The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-16
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hold its annual meeting in Altoona next
Thursday. banquet will be given, officers
viii be chosen, and il is understood that
Robert Pitcairn viii succeed himself as
president.
A. y. Smith, who was formerly assistant
passenger agent of the Chicago, Burlington
* Quincy. at Omaha, and who has been
engaged in businesses at Boston, has just
been appointed assistant general passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific, with head
quarters at St Paul.
In passing upon the car service suit
Judge Patornal held that the rule, two days
of fortyeight hours, means forty-eight
consecutive hours when a car is placed out
side of the railroad yards for unloading.
This decision is worthy the notice of In
dianapols consignees.
The last of the order for two hundred To-
comotives placed by the Baltimore & Ohio
over year ago was delivered last week.
and w. G. Loree, general superintendent
states that no more contracts Will be placed
for some time, as the company has engines
enough to handle its business.
An expert railroad accountant says that
the lines east of Chicago have lost $4,000, 900
in earnings since April as a result of the
iessening of business, and this will have to
be made up by economy, as prospective
business will not overcome such a tremen-
dous shrinkage in net receipts.
Frank Rouse, recently appointed general
freight agent OF the Old Dominion lines, is
dead with Brights disease. He was born
in CovingtOn, Ky, began his career as
office boy m the Chesapeake * Ohio. when
eighteen years of age, and held responsible
positions before accepting his last one.
1t is stated that j. F. Morgan & Co. have
bought the So. 600 fifty year four per cent.
bonds of the Chicago. Indianapolis & St.
Louis Short Line Railway Company, bonds
which guaranteed both as to principal
and interest by the Big Four, which in turn
secures a traffic contract for 500 years from
the Short Line
General Ticket Agent Stilz, at the Union
Station, states that there is a very percep-
tible increase in the sale of tickets since
the first OF the month In fact, April also
showed increases over last year. Mileage
books are selling in about the same num-
berS at the corresponding period last
year, and this has become quite an item.
The old arrangement for the exchange of
business between the Lake Shore and the
Cleveland IL Buffalo Transit Company has
been revived. This plan takes the Buffalo
boats virtually into the Vanderbilt family
of transportation companies. Lake Shore
tickets on through business are good for
stop-overs at Cleveland or Buffalo, and the
railroad tickets are good for passage on
the steamers.
The Twentieth Century Limited last week
covered the 149 miles between Buffalo and
Syracuse in two hours and thirty-three
minutes, twenty-five minutes faster than
its schedule. Forty-five miles, from Lyons
to Syracuse, was made in forty-three min
utes, and eighty-one miles in seventy-seven
minutes. on the same day train on the
miles in sixty minutes.
The Pennsylvania lines west have just
doubled their sleeping car and dining car
service with the installation of the sched-
ule which took effect yesterday. Thirty
flve new sleeping cars have been added this
spring, while the dining car list will be
twenty-five cars between st. Louis and
New York and PittsDurg and Chicago. The
Pennsylvania people claim that no road in
the country boast better sleeping car
and coach equipment than the Pennsylva-
MIA lines west.
Three railroad executives high in author
ity spent a day in PittSburg last week.
They were A. j. Farley, president of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, s. Nj. Eel
ton, president of the Chicago & Alton, and
George b. Harris. president of the Chicago.
in charge by James McCrea, ]. j. Turner
and Joseph Wood, vice presidents of the
Pennsylvania. a special train carried the
visitors to every point of interest in the
Pittsburg district 1t is stated that there
was no significance in their visit.
j. A. Middleton, vice president, 7. S.
Jarvis, freight traffic manager G.. S. Lee,
general passenger agent. and w. b. Wheel
Valley, were in the city on Saturday, going
thence to St Louis. To-day the Lehigh
Valley will run its first through cars to st.
Louis over the Lake Shore and the Big
Four. Three Pullman sleeping cars will
leave Philadelphia, establishing a new line
between the points named, and it will
probably be continued after the st. Louis
exposition is over, says one of the Lehigh
officials.
j. T. Richards, chief engineer of main
tenance of way of the Pennsylvania road
and his associate officials completed the in
spection of the company's lines east OF
Pittsburg on Saturday. The old established
premium formerly awarded at the annual
meeting abolished. and the changes
are follows: To the supervisor of the
best division, $500, of this $500 is 10 be
awarded TO the supervisor and 500 to the
assistant supervisor The second premium
of 300 is divided into four parts, $500 OF
which will go TO the second supervisor and
$500 TO tt, assistant. In addition to this
there is to be awarded an improvement
premium of $1,000, 500 of which will go tc
the supervisor and $500 to the assistant
There will also be a prize of 500 awarded
to the best main line yard with reference
TO line service and general appearance.