The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01

ferred. IT will be several days before the
bridge will be in condition for trains to
cross.
The following changes are announced in
st. Louis * San Francisco executive offl-
Gals: Il. f. Yoakum, chairman of the board;
A. j. Davidson, president, in place OF IL. L.
Yoakum; Robert Mather, first vice presi-
dent, in place of b. l.. Winchell. who was
made president of the Chicago, Rock Island
q Pacific.
L. Bates, who has charge of the pile
driver of the Pennsylvania lines West
says he has just completed the fifth week
of ideness account of the frozen condi-
ton of the ground and the temporary re-
trement of the pile driver gang. This is
the first layoff he has had in his twenty
one years OF service.
James Burke, engineer of maintenance of
way of the Chicago & Erie and the Ohio
division of the Erie has been transferred
Headquarters at Jersey City, and r. S.
Parsons has been transferred from Jersey
City TO Cleveland Mr.. Burke was formerly
with the Baltimore & Ohio. and since 60
ing to the Erie has made an excellent
record.
1t is stated that the Wheeling & Lake
Erie is being pressed to establish its new
car shops at Cleveland The Chamber OF
Commerce of that city has taken the mat
ter up and requested a conference with the
officials of the road. Massillon, o., is per
sistent in its request for the shops. The
matter Will be decided within a few days.
1t is definitely settled that the shops will
be removed from Canton.
Thomas Lyman Green, vice president and
general manager of the Audit Company of
was son of the late Thomas Lyman Green.
one of the pioneer managers of what is
now the Boston q Albany. He began his
railroad career as clerk in his fathers
office at Albany and became district man
ager of the West Shore Railroad while 1T
was independent of the New York Central
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific an
nounced yesterday the following, changes in
officials to take effect on April 5: r. l..
Winchell, president. in place of w. b..
Leeds, resigned; Robert Mather first vice
n Of vice.
in place of Robert Mather. The position of
l.. f. Loree, who is chairman of the board
OF the Rock Island system, is in no way af-
fected by these changes.
The Chesapeake & Ohio continues to re-
port increases. Gross earnings for Febrll-
airy were swelled about one hundred thou
sand dollars. an amount, however, that is
eaten up by a similar increase of operat-
ing expenses, but the general reports for
the seven months since July l furnish good
reading for stockholders. On an increase
in gross of s2.l60,790 for this period, one
third, or $780, 40, figures as an increase of
net, and this in despite OF the bad weather
in February.
The Lake Shore is about to make changes
in the running of it's train crews. Those
who are running the local trains are to
| make the same runs as those handling
| limited trains This will mean that the
| train crews will run through from Toledo
| to Buffalo instead of running from Toledo
| to Cleveland and Cleveland to Buffalo.
| This will increase the individual mileage
| of the crew and will thus increase their
pay, but will slightly cut down the num-
| Der of men employed.
There is a possibility that Los Angeles
NAV not entertain the national convention
| of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
| gineers on May IL, Notwithstanding the Sc
| lection of that city as the place of meeting
| by the convention held at Norfolk, Va. The
committee on arrangements has received
| a telegram from Grand Chief Engineer
Stone stating that owing to the difficulty
| in securing transportation for the delegates
| east of the Alleghenies the convention will
probably meet at some more central point.
| The Lake Erie & Western has asked the
Lake Shore TO take ii into consideration
when making up schedules for through
trains to the st. Louis exposition, and it
| is said that likely some of the coach ex-
| cursion business and some of the travel
| of the smaller character will be sent that
way. 1t is understood, however, that the
| Big Four has insisted oil carrying all of
| the sleeper business and will be able to
handle it. The question was raised whether
the Big Four, with its single track, could
handle the business of the Lake Shore
and the Erie, together with its own travel.
| This matter dismissed as trivial by
| the Big -Four operating officials, who in
dicated by their remarks that they did
not belong to the juvenile school of oper-
ating officials and will handle the traffic
| even if it is twice the size ii is expected
/ IN be.