The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

T. C. Murphy for fifteen years chief
train dispatcher of the Michigan division
of the Big Four, with headquarters at Wa
bash. resigned to-day, his resignation to
be effective May "a Mr.. Murphy could
not owing TO poor health, stand the strain
incident to the responsible position he held,
and begged to be relieved In ORDER 10 ac-
cept a less onerous position as dispatcher
for the Wabash Railroad at Peru. He is
succeeded by w. w. Cannady, late as
sistant chief.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Illinois Central earned, gross, in
March, A.090.66O, against $3,yoS.60I In 1903;
net 81 2O4 2S5, against $1337,376 in 1903
The Wabash earned in the first week of
May, $41S, 1876, a decrease as compared with
the corresponding week of 1908, of $21, sol.
]. A. Barnard, general manager of the Pc
oria & Eastern, left yesterday for Ashe-
Vile. N c., to be absent three or four
weeks.
Harry j. Rhein, general passenger agent
of the Lake Erie Western, who has been
out on the road since Tuesday visiting
agents, will return tonight.
]. W. Renner, controller of the Pennsyl-
vania is i'm ST. Louis attending a meeting
of the executive committee of the Assoc
citation of American Railway Accounting
officers.
A. Thomas. travelling freight agent of the
Central Road of Georgia, was in the city
Yesterday accompanied by j. r. Duck
worth, who holds the same position with
the Tennessee Central.
Several officials of the Baltimore & Ohio
are inspecting their lines In the West. In
the party are General Manager c. Simms,
General Superintendent Foley and Super
intendent j. Il. Johnson.
General Manager Nudge, of the Santa
Fe saws the company has all the men il
needs in the shops along the system, and
has one hundred machinists in reserve at
Kansas City and Fort Madison.
The Hooking Valley road earned in the
first week OF May s4s9542. decrease. as
compared with the corresponding week of
1893 of sc. 69f. The falling of is due TO the
late opening of lake navigation.
John Davis. chief train dispatcher/of the
vandalia, was in the city yesterday to in
stall the new telegraph office at the west
end of the Union Station, which will prove
a great convenience in the movement of
trains.
Letters received from A. II. Sellafs. gen.
eraI agent of the passenger department of
the Lake Erie & Western, state that he
is i'm virginia at a health cure and is inn
proving steadily. He expects to be absent
about a month.
The Southern Indiana's estimated gross
earnings for April were sl00. 1913. against
so 249 in 1903. Its March earnings show
an increase of 20 per cent over March
last year. while there was a decrease in
net earnings of ISL per cent.
After a twenty-years fight, the Columbus
& Lake Michigan will enter Lima, and will
be in operation TO the city limits by June
10. The directors expect TO complete the
line south of Columbus and north from
Defiance to a point opposite Milwaukee
at once.
Conductors Hayes and Andrews. of the
Vandalia, have been transferred to the
Iogansport division to act conductors
of the worlds fair trains the company will
nut into service next Monday. Both are
old in the service of the Vandalia and very
popular.
The New York Central reports for the
quarter ending March 81. show decrea 50
IN gross earnings of S1379.6S2 and i'm net
earnings of 81 .04l. 066. This is not surpris-
ing as tho company suffered severely
during the heavy SHOWS of the past winter
the lines of New York being tied UP more
than those of any other part of the coun-
try.
r. b. Turner, general manager. s h.
Floeter, general superintendent. and r. IL
Campbell, general agent of the Cincinnati
Hamilton * Dayton. are on an inspection
and spent yesterday In Toledo. among other
things inspecting the work Of the compa-