The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-30

with Mr.. Hays as president considerable
development OF the property, with pros
poets Of material increase In transporta-
ton or the company. viii be the pro-
gramme.
]. ID. Laying. vice president of the Big
-Four lines. and c. 4. Schaf, general man.
ager, yesterday inspected the Louisville
division and terminals at Louisville. They
were accompanied by Secretary Cox. Of
The Big -Four. and General Secretary Kos
tier, of the Vanderbilt lines, who is maxi
ing the trip more for the health and rest
than for inspection purposes
Eighty surveyors are busy locating lines
TO connect the Wheeling & Lake Erie. the
and the Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg
lines Into one system The line as projected,
II is stated, win be 27s miles. Pittsburg to
Toledo, and Ii Is claimed that line could
be formed but AS miles from Pittsburg to
Detroit. via Toledo. Thus far the project
Is all on paper.
The lines of the Central Passenger Asso-
citation have adopted the rate of the West
ern Passenger Association in regard TO
home-seekers and settlers rates, after
having for three years been directing their
business altogether. This will be the last
day this month, but on Tuesday of Novem-
Der, February, March and April the home
seekers rates and the one-way settlers
rates will be adopted.
In the United States Circuit Court Of
ST. Louis Judge Amos Thayer yesterday
denied the application of the Guaranty
Walsh for the appointment Of a sep
arate receiver of the Omaha & st. Louis
Railroad Company. In denying the applica-
ton Judge Thayer stated that to appoint
one would seriously interfere with the har-
monfous operation of the road, inasmuch
as II is directly allied with the Kansas City
sas City g. Eastern. The judge further
stated that the services of Receiver James
Hopkins VIII be dispensed with after
Nov. /.
The oaporar roa5r,o.+o. 80 m. of tba Tn
annapolis lines last week took to task
one OF his section foremen for not putting
his section in better physical condition,
and the foreman answered Ii yesterday in
the following manner: 81 am doing all the
work 1 can with my present force in lin
ing up my track and preparing for winter.
When L secure new man to work on my
section some farmer will come along and
take him away, offering him better wages.
1 think we had better vote for Bryan; then
we could get all the men We want If Nc
kfnley is elected, as matters are now drift
ing. we won't be able to get a man to work
on a section for love money"
Frank Harriott, the joint grain agent.
representing all the railroads that carry
from Buffalo to New York, announced on
saturday that no more contracts for the
shipment of grain between the present
time and Nov. l would be made, owing
to lack of grain cars, and in this connec-
ton he also announces that on and after
Nov. ! the rate on grain from Buffalo TO
New York will be advanced / cent
bushel. Formerly rates on grain shipped
from Buffalo to New York were liable to
radical cuts and the rate situation was
often badly demoralized, but since the
appointment, six months ago, of Mr.. Har-
riott the situation has been brought under
rigorous control
The improvements the Union Railway
Company has made to the Union tracks,
Station, Belt road and new engines since
March 1 have cost S105.620. This includes
the new double track bridge over White
river. two new engines for the Belt road.
doubling the Belt road from the Peoria
Eastern east to the Bee line tracks at
BrightwCod. and doubling the track from
the Belt road to connection with the
Lake Erie & Western. The company has
also reconstructed the electric plant and
heating plant of the Union Station TO COM
ply with the requirements of insurance in
spectors, and the remodeling of the inter-
locking plants and the painting of the
girders, trestles, etc, under the Union
tracks east of the Union Station.