The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-03

from Versailles TO Irvine, sixty miles, end
cost H.70o00o to build and equip. eight
years ago.
The Railway Journal for May is out and
Is an unusually interesting number. among
other things presenting a cut OF The new
building TO be erected at st. Louis for the
railroad branch Of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association, to cost 5000
Samuel Spencer. president of the Southern
Railroad Company. announces that the
company has leased the South Carolina &
Georgia and will at once take possession.
In future IL will be known as the Charles
ton division OF the Southern Railway.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois is credited
by experts with having the best bridges of
any road OF like mileage in the country
There is not a wooden structure IN the
IRE line, every bridge being constructed OF
steel and Of the most approved PATTERN.
On May l the New York Central put on its
Pan-American express, a train we'll up in
the Central standard, TO run between New
YORK and Buffalo, ON nearly as fast a sched-
ule as that OF the famous Empire State ex-
press. The name has been copyrighted.
William Baugh, the veteran vandalia
engineer, was taken to his home from the
Union Hospital. Terre Haute. While he
on the way TO recovery, and despite his
advanced age, will probably be able to re-
sumo his duties within a short time.
On Friday one Of the large freight locomo-
tives Of the Chicago Il Eastern Illinois road
hauled train OF siXty-five loaded cars-13,-
40 tons-from Danville to Chicago. This
freight locomotives of the Lake Shore road
on what is supposed TO be a more level
track.
The report of the New York Central &
Hudson River and its leased lines for the
quarter ended March 81 shows gross earn
ings, increase, S29l .545; operating expenses,
increase. $95,33O; net earnings, increase. $685.
ia: other income, increase, $50, 927: surplus,
after paying charges and dividends $3O.641,
compared with deficit of s245,329 last year.
The Order OF Railway Conductors has rur-
a Cad annEn Inn. .rly rnfv1
subject TO the approval of majority Of the
members OF the order at the next annual
convention. The object In purchasing the
hotel is to establish university for The edu-
cation of the children of railway conductors
and an asylum for disabled and aged Con-
ductors.
Capt. George j. Grammer. traffic Tars ger
OF the Lake Shore, returned on Monday from
New York and denied positively that he has
any intention Of becoming general h'sEager
quarters here on Saturday While the ru-
NOR came from a reliable source end seemed
backed by good many circumstances Inch
would give II credence, Ii now appears TO
have been voiced by those who were rot in
touch with Captain Grammer. The Tumor
started In Chicago.
Mason e. Hodge. Louisville KY, have re-
ceived the contract for building a tunnel
and reducing the number of curves on the
Baltimore & Ohio line near Willow Grove.
miles Of second track between Cochran and
Milan and for grading at Iuka, KY, was
let to the Globe Construetion Company. Of
a change Of line from Hayden TO North
Vernon has been let to Schulz G. Cannon,
ment of Otter Creek at $4,000 The work is
TO be completed in six and nine months and
will reduce the grade to twenty-six feet to
the mile.
Immigrant affairs seem to be the chief
stumbling block In the way OF the Western
lines reaching satisfactory conclusion Of
the revision of the Western Passenger As
oIS
ing of passenger men will convene in Chi
cago to-day, when the rules of the associa-
ton and of Its bureaus will be taken up.
While the articles OF agreement have not
been finally passed upon there is little doubt
that the agreement will be adopted, and but
Would have q comparafiveiy easV task tas i1 So
long as the Union Pacific and one or two
other lines maintain their present stand on
roads to reach any definite settlement of the
question.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul road
will expend more than $25d0,C00 this year on
generally. One million dollars will be laid in
the reduction of grades in Iowa and Wiscon-
and another SEQ 600 on new baiiasting along
the various lines The company will I'm adj
dition carry out the usual seasons work In
the way Of renewing rails and bridges and
repairs to buildings and complete it's double
track between Chicago and Sabula, Ia.
Fifty miles of new line will be built between
extension OF the Des Moines Northern &
Western line and connecting II with the
Iowa and Dakota division and opening up
a fine section of farming country.
Southern corporation Is at work on the
surveys for line TO extend from Clifton
Forge. on the Chesapeake & Ohio, con-
Meeting point with the Pennsylvania and
the Baltimore & Ohio lines 1t now appears
certain that Pittsburg is to have a new
trunk line running direct from Lake Erie
10 the Florida coast and all the principal
cities Of the South. II is a remarkable fact
that Cleveland. Buffalo and Pittsburg pas
sengers going TO Florida or any point in
the Eastern Southern States must go three
hundred miles west before they can start
in the right direction. On a direct line from
Cleveland to Florida 1t Is not over five hun
dred miles. but at present it is necessary
to travel one thousand miles TO reach the
Florida coast from the shores OF Lake Erie
and Lake Ontario, and Southern people de-
string to visit Magyar Falls have to travel
one thousand miles and pay the extra fare
simply because they have no direct connec-
tions.