The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-19


daily cost which will be entailed on the
railroad will be more than made up by
the more efficient service of the men.
The Big Four has completed plans for a
new freight and passenger station at Nortn
Manchester, Ind, to take the place OF tne
building destroyed by fire a few weeks
ago. The structure will be erected in q
new and more convenient location, and will
be one of the best on the division be-
tween North Vernon and Benton HARDER.
There is a strong demand for daily line
cars. Shipments of eggs to Eastern pack
ers have set in in immense quantities and
local packers are purchasing all the eggs
offered. In fact, there is demand for all
lines of cars which the roads are unable to
fill. The car famine is becoming quite pro-
nounced, and is causing considerable COM
plant among shippers.
A. H Moffett of Denver, has resigned as
general agent for the Rock Island and an
nounces that he has decided to quit the
railroad business and go into real estate
business in Kansas City. Charles Slope, OF
Pueblo, who was at one time general pas
senger agent of the road, will succeed Mr..
Moffett. Mr. Moffett has been connected
with the Rock Island nearly thirty years.
Vice President Stevens. of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, announces the APP
pointment of Harry Miller as general man
ager of the Choctaw. Oklahoma 81 Gulf and
operated lines, thus bearing out the state
ment that the Rock Island has completely
absorbed the Choctaw road. Another circu-
lar issued by Mr. Stevens announces the
appointment of A. w. Clark as supervisor of
Vice President and General Manager
Harahan, of the Illinois Central, has sent
letter to Governor Vardaman, of Missis-
sippi. in which he declines to accept any
money for the special train which the
Governor hired TO transport troops to a
point in the State to prevent the lynching of
negro: Mr.. Harahan very wisely said:
THE Illinois Central is interested in the
maintenance of law and order and is will
ing to do its share in this direction" The
bill for the special train would have
amounted to 5000.
Robert Parks, the oldest employee of the
Pennsylvania in Toledo died Thursday
On the last day Of February, while attend
ing to his duties in the Pennsylvania yards
he received injuries which necessitated
surgical operation, and this was followed
by gangrene, which caused his death. Mr..
Parks had been continuously in the service
of the company for thirty-one years. Two
of the sons of the deceased are in the rail-
road service, one with the Glover Leaf at
Frankfort and the other with the PENN
sylvania at Toledo.
The organization of the Knickerbocker
Construction Company of New York, which
| has purchased 40 lots of ground ut Altoona,
Pa where the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is constructing it's two-millon- dollar
group of foundries, which will furnish en-
ployment to 5000 men, has been perfected.
! The Knickerbocker Company proposes dur
ing the coming spring and summer to
build brick house with modern conven-
fences on each lot, and sell or rent to the
mechanics of the firm. This will involve an
/ expenditure of at least 100000.
A meeting was held yesterday at Cleve-
| land of the special committee consisting
| of road members OF the columbus ana
| Toledo divisions of the Central Association
| of Railroad Officers, and special rules cover
| ing the application of Rule were adopted.
| The committee will hold another meeting on
| the 22d at Toledo, TO formulate special
| rules for Central Association territory in
| the application of Rules Ia and 10. The
special committee consists of the B. & o.,
| the Big Four, the w. q l.. E., the Michigan
Central and the Pennsylvania lines.
T. w. Demarest. superintendent of mo-
| tive power of the Northwestern system
of the Pennsylvania, has made a change in
| the assignment of territory over which
| Master Mechanics w. c. a. Henry and w.
f. Beardsley have charge. The Marietta
division, which was formerly part of Mr..
! Beardsley's territory. has been added TO
| that of Mr.. Henry, and that gentleman
now has charge of both the Cleveland d
| Pittsburg and Marietta systems. 1t was
to equalize the work of the master me
chanics that the change is made. Mr..
! Henry is one of the youngest master me-
chanics on the system.
General Manager Atterbury of the Penn
sylvania, has approved the plan suggested
/ by the committee transportation and
traffic officials 10 overcome the present traf-
! fic congestion, and after the addition OF
few minor details ii will be put into effect.
| The plan approved is little different from
the one outlined several days ago of start
ing through freight trains from New York
with no more cars than can be hauled over
| the steepest grades between New York
| and Pittsburg, thus aNOiulng the splitting
up of trains at various points. From Pitts
J burg the through freight will be sent over
| western lines in similar manner.
Local passenger officials yesterday held
| their regular monthly meeting. Little bust
| ness was transa cted except Cf a routine
character The question OF Sunday excur-
| sions for the coming season at the old rates
I which were S1.25 from Indianapolis to Gin
| cinnati or vice versa, may be advanced
/ another . cents, owing 10 the fact that
! there will be large demand for passenger
| equipment during the coming season. The
| lines between Cincinnati and Columbus, O..
J have advanced the rate 70 cents over that OF
/ last year and IL is possible the indianapolis
and Cincinnati lines will make a similar aG-
/ vance, in which the advance would
! likely apply to all other excursions.