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

o. c. Carter. general freight agent of the
Monon, was in the city yesterday.
G. A. Hanson. the new freight represent
| alive for this territory, was in the city yes
terday.
The Pittsburg G. Eastern is owned COM
pletely by the New York Central, that
company having purchased the interests
OF the Pennsylvania.
ID. G.. Reid, one of the chief owners of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, who
has been South for some weeks, has re-
| turned to New York.
j. Q. Van Wrinkle left for Cincinnati last
| night, and in company with General Man
ager Schaff will spend two or three days on
| the eastern divisions of the Big Four.
]. c. Pond general passenger agent Of the
Wisconsin Central. Claude Hill. travelling
PASSENGER agent of the same line, and
Northern. arrived last night
| Superintendent r. e. McCarty of the
Pittsburg division of the Panhandle,
reached New York yesterday on his return
McCarty and his two daughters.
There is excellent authority for stating
| that the Toledo, St. Louis & Western,
which few months ago withdrew from
| the Central Passenger and Freight Associ-
| atoms, will resume its membership.
In February there were transferred over
| the Belt road 1851 cars, Belt road engines
| handled during the month at the Union
| Stockyards 5,6l9 loaded cars, and for private
| switches located on its lines 6,651 cars.
The Pennsylvania has taken additional
| rooms at the Union Station the third
| floor. in which it will establish car re-
port station S. w. Mansfield will have
charge of the bureau, and will have four
| assistants.
| Colonel Jerry Baxter, who died on Tues
| day at Nashville, Tenn. when young man
| was president of the Memphis & Charleston
| railroad. He was the originator, promoter
| and first president of the Tennessee Central
| Railroad and retired from the presidency
A ~, lott q to otarV ,~ie~
| The members of the International Rail-
/ way Master Boiler Makers Association are
| making preparations for their annual meet
| ing, to be held in this city May II, Is and
| 10. The official headquarters viii be at the
| Grand Hotel. Governor Durbin and Mayor
| Hoffman have consented to deliver ad-
| dresses of welcome in behalf of the State.
| William Woolatt, who has been connect
/ ed with the Lake Erie & Detroit River
/ Railway since its construction, on March
! l assumed the position Of superintendent of
| the Buffalo division of the Pere Marquette
| Mr.. WoOllatt started with the road when it
/ was q small affair, running from Walker
| Vile TO bennington. He at that time was
| freight and passenger agent.
| The official statement of the Big Four
shows the loaded car movement of Fob
Tu9rv to have been iS5. Oo5 on the Big Four
| proper, an increase of 4, 156 loaded cars. on
| the Peoria * Eastern there were handled
| % $50 loaded cars, an increase of 4,766 1t
should be borne in mind that there were
| twenty nine days included in this state
| ment against twenty-eight last year The
| Peoria & Eastern did the best business
| of any month in its history.
| The Santa Fe has finished all of its pre-
/ liminary surveys for a new line to Eureka
| CAL and its engineers are now figuring on
| the cost so as TO decide upon a final loca-
| ton. IL is known the company has made
| three general surveys at considerable out
| Law of time and money in an effort TO get a
| good modern line through the mountainous
| country of Mendicino and Humboldt coun-
| ties IL will cost the Santa Fe in the neigh
| borhood of $500 1900 to complete the con-
| nection between Eureka and San Francisco
The Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago an
| nounces the following changes, necessitated
| by the death of John q. Lamb. who was
| chief dispatcher of the Eastern division:
| John Fitzgerald is appointed chief dis
| hatcher; G. +. Wolcott assistant train
| master IN charge of power and freight
| mana ger, vice Mr.. Fitzgerald: F. 3. Bailey
] assistant train master in charge of agen-
cies. vice Mr. Wolcott: E. c. Booty, clerk
was promoted TO chief clerk Of Superintend-
ent Whitaker, vice Mr.. Bailey.
The annual dinner Of the Traffic Club. OF
l Pittsburg, in that city tonight, will sur
/ pass anything of the kind ever undertaken
by this club. IL is expected that 500 mem
bers Will be seated at the board. Among
| the list of speakers is Albert Il. Cummins
| Governor OF Iowa: Paul Morton, second
| vice president of the Santa Fe; J. b
| Thayer, fifth vice president OF the Penn
| sylvania road; G.. /. Grammar, general
traffic manager of the Lake Shore. and IL