The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-08

cations of the growth of the road. which
started with twenty-ton engine, Increased
standard. and now comes forward with an
eighty-fve ton engine.
General Passenger Agent L. A. Robin
son and General Superintendent j. b. Yoke
OF the Pittsburg * Lake Erie, are in New
York consulting with officials of the road
regarding the establishing of dining car
service on trains between Pittsburg and
Cleveland and Pittsburg and Cambridge
Springs and Chautauqua Lake.
The Trunk Line pass agreement, which
has been adhered TO for two years, is now
a matter of history. The Pennsylvania
lines have joined the Erie and the Balti-
lines, and traffic men Of Western lines will
have ANNALS as before the reform was
undertaken by the trunk lines.
The retirement OF ]. NJ. Graham. chief
engineer of the Baltimore * Ohio, will
necessitate some change in connection with
the superintendent of the erection of the
new union passenger station and terminal
lected by the Pennsylvania and the Balti-
more & Ohio 10 supervise its construction.
Sidney Van Dusen, for many years trav-
cling passenger agent of the Rock Island,
on Jan. Is retired from that position and
immigration business Mr. Van DuSen Is
son OF Frank Van Dusen, chief of the as
sistant general passenger agent OF the
pennsylvania lines west OF P1ttSburg.
the State board TO abolish the rule permit
ting tenders 10 accompany live stock 10
market and receive free transportation
home. They claim the rule is being violated
and that passengers in large numbers are
travelling under gJiise OF stock tenders. The
Indianapolis lines are strictly enforcing the
rule to grant no return passes 10 stock
tenders.
An adjourned meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Rock Island was held in Daven-
port, Ia, yesterday. 1t was attended only
by r. r. Cable, chairman of the executive
committee. and George H. Crosby, secretary
and treasurer. The same stock was repre-
sented as at the original meeting OCT. 8,
and il was voted unanimously not TO make
the s250,O000O0 bond issue at present. No
other action was taken.
Friends CT Horace Z. Upper. general
Eastern passenger agent OF the Denver d
Rio Grande, will be glad 10 know that he is
recovering from dangerous surgical OPP
Grafton performed a few weeks ago. MI
Upper has been with the company many
years. and President Jeffrey and General
Passenger Agent Hopper have been most
solicitous for him, and have personally
seen that his case received every attention.
The November gross earnings of the Sea-
Board Airline show an increase or Z per
cent, and the net an increase of Ia per
cent while the five months gross shows an
Increase of PIP per cent; expenses ana taxes
increased per cent, so that the five months
management is constantly expending large
sums of money on the property, with the
hope of increasing it's traffic facilities and
thus swelling the gross and net returns.
f. II. Hartman was yesterday elected
president of the Union Pacific. The resig-
nation of Horace CT. Burt as president was
first accepted, and the election of Mr.. Har-
riman Immediately followed, after which
the directors adjourned, no other business
being considered. There Is reason TO believe
that Mr.. Harrimans acceptance OF the
presidency is only temporary. Meetings OF
the various Hartman syndicate roads were
also held in New York yesterday. but they
were said to be Of a routine and unim-
portant character.
Frederick Palmer, war correspondent OF
Golfers Weekly, bound for the Orient, had
an exciting ride Monday on the Chi
cago az Northwestern. In order 10 catch
his ship at San Francisco Ii was necessary
for him to take the train leaving Chicago
for the coast at 1885 p. m. The Lake Shore
train was late and a special was made
ready for Mr.. Palmer, who arrived at Chi
cago two hours after the regular train had
left The special left at 1850 a. m. and
succeeded in catching the regular train at
Ogden, Ia, 352 miles away, at 11:15 a. m.