The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-16

superintendent of the North Alabama &
Birmingham Mineral road. will be appoint
ed general manager.
Benjamin McKeen. general manager of
the Vandalia. was in the city yesterday in
conference with Receiver Malott. Mr.. Me-
Keen says the company is getting into
service is much more satisfactory an pas
senger trains are moving about on sched-
ule.
Thomas r. Smith and wife have served
one railroad longer than any other man
and wife in the country. Mr.. Smith has
been agent for the Wabash at Jacksonville,
H.. for forty-fve years. and his wife has
been operator in the telegraph office at the
same place for forty-four years. Both are
still in the service.
The management of the Pittsburg. Char
tiers & Youghiogheny has been vested in
the hands of the Pennsylvania lines west
Of Pittsburg. Joseph Wood, second vice
president of the Pennsylvania, will serve as
president of the p, c. & Y. The retiring
officers are j. n. Schoonmaker, president,
and John G.. Robertson, vice president.
The Pennsylvania has issued an order
that baggagemasters on the through trains
should run from Pittsburg TO Jersey City.
F1fty-two through baggagemasters are af-
fected by the order. 1t compels them TO
phia TO Jersey City and they have entered
a vigorous protest.
The Illinois Central has created surprise
by declining 10 participate in the low
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Island and accepted by other lines oper-
ating from Kansas City and St. Louis to
Texas. The important consequences of the
position taken by the Illinois Central are
being felt by competitors, as it will force
all lines TO send their travel by way of
Texas.
A freight official Of prominence remarked
yesterday that if the statement was true
that there will be $4,000 carloads OF freight
from all parts of the country TO be taken
care of at the st. Louis exposition, 1t is
time shipments were setting in strongly,
as that number OF cars, averaging thirty
eight feet per car. would make a train
PIC miles long, reaching nearly from Indi-
annapolis 10 st. Louis.
A new speed record was made on the Cen
trail Railroad in New Jersey last week by
the east-bound Harrisburg flyer. This train
on Thursday made the run from Phillips
burg, n. j., to Jersey City, a distance of
seventy-three miles, in seventy-eight min
utes. including three stops. Many miles were
covered at the rate of forty seconds to the
mile and if the train had gone through
without stopping the run would have been
made in siXty-SiX minutes.
President Spencer. of the Southern Rail-
way, and the general officers are making
a tour over ali lines under their control.
j. q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
Of the Big Four when in San Antonio. en-
route into Mexico, met one of his oldest
and most intimate friends, Thomas Hume,
now superintendent of the international q
Great Northern. Mr.. Hume was with Mr..
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and his railroad career began as a switch
man, rising to the position of trainmaster.
President Stevens, General Manager
Doyle. Engineer of Maintenance of Way
Scarboro and Superintendent of Motive
Power Wallace, of the Chesapeake & Ohio,
on Saturday completed an inspection of
the terminal. AS a result new yards will be
constructed on the Kentucky side TO avoid
congestion ter miles up the river. The new
yards, in connection with the elevated
tracks of the new terminal road connect
ing with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton and the Chesapeake and Ohio, will
greatly facilitate the movement of cars.
Pennsylvania officials high in authority
pronounce the report that the Pennsylvania
is seeking control of the Chicago & AL
ton to be folly. He says that apparently
they are friendly with all Western roads;
that the Alton has given the Pennsylvania
| considerable tonnage to points East, and he
is satisfied that there are several roads
that President Cassatt would pick up be-
fore he would select the Alton. For his
part he had never heard either President
| Cassatt or Vice President McCrea men.
ton a desire to secure the Alton or any
other railroad west of Chicago.