The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24

train consisted of ten carloads of soldiers.
The Big Four crew handled the train TO
the grounds via the Wabash. and did not
know the road; they could have shortened
the time had they been on their own line.
David Van Alstyne, for several years
superintendent of motive power of the
Chicago Great Western, has decided TO
accept the same position with the North
ern Pacific. He is thirty-nine years old,
and graduated from the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology as mechanical
mechanic on the Louisville & Nashville
for some years.
Commissioner Donald, of the Central
Passenger Association, and Chairman Nc
LeOd, of the Western Passenger Associa-
ton, have held a conference with Assist
ant General Passenger Agent Vaux, of the
Grand Trunk, endeavOring to induce him
to agree to charge of 81 for valuation or
worlds fair tickets in Chicago. Mr.. Vaux
has consented to lay the matter before
General Passenger Agent Bell.
Judge Brook of the Wayne Circuit Court,
Michigan, on Saturday handed down an
opinion in the suit Of the Pere Marquette
road and Detroit Union Railroad Depot and
Station Company, holding that the Pere
Marquette and the Wabash have equal
rights in the Union Depot terminals and
tracks. The Wabash had contended that
IL had the right to exclusive use of certain
tracks and portions of the terminal.
Three trainmen, three conductors, three
engineers ana three Telegraph
of the Erie have been sent to Chicago,
where they will thoroughly study con-
ditions and report on their return as to the
method and practice in the local passenger 1s,
party will be recalled at the expiration
of ten days, and during. its absence all
expenses are paid by the Erie Company.
Representatives of the commercial inter-
est of the North Pacific coast cities hope
that the conference with the leading traffic
officials of the Great Northern, the North
ern Pacific, the Union Pacific and the Bur
lington roads, regarding reduction of
rates from the coast to points between the
coast and the Missouri river, will be of
some avail. The railroad authorities have
consented to take the matter under ad-
visement.
News opens with article entitled Train
ing a Tenderfoot," by j. Torrey Conner,
which presents California charms in an
unusually pleasing form. Another article
is on Railways in the Holy Land" by
w. II. Ballou. 1.-THE Romance of Church
Farm" by Luellen Teetles. is well-writ-
ten article and quite readable. the Nus
trations of this number are unusually at
tractive.
The annual picnic and preliminary bust
ness meeting of the Ann Arbor Railroad
Employees Relief Association will be held
at Whitmore Lake Saturday, June A. At
this meeting business of importance will
be discussed and will be ratified at the
legal meeting, Monday, June 6. The an
nual picnic is planned mainly for the pur-
pose of bringing the employees of the
company into closer touch socially and to
promote good fellowship
The Pennsylvania in connection with the
Grand Rapids Indiana. will put on its
Northland Express, running between st.
Louis. Louisville, Indianapolis and Michi-
gan summer resorts about June 10, on the
same schedule as last year, the sleeperS
leaving indianapolis on T, Train "a and COM
reduced and the limit extended from ten to
fifteen days, and the fare is reduced to one
regular fare for the round trip
When Samuel Higgins severed his con-
nection with the Southern System of Rail-
ways. of which he had been mechanical
superintendent to become general manager
of the New York. New Haven & Hartford,
he had reason to know that he was held
in high esteem by his associates and sub
| ordinates of the Southern. He has since
| received more substantial evidence Of their
| good will In the gift Of service OF silver
| and glass tableware valued at $1,000.
| W. b. Scott has been appointed general
! superintendent of the Houston & Texas
| Central and the Houston, East g. West
| Texas Railroads. the position of general
| manager, recently resigned by jeff n. Mil
ler having been abolished. The manage
| ment of the properties is again taken over
| by the Southern Pacific officials, evidencing
| that the deal with the Rock Island, which
sought to acquire half interest in the
roads, has been definitely abandoned
Warren j. Lynch. general passenger
agent of the Big Four; Harry Rhein gen
eral passenger agent of the Lake Erie &
| Western; A. j. Smith, general passenger
| agent and Charles +. DAILY, chief assistant
| general passenger agent of the Lake Shore,
will start for Buffalo this morning to at
tend meeting of passenger officials of
the Vanderbilt lines, at which it will be
| definitely settled when the revised time
| schedule to st. Louis will become effective.
! The two limited trains Of the Southwest
| system OF the Pennsylvania lines west are
the counterparts of the Pennsylvania linn
tied of the Northwest system, and are dis
| tinctly limited trains in the strict Penn
| sylvania sense of the term. that is they
| are limited to absolutely first-class Pull
man equipment, including all the luxurious
accessories of the best train service in the
| world. The st. Louis traffic all trains
| is much heavier than the railroad officials
! expected it would be, and extra. equipment
| must often be added. The PENNSYLVANIA
| will install its Westinghouse. Louis Pull
man service, by way OF Harrisburg and
! Pittsburg, May %. The coach that was
formerly run between Columbus and ST
| Louis has been Withdrawn.
The ninth annual convention of the Ma
| tional Association Of Travelling Freight
| Agents. which will convene at Owensboro
| Ky, June 8 and 10. has issued its itinerary
special train will leave Louisville al
$50 a. m, June 8, over the Louisville, Hen
derson * st. Louis, arriving at Chautauqua
Park, Owensboro, at noon, when an address
| of welcome will be delivered by Governor
Beckham, with response by President
Sweat. At y. m. basket picnic will be
| i'm readiness. At clock D. m there will
be an informal reception and dinner al
the Rudd House, followed by an old-time
| Virginia reel dance. On Friday, June 10
the business meeting Will be held, the cleo.
ton of officers and other business. Through
| the courtesy of the Louisville S- Nashville
a side trip has been arranged to Mammoth
Cave.