The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-25

OpSiue uOWil, nSn6fman.
lis industries that they so well maintain
the volume of business when so much is
heard of falling off in traffic at other
points.
Robert Maybank, who has been an en-
gineer of the London & Southwestern Rail-
way for hfty-two years: has travelled dur
never been late for duty nor had an ac-
cldent with the train under his charge.
In lseS he was fireman on the train which
carried the King, then Prince of Wales,
from Windsor to Waterloo to meet his
bride.
Angry over deal for right of way, John
Brown is holding up a Pere Marquette log
ging train on the Mahin branch Brown
assert his right TO the property. An en-
CINE smashed through his fence, but was
which Brown had felled across the track
Immediately after the engine ran in. When
the train crew attempted to remove the
obstruction Brown prevented them with a
rifle, and still maintains the blockade.
The Wabash formally announces that the
arrangements for the new exposition flyer,
which the road will put on between Buffalo
and st. Louis for exposition traffic, have
been completed. The service will begin on
June J. The train will leave Buffalo at
1:SO p. m. and arrive in st. Louis at a. m.
the next day; leaving st. Louis it will
start East at L 80 p. m, and will arrive at
Buffalo at l:3o a. m, making the run be-
tween the two cities in less than nineteen
hours. The train will be made up of COM
blnation baggage and buffet, dining, obser-
walton and standard Pullman.
The Peoria & Eastern will make number
OF changes in its train schedule between
st. Louis and Columbus on Sunday night.
one train Will leave st. Louis at $50 D. m,
reach indianapolis at o'clock a. m. and
Columbus at 700 a. m. Another train will
leave ST. Louis at SIS a. m, reach 1ndi-
annapolis at 9:45 p. m West bound the first
hII= ar R.l0 m
reach Indianapolis at IL 80 a. m. and st.
Louis at p. m. A second train will leave
Columbus at p. M, reach indianapolis at
midnight and St. Louis a 1880 a. M, hauling
sleeping cars and day coaches.
Unless they pay their fare railroad en-
ployes cannot go to the ST. Louis fair after
Aug 10, the presidents of the st. Louis lines
having entered into an agreement to that
effect. AT the same time all roads enter
ing St. Louis have notified employees that
they cannot get passes after Aug. 10 and il
they want 10 go TO the fair, must arrange
to take their vacation prior to that date.
An official of one of the companies said:
I'VE expect to carry free, up to Aug. 10,
many railroad employees of our own and
other lines, but we do not want to turn
away persons anxious to pay their fare
after Aug. 10 In order to carry deadheads.
OF course, holders of annual passes can use
them at any time"
poses 10 purchase Hills and Morgan's in
terest in the Northern Pacific. If the deal
should go through IL Is said that Samuel
FELTON, would be made president of the
Northern Pacific, and that julius Krutt-
schnitt, who has just come to Chicago as
the operating head of all the Hartman rail-
roads, will take charge of the Chicago x
Alton. vice Mr.. FELTON,, and j. G. Stubs
will assume control of it's traffic affairs.
1t Is certain that the report of President
FELTON, will have much weight with Harri-
man, and the changes indicated would like
ly. occur, as President FELTON, is held in
high esteem as an expert and has just
completed trip over the Northern Pa
cific
Assuming that the plan to Charge a vail
dating fee of 81 for all stop overs at Chi
cago on worlds fair tickets would be
agreed upon by all concerned, the COM
petitors OF the Grand Trunk in the Central
Passenger Associat ton have, IL is stated,
been given a backset by the Grand Trunk
refusing to become party to the propo-
sition. The reason assigned is that the
Grand Trunk has advertised to grant the
privileges without additional expense. This
seems to have blocked the whole arrange
ment, and whether the other lines will find
it profitable to go on without the Grand
Trunk is problematical. 1t was the inten-
ton of the Central Association to Join
with Western lines in conducting the Joint
agency in validating tickets, but the Grand
Trunk has upset this plan, at least for
the present.
Los Angeles papers speak in compliment
tary terms OF the convention of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers now in ses-
sion in that city. This convention is of
more than usual interest to Indianapolis, as
the place for building a home for the
brotherhood is to be settled before the con-
vention adjourns, and a strong effort will
be made to select indianapolis as the place.
Local divisions are so confident that this
city will secure it that they have an option
on piece OF property valued at $50. 600 on
which, should they secure the home, they
Will build a structure that will be a credit
to this city and TO the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers Mrs. Rowland, of In
dianapolis, past president of the Monu-
mental Division of the Womens Auxiliary,
was honored by her selection to exemplify
the ritualistic work before the Grand Lodge.
A Z. Stillwell, president of the Kansas
City, Mexico x Orient Railroad, the man
who, 1T is stated. does not care at all but
goes after dollars and gets them in a
a day or two ago. He and Edward Dickin-
son, general manager of the Orient had
been East for about two months and Sc
cured enough funds TO be poured into Orient
Golfers to build many miles of track, and
the work is now TO be pushed without de-
lay Mr.. Stllwell, accompanied by party
of capitalists, left yesterday to inspect the
Orient property. A special train of three
cars will carry the party to Mexico, and
Mr.. Stillwell Will be the host in one of
them; Vice President Dickinson will do the
honors in the second, and Edward Dickin-
son, another man who is interested in the
road in the third. Work has begun within
the last few days laying tracks between
Milton and Washington. At present lne
Orient trains use the Missouri Pacific
TO Worcester not later than July l. All
rights of way have been secured from
Worcester TO Emporia, Kan, and men and
teams are busy grading for the new line.
Two things have been retarding the growth
of the Orient line: bad weather and lack of