The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-30

The Panhandle yesterday received from
the Pittsburg locomotive works two thor
oughly rebuilt ten-wheel passenger en-
gineS.
On April H. E. Meyers, of Ionia, Mich.
will take the position of general agent of
the Pere Marquette at Toledo, vice Z. q.
Carel, resigned.
The New York Central has had introduced
into the Legislature of New York bill to
authorize the change of its power from
steam to electricity.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific now
owns all the stock of the Choctaw. Okla
homa & Gulf, and the road will be leased
to the Rock Island for 999 years.
The first surveying party started on the
Toledo indianapolis q southwestern on
Monday, operating near Continental, and
expecting to reach Van Vert this week.
An official circular announces the APP
superintendent of the Toledo, st. Louis &
Western, vice A. l.. Fraser, who will re-
tire Friday
w. E. Pickney has been appointed assist
ant general freight agent of the Chicago
Friday will take position with the Toledo;
st. Louis & Western.
The Chicago & Alton is setting an ex-
ample to other roads in commencing to adj
vertise its new road between st. Louis
and Kansas City with additional train
service and fast time.
c. s. Crane, general passenger agent of
the Wabash, has returned from New York.
whittier he went to attend a meeting of
the general passenger agents of the lines
with which the Wabash is associated.
A special train on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne x Chicago carrying the Weber
Fields Company from Chicago to Pittsburg
covered the distance from Chicago to
Crestline, $50 miles, in six and a half
hours.
The current number of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton Magazine has been
issued. 1t devotes considerable space to
the worlds fair, contains some interesting
editorial matter and a liberal amount of
miscellany.
| w. F. Foster, who has been located at
| Evansville as agent of the Southern Weigh
| ing and Inspection Bureau. has been trans
| ferred to East st. Louis, ILL.,, in the same
position, and w. L. Kelley of Cincinnati
| o., goes to Evansville.
1t is understood that there will be many
changes of passenger men during the
| worlds fair at ST. Louis. placing them in
| the drift of passenger business working on
! direct lines to st. Louis to accompany spe-
| cial parties and work line business
1t is announced that c. III. Markham will
! be succeeded as executive head of the
/ Hartman lines in Texas by Thornwell Fay
now in charge of the Louisiana line The
change will become effective April 2 when
Mr.. Markham will leave for San Francisco
| to become general manager of the Harri-
man lines.
Three of the trunk-line railroads of Chi
| cdSO re1uSe 10 observe the order or the
! Pullman Company requiring that berths in
! sleeping cars be reserved long in advance
| of the trains departures and paid for. The
roads refusing are the Pennsylvania. the
| Erie and the Lake Shore and the refusals
are positive.
The Missouri Pacific on Monday decided
to locate its new shops. which will give
employment to 1000 men, at Sedalia. Mo
| There has been a sharp fight between sew
| eral important points on the road to secure
| the shops. Sedalia gives l20 acres OF
ground and a bonus of $50, 900 to secure
| them. The estimated cost of these shop:
is 100000.
There is some anxiety on the part % th'
Vanderbilt people to the bearing tn,
recent decision in the merger case ha!
upon the New York Central and Wes
| Shore and the Nickle-plate and Lake Shore
| In both instances the lines are parallel anC
eminent legal authority gives the opinion
that the New York Central will have t.
relinquish the West Shore the Lake Shor,
and the Nickle-plate.
| 1t has been said that the Chicago, Rocl
Island * Pacific financiers have been fol
lowing the methods of the Pennsylvania
In speaking of this official of the Penn
| sylvania said: Just let the movers try L
issue s75.Oo0.0O0 of Rock Island stock at II
per cent. or to convert its bonds into stool
conception of the difference between Rocl
Island and Pennsylvania methods"
G. l.. Peck, general manager of the Penn
sylvania lines west. and Ralph Peters
| St0eTdl OF the BennSyl
vania Southwestern system, arrived in tn
city at noon yesterday, and went at one
over the Indianapolis * Vincennes TO not
what progress was being made thereon
where damaged by recent floods. Return
ing last night, they went south over tn
Louisville division, which is open 70
traffic, and the i. & V. will be this after
| noon.
| The dividend question is still disturbin
| element with Lehigh Valley authorities.
b. Smith. who was admitted TO the boar
at the last annual meeting. Is a strong ad
| vocate of the dividend policy and believe
| money on hand rightfully belongs to share
| holders. President Thomas. on the oths