The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13

only pays per cent. it is proposed TO add
another ! per cent
The Lake Erie & Western will take off
the parlor cars on the two trains between
FIT. Wayne and indianapolis. they not hav-
ing been a paying investment, but the buff
fet parlor cars on the Cincinnati train VIII
continue in service
The changes announced in the relief de-
partment of the Chicago. Burlington *
quincy have been approved and will necessi-
tate an increased annual expenditure IN ben
efits amounting TO between $4,000 and $50
O0O affecting 5000 employees on the entire
system.
Ford Wood, general freight agent of the
Peoria * Eastern, John s Lazarus, freight
traffic manager OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Daytons Springfield division, j. kavey,
assistant general freight agent of the Lake
Erie & Western, left last night for Chicago
To attend a meeting of freight traffic Of
ficials.
Otto Schilling, the new superintendent
of the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville, was
once boOtblack in the streets of Pekln- he
is the son of cabinet maker in that city,
earned a reputation for reliability and IN
dustry, and took his first step towards
railroad career as a messenger boy IN
telegraph Office.
The Pennsylvania ON Sunday inaugurated
| its through sleeping-car service between
Cleveland and Jacksonville, Fla. via Pitts
burg and Washington. This Is the first time
the Pennsylvania has attempted a service
OF this kind TO the South, but the demand
for such u service has been great that the
company has decided to try the experiment.
Another remarkable run with live stock
was made on Monday over the Springfield
Dayton, thirty-six carloads Of live stock
| being hauled from Decatur to indianapolis,
| 153 miles, in seven and one-half hours. me
! train was hauled by one OF the large new
locomotives and no assistance was given
| it except over the Montezuma hills.
There were an unusual number of pas
senger agents, largely Of lines to the Pa
/ Lite, al. 4axr fraa1r NJ
Brick Fowler, of the Illinois Central; H l.
Nash and f. L. Pickert, of the Southern
Pacific; H Conner, of the Union Pacific;
| ern; +. T. Gum and +. q. Burnett, or the
Santa Fe; Col. William Shaw, OF the Chr
Cage, Bu ri, & Ounce; X d ): Gan
| II. Milikan, Of the Louisville d Nashville.
At a meeting of Rock Island officials it
was decided to dOuble-track the Union "a
| citic line between Kansas City and Topeka,
| uses. The construction OF an airline cut
| off between Eldon, Ia, and Kansas City,
| shortening the Chicago-Kansas City distance
| thirty miles, was practically decided on
| The Rock Island now uses tifty-tOur miles
| of Burlington track north of Kansas City.
| the company purposes to build Its own
| tracks from Limon, Col, TO Denver
The management of the Chicago, Peoria
! & st. Louis on Jan. l commenced enforc-
ing it's anti-drinking rule. Several acci-
| dents of late traced to intemperance
| and order has been given out that in
temperate men will no longer be retained
in the service. This is said to apply 70 en-
! ployes whether duty not. 1t has been
| the custom of the company TO accept or
ders from its employees given for meal
| tickets or lodging. Hereafter such or
ders will be honored if drawn in favor of
any hotel or restaurant which has bar in
connection.
+. H. Hartman and julius Kruttschnitt,
on behalf OF the Southern Pacific Company,
frT-f nn6 TO oil hn
| in spending $1,000, 900 for a causeway 900 feet
| wide, with concrete retaining walls, from
the mainland across the bay back OF the
be part of the general plan of Improvement
! by which Galveston is to be made safe from
| the waters OF the surrounding ocean and
| bay by having it's present level raised sew
| enteen feet. The proposed causeway VIII
| establish permanent and safe communica-
| ton between the island on which Calves
ton stands and the mainland
| Fort Wayne is credited with being the best
managed point on the Pennsylvania system.
! The repairing shop is not alone in holding
the record Tor olSPitch Oh pustIless; IL
| rOundhouSe, which is one or the Depart
| ments under the same supervision, has a
| reputation for turning out work in minimum
| time This department handles from ninety
to a hundred locomotives every day in the
| year, and the same discipline and system
that have put the repair shop at the head
of the list prevail in this department. "A
meeting of the master mechanics OF the
several divisions was held at Fort Wayne
| Yesterday to investigate the method by
which the business is transacted so success
| fully.
The report of the resignation of President
| Ledyard of the Michigan Central has been
| revived. 1t is Well-known fact that Mr..
| Ledyard withih the last two months has
been in frequent conference with the Van
derbilt powers; but the Journal has in
formation to the effect that President Led
yard will not retire, and IL is believed he is
| much influenced in this by the fact that
the NanderbiltS have decided not TO take
more radical action for the present. ON
several occasions it has been rumored that
| President ingalls,, of the Big -Four, was
about to retire, but there is reliable au-
thority for stating that no change is intend
ed on the Vanderbilt lines in their per-
sOnal representatives.
Twenty thousand railway clerks in the
United States. Canada and Mexico are mem
bers of the new association formed by com
bining the National Railway Clerks Asso-
citation and the Order of Railway Clerks OF
America" said F. o. German. of Buffalo
who helped to bring about the amalgama-
ton. THE new order probably will be
| called the National Order of Railway Clerks
| of America. 1t will in no way have any
| connection with the American Federation
of Labor. The first national convention viii
be held at St. Louis the third Monday in
June" The announced objects of the new
| organization are: THE elevation of the
standard of efficiency, the promotion of the
welfare of its members socially, morally, in
tellectually and financially, and the assisting
! of worthy members to procure employment
as we'll as to give them pecuniary aid IL
time of Sickness.