
other matter In connection with French
Lick traffic arrangements.
There is still some uncertainty about the
rates on the G. A. r. travel to the West
this summer. At the last meeting Of the
Central Passenger Association the mat
ter was taken up and discussed The Mic
kel-plate announced that 1t would waive
its rights to the dfferential on G. A. r.
business at this time, but held open the
right to meet the competition at common
points IL other roads which were allowed
differentials did not handle their business
in accordance with this decision.
B. F. Kelly general agent Of the pas
senger department. of the Wabash. repre-
ing Passenger Agents, has received a
letter from the secretary of the association.
w. w: Lanman, stating that the meeting
for this year is set for Nov. II, II
and IL. Mr.. Lanman has just returned
from New Orleans, where arrangements
have been made for the meeting. including
an extraordinary itinerary for the pleasure
OF the passenger men. voyage to Cuba is
among the attractions.
Boys. keep your eyes on me to-day, l
don't feel quite sure I'm right" said John
Boyne, veteran switchman on the Lack
awanna road. as he took his place in the
signal tower In the Hoboken depot on Sat-
urday. His comrades laughed at his fears.
A few hours later Boyne dropped dead
with his hand on the lever as he was about
to throw an open switch for approach
ing train. Another switchman who CHANGED
to be In the tower threw the lever just
as the train approached, else there would
probably have been an accident and loss
of life.
Charles E. Pugh, second vice president of
the Pennsylvania. in speaking of the fact
that freight tariffs are now maintained as
they never were before, puts IL this way:
THE best indication of this is that shippers
are not protesting as in the past. There
may be few instances where narrow
witted officials still try to arrange rebates.
just as there are some shippers who seem
to think they should receive better treat
ment than the majority. Our policy of
maintaining published rates is persisted In.
"Hat tHe pupnc wants Is tnat every rail-
road shipper shall be on equal footing.
then there is no ground for complaint"
Owing to the great rush of work at the
Juniata shops of the Pennsylvania the
company has put in operation the new
shops before turned over by the contrac-
tor The work was to have been completed
April /, but strike troubles delayed IL. Five
Numbered men will be required for these
additional shops. All the additions are built
of steel and brick, with an idea of giving
plenty Of lightsand air. Stationary engines
were displaced by electric motors The ma
chine shop has been heightened 31S feet
making II $40 feet long; the boiler shop
is 722 feet long: the blacksmith shop 5l4
feet the erecting shop SIS feet; the boiler
house 513 feet, and the other buildings were
increased proportionately.