The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-05

RAILROAD NOTES.
Paul Kacy has taken a position as
clerk at the Erie yard Office.
z. L Alnut, day yardmaster, is lay
ing off this week. F. ". Sills is TAX
ing his place days.
NJ. Crosby left last night for Hunt
ington. where he spent the evening
with his parents.
G. T. Minish. terminal trainmaster
of the Erie Huntington division. was a
caller at the local Office yesterday.
E. H Morrison. night chief clerk at
the Erie yard office, was on the sick
list yesterday.
B. Brown is taking F. W. sills place
as night yardmaster, caused by Alnut.
the day man, laying off this week
z. ]. Shepson, division superintend-
ent Of Huntington, was a caller at
the local Erie Office yesterday.
Richard Holland Of the Huntington
interloching system was in Hammond
today, looking over the plant here and
making repairs for the winter.
The Erie boys are still looking for
the cigars which are on James En-
right. chief clerk Of the Erie, who was
married two weeks ago.
Erie train No. II was one hour and
thirty minutes late last night, and No.
IL was two hours late. caused by
broken rail along the road.
1t is now stated that there will be
no annual report issued by the inter
state commerce commission this year
Such a publication involves an outlay
of about 100000. and the members of
the commission are disposed to regard
the cost as out Of proportion to the
value of the date presented
Present indications are that the
charge of SO cents a day for cars
which are detained over the allotted
time by the railroad agreements is to
become general. Seventy of the lead
ing roads in the country have entered
the agreement and the other roads
will doubtless follow IN the near flu
ture.
Erie private car No. 999 arrived in
Hammond this morning, being carried
here by No. Z on the Erie. H o. Dunk
lie, general manager, and party were
in the car. Mr. Dunkle came here
from Cleveland, o. on business con-
nected with the road. Erie train No
22 took the car out again. They went
from here to New York City, where
the party goes on a pleasure trip.
General Passenger Agent Moody of
the Pennsylvania lines. west stated
yesterday that permits for ordained
ministers would be issued on Central
Passenger association lines, the fare
under these permits to be two cents
a mile. In Ohio the minister will
travel at the same rate as any other
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of one-half cent mile in PennsyI-
ana and Illinois.
1t was reported in railroad circles
yesterday that NJ Z. ingalls,, chair
man of the Big Four directorate and
president of the Merchants National
bank, of Cincinnati, would succeed the
L.
Southern railway. When asked last
evening about the rumor Mr.. ingalls,
stated that there was not word OF
truth in the gossip and that it was
the first he had heard of such a thing
The clerks of the Lake Shore road
ask for a horizontal increase Of 10 pei
cent in their pay, but this the com
pany refuses to grant The increase
however, comes in the shape of a re-
adjustment, some of the clerks getting
an Increase &c 10 per cent, some less
and some more, and some none at all
1t is understood that the readjustment
of wages of the clerical force IS con-
templated as soon as the basis Of
wages for the different lines of service
can be agreed upon.
It is said that the clifford railroad
which now runs to Hebron and Lowell
road, is hauling every day from tina
4 point an average of five carloads PEI
/ day OF farm products, including corn
! oats. hay and live stock. The new
1 Dinwiddie elevator is now doing bust
ness. which is a great accommodation
/ to the farmers in that neighborhood
who have heretofore been Obliged t,
/ haul their crops from five TO sever
miles. The work of building the roa,
farther has practically stopped unit
next spring.
f. A Delano, president of the Wa
bash. goes farther than James ]. Hill
president Of the Great Northern road
in the belief that the railroads of thi
country have not kept pace with tn
growth of the increase OF traffic Nj
/ Delauo shows that from 1890 to 100