The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-18

The furniture for the new ticket office of
the Big -Four at Cincinnati cost $4,000
Driving piles for $50 feet of new trestle
approaches to the bridge over White river
on the Belt road was begun yesterday.
Samuel Hunt, president of the Detroit
Southern, denies the report that the Chesa-
peake & Ohio has been negotiating for the
property.
The Great Northern has issued an edict
against the wearing of Jewels by passenger
employees. They are also barred from chew
ing toothpicks.
f. c. Shepard, general Western freight
agent of the Pennsylvania, is in Philadel-
phia attending meeting of freight officials
of the Pennsylvania.
Robert +. Kelley general agent of the
passenger department of the Wabash at
Buffalo, and Mrs. Kelley have returned
from Hot Springs, Ark.
j. II. Shackleford, general baggage agent
of the Union Station at st. Louis, has re-
signed after twenty years of service and
Daniel O'Toole has been appointed his sue
cessor.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, it is
stated, has refused the demands of Rail-
road Commissioner Thomas for a list of
passes issued by that road to Wisconsin
people.
Under recent extension of the authority
of Harry r. Miller, general manager of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific he now
has under his management 1000 miles of
main line.
John Salter. chief travelling auditor of
the Lake Shore is suffering from a severe
attack of pneumonia. He was taken i'll I'm
Chicago and was removed to his home at
Cleveland.
The Chicago & Alton has bought a wire
between Chicago and st. Louis from the
Western Union, and will install a station
block system to be in operation during the
st. Louis fair.
]. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
of the Big Four. who has been in st.
Il ,te-
nected with the Terminal Association. re-
turned yesterday.
A d, Charlton, of Portland Ore has
been appointed general passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific, vice Charles S. Fee,
who becomes passenger traffic manager OF
the Southern Pacific.
The Lake Shore has consented to an ar
rangement whereby the Lake Erie e West
ern will get ten of the locomotives recent
ly placed by the Lake Shore with the
American locomotive works.
President Oscar G. Murray of the Balti-
more Ohio, and President George w.
Stevens, of the Chesapeake & Ohio. are
the depression OF the early winter months
c. o. Johnson. assistant general agent
of the Chicago Great Western, has been
promoted to assistant general freight
agent of that road, succeeding S. p Stohr,
recently appointed general freight agent
Among the many improvements planned
by the Pennsylvania in and about New York
is the construction of the largest freight
yards in the world at Long Island City.
They will extend three miles through Sum
nyside.
The express companies are now having
a heavy run of express business westward.
Nightly the Big Four and the Vandalia
have six or seven express cars west bound
and business promises to increase as the
exposition draws near.
The funeral services of the late c. c. Muir
ray. claim agent of the Pennsylvania will
hn halh n NH Ind hfC
and the remains will be taken to Rich
mond. Ind, for burial on a special train
furnished by the company.
In the Federal Court at Raleigh, n. c..
yesterday Receiver MeBee, of the Atlantic
* North Carolina Railroad, dismissed
by Judge. Charles III. Simonton. the order
| having been agreed on and submitted by
counsel for the State and for McBee.
The Cincinnati. Buffton & Chicago Rail-
road will within the next few days have
| all it's material ready for the construction
| of the two extensions north and south.
On the north end the road may be extended