The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-31
A Rus.o-American scheme.

"@oA dAA NCoA VI IdCh diu Qul
ment large Quantities of new supplies are
required. which will help out this class
of manufacturers"
A Russo-Amerfcan Scheme.
A dispatch from San Diego. Cal, says: In
connection with the current stories outlining
the plans of Russian and American cap
italists to establish a line of steamships
to be operated on the Pacific in connection
with the great Russian railway soon to be
completed to Vladivostock. 1t is now stout
~ asserted here tnat the principal Ameri-
can port for the steamship company will
be established at San Diego. 1t has here
tofore been claimed that capitalists largely
interested in the Santa Fe railroad are
closely identified with the Russians in this
scheme. Gen. Thomas s. Sedgwick San
Dfego's harbor engineer, gave further in
formation OF the scheme to-day. He states
that since August last he has been furnish
ing the interested parties with technical
particulars concerning San Diego harbor.
He had been required. however, to keep the
talk. he gave the substance of a letter
recently received by him from a friend con-
nected with the land department of the
representatives of the Santa Fe company,
the Standard oil Company and the Rus
sian OIL Company had just held a confer
ence In Chicago with Ivan Gavetsky, repre-
senting the AMOR Navigation Company. of
Vladiyostoek for the purpose of organizing
a inns line between the Russian port
and San Diego. 1t is a ~well-known fact
that the Standard OIL Comapny not a great
Russian Oil Company for the purpose of
controlling the worlds supply of petroleum.
1t Is claimed here that it is the plan of the
two great companies TO have the Western
part of the United States supplied from the
Russian wells. an undertaking. that would
present method Of transporting oil across
the continent from Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The Amoor Navigation COMPANY is owned
ON SIDIFIQKOW WIN &c nlCn h. Drf-af-4
owner of the Siberian transcontinental rail-
road, which at present handles the greater
portion or the oil output of that country,
as well as other with Siberian
ports. The determination of the oil combine
20 establish a line to America has evidently
caused the Santa Fe stockholders To take
advantage of the situation of affairs and
sndeavor 70 secure the tremendous traffic
which would naturally follow the estab-
hshment OF such a line of steamships.
New Lines in West Virginia.
The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad has just
completed arrangements for the construc-
ton of lines in West Virginia that will
open up the Piney creek and Guyandotte
river: bringing to the market a coal field
which the State Geologist estimates 70 con-
tain two billion tons of coal. The aggre-
gate vein in some places is sixty-eight feet
thick. The lane above the coal is covered
with fine hardwood timber. The construc-
ton OF these new lines will give the Chesa-
peake & Ohio two lines between the Ohio
Ind New rivers.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
Eugene Debs ON Tuesday went East to
establish a branch of the American Railway
Union in New York city.
Terra Haute Is making vigorous efforts
10 secure the headquarters OF the Order
OF Railway Telegfaphers in the Prairie
George Lowell. general superintendent of
the Monon lines, is in the city, and will
remain until noon to-day. His wife accom-
panies him.
Under the Monon,s new train schedule
passengers can now leave Michigan City at
$50 y. m, arrive at Indianapolis at 3:l5 a.
M. and Cincinnati at 100 a. m.
There is no foundation for the report that
the pay OF telegraph operators and train
dispatchers on the Pennsylvania lines west
or P1ttsburg is to be reduced 10 per cent.
1t is stated that the management of the
chesapeake x Ohio is about to close a deal
by which the company will come into con-
troll OF the car works at Huntington, w.
The Monon is hauling north from twenty
1t comes from the Ohio river and Is turned
over TO 1t by the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton
Monon lines, leaves for New York to-day,
accompanied by his daughter, who will sail
for Europe, to be absent some weeks for
the benefit of her health.
George Buntin. private secretary OF VIII
liam r. McKeen. has resigned. He is a
candidate for treasurer Of vigo county.
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wasting for that position.
NJ. a. Kimmet. who has been in the serv-
Ice cf the Central railroad of New Jersey
for a long time. has been appointed super
intendsnt of the company's car works at
Mauch Chunk. taking effect June Ia.
John G. Williams. general manager of
to confer with some of the State officials
regarding the troubles the strikers are
giving them in the moving of trains.
Memorial day was more generally OBJ
tofore. Freight offices and depots We're
closed. and no local freights were run. AT
neon all outside ticket offices were closed.
II c. Parker, traffic manager of the
Lake Erie & Western, and Ford Wood,
general freight agent or the Peoria &
Eastern, left last night for Chicago to at
Ing.
The Big Four lines earned in the thru
week OF May S220.5i5. a decrease, as COM
pared with the corresponding wee of 1893,
of S7.071- The Lake Erie & Western
earned In the third week $6O,5l9. a decrease
this year OF S,434.
OF both the Vandalia and the Big Four the
persons who have been stopping trains and
breaking seals to ascertain what was in
cars are likely TO find IL to have been an
unfortunate thing for them.
DIR. j. III. Barnfield. In charge of the Penn
savanna voluntary Relief Association at
trip and resumed the duties of his Office.
Fcrt wayne Is one OF the most important
points for this department west of Pitts
burg.
The New York & New England has made
arrangements. through It's receivers. with
the New York Central by which the New
York * New England is To enjoy all of the
Centrafs freight and passenger terminai
facilities in New York city, which will en-
able the n. u. & ~. T.. 10 much more ef-
fectuclly compete for business at that point.
Albert s.. White. general freight agent
Of the Big Four, says the company is car
rying a very satisfactory tonnage of
fFh and q Ia fhnrr nhAn1a
be the freight earnings Of the Big -Four
lines would average well with many of
former years. Passenger earnings on tbs.
Chicago division are of. but on other di-
visions compare favorably with 1898.
The announcement that the ST. Louis
east-bouDd freight pool had been arranged
has greatly relieved railway officials. who