The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-15

The Pittsburg papers report very heavy
shipments of steel rails west from that
point.
The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern has
placed with the Brooks locomotive works
an order for fifteen passenger en-
gine:.
trail for the year ending June 80 were s46.-
1S4, 65s. an increase over those of the pre-
ceding year OF $40. All.
The movement OF wheat is adding a con-
The receipts. yesterday were lightweight
cars-about 10000 bushels.
President Truesdale. of the Lackawanna
says he has no knowledge of any PROPOSE
ton having been made by his company for
q lease Of the Nickel-plate.
The Burlington Is experimenting with
acetylene gas. The first use made of II was
In one of the dining cars and the expert
ment gave much satisfaction.
J. j. Allen. general Mexican traffic agent
OF the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship
Company, has been transferred from Chi
cago TO st. Louis as general freight agent.
George W. Ristine, now president of the
Colorado Midland road. and a former Chi
cagoan, has accepted an executive position
with the Chicago & Alton. Just what Office
Mr.. Ristine is 10 occupy on the Alton is not
announced.
The Lake Erie & Western has sold its
holdings Of Pittsburg & Western second
mortgage bonds to the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. The terms are not given out, but
IL Is stated that the price was satisfactory
10 both parties The Baltimore & Ohio
practically has controlled the PittSburg &
western for some time.
Vice President Morton. of the Santa Fe,
thinks that although the wheat crop OF
Kansas will fall short of an average yield
one half. the road will haul as much wheat
as last year. the deficit being made up from
the large crops of Oklahoma and Arizona.
While wheat Is a failure in southern Cali
fornia. the citrus crop will be twice that of
the last year.
John s. Kennedy. who Is a director and
large owner in the Great Northern Rail-
way Company. as well as In numerous other
financial enterprises. was unanimously
elected a director of the Northern Pacific
hallway at a meeting Of the board held on
"Wednesday. Friends of both these proper
ties said yesterday that the election of
Mr.. Kennedy possesses no sweeping signifi-
canoe.
Although Ii Is now universally conceded
that there was little If any ground for the
rumors that the Vanderbilt interests and
those of the Pennsylvania were TO be con-
solidated. II Is believed hat the two are
getting in closer touch. and that a substi-
tute for the Joint Traffic Association is be-
Ing quietly formulated. The vanderbilts will
claim the business north of New York.
while the Pennsylvania will insist on keep
ing the vanderbiits out of Pennsylvania.
The Union Pacific Ian department has
closed a deal with the Cintah County Wool
Growers Association of Utah for the lease
of l0s,Jo acres Of railroad land to the sheep
owners of that section. The lease Is one
sheep and cattle markets for possession of
that territory. and this lease. with the land
already owned by the sheep men. gives
them control OF a large scope Of country.
Previous holdir gs with this lease give the
sheep owners a practical monopoly OF the
grazing in Cintah county, Utah
At the Central Passenger Association
meeting IN Chicago. Thursday, the question
Of the shipment OF bodies was brought up
II has been the custom TO ship the body I'm
the baggage car. charging one fare for the
body and one for the person on the same
train accompanying IL. 1t seems that on a
train leaving 81. Louis recently there were
three such parties, and the shipments be-
came mixed, the confusion being discovered
Just before the funeral services at one
house. To obviate the possibility OF further
errors the association decided to ship bodies
hereafter as ordinary baggage. giving
checks.
As noticed yesterday no definite action
was taken at the Chicago meeting OF Central
Passenger Association people on the SUBJ
5ect OF clergymens permits. The PROPOSE
ton was TO refer all applications for the
reduced rate 10 Commissioner Donald. upon
whose approval a trip permit would be is
sued on payment OF Is cents. The special
committee 10 which the matter was referred