The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-09


main line Freight service will be done by
a local train only.
John II. Williams, chief usher in the Of
flee of President Cassatt, of the Pennsylva-
MA on Thursday completed his thirty-sec-
ond years service with the company, NJ
teen of which he has spent in the capacity
of usher for the president.
1t is understood that General Manager
Atterbury, of the Pennsylvania, will be
promoted to one of the vice presidencies
and relieved of certain exacting duties In
order that he may have the time required
for more important matters.
General Passenger Agent Whitney, of the
Great Northern, announces that Boston
| PHYSICIAN has bought twenty acres OF land
on the banks of Lake Schelan, one of the
! finest scenic resorts on that system, and
| will build hospital and sanitarium.
| A Lake Shore train on April made the
run from Buffalo to Cleveland, 1S5 miles, in
| fifty minutes less than the schedule run
| ming time of the fast trains on that road.
| The actual running time of the train, three
| stops deducted, was sixty miles an hour.
| J. Herman Hobart has been appointed
| chief clerk of the superintendent of mo-
| tive power of the Northwest system of the
| Pennsylvania, with headquarters at Fort
| Wayne, vice Frank T.. Reed, who on April
| u will take the position of chief clerk in
the offices of the Rock Island at Chicago.
The members of the Wabash Veteran
| Corps all along the line of the great sys-
! tenn have been notified that the third an
nual banquet, which was set for April 80
| at st. Louis, has been postponed until May
| q, on account of the opening of the world
| fair, which takes place about the former
| date.
c. L. Thrall was on Thursday appointed
general yardmaster of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton at Toledo. vice F. l.:
| Rodman, whose resignation was announced
| on Friday. Mr.. Thrall comes from Cleve-
| land and has many years experience on
| the Baltimore & Ohio. He left for Toledo
| last night.
f. c. Salter who several weeks ago re-
|
| Pacific freight department in New York
and went for a health cruise to the Med
| agent for the Canadian Pacific at very
high salary. Mr.. Salter entered railroad
service as n telegraph operator on the
Great Northern.
The Chicago e. Erie has this week re-
ceived from the American locomotive
| works at Schenectady, n. Y, two new loco
motives, the largest ever used on the west.
ern division of the Erie. They have large
| driving wheels and are rated to pull 400
| tons on the Chicago division. Engineers
who have seen them state that they VIII
| be the best engines ever run over this
| road.
Captain Hussy, of the police force of the
| Pennsylvania lines West, with headquar-
| ters at Indianapolis. reports his department
now in good working order and as result
| of close inspection of matters the stealing
of freights and other properties OF the
| PENNSYLVANIA on its southwestern system
has been reduced to minimum. Less
| trouble is experienced from that source
| than at any time in many years.
President Vanderbilt, who was expected
| to arrive in New York from abroad in the
| first week of April, is still in Paris and
will not return until the 18th: 1t is con-
| sidered significant that M. +. Ingalls, pres
| ident of the Big Four, should also be in
| Paris and the meeting is construed TO
mean that he and Mr.; ingalls, have settled
all differences and that Mr.; ingalls, VIII
remain president OF the Big Four.
A. j. Davidson, the new president of the
St Louis & San Francisco, has also been
elected president of the Chicago * Eastern
Illinois, and r. r. Hammond. recently
| elected general manager, has been elected
second vice president of both systems, in
charge of operation of all lines, and G. r..
Gray, superintendent or transportation, mas
been appointed general manager or the
two systems, in charge OF transportation
and mechanical matters.
There seems to be an understanding that
the Chicago Cincinnati & Louisville, which
now operates between Cincinnati and Chi
cago is to build extensions to Indian
apolis, Louisville and Columbus. Since the
road was started there has been consid-
behind it. Money has been advanced lib
orally whenever necessary, and the under
standing is that the promoters are deter
mined to eventually extend the line TO this
and the other cities named above.
Freight conditions with the Pennsylvania
are improving rapidly. Sunday and Mon
day were record breaking days as shown
by official returns. On Sunday there were
interchanged with the Fort Wayne road
AZ RoIiyar 900 cars and en- Monday the
division interchanged 200 cars with the
Fort WAYNE and delivered $50 cars of
through freight to the Panhandle. This
completely cleared up the congestion caused
by the recent floods and ice, and all Penn
sylvania lines are in better shape as TO
congested business than at any time in the
last four months.
The regular spring meeting of the Amer
| lean Railway Association will be held in
New York city on April q. This associa-
ton is one of the pioneers in the railroad
world and its membership comprises the
leading officials of the country: At the
meeting reports will be received from COM
mttees on executive train rules, car SER
vice. safety appliances. nominations. Stats
teal inquiry and standard cipher code. AT
this meeting the president, second vice
president two members of the executive
committee and three members of the train
| rules committee will be elected.
II is stated that at the meeting in Pitts
! burg of passenger men, at which Warren
J. Lynch. of the Big Four, ID. w. Cook
of the Erie, and Assistant General Pas
senger Agent Wallace. of the same road
! were present, not only the name of the
new train between Pittsburg and st. Louis
was determined. but it is probable that a
second fast train between Pittsburg and
St Louis account of the worlds fair
will be put on. At this meeting the gen
eral passenger agents OF the three roads
went far as TO determine the details
of the adjustment of equipment between
the three. details of the dining-car serv-
ice and other matters attendant upon the
Inhalation of two trains were agreed upon
Surveyors of one of the proposed routes
of the Toledo, indianapolis * Southwestern
road have been much delayed on account Of
the high water between Toledo and Var
Vert but the announcement is made thai
they will reach Van Vert to-day. The meI
are working under the direction of G.. T.
Ensminger a civil engineer OF St. Louis
A second party OF surveyors has been or
, | ganized under the direction of j. MCDANIEL
and will begin work on Monday. This part,
will work west from Van Vert via Port
land, Ind, while the first party will pusl
, over the south line via Muncie. and i
the weather becomes settled the survey!
? will be covered rapidly. People along tn,
route are taking a deep interest in tn
project and several important Indian;
towns are making strong bids for the loca