The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-23

to Florida and will run through some of the
most beautiful scenery in the United States
In addition to passing a number of historic
places.
NJ S. Mcdonald, well known in Indian
apolis, formerly claim agent of the
Chesapeake & Ohio for the Richmond d1-
vision, has been promoted to general claim
agent, with headquarters in Richmond, Va
The advisory committee of the engineers
and firemen's union of the Chicago & AL
ton has been in session most of the past
week formulating demand for an in
crease in wages. The increase will average
about 10 per cent.
l.. H. Van Allen, superintendent of the
Vanderbilt lines, is making good Roadway
in establishing his new department. which
affects transfer operations at Buffalo.
When he has completed his task at that
point he will be in line for more impor-
tant position.
Railroad ticket scalpers will not be al
lowed TO do business at San Antonio, Texas.
The City Council has passed an ordinance
prohibiting the sale of tickets by any one
except an authorized agent of railroad
company, and Judge r. 3. Green has sus-
tanned the order.
Orders have been issued by President
Baer, of the Philadelphia & Reading to
proceed with the building of the New York
Short-line and the double tracking OF the
railroad incident thereto, and Chief En-
gineer Hunter will next week invite con-
tractors to bid on the work.
Trainmaster William +. Burke, of the
Vandalia yards at Logansport has received
an appointment as superintendent of the
Vandalia terminal at St. Louis, to take
effect May /. AS he will have charge OF
the terminal during the worlds fair, the
position is important.
The Big Four is receiving from the Pull
nan Company some of its new coaches on
an order for forty all of which are TO be
delivered by May l. The company has ten
Atlantic type passenger locomotives b4 hict,
are to be delivered by May 10.
No announcement has yet been made as
to whether the position of traffic manager
on the Southern road made vacant by the
death of w. A. Turk will be filled or abOl-
ished. If continued, it is understood that
S. III. Hardwick, general passenger agent,
will be promoted to the position.
A monster freight locomotive of the New
York Central passed over the Belt road
yesterday en- route to ST. Louis for exhibit
ton at the worlds fair. For a freight
locomotive is finely finished and is
said to be the best ever turned out at
the Schenectady locomotive works.
Night and day forces are ordered to work
on the Burlington cutoff between Mexico
and Old Monroe, that the road may be
completed, if possible, by June l. The road
will be used Jointly by the Chicago & Alton
and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and
will give both roads a short line between
Kansas City and st. Louis.
An inspection party of the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern, with Oscar @. Murray,
president, at the head Is spending a week
visited Pittsburg, then Chicago and to-day
will be at st. Louis, reaching Louisville on
Monday. While there the officials will be
entertained by local railroad men.
The Lake Shore Company is much
pleased with results from operating its
gravity yards at Elkhart, Ind, and al
Collinwood, o. They are proving a great
convenience in handling trains expeditions
" economically.
probably build additional yards to be op-
Grated as gravity lines at other points.
The Harris Palatial Car Company has
been incorporated under the laws of New
Jersey, with capital stock of 81, 100000
main purpose the construction of a cal
with berths that telescope under the floor
| ing thus making additional space. L. j
| Harris is president and general manager.
| John Chesbrough, general passenger
| agent of the Vandalia, has issued a unique
| advertisement for the Vandalia and Penn
sylyania lines. 1t is entitled the Sun Bon
net Girls" and nine cuts of young ladie:
richly dressed represent the prominen
| points between ST. Louis and New York OF
| the Pennsylvania lines
Five hundred and sixty employees of thu
| Norfolk & Western shops at Portsmouth
| o. are on a strike over hours of labor
| The employees desired to go to work at
| o'clock in the morning and quit at
| o'clock in the afternoon, but the super
| must do as in the past-go to work at 6:9
a. m. and quit at $50 p. m.
The new Brightwood home of the Bis
| Four, under the operation of the Y. NJ
| G. A, is proving a valuable adjunct to th'
| operations of the road, making 1T conven
| lent for the men to get meals and lodging
at any time During March members Were
| accommodated as follows. Six baths PEI
| day, sixty-four beds per day, sixty-tw'
meals served, and 161 lunches per day.
| Baltimore & Ohio officials are busily en-
gagged in working out their schedules Il
| make them fit with the proposed spring
| changes. The Royal Blue train between
i New York and Washington will be startes
| every hour. The trains from New Yorl
| will leave on the even hour and those from
| Washington on the odd hour, and will
be so arranged as not to interfere witt
through trains TO the West.
The Lake Shore has decided to make it
| spring change OF time on May 10. 1t i
| hardly believed that the new trains vii
| be put until later, but arrangement
| will be made for the putting on of expo
sition trains at the same time the new
| card is issued, and when the time come
| for putting new service to take car
| of the exposition business il can be don
without disarranging the other schedules
The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railwa,
| Company has received SIS. 039 from Congress
| The amount was claimed for transporting
| United States mails from Fort Wayne Z
| the southern line Of the State of Mich
| igan, from July /, 1876 to June q, 1896. TIL
| Postoffice Department regarded the roa
| as a land grant road, and under the Law
| such roads receive only 50 per cent. of tn
! price fixed by law for transporting mail
| The case has been through the courts
| and with the decision of the courts, IN
railroad came to Congress and obtaine
| the sum named