The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-27

tire season. They say few people will go
TO st. Louis until fall, and they do not
object TO tie establishment of low rates
for that period.
Announcement is made that II. f. Byran
mas been appointed superintendent OF the
Southwestern district of the Rock Island
system, vice J. NJ. Gruber, resigned. Mr.
Byran is one of the men whom G. II. War
until the latter went to New York, Mr. By
ran was his assistant. Since that time he
has been assistant TO Fourth Vice President
Stevens. This is the first change under the
reorganization scheme of the Loree man
agement.
The call of the annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania stockholders disclOses the fact
that proxies need not be attested by a
notary public. The necessity heretofore for
notarial acknowledgment has restricted. be-
cause of the trouble involved. the number Of
proxies sent in and now that such necessity
10 longer exists 1T is to be expected that the
vote cast at the forthcoming meeting Will
be relatively larger in proportion TO the
amount of stock outstanding than at any
meeting IN recent years.
The Oldest of railway officials speak of
yesterday as being the most severe day
for railroading in the history of Indiana
lines. On several lines no trains arrived
in the early part of the day. Especially
were trains from the East late, and from
the West they were several hours behind
time. The Indianapolis & Vincennes, said
NJ. w Mansfield superintendent, has had
trains, but never until yesterday has 1t
experienced trouble from snow.
A number of cities in Ohio have adopted
the idea of conveying lessons to the schol-
ars by pictures. With that idea in view
historical pictures and scenes in travel are
being secured and hung upon the school
walls. The Big Four Railroad has decided
TO assist in these collections A group OF
twelve pictures of the most famous places
in the West has been made at considerable
expense by the passenger department and
VIII be sent TO any important schoolhouse
In Ohio. The distribution will be made
through d. Jay Collver. assistant general
passenger agent of the Big Four.
Earnings of the Philadelphia & Reading
are so large, the coal trade now being well
In hand and the control of the Reading so
firmly lodged in hands favorable TO the
present management, that there appears TO
be no good reason for continuing the vot-
Ing trust, and it is understood that ii Is TO
be dissolved. A great deal of Pennsylvania
Railroad stock is shipped back and forth
between Philadelphia and New York. The
Lake Shore, the Baltimore & Ohio, the Van
derbilts, must hold so much of the Reading
issue that il would be quite impossible for
the control TO be wrested from them.
James Barratt, superintendent of the
western division of the Erie and George
Menish foreman of engines, were arrested
on Monday at Wabash, Ind, on infOrma-
tiOn filed by Edward Heeter, a fireman on
the road, who was discharged for insubordi-
nation. He charges these officials with
violating the Indiana law requiring that
railroad employees have eight hours of
rest in every twenty-four hours. Heeter
says he kept on his engine sixteen
consecutive hours and was called to go out
on run before the expiration of his eight
hours rest provided by law Heeter was
discharged and now makes test case.
General Manager Eckert, Of the Southern
Railway, has made innovation which
Will prove popular with the men on that
road. Formerly, when engineers and con-
ductors wanted to travel they were COM
PEELED to get half rates or trip passes. Under
the new order they are to be presented with
annual passes. Engineers and conductors
who have served five years will be given
passes over their divisions; ten-year mer
will receive ANIMALS for the entire system
east of the Mississippi river, and fifteen
year men will receive them for themselve:
and wives 1t is believed that this is but
| the beginning Of general movement in that
direction by the leading roads of the coun'
| try.
The Illinois Telephone and Telegraph
| Company is said to be perfecting plans tC
| connect the subway system with every rail
road freight terminal in and about Chicago
| The present expectation is TO build $50 mile:
| of subway. which will extend as far sOutf
| as South Chicago, Dalton, Hammond. Chi
cago Heights southwest of Hawthorn anC
northwest to the outlying freight terminal.
| for distribution through the subways. i
| the plan is carried out, the telephone com
| pany will have miniature yards with sidings
| one phase OF the new plan which please!
/ the railroad managements and merchants Il
| the relief which will be obtained from th'
| alleged exactions of the Teamsters' Union
/ Ii is expected that in time not pound o
| freight for Chicago delivery or from Chi
| cagO will be transported through tn
| streets bV teams.