The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-23
made general superintendent OF the South
western system.

made general superintendent OF the South
western. system.
Negotiations were closed yesterday ty
which 5000 10 $1,000 acres of coal lands In
the counties of Braxton, Gilmer and Lewis.
West Virginia, passed into the hands Ct
New York and Pennsylvania parties The
Little Kanawha Railroad Company, pro-
jected from Parkersburg 10 huntsville, and
OF which thirty-one miles is built and in
operation from Parkersburg to Palestine,
passes into the hands OF the same parties.
and insures completion of the railroad to
Huntsville, reaching the coal fields and
becoming a part OF the deal. Work on the
railroad from both ends will be COM
menced at once as well IS on the open
ing of the mines
r. J. Zerbee, master mechanic of the Big
Four shops at Wabash for the past four
years, has been transferred 10 the more
important shops at BellefOntaine Gary
Vert, general foreman OF the shops and
roundhouse al Louisville. succeeds Mr.. Ter
Tee as master mechanic AT Wabash. and w.
p Orman. general foreman of the shops
al Mattoon has been appointed general
foreman OF the shops a Wabash. Walter
Thomas. now holding that position. will go
10 Louisville. All the changes are in the
line of promotion, and are voluntary on the
part of William Garstang. superintendent
of motive power, who Invariably fills all
vacancies by promotion of those who have
been efficient in the positions held.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois. through
its connections with the St. Louis & South
western, has become an important factor in
the rate situation. The roads In the South
western Passenger Association recently
agreed to make specified rate TO a COM
mon exposition i'm Chicago. Their connec-
tiCns. however. refused TO assent to the
rate. The Southwestern road then turned
to the Chicago a. Eastern Illinois. which
had intimated that IL would join i'm the
special rate. The Southwestern roads there
upon notified their Northern connections
that they must agree or all the business
would be turned over TO the Chicago q
Eastern Illinois This entrance of the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois into the through
trafhc competition ia said 10 have upset the
other roads generally
There has been heavy movement of live
stock of late, both of local and through
character. and IL would be even heavier
hdd the roads cars TO handle the business.
For some days past the arrivals of live
STOCK at the Union and Interstate stock
yards ranged from 175 TO 225 carloads per
day. On Tuesday the receipts at the Union
Stockyards were 162 cars. and on Wednes-
day l43 carloads A considerable portion of
me ia business of late has been shipped East.
In the thirty-six hours ending Sunday
night the Panhandle and the Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne * Chicago delivered at Pitts
burg 332 carloads of live stock the prinei-
pal part OF the shipments being from the
Panhandes Southwestern system. Local
points on the Nandalia, not including East
ST. Louis, last week furnished sixty-five
carloads of live stock for shis market and
the Big Four. the Lake Erie & Western
the Monon and the Louisville division of
the Pennsylvania delivering heavy ship
ments of hogs and cattle to this market.
I'm 1881 the total length of the New York
Central lines was seventeen miles, and the
equipment was primitive locomotive and
three small passenger carriages. On the
LIST of January. 1900 the mileage aggregated
1880 miles; the equipment of these lines
consisted of 40, 200 freight cars, $500 pas
senger. baggage. mail and express cars, and
$3.50 locomotives. This equipment carried
over 52,WO,W0 passengers in 1929 and hauled
lHj,OO.OW tons of freight. As a part of the
system the New York Central proper has
2,S24 miles of maine line and branches: the
Dunkirk. Allegheny Valley 4 Pittsburg, 81
miles; Boston q Albany and branches. 394
miles: the Michigan Central l.65S miles; the
Lake Shore, main line and branches, 1.425
miles; the Nickel-plate, 523 miles: the Lake
Erie * Western, $40 miles: the Pittsburg &
Lake Erie, $50 miles; the Big Four. 2. $40
miles, making total of 10.430 miles, 30 per
cent. OF which is 1.-The highest standard of
roadbed and the highest standard of equip
ment.