The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
THREE RAILWAYS WANT IT
Lively Bidding Expected at the Sale of
the Pacific Short-Line Next Week.
An Enterprise That Looked Promising Until
Jay Gould Got Control Of the Union Pa
Observation-Disclosures Railway News.

OF VuD44C duCblOu nC& $3.50
foreclosure proceedings, by order OF the
United States Circuit Court. 1t IS ex-
pscted that there will be q sharp contest
for possession of the property. as several
companies are known TO have had q coyet-
Gus eye upon it for some time anc will
make the most of this opportunity to Sc
cure it Among the bidders, it Is under
stood, will be the Chicago. Milwaukee ~
st. Paul. the Chicago & Northwestern and
the Illinois Central companies, besides
syndicates of the original bondholders. In
railroad circles much interest has been
manifested in the Pacific Snort-line prof.
ect from the first. It was originally
an Illinois Central scheme. but was
abandoned By that company and afterward
taken up by the Wyoming Improvement
Company. The intention was to buiid q
line from Sioux City to Ogden. parallelng
lance by several hundred miles from the
Missouri river TO the Pacific coast. Sioux
City men added S1,000.000 to- the amount
that was put into the enterprise Dy Eastern
capitalists. The whole line was surveyed
and laid out. three different companies
were Incorporated, and 40 miles OF the
road, between Sioux City and ONeill, Neb.,
were constructed and put into operation.
The enterprise looked promising enough
which the outlook was changed Jay
Gould had gobbled the Union, Paclnc
and was understood to be hand In
glove with Huntington, who controls the
Central Pacific. The latter road. which Is
the only outlet from Ogden to the Pacific
coast, was IN hostile hands, and the Pacific
Short-line people decided that IL would be
folly to complete their line under. the cir
cumstances.. The property was allowed TO
go into the hand of a receiver, and Is now
TO be sold by order OF the court. Inc I'LL
nois Central IS said to- be anxious to get
possession of the road. and thereby gain
access TO the Black Hills territory. If 1T
should eall INTO the hands OF the chicago IL
Northwestern il may ultimately DO conn.,
pleted to Ogden. If not actually extended
TO ths Pacific coast. The Chicago. Mil
waukeo & ST. Pau would like to control
the line because 1t traverses arch agri-
cultural section n taps the Wyoming
oil and coal fields, insnring q profitable
source of revenue for the company that
operates 1t.
Travelled Nearly 5000. 900 Miles.
A reporter of the Philadelphia Press
claims to have found the man who has
travelled the largest number Of miles on
earth. He is an employe of the Pennsyl-
wanna Railroad Company, and runs on the
main line. In over forty-one years of travel
hehas covered the enormous total of nearly
2,9OO,O coo miles. For over Jour consecutive
decades his home may be said to have been
practically on the rail. He has lived over
the rafting wheels and behind the racing
locomotive. In point of service he is one
of the very Oldest employees of the Penn
~sylyania Railroad Company. he is seven
ty-threo years of age. but with his bright
eye and sturdy, erect figure he would read
ily pass as twenty years younger. MIR.
Wilhelm entered the service of the Penn
sylvania Sept. 20, 1850, and has been con-
tinuously in Its employ ever since.
During thirty-eight years he was travel
ing ba-ggage-master, and made each week
LIE miles and each year 13,424 miles. Dur
ing three years of his forty-one years OF
service he ran as conductor on the Camden
&Amboy division of the Pennsylvania be-
tween Philadelphia and New York. The
distance is ninety-six miles, and he made
two round trips or 3S4 miles q week. or 81,
904 miles in all. During a year and a half
Of that three years he also went from New
York through Philadelphia TO Harrisburg.
105 miles further. or a weekly increase OF
40 miles, and for the year n q half a to-
tai of 81, 76O miles. These two minor totals
of 92. 664 miles added to the 2.191,112 makes
q grand and magnificent aggregate of 2,SS3,-
S,s miles. HIS closest competitor is Con
ductor s. G. Boone, who recently left the
service of the Reading railroad. and who
lays claim to a total OF 2,S41.OOO miles.
Then comes Tip Layton. now superintend-
emit of the affairs of the Pullman company
at Indianapolis, for whom the indianapolis
Journal claims the largest mileage, with
2,33S,246 miles to his credit.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
W. p. Iiams, president of the Belt Road
and Stockyards Company, is in the North
west on a pleasure trip.
NJ. G.. Baker, formerly of the Lake Erie &
Western road, has been appointed travel
ing passenger agent of the Colorado Mid
land road.
The fast-freight-line homogeneous met
and agreed to restore rates w~est-bound,
week before last, but are issuing tariffs
with rates as low as ever.
Frank Fogarty has been appointed gen.
eral yardmaster of rhe New York Central
st Buffalo. vice Il. +. Maloney, rho has
been promoted TO trainmaster.
The Erie. in connection with the Cleve-
and * Canton road, has established q new
route between Cleveland and Chicago, the
two roads connecting at Kent. o.
G. w. Fairbanks, president of the Terre
Haute & Peoria road. and largely interested
in several other roads. who has been alb
sent on q vacation, returned yesterday.
BENJAMIN Sipp, private secretary OF
George Bender, superintendent of the Chi
cago division of the Big Four lines, TO-
turned last evening from n northern pleas
ure trip oftwo weeks.
In passenger circles the opinion prevails
that the little rate war between the trunk
lines Will end with the present excursions
If it does. but little damage has been done
TO any of the trunk lines.
The Big Four scale of wages for trainmer
bids fair to be adopted by q majority of the
Indianapolis and Ohio roads. The Louis
Vile. New Albany * Chicago has adopted
practically the Big Four schedule.
The stockholders of the Iowa Central
will hold their annual meeting Sept. 4, anC
1t is expected that the names of some of the
directors in the Cincinnati, Hamilton Il
Dayton will be among the new board.
General Manager Tappan. OK the Nickel
plate fast-freight line. was in the city yes
terday, and last evening, In company with
Traffic Manager Parker. OF the Lake Fri,
night train.
The srrike on the Lake Erie & Western
proved of benefit TO the United States ex
press. The passenger trains were run ii
usual. and the business of the express com
pany Irebled during the strike. gs DC
freights were run.
V. T. Malott left last evening for Yves
BADEN Springs. This evening he will GO T,
Chicago TO look after some matters in con
nection with the Chicago & Western Indi
ana road. he being the chairman OF tn,
board OF directors.
John L. Blair is said to be the oldest rail
wav official IN the United States, both il
wears end time of service. He entered rail
-o,d service in October. 1876. He ia nov