The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

ular spring inspection, walking over the
main line and branches.
The part of the eastern division of the
Wabash between Toledo and Fort Wayne
is being equipped with block signals.
r. A Gould. general superintendent of
the Missouri Pacific with headquarters at
Kansas City, spent Sunday in Peru, Ind
An amicable adjustment of the wage
scale of telegraph operators and the ofhclals
of the Baltimore * Ohio has been reached
Chief Assistant General Passenger, Agent
w. l.. Deppe, of the Big -Four, left on
Saturday for Hot Springs, Ark, accOmpan-
led by his wife.
S. Ennes, division superintendent of the
Missouri Pacific has resigned, TO take eff
feet April 3, and has been appointed SUI
perintendent of the Western Maryland road
C. c. Patterson. assistant foreman of the
Pennsylvania shops at Altoona. has been
appointed foreman of machinists between
Pittsburg and Galltzin. The position is
a one.
Col S. +. B. Morse, of the late firm of
which D. j. Sully was the head. will prob
ably return to railroading, he having been
offered the position of passenger traffic
manager of a prominent road.
w. NJ Embert president of the Fort
Wayne & Southern, is authority for the
statement that the construction of the new
road from Fort Wayne, via Marion, to
indianapolis will begin ON May 10.
President Shonts General Passenger
Agent Cook and the new general manager
of the Toledo. st. Louis & Western on Sat
urday completed their inspection trip, which
included the DetrOit-Toledo Short-line.
w w. Sylvester. vice president of the
Kansas City, Mexico q Orient, arrived in
New York on Saturday for the purpose OF
placing security for the two construction
companies now building the Orient road in
Mexico.
The Big Four on Thursday ran the sec
ond section of train No. II from Cincin-
twenty-five minutes, breaking all records
between the two cities with a west
bound train.
John Cornell, for many years a passenger
| that position in 1886, spent Sunday in the
| city. He has been in Mexico of late in con-
nection with mining interests. in which
| he was successful
The fremen on the Panhandle will wait
on the officials of the lines with a view
! of securing a change in the order
posted last week holding fremen response
BILE for their shOvels and other tools which
| disappear from time to time.
Isaac S. Miller, assistant city editor of
| the Buffalo Express, has been appointed
| land and tax agent of the New York Cen
trail & Lake Shore. The newspaper men
at Buffalo are preparing TO give him a BAN
| quet before he leaves that service.
G.. A. Sellar, superintendent of telegraph
| of the Pennsylvania lines west, accompan-
led by w McGrafton. superintendent of
| morning begin an inspection of the tele-
| graph and interlocking stations on the
| Pennsylvania lines west.
| On Saturday George Bedell retiring fore
| man of the Big Four shops at Dayton o.,
| was presented with a beautiful diamond
| ring as a token of the esteem in which
he is held by the men .; who have served aye.
! ton 4 Union, succeeds Mr.. Bedel.
Frank A. Gross. who represents the Lack
awanna road at Buffalo. has gone to Flor
| ida and Cuba on months trip. While In
| Cuba he expects TO go SO far as Santiago
| and to try to get practical knowledge OF
| the country, in which he is much Interested
Mr.. Gross is an engineer by profession.
| Notwithstanding the discouraging condi-
| tons which have been prevalent in the
| operation of railroads this winter, 10 per
cent. more business was moved over the
| Cleveland division of the Big Four in the
| first half of March than in the correspond
/ ing period last year. This increase was of
| necessity confined to merchandise
| The following changes will become eff
| fective on the Nandalia April /: T. j. Wall,
| of the Missouri Pacific, will succeed L. A.
| Barnett as city ticket agent at st. Louis;
| Frank Turpin will succeed s. q. Brooks,
resigned; as passenger agent. and c. A.
| has been appointed special passenger agent.
The Chicago & Alton has arranged to
/ send all its coupon ticket agents to st.
| Louis this week for general conference and
| to familiarize' themselves in handling
| worlds fair business. A ID. Perry, ID. Z.
| A, of the c. q A, has been called to st.
| Louis to assist in entertaining the agents.
The Alton has three divisions running into
| st. Louis, and expects to do an immense
/ business.
The freight department of the Southern
| Pacific announces that the long-pending
/ differences between the transcOntinental
| roads and the Southeastern Traffic Associa-
| ton are nearing a settlement, and that
in the future shippers both in the West
| and the East Will be furnished q printed
| tariff of rates between the principal points
| within the disputed territory and the Pa
| cific coast
1t is apparent that the alliance between
| the Wabash and the Cincinnati. Hamilton
| * Dayton is To be a disturbing element
| during the exposition season, even should
the arrangement terminate with the expcsi-
| ton business, but fears are entertained on
| the part of competitors that ii is the be-
| ginning of the establishment of a new route
| between the East and West and az route
| which will not be Stickler for rates.
There is excellent authority for stating
| that it is highly probable the Erie and the
| Big Four combination of lines for the
| worlds fair business may become a perma-
| nent arrangement, should the business de-
| velop TO the extent anticipated The two
| roads combined make an excellent route
| from New York city and the central States
| TO connections with the Big Four, and
| would give it business that it has never
| heretofore fully enjoyed. The passenger
| officials of both interests are said to strong
| ly favor such an alliance.
| Terms nave De6n agreed upon between
| President Orr and Controller Grout repre-
| sentinS the rapid transit company and
| Samuel Rae, fourth vice president of the
| Pennsylvania. for the franchise for the
| proposed freight line to be known as the
| New York Connecting Railroad This line
| is intended for the transfer of freight be-
| tween the Pennsylvania and the New York,
| New Haven * Hartford Vice President
! Rae says the work will be commenced as
| soon as the franchise is obtained. 1t will
require the building OF a bridge from As
| toria to Mott Haven. at cost of $4,000
John Lewis, night station agent at the
| Union Station. has just completed eighteen
| years service with the Union Railway Com
| pany, and i'm conversation regarding the
| past winter he said he had never seen any
| thing like IL so far as handling trains
| was concerned There has never been A
| winter in which trains Were so often late
| and detained by cold weather and snow, but
during II all there has been a remarkable