The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-26

o. c. Carter, general freight agent of the
Monon, was in the city yesterday.
c. T.. Schaff, general manager of the Big
illness.
w. III. McDoel, president of the Monon.
who has been South for two months, has
returned and is now at French Lick Springs
PRESIDENT Gould, of the Missouri Pacific
accompanied by Mrs. Gould and children
lett St Louis on a special train yesterday
for New York.
The new general offices of the Baltimore
& Ohio at Baltimore will occupy an entire
block and be the largest and most complete
In the United States.
A. j. Sherrier, formerly connected with
the indianapolis, Decatus & Western, now
general agent of the Great Northern at
Chicago. was in the city yesterday.
w. III. Dodd, veteran representative of
the American Express Company at Fond
du Lac, this week celebrated his eightieth
birthday. He is the oldest employee of the
company.
o. ID. Ashley, president of the Wabash,
has informed the officials of the Wabash
at st. Louis that he will come to ST. Louis
next month ito attend the annual banquet
of officials of that road
The St Louis & San Francisco and the
Union Pacific have issued a joint notice to
the effect that hereafter they will inter-
change passenger traffic at Ewood Kan
for all Northwestern points.
II. A. Parker. of New York has been
appointed agent of the Star Union line at
Reading, Pa, succeeding John Gross, who
| on April 1 goes to Pittsburg as an assist
ant general freight agent of the Pennsyl-
vania.
Beginning tomorrow the Big Four will
| put In effect every Sunday until further
notice rate of one fare for the round trim
good between all stations where the fare
| does not exceed $3.50, the tickets to be good
| on all regular trains.
That the Hartman interests believe in the
concentration of forces is shown by the
announcements that after June / the Of
| fees of the Chicago Burlington q Quincy
| and the Great Northern at Philadelphia
of the latter.
John Cool, formerly a New York Central
| passenger engineer, has been. appointed road
| foreman of engines of the New York Cen
tral. Mr.. Cool enjoys the distinction of be-
| ing the first living engineer whom the rec
ords show to have made speed of mile
| a minute more.
An Eastern financial paper says A. ].
Cassatt. w. X. Vanderbilt. John D. Rookie
| Teller, j. z. Morgan, ]. ]. Hill. f. H. Har-
riman and George j. Gould own so large a
mileage of railroad that they might readily
| sit as a board of directors for the railroads
/ of the United States.
| The Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
| freight station at Twenty-ninth and Market
streets. West Philadelphia. was destroyed
| estimated at $4,000. The depot was filled
with freight, which was destroyed. The fire
| Is supposed TO have been caused by a de-
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| The passenger committee of the Central
| Passenger Association has agreed that
| there shall be no change in the charity
tickets for this year. All charity tickets
| flee OF the director of charity and no Off
! cial OF any railroad can have ANYTHING to
do with getting charity order issued
| The American Locomotive Company has
| discharged about one-half of its employees
| in the Scranton shops, including several
draughtsmen Chief Draughtsman c. +
| Bookman and several of his assistants have
The movement Is said TO be in harmony
| with the policy of retrenchment adopted i'm
all OF the small plants of the company
Coincident with the completion of the
| Wabash terminal in Pittsburg and the in
| auguration of its train schedule the Pa
| cifc Express Con pany will open an office
in that city. General Superintendent
| Gentsch and Superintendent Newball We're
recently in Pittsburg and completed ar
rangements for the advent of that COM
pany into that city, expecting to begin serv-
| ice in May.
Tie International Railway Company's
funeral car. which the company has been
building at it, Cold Spring shop, was put
into commission for the first time or
| Wednesday of this week An exterior viex,
| y, ~ NV, oar rar,fnels ,b-. Ilt. .oi ~ ~, /"
heavy suburban car. The outside is painted
green and the interior is quite in keepine
| for the purpose for which it is designed
The forward part OF the car is parttioneC
so as 10 make a sepaf ate compartment fol
the casket. The car is fitted up with plate
glass windows and is equipped with al
|, | modern appliances.
b. c. Stevenson, commercial agent of tn,
Clover Leaf; III. T. Nicoay. commercial
agent of the Chicago & st. Paul and Il. r
| Delaney. travelling freight agent of tn
> | Northern Pacific. are arranging to brin,
the next meeting OF the national associa
ton of Travelling Freight Agents TO Buffal
] I'm 1906 IL having been already arranged 70
! \ the convention TO meet in Cincinnati i
! June this year. Arrangements have bee
] made for a special train TO go to owens