The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

those dependent on the deceased for sup
| port is 5000.
The Indianapolis division of the Central
Association of Railway Officials held lts
| regular monthly meeting. yesterday. Inc
| Indianapolis Rate Association also held It's
semi-mOnthly session, and the business
| transacted at both meetings was OF rou-
| tine character.
Contracts have been let for double-track-
| ing several miles of the Queen d Crescent,
| beginning the double-tracking OF the
road from Cincinnati south; Inc proposed
j work will cost millions and take years 10
| complete, it involves double-trachlnS
| $50 miles of road, 120 bridges and q tunnels
William Cotter, manager of the Mis-
! souri, Pacific, signed a contract last week
! for the installation of an electrical auto
| matte block system on the main line OF the
Missouri Pacific. work TO be begun at once.
1t will cover 2SS miles of main line track TACK
| between Kansas City and st. Louis. rms
completed, other portions of the system VIII
be so improved.
ID. F. Kendall, the newly appointed repre-
sentative of the Lackawanna, arrived in
the city yesterday; also did c. W. Daniels,
one of the newly appointed travelling freight
agents for the line. 1t Is understood that
r. A Niswonger, chief clerk to G. A. Luz
cas-, who retired yesterday as agent for the
line, will be appointed the other travelling
freight agent.
The annual report of the Philadelphia &
| Erie a Pennsylvania line TO be submitted
to the stockholders on Feb. s, shows the
| largest gross earnings Of the company ana
| the largest net earnings except those OF ly0I.
| The increase in gross earnings was $l,oVO.VOO,
and $3.50 600 in net over 1902 The total
gross earnings for 1903 were $1,SOOOOO and
the net $2,45O,000
Morris H. Smith, for forty-eight years
station agent, and the oldest employe on the
Boston d Maine road, died at his home on
Friday night, aged seventy-five years. He
had served under five administrations ana
was personally known TO almost every lead
| ing official. His son, Edward M. Smith, Is
at the head of the civil engineering corps
of the Boston & Maine.
Joseph Keavey, assistant general freight
agent of the Big Four, is not making as
rapid Improvement hoped he would
He visited by George Ingalls,, general
freight agent of the Big Four, who urged
upon him that as soon as able he take
trip OF several months for the benefit OF
his health, stating that his pay would con-
tinue during his absence.
1t was announced on Saturday that so far
| %. 600 proxies to the annual election of the
Pennsylvania have been represented While
the number of shares represented by these
proxies has not been determined, more
than one-half of the company sharehold-
ers have been heard from, and il is eX-
pected that President Cassatt will go To the
annual meeting in March with proxies rep
resenting so TO 50 per cent. of the 5,S2S,OOO
shares outstanding.
| The Michigan Central and the Pere Mar
! quette are engaged in a contest for the
United states mail traffic between Chicago
and New Buffalo. The legal representatives
/ of the two lines are in Washington placing
the matter before the postoffice authorities
| 1t appears that there is some dispute
/ garding the arrangement whereby the mails
| are carried while the Pere Marquette trains
/ are operated by the Michigan Central be-
| tween New Buffalo and Chicago.
John Turner, district passenger agent Of
! the Northern Pacific, has decided 10 accept
| the position Of representative of the Union
/ Central Insurance Company OF Cincinnati at
| this point. He has authority to fit UP hand
| some offices in this city. 1t is understood
/ that p. W. Pummoll now travelling freight
! and passenger agent of the Northern Pa
/ cific, with headquarters at Cincinnati VIII
/ succeed Mr.. Turner as district passenger
/ agent OF the road. with headquarters It In
! annapolis.
The proposition to secure closer relations
between the Pennsylvania and the Northern
/ Central. either through n perpetual lease
! or merger. il is understood win be re-
ported adversely by the committee 20 whom
! il was referred at the special meeting OF
| the Northern Central stockholders on Nov.
3. This committee, OF which Gen. j. II.
/ Wilson Is chairman. has been at work some
/ time gathering statistics. but the encourage
/ ment on the part Of the Pennsylvania the
largest shareholder. toward the proposition
| has not been OF a character TO afford the
\ committee much hope.
! While no official announcement has vet
1 been made that the Pennsylvania proposes
/ TO resume the running OF through Southern
trains into BrOad-Street station. Phfadel-
phia. instead of stopping only q the West
/ Philadelphia station, there is excellent rea-
son 10 believe that this will be done within
/ a short time. liz is known that large ma
/ jOrity of the executive officials and directors
/ of the company oppose the policy which has
/ caused such widespread antagonism 10 the
Pennsylvania, and tnat they VIII be only
/ too glad OF an opportunity which will lead
/ TO a resumption OF the old friendly re!a-
/ tons.
Some time ago officials Of the New York
New Haven * Hartford gave notice to the
/ employees that especially good work indi-
/ ca ting interest In the property of the com
/ puny and the safety of human life. will re-
i ccve honorable mention. and intimating
/ that. il Will lead 10 promotion. The first
man to profit under this new rule. which Is
one OF the features OF the Mellen admins
| tratiOn. was Morris Il. Foley, a switclfman
! His name was posted in the bulletin room
! of the road on one OF the new certificates
| of honorable mention issued by the road
| BY his prompt action both lives and prop
erty were saved