The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-07

General Superintendent George w Creigh-
ton. II is expected that il Will be the most
complete private car in service on the
Pennsylvania lines.
The September and October earnings of
the Erie the Philadelphia & Reading, the
Central of New Jersey and the Lehlgh
Valley show the results of the coal strike
in their reports of earnings, decreases in
both gross and net being shown.
Patterson & Sterrett, lawyers of prom.
inence in Pittsburg, have succeeded Scott
& Gordon as solicitors for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. Their district
embraces Allegheny county, the most i'm
portant district on the Pennsylvania lines
outside of Philadelphia.
President Norton and other officials of the
Toledo, st. Louis & Western, on their re-
turn West, stopped at Frankfort. One of
the officials stated that the new passenger
station at that point would be two stories
high and a modern building in every re-
spect. The second story will be used for
offices.
In order that the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railroad may enter Peoria from Ster-
ling, ILL.,, the railroad has purchased the
munity near Peoria, and will move every
house in II, WITH the exception OF five The
site occupied by the town will be used by
the railroad for yards.
Master Mechanic LAWYER, of the Big
Four's Brightwood shops. thinks that en-
CINE 10 has made record 1t would be diff
cult to excel. Between May %, 1855, and
Oct. %, 1900, the engine ran 1S2,5l2 miles;
during the time IL was in the. shop six
days to be reprinted and vanished, and
four days for light repairs.
The Hooking Valley road will this year
deliver at its docks at Toledo, O., for lake
shipment one million tons of coal; in fact,
has already delivered nearly that tonnage,
being double that of any former year. This
is another road that benefited by the miners
strike in the Pennsylvania anthracite coal
fields, as did the Cincinnati, Hamilton q
Dayton.
John Hodge, Topeka, Kan, aged sixty
seven years, is dead of heart disease at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Mary
Roberts Hodge, in Chicago. Since 1887 he
was master car builder of the Santa Fe
Railroad at Topeka, Kan, He held the
same position with the Missouri Pacific
Railroad previously at st. Louis for six
teen years.
w. III. Fisher. general passenger agent OF
the Hooking Valley road, who formerly
represented the Cincinnati, Hamilton q
Dayton in this city, accompanied by h. A.
Fisher. general manager of the Columbus
d London electric lines, with their respec-
tive families, passed through the city yes
terday en- route 10 ST. Louis TO attend the
wedding of brother.
Under the management of President Fell
ton. of the Chicago & Alton, the property
Is being rapidly brought to greater effi-
cheney and is now in condition 10 do a
large traffic, in fact, is now doing the
largest business in it's history The COM
pany now operates 900 miles of road and
is steadily increasing its equipment pre-
paratory to it's increase in traffic.
1t is understood that on Jan. / the news
boy and peanut vendors will be barred from
doing business on the Pennsylvania lines;
both east and west of Pittsburg, and
patrons will be Obliged to purchase their
reading matter and eatables before board
ing the train or patronize the dining cars
for their food. A number of leading roads
have barred newsbOys; the Chicago, Bur
hngton q Quincy and the Lehigh Valley
are OF the number.
Table d hote has triumphed decsively
over la carte on Eastern railroads. Pas
senger managers of the Eastern lines have
Investigation and the Pennsylvania man S
decision is concurred in by them. Ever
since Ia carte attained such high degree
of popularity on the big Western systems
the passenger managers of the Eastern
lines have been considering the ACCESSIBILITY
OF disseminating the table d'hote.
The Importance which Newport News is
likely 10 attain as shipping terminal
can be understood from the announcement
tnat the roads interested have decided that
all freight for export, excepting coal, be
handled at that place. The Chesapeake &
Ohio has constructed two new piers and a
grain elevator there. The company already
owns three coal piers, four merchandise
piers and one passenger pier, and has at
that point sixty-five mnes of yard track.
A fast schedule has been arranged for
the new mail train on the Burlington road
between Chicago and Lincoln, Neb. The
train has been in service for several days,
but the regular -.me card under which
the train will be operated was put In effect
Sunday, Nov t. The schedule calls for
forty miles an hour between Chicago and
the Mississippi river, including stops Con-
nections will be made with the Burlington s
Northern Pacific express from St. Louis
The distance between Chicago and Lin
coin Is 555 miles, and the run, including
stops of all kinds, will be covered in twelve
hours. The train will carry sleeping cars
and day coaches in addition to the mail
cars.
The annual report of the Baltimore &
Ohio makes it evident that this important
property is now in strong condition physi-
cally financially and in every way. The
annual report shows great Improvement in
revenue during the last twelve months
In gross the increase was Sc, ass. 300. or al
most % per cent; IN the net So 49, 45, OF
over So per cent. A prodigious amount OF
money has been spent in rehabilitating the
property since John X. Cowan was its
president, ano oscar Murray dictated the
policy OF the company. These OUTLAWS had
Tor their purpose me enlargement of the
capacity OF the road for handling the traf-
fic. and for rendering the service at a cost
that should enable it to compete with its
powerful neignbor on the North and Its
aggressive rivals on the South. and the
most convincing proof OF it's success is
furnished in the results for the last twelve
months