The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-09
Meeting of Trnnsmfssour Line on
Gals at Chicago Fails to Take
Definite Action.

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O.. will have been sold and become a part
OF the Erie system as reorganized. The
new Erie will have. under the terms Of the
reorganization. S.OOO.cO in cash with which
to make immediate improvements TO the
property. and hereafter for a number of
years 100000 will be set, aside annually
for b~etterments. The judicious expenditure
of this handsome allowance will make a
Dig dlnerence In the earning capacity Of the
road. Under the management of President
T. b. Thomas It is the purpose of the
company to expend this money in a man
ner that will directly benefit traffic. And
one or the cnlef improvements will be the
double tracking OF the property. Inasmuch
as the Erie proper is already double
tracked most OF the way from Jersey City
10 salamanca, the bulk of that work will
therefore be made on Nypano and Chicago
4 Erie property. The Western ines will.
therefore,, necessarily get their share of
The Nypano. on account of the chronic
Mtcawber-like condition OF the owners. has
lived a half starved life heretofore, but
tnat stage OF It's existence is passing away.
TransmfssourI officials.
Officials of the transmissouri lines held a
meeting at Chicago yesterday, for the pur-
pose of determining whether or not they
would cast their lot with the Western Pas
senger Association and allow it's agreement
to cover their business up TO Colorado COM
mon points. The meeting adjourned with
out taking definite action, but the chances
are very strong that the lines will come
in under the association agreement. The
greater part of the day was taken I'D by
a consideration of the association agree
ment, and the lines got over it without any
particular trouble. To-day the rules OF the
association will be taken up. The only dis
agreement was over rates from Montana
points to the Missouri river. h Rio
lrrf n 0Gfar oGEo1 fIa 49, - n
clnc reduce Its rates from Utah points 10
the Missouri river from $50 to $25 on ac-
count or It's low rates from Montana points
10 missouri river points routed through
Utah. The Rio Grande Western claimed
That, as the matter now stands, the rates
from Montana through Utah to the river
alowed q scalp on their Utah business. and
they wished 1T removed. The Union Pacific
demurred, and the result was a long argu-
ment and no result at the end of IL. II is
probable that the matter will be taken up
at the meeting again to-day.
Inc meeting or the advisory committee
or the emigrant clearing house of the West
ern roads, which was to have been held at
Chicago yesterday, was postponed until
next Thursday to allow representatives of
the Grand Trunk anu Canadian Pacific to
be present. There was to have been a
meeting OF the general managers of the
Central Traffic Association lines also for
the purpose of considering the formation
OF a pool on east-bound steamship business.
The dfnerential roads want all this class of
traff1c divided up among them at 81 below
second-class differential rates. The meet.
ing did not come of. however, because of
the failure of some OF the lines to be rep
resented. The meeting was adjourned to
Friday on next week, and there is a proba-
hility that 1t will be again adjourned when
that time comes around, as some of the
lines have declared their inability to be
present.
The Burlington road is making arrange
ments to run a series of it's personally con-
Quoted tours to California. The tours will
embrace thirty-six days. and will include
all points in the State. The first will leave
Chicago on Jan. 3, the second Feb. 6 and
the third early in March. The cost of the
entire trip will be $3.50.
The Oldest Acting Railway President.
W. Hassell Wilson, president of the Belvi-
dere division of thes Pennsylvania system,
is without doubt the Oldest railway presi-
dent in the United States and probably in
the world who is in active service in that
position. He has been connected with the
Pennsylvania railroad almost continuously
from the time 1t was located to the present
time. he was born In 1911, a SON of Major
John Wilson, and I'm 1923 he worked under
his father i'm locating the Philadelnhia e
Columbia railroad, and the following year
ne was assistant engineer in charge of the
construction of a subdivision. In 1881 he
was principal assistant engineer in charge
or the eastern forty miles OF the road,
and until 1889 he was engaged in other
the quiet of farm life, but then resumed
railroad work, and in 1856 he entered the
service of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Com
pany. He became resident engineer of the
lines from Philadelphia to P~ittsburg In
1853 and chief engineer in 1862, continuing
IN mat nrape Position ., u tbn p III: when ne was
road. The following year he was placed
in charge Of the real estate department.
In 1884 he was again president Of the Phila-
in 1894 he resigned the presidency of all
the companies except the Belyidere division.
Three Hundred Miles without n stop,
The London & Northwestern road last
week made the unprecedented run of three
hundred miles without stopping. The train
prepared for this remarkable journey con-
sisted of seven forty-two feet vehicles,
weighing about 12 tons. and was drawn by
the Ionic. one of the smaller compounds
built on Webbe's system. The train left
London at S:1 in the morning, and, travel
ing at an average speed OF rather over
fifty miles an hour, reached Carlisle at 2:3S
or seven minutes before the schedule time
There was no stoppage on the whole
journey OF 1891 miles. and on arrival al
Carlisle everything about the engine was
so cool that a person could place his hand
o. any of the bearings. There was stu q
long-distance record was 15S miles, between
London and Crewe. The only passengers
were officials, who expressed themselves
we'll satisfied with the success of the ex-
pertinent.
The l.. and Ms Steamship Line.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Nov. S.-This has
been a gala day with the commercial mer
and other citizens of Pensacola in honor OF
the new steamship line from this port tC
Liverpool. The line is inaugurated by the
Louisville 4 Nashville Railroad Company
which is now expanding $4,000 here in ex
tending its wharves and increasing it!
| facilities for loading vessels with cotton anC
grain. The intention OF the railroad com
pany is 10 dispatch two steamers pc
month for the present to LIVERPOOL and In
crease the number as the business Will
permit. The first steame Of the line will sal
| tomorrow with a full cargo of cotton. tobac
Of Pensacola feel proud OF the new lin,
and grateful to the Louisville x Nashvill
Railroad COMPANY for their efforts TO in
crease the or the port.
KingstOn's Appointments.
Henry H.. Kingston. who was yesterda,
appointed general traffic manager of tn
Lehigh Valley railroad to succeed the lat
John Taylor. is a son of Stephen II. King
ston, formerly general freight agent of III
Pennsylvania. In March, 1890 Mr.. king
ston was made general manager OF tn
Pennsylvania, -Poughkeepsie & Boston rail
that company. Afterward he became as
sistant general traffic manager of the lie
high Valley company.
4 Toledo Terminal.
The r~eorganized Ann Arbor railway. a
Toledo. yesterday. purchased the termins
property from the Toledo Terminal Com
pany, on which to erect the new depot an
yards. The consideration was $40, 40.