The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-26


signed to become superintendent of motive
power on the Northern Pacific. This office
he now leaves to come East
Some comment is made because Frank
Van Dusen was not appointed general pas
West with the promotion of T.. "A. Ford
to be passenger traffic manager, and 1t
is proper to state that Mr.. Van Dusen
did not desire the position, his health not
being such as TO justify him in undertake
ing the duties.
James Mahaney, baggage agent of the
Lehigh Valley road at Buffalo, died on
was seventy-four years old and one of the
oldest and beSt-knOwn employees OF that
road He was so well versed in railroad
connections that he could check a piece
of baggage to remote point without con-
Sulting schedule or instructions
H. A Boomer, assistant general superin-
tendent of the Lake Erie IL Western, was
in Peoria yesterday, where, with other
way, he met the strikers, who have asked
for S1.75 per day, an advance OF 10 cents.
1t was said last night that the road would
not make the advance, but it is thought
the matter will be adjusted without seri-
rouble.
The Ohio Central lines yesterday an
nounced a new schedule which is to take
effect May 1, and which includes through
service from Charleston, w. Va, to Chi
cago in connection with the Lake Shore 81
Michigan Southern. The Chicago train will
d.
in Chicago at 7:30 the next morning. Re-
turning the train will leave Chicago at 1875
d. m. and arrive in Charleston ar AS d. m.
At the spring time-card meeting of the
Baltimore & Ohio, held last week, the
most important action taken was the de-
cision to install two pairs of new trains
between Pittsburg ana the West on May
10. One will be a special worlds fair train
to ST. Louis, while the other Will be in
augurated between PittSburg and Chicago
with the installation OF the latter Trains
46 and AZ will be given over exclusively
TO express matter.
j. b. Barnes, superintendent OF the mo-
tive power of the Wabash was in Peru
on Saturday inspecting the new round
house. 1t was his first visit and he was
greatly pleased with the Improvement. The
roundhouse cost $1,000, and with its hot
water heating system, electric light plant,
new brick flooring and seventy-foot turn
liable, propelled by a gasoline engine, is
one of the most thoroughly equipped on
the Wabash road.
l.. ]. Ferritor, superintendent of the Wa
bash, is DESTROYS of having the tracks look
inviting to the travelling public as they
ride over them TO the ST. Louis Exposition.
and has requested citizens living in towns
along the line to clean the line Of railway
of the winters accumulation of ashes and
other debris. The railroad runs through
a goodly part of the residence sections of
many towns and the railroad officials want
visitors who pass over that line to form
a good opinion of the cities through which
they pass.
According to an official statement just
issued by the Colonization Bureau of
Michigan, the organization is now ready TO
begin active operations. The principal OBJ
ject of the bureau, as set forth in its con-
stitution, is to encourage and assist immi-
grafton to Michigan, j. E. Merritt has
and will have his headquarters at Saginaw.
The work of the bureau will be started
in gradual way and extended and IN
creased fast as considered necessary
and advisable.
L, f. Loree, chief executive of the Chi
cago, Rock Island e. Pacific, passed through
the city yesterday on his way TO ST Louis.
He has started on three weeks trip over
the Southwestern lines, looking after the
interests of that property, which. under his
direction, is making rapid strides, and its
business is keeping pace with the devel-
opments of the system. Loree twenty
years ago began railroad service on the
Indianapolis * Vincennes at $75 per month
d: the head of the Rock Island system he
now receives $4,000 a year.
Official announcement of new terminal
arrangements at Chicago has been made
by General Passenger Agent Moeller, oil
the Pere Marquette, and beginning yester-
day the tracks Ss OF the Pennsylvania are
South Chicago. Epglewood and Fifteenth
street, where the tracks OF the Chicago
Terminal Transfer Company are taken into
the Grand Central Station at Harrison
street and Fifth avenue. The former en-
trance was over the tracks of the Lake
Shore from Porter 10 Clark Junction,
sixteen miles. and then by the tracks OF
the terminal company. The change re-
duces the mileage between Grand Rapids
and Chicago from 1S9 to lis miles
The new block system of the Wabash be-
tween Toledo and Fort WayneSwas put in
operation yesterday, and the new method
is now in operation over the entire Wa
bash system, except between Toledo and
Montpelier. and the latter line will soon
be similarly equipped. Between Toledo and
Fort Wayne the sidings have been length
ened and in many places new steel rails
have been laid An executive official in
speaking of improvements to the Wabash
in the last ten years, said ii had beer
converted from a second class road until
to-day in every respect it is of the most
modern type and the equipment of the
highest grade. He added: "In the rail.
way yards you old type locomo-
| tives; they are six and eight-wheelers OF
great power. The company's freight cars
are ali $1,000 to $1,000 pounds capacity; its
| roadbeds are smooth. and long stretches
| of IL are double trackd between St. Louis
| and Toledo. The trains make as good
| time as the Empire Express on the New
| York Central. All OF this reflects the work
| OF the last ten years in transforming the
| Wabash into a tirst-class railroad prop