The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-12

from Portland, Me-, Quebec, Montreal and
other northern points to ST. Louis, and ii
is thought the service may be permanent.
The Grand Trunk will doubtless use the
Toledo. St Louis & Western as its con-
nectiOn.
H L. wilgus assistant engineer of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, which
controls the surface and elevated systems
way and structure, and Will be in charge OF
the engineering department. Mr.. Wilgus
was formerly connected with the Pennsyl-
vania lines west.
Superintendent Robbins, OF the Wabash,
has appointed Theodore Ensel as trainmas-
ter of the Buffalo division. to succeed Rich
ara Doyle, who is now superintendent of the
Wabash line west OF Oberlin, q. II. W.
Kingsley, chief clerk TO the superintendent
of transportation in st. Louis, has been APP
pointed Mr. Ensels successor.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen is
opposing a number of bills which have been
introduced in the Legislature of New York,
of the bills being known the arbitra-
ton bill. The committee also opposes the
times of trouble, and the brotherhood will
urge the passage of a bill requiring better
protection OF railway employees
General passenger agents of all the lines
interested in the traffic 10 st. Louis during
the coming worlds fair will hold a mass
meeting in the exposition city next week
The passenger fare to St Louis viii have
an important bearing on the ultimate sue
cess of the fair. and it is supposed that the
coming meeting will decide on a uniform
rate from all sections of the country.
The maintenance of way department Of
the Pennsylvania is at work upon the prep
aratiOn of the annual report of the various
transportation lines. The preparation Of the
report has given rise to a rumor that the
company is remeasuring all OF its lines with
a view of establishing the ofclal mileage
between different points upon which to base
the collections by conductors of passenger
mileage.
The Big Four is having trouble with
some of its trainmen on the st. Louis d.
vision. Five freight conductors have been
promoted to passenger conductors and their
places filled by men off Of other roads The
company has q rule that a man must serve
three years as a brakeman before he can
be promoted TO conductor, and some or
the brakemen claim they are entitled TO
promotion.
speaking of the report that the company
has broken it's agreement, said that because
steamship agents in Chicago have received
annual passes from the Baltimore q ONO
it has been construed as an infraction of the
anti-pass agreement Of Eastern trunk lines.
On the contrary, these favors were distrib-
uted according TO a list agreed upon by the
several interests
The only engine of the Indianapolis, Peru
& Chicago road, now the Lake Erie &
Western which was purchased under the
Macy administration Of the road, is pony
engine g. The other thirty-four engines,
which were in service in the late SOS and
early cos, have all been consigned 10 the
scrap heap. and a large per cent Of the
engines now in service on the road are re-
built Lake Shore engines.
1t is stated that the plan involving the
issuance of new securities and a close uni
fication of the Gould lines between Pitts
burg, Chicago and st. Louis is being agi-
tated. the entire property TO be placed under
the direction of the Wabash, together with
the Wheeling & Lake Erie and the Ann Ar
Dor. but the scheme does not involve the
system. having
the consolidation of the Gould properties in
Illinois, Indiana. Ohio and the Virginias.
1t is understood that the traffic agree
ment between the St Louis & San Fran
cisco and the Mobile & Ohio has been for
mally executed by both parties, and viii
become effective at once. 1t is somewhat
conditional in character, being for five
years, with the privilege of the former road
renewing the contract at its expiration at
that time for ninety years. The agree
ment gives the St. LOUIS & San Francisco
entrance into New Orleans and obviates the
necessity of building line OF its own down
the Mississippi valley
An official Of the New York Central states
that the project of granting pensions TO old
employees or others who have become unfit
for duty while in the service is no longer a
matter of doubt, and 1t is only question of
Statisticians have been busy for more than
a year taking names, ages and records OF
men who will be entitled to pensions. A
great number of men who were employed
bv the small roads which now form the
New York Central range in age from sixty
70 ninety years Within a year it is ex-
pected they will be receiving deserved pen
Sions.
Representatives of large steel companies
testifying before the Interstate-commerce
Commission at Chicago yesterday, in re-
gard to an advance in freight rates grain
from Missouri river points TO Chicago by
Western railroads, contradicted statements
made before the commission by railway
traffic managers. The railroad men declared
Gov t6a in ufxa
on account of a heavy advance in the price
of railroad material. This statement was
repudiated by representatives of firms that
furnish such material. No marked ad-
vances in the prices of material have been
made, according to the testimony of the
material men.