The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

rsny intends to gravel. grade and other
wise improve the roadbed. Tie improve
ment will extend from Otter Creek juno
ton 10 South Bend.
George Bruce. engineer on the Fergus
Falls division. succeeds p. j. Roope as
master mechanic of the Willmar division
new office. that of general master mechan-
&c of the eastern district, has been created,
to which Mr.. Roope is TO be assigned.
Last week the Vandalia brought into
Indianapolis PSI carloads Of Clay county
coal; in the corresponding week of 1s,S,
JOS carloads; in 1892 but eight carloads
the loss of natural gas TO the extent al
ready experienced is benefiting the rail-
ways entering here percepubly.
One of the results OF the Lake Shore Sc
curing control of the Lake Erie & Western.
will be, IL is stated, the opening OF short
line 10 Toledo and Detroit over the Big
Four to Muncie, the Lake Erie & Western
TO Fort Wayne and the Lake Shore via
Waterloo TO Toledo and Detroit.
The Big Four is building ar is Bright
wood shops four barges TO be used at Terre
Haute In raising the locomotive and cars
which went into the Wabash river last
Friday with the going down of the bridge.
Only the trucks Of the cars and the engine,
IL is thought. viii be worth raising.
Passenger officials are complaining that
some of the newspapers are disposing of
their transportation to ticket scalpers, and
are taxing exceptions to such deals. Chica-
go brokers are said to be raiding the coun-
try in order to pick up tickets and are
not very particular what they take.
The State convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Ohio, which was
held in Findlay last week. closed on Sun
gay night 1t was largely attended by
railroad men, and T.. +. Whittlesey, general
superintendent Of the Toledo & Ohio Cen
trail. was chairman during the meetings.
AS a result of the Generalization in east
bound rates on grain and provisions, due
to a number of contracts entered into by
some OF the lines, rates on goods from
Eastern territory TO Western points are
now affected, and unless something Is done
to check the growing manipulation it is be-
believed that the entire westbound traffic
will seriously suffer.
The Office of vice president Of the Lack
awanna road will probably remain vacant,
as President Truesdale is not favorable to
a large executive staff. Officers with hon.
orable or hollow titles are not wanted in
said. 1t is probable that E. r. Holden S
successor as coal sales agent of the Lacka-
wanna will be his son, G. A. Holden.
There are persistent rumors in Texas
and the Southwest to the effect that c. p.
Huntington, in the interest of the South
ern Pacific has set the necessary financial
machinery in motion in New York and
Boston to acquire control of the ST. Louis
& San Francisco Railroad. The Southern
Pacific wants TO extend the Texas lines OF
its system to st. Louis and Kansas City.
West Shore trains. which are now run on
the New York Central tracks. from Utica
to Buffalo, will be run on the Central
tracks. from Hoffman to Buffalo. begin
ming March 10. The connecting line be-
tween the Central and West Shore, al
Hoffman, has been completed and ii is
said that there will be now only the delay
in making out the new schedule which Is
necessary.
An important innovation has been intro
duced on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
which will relieve the traffic men of the
M Of t.t
work, and, at the same time, make i'm
provements on the schedule between al
principal points. 1t consists of two test
cars attached to the regular train service
and the men in charge of them are ex-
pected to make personal observations al
along the lines traversed. These observa.
tons will include everything that either
interferes with or improves the running OF
trains