The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-15

breaking the record for long distance fast
running on the Union Pacific.
The Southern Indiana earned in January
S96.575. against $72, 492 in January, 1903, and
against A7,797 in the same month Of 1SO2.
Edward NJ. Shepard has been appointed
general counsel Of the Pennsylvania In New
York at a salary OF $4,000 a year. For nine
years he has been counsel for the Kappa
Transit Commission Of New York
p. $. Eustis. passenger traffic manager OF
the Burlington. has announced his lnten-
ton OF organizing classes in gymnastics
and indoor sports and every employe VIII
be expected to do his daily stunt.
The remains Of George ]. Rundell. for a
great many years master car builder OF tne
Lake Shore. were buried yesterday at
Cleveland. He died OF paralysis. aged sew
enty-hve. He had a large circle OF frlends
among railroad men.
Since returning to New York, President
ShOntz, Of the Clover Leaf. has been going
over the entire line in his private car Oh
a special train, giving the property geheIaI-
ly a careful inspection and deciding on what
Improvements are advisable.
c. w. Ten Brock. who has been the in
dustrial agent Of the Lackawanna Tor the
past two years, has been appointed foreign
freight agent Of the same road. MT. len
Brock will All the vacancy caused by the
resignation of c. 5. Jewett. w. T. Cotton
will assume control OF the Industrial de-
partment in addition to his present duties
as advertising agent.
OHt VI %nC AC oAAWd OAAAOAdAo
in the West says Indianapolis lines were
very fortunate in their selection OF general
officers. He mentioned George Lowell, gem
eral superintendent of the Monon, and j. O..
Van Wrinkle. general superintendent of the
Big Four, as being considered the most ca
pable men for the positions named TO be
found In any part OF the country.
Employees of Nebraska roads who contract
debts and allow the creditors to send bills
TO the employers always find trouble. When
this is done the employing road refers the
they be settled. If this is done nothing
more is heard of ii. II not, the creditor
may then garnishee the wages OF the en-
ploye and discharge is sure TO follow.
The Panhandle has declared war on the
typhoid germs. which have been causing
so much sickness in Columbus, o., and at
an expense of $50 a day the company will
make an effort to protect the health of
water-bOiling plant at that point. All the
water used for drinking purposes on pas
senger and local trains will be thoroughly
boiled.
Concrete foundations for the locomotive
turntable exhibit in the transportation pal
ace at the ST. Louis exposition are COM
pleted. The turntable is located in the GEN.
ter of a structure and will support a huge
Big Four Railroad Company, the American
locomotive works and the Westinghouse
Electric Company, Will combine in making
the exhibit.
IlCSlltll 1OltCs VI Nv INOCh 1Sldllu,
reached st. Louis on Saturday after ten
days trip over the line under
his control. Mr.. Loree is accompanied on
the trip by his wife, Vice President and
Mrs. Winchell and Mr.. and Mrs. Lyford,
of Chicago. Mr.. Lyford is the general coun-
sci of the Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois, and
MIR. A. +. Hockenbemer, of New York, as
sistant to the Rock Island president, are
of the party:
Mr.. Wertz. a young and ambitious Demo-
crat and a lumberman by occupation, has
introduced an anti-pass bill in Congress.
His bill provides that it shall be I'M
lawful for any State, district, county
or municipal officer TO accept and use a
free pass or any reduced rate of fare on
from 500 to 500. 1t also makes it an offense
for any railroad officer to give such a
pass, and the penalty is the same.
The directors of the Pennsylvania have
granted to George w. Creighton. genera
superintendent of the Pennsylvania divi-
Sions, an unlimited leave of absence to en-
able him TO recruit his health, and his du-
ties have been assigned to M. Trunk. Gen
eral Superintendent Creighton has not beer
in good health for a year or more, and ii
is knowledge of this by President Cassatt
that counted against him as a possible sue
cessor to j. b. Hutchinson as general man
ager of the property.
The great freight traffic congestion which
has existed for some time on the New York
division of the Pennsylvania, particularly
at Jersey City, entailing long and vexa.
tious delay to shippers and conSignees, has
compelled the company to adopt some
method of relief. With that end in view
ii is arranged to divert the bulk of freight
traffic to New England points which ha.
heretofore gone mostly via New York bay
and Harlem, to the Lehigh 81 Hudson River
Railroad via the POughkeepsie bridge, anC
deliver ii 70 the New York, New Haver
& Hartford at Brookfeld Junction.
c. l.. Hilleary, general traffic manager
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and
j. NJ. Chesbrough, assistant general passen-
ger agent OF the Pennsylvania, have re-
turned from New York TO st. Louis. The
officials went to New York to attend a joint
meeting of representatives of the trunk
lines, New England roads and central
traffic lines to discuss rates to the exposi-
ton. The conference agreed that, beginning
April 20, round trip tickets good until Dec
Is should be sold at so per cent. of double
the one way rate. west-bound fare; tickets
good for sixty days at one and one-third
the west-bound fare. and tickets good fol-
ten days for one west-bound- fare plus 81
The railroads will also run day coach eX-
c~ursions, tickets good TO return within ter
days, TO New York at $40 and SIS.