The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-19

II. Irwin, commercial agent of the Great
Northern at Chicago, is in the city.
Alonzo Robbins. superintendent of the
Buffalo division of the Wabash, was in the
city yesterday.
The board of managers of the Union Rail-
way Company will hold their regular
monthly meeting to-day.
President Ingalls,: of the Big Four. who
has been abroad with his family for sever
al months. will sail for home tomorrow
j. c. Pond. general passenger agent of
the Wisconsin Central, and w. G. Pratt,
general Eastern agent. are spending a few
days at Old Point Comfort
A work train of the Wabash entered
Pittsburg last week over the tracks of that
company, and the work of ballasting and
completing the track wi now be pushed
vigorously.
The Pennsylvania is making extensive i'm
provements at Winona. including q sixty
foot double track undergrade bridge at the
point where the electric line passes beneath
the railway.
Samuel B. Sweet. general freight agent
of the Lake Erie Western, expects to
leave on his foreign trip May 9, accom-
panied by Chalmers Brown. They expect
10 be abroad about three months.
The appointment OF Alexander M. Cleland
to succeed Charles s: Fee as general pas
senger agent of the Northern Pacific is an
nounced: Mr.. Cleland was promoted from
assistant general passenger agent.
Tourist rates to Denver and the West
will be put on June 1, good 10 Sept. 80, west
bound; the return limit is Oct / Salt
Lake city and a number of other pleasure
resorts are included in the programme
The Santa Fe has received 100 new oil
tank cars this month and now has 900 cars
OF that class constantly carrying OIL in
CALIFORNIA and Texas. The present equip
ment will be doubled within the next year.
The Panhandle has purchased the Ollie
Evans property at Columbus o. and L.
Ohliger superintendent of the Indianapolis
division. will on May LIST remove his family
from Richmond TO Columbus and occupy
the house.
1t is understood that the Western roads
Will not press their claims against the ST.
Louis, Toledo Western for the $500 GOO
of which they ellege they were defrauded
through manipulation of rates by the
Glover Leaf.
Gallogly & Firestine, of Leipsic O., have
filed with the Interstate-commerce Com
mission complaint alleging that the Gin
cinnau. Hamilton & Dayton Railroad dis
eliminates against them in the supply of
cars for grain traffic.
Superintendent Boomer, of the Lake Erie
q western. was in Cleveland On Saturday
for running trains to st. Louis during the
exposition. using the Chicago & Alton
from Bloomington, H.
o. NJ Shepherd, general superintendent
or the New York. New Haven & Hartford,
mas issued an order to all uniformed en-
ployes that they be more trim in their APP
pearance while on duty, and the order spec
lilies uniforms to be worn.
The work of double tracking the Wabash
from st. Louis to Claresdale ILL., is to be
begun at once. This completed two ia 81
passenger trains each way between ST
Louis and Chicago will be put on and one
each way between St Louis and Buffalo
Hines & Gordon, of Cincinnati. the men
who have charge of the construction of
the c. II. & d. from Delphos to Mandale
have opened an Office at Delphos. which
Will be their headquarters until the line
is completed. Construction work was be-
gun yesterday.
The railroad branch of the Y. NJ. c. A.
OF Philadelphia will on Friday night give
a reception to all the engineers and fire
men or the six Pennsylvania divisions CEN
tering at that point. General Manager At
terbury and other Pennsylvania officials
VIII be present and make addresses.
The Lake Shore and the Grand Rapids &.
indiana viii compete for the passenger
business in southern Michigan. Beginning
yesterday Lake Shore ticket agents were
supplied with new local rates for points
In southern Michigan where the line is i'm
competition with the Grand Rapids & In
diana.
One of the important measures to come
before the meeting of the Brotherhood of
locomotive Engineers is the erection of a
big office building with a large auditorium
in some city where all the conventions will
hereafter be held. The local brosherhooIs
are pressing Indianapolis as the proper
place for this new building.
The Lake Shore will soon begin improve-
ments upon Its terminals at Toledo known