The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-21

The system is somewhat similar TO that OF
the Pennsylvania in its yards in Jersey
City and Philadelphia.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has sent
large construction gang to Bismarck, Ill.
10 work on the branch the company Is
building through Covington to the rich
coal fields of Fountain county. and strik-
ing also large tract of land where nne
fire clay deposits are found.
The Erie has built at it's shops some par
Tor horse cars. and the first constructed
were loaded at Indianapolis on Thursday
with horses for Buffalo. This is new
move on the part of the Erie. The COM
pany will build at its shops one hundred
furniture cars of new design.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
earned in the second week of April Sl3S, 2OS.
an increase over the corresponding week OF
1899 of $3.50. The Chicago & Eastern ILL
nois earned in the second week of April
&1.1I3. a decrease as compared with the
corresponding week of 1899 of S771.
The Minneapolis & ST. Louis. the Illinois
Central and the Missouri Pacific have en-
tered an arrangement for through passen-
ger train service between Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Kansas City. commencing May l..
There will be change of cars or depots,
and the service will be on fast schedule
Representatives OF the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of
Order of Railway Telegraphers and Broth
crhood of Railroad Trainmen of North
western lines will meet i'm Pueblo May %
to consider the interests of their organiza-
lions.
Train IL. on the Big Four. yesterday
hauled a coach carrying fifty southern
Russians. all young, healthy-looking men,
who speak the German or Russian Ian
guage readily. One of the number stated
that they left southern Russia five weeks
ago and were en- route TO Lincoln, NeD.,
to settle.
The projectors of the Indianapolis South
ern Railway say there is no longer any
doubt to the road being built and of its
being of great benefit to indianapolis.
President Parry has received word from
New York that the proposition regarding
the placing of bonds was well received and
no trouble need be looked for on that
score.
President Bacon, of the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern Railway. denies the re-
Gently published reports about the absorb
ton of the general offices at Cincinnati by
those at Baltimore. He states that the
auditing department will be removed from
Cincinnati to Baltimore on July /, but that
this Is the only change that will be made
for the present, at least.
The Panhandle Railway Company is sur
veying an air line from Knightstown to
Dunreith, by which a new route can be
taken TO avoid Raysvile hill The grade
at the hill always has been a source of
trouble 10 the company. Farmers are look
ing on the proposed move with displeasure,
as they rear the proposed change Will nave
a bad effect on their properties.
The Big Four line proper earned in The
second week of April 1914, 2S1.4S. an increase
over the corresponding week of 1899 OF
So. S03. In the first two weeks of April the
earnings were s6l4,975.S3, an increase over
the corresponding period of 1899 OF
ST., $3.50 The road earned in the first two
weeks of April $S2.9O0.3S. an increase over
the corresponding period of 1899 of $40, Sc
1t is announced by Wall-street news
agency that the through freight rates be-
tween the Pacific coast and all points south
of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi
river were Cancelled yesterday. All of the
interested roads, including the Southern
Pacific, have issued notices to that effect
AS a result of this action the transconti-
mental rates east of the Mississippi river
are added to the rate between San Fran
cisco and the river and the through rate
advanced in the exact amount of the local
which ranges from 80 cents per 100 pounds
to 81 and more in some instances.