The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17

constant service.
An official high in the ranks Of the Van
derbilt lines says If the Toledo, st. Louis
& Kansas City road is bought in at the
coming foreclosure sale in the interests of
the Vanderbilt lines it viii be for the
Michigan Central, not the Nickel-plate, as
has been rumOred.
There is still a good deal of talk as to the
Erie establishing a Cincinnati line be-
tween Cleveland and Cincinnati. The Erie
is now in the field as a differential line be-
tween these two points, getting small
amount of business at a rate fifty cents
less than the standard frst-class fare.
d. W. Janowitz, who formerly represent
ed the Wisconsin Central at Indianapolis,
but of late years at Baltimore, Nd, as
district passenger agent of the Northern
Pacific, has resigned TO go to the Klondike,
and is succeeded by Charles E. Johnson,
agent for the Union Transit Company at
Pittsburg.
Business has so increased at the general
ticket office at the Union Station that
Charles Stilz, general ticket agent, has
force of ticket sellers, and Jonn Roderbeck
has been selected for the position. This
brings the force at the Union Station up to
twelve men.
the Lake Shore road, has resigned on ac-
count of the illness of his wife and will
spend several months In Europe, hoping
that fhat her o, health Will improve F. H.
OF Motive Power Marshall. will succeed
Mr.. Couch as purchasing agent.
Among the improvements made on the
Indiana, Decatur IL Western is. the doing
away with wooden trestles and culverts
where the road crosses small streams,
and replace them with iron pipes 80 to
36 inches in diameter where necessary
using two such pipes, and il has proven a
great success, says Superintendent Graves,
making the roadbed more sond and safer.
Oh rat Of tha L
Line Association met In New York yester-
day to receive reports on the effect of the
new advance In freight rates on general
business. Officials reported a steady in
crease in merchandise business, and in the
west-bound freight movement. while a fall
ing off was reported in export business be-
cause of the unwillingness of farmers to
sell their grain.
In higher railroad circles the impression
prevails that the next announcement will
be that the Vanderbilts have secured con-
troll Of the Wabash lines. This road oc-
cupies a unique position in east and west
railways, and is growing as stronger
competitor every day. The benefit of the
large expense Of improving the roadbed
and increasing the equipment is already
beginning to become apparent.
On Sunday last a large division of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen was
organized at Shamokin, Pa. Valentine
Fitzpatrick, third vice Grandmaster, was
present. Last week a number of employees
of the Philadelphia & Reading were dis
charged for attempting to organize a
recommend that rigid measures be insti-
tuted against the company unless the dis
missed men are reinstated.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company yesterday a resolution that the
incoming board of directors be authorized
to appropriate 5000 to the Franklin Insti-
tute and to the Purdue University. of La
fayettee, Ind, for the purpose of determ-
lining the quantity of the hammer blow,
the centrifugal lift, and tangential throw
OF locomotives driving wheels caused by
the counterbalance thereon" was referred
to the. board for consideration.
The general managers of the roads con-
stituting the Union Railway Company and
Belt road held their regular monthly meet
Ing yesterday, selecting j. A. Barnard
general manager of the Peoria e Eastern,
as chairman. The business transaction was
much of a routine character aside from
authorizing Superintendent Zion to contract
with the Pittsburg locomotive works for
two new engines of the same type as those
built for the company last year. He was
also instructed to purchase two heavy
pieces of machinery for the Belt road
shops.
1t is becoming evident that the extent
to which the New York Central people are
to dominate in the New England railroad
situation depends greatly on the action of
the Massachusetts legislation. If that
body should by any possibility refuse to
ratify the lease of the Boston & Albany by
the New York Central, and should at the
same time consent to the lease of the
Fitchburg by the Boston & Maine, the
Vanderbilt people, in view OF the traffic
alliances between the Boston & Maine and
the Canadian Pacific, would be long way
from dominating the railroad situation in
New England.
The latest reports OF the progress of the
elevating of steam railroad tracks at
Chicago shows that up to Jan. forty-fve
miles of railway have been elevated by
different lines. AS these railways have
from two to six or eight, and even ten
tracks, the total length of single main
track elevated is about 165 miles. The work
| has included the raising Of extensive
| freight yards. aggregating some sixty
elevated is some 225 miles. From the tables
| given it appears that AIS miles of line and
| 22S miles of track, elevated and depressed.
has cost S10,5S0,000.
A new north and south railroad combina-
| ton is being formed which will cover at
| least 2,210 miles of main line. The Pere
| Marquette people are the factors in the
| deal, the absorption of the Toledo & Ohio
| Central and the Hooking Valley being only
| preliminary to the larger deals being car
ried out, and possibly the Chesapeake &
Ohio, which is the seaboard outlet Of the
| Toledo & Ohio Central and the Hooking
Valley, will be included. The new Pere
Marquette system has 1,450 miles of line.
| The Toledo & Ohio Central adds 500 miles
of main line, and the Hooking Valley 26C
miles, and should the Chesapeake & Ohio
| be included the total would be 1870 miles.