The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-03

building, and an entire floor viii be as
signed to reading room, gymnasium and
bathrooms for trainmer.
Never since built has the Southern Pa
ger business as last month, and the COM
pany has orders placed for engines, pas
senger coaches and freight cars.
The men who are affected by the CONSOLE
missed from the service of the Lake Shore
If they choose to move to the point where
the consolidated shops are located.
The equipment of the Pennsylvania's Chi
cago and New York limited trains is under
going complete renovation being modelled
and refurnished throughout, and new
coach will be added to each train.
The agitation over abolishing dfferen-
tials on passenger trains between Chicago
and New York continues, but it is still
open question whether the standard lines
will force the others to make one rate.
Z. o. Mccormick, passenger traffic man
ager OF the Big Four lines, has gone to New
York to confer with New York Central Off
Gals concerning putting on another fast
train between st. Louis and New York.
w. H. Taylor, assistant general passenger
agent of the Southern Railway, has been
offered the position Of general passenger
agent of the Seaboard Airline, vice 7. j.
Anderson who has rendered his resignation.
w. r. Babcock, late general passenger
agent of the New York Il New England,
has been appointed joint agent Of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford and the
Boston.
SO many new steel rails have been con-
tracted for at the different points where
there are rolling mills that freight men
are making efforts TO secure the business.
Many of the rails will be hauled consider
able distances.
The Erie will shorten the time of it's fast
train between Cleveland and New York
three hours, and the Pennsylvania and
Lake Shore say they will not remain be-
hind in their records. Fast train serv-
ic hpfUPan those nOiUtS & n
The Northern Pacific management claims
to have operated the road the first four
months Of its fiscal year on AZ per cent. of
its gross earnings. The percentage is so
remarkably small that an effort will be
made by financierS to ascertain the cause.
The Kansas City Pittsburg & Gulf has
made arrangements with the Gulf & Inter
state Railroad by which it Will put on two
vestibued passenger trains between Kansas
City and Galveston and similar service to
Port Arthur, the trains dividing at Beau
mont.
The representatives of English capitalists
who have been in this county TO examine
into the Black Diamond Railroad scheme
have recommended to the English syndicate
that the road be built, and it is expected
that construction of the road will be COM
menced May l.
The fight between the Atlantic and gulf
ports for the export business from the West
and Northwest is fast becoming more fierce.
With the prospects of largely Increased
trade with Cuba and Porto Rico new
impetus mas Deen given 10 the puslneSS Oh
Southern ports.
1t is announced through H. G. Burt, pres
ident of the Union Pacific Railroad, that
the Illinois Central ad, has signed a con
tract for the use of the Union Pacific
bridge into Omaha and for the occupation
of the union passenger station, which is in
process of construction at Tenth and Marcy
streets, Omaha.
1t is claimed by the trainmaster of the
Big Four's ST. Louis division that Engine
205. which has seVenty-eight-inch driving
wheels, on Wednesday hauled seven cars
for several consecutive miles at a speed OF
ninety-eight miles an hour, and 1t is stated
that the engineer and conductor reported
the speed of the train as above. The track
and conditions were very favorable to fast
running.
W. K. Vanderbilt, who. on Thursday,
made trip over the Peoria g. Eastern's
western division in company with c. E.
Schaff, general manager of the Big Four
lines, and J. A. Barnard, general manager
of the Peoria & Eastern. expressed himself
highly pleased with its condition and much
surprised over the productive country 1t
passed through. This was Mr.. VanderbiltS
first trip over the road.