The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-05

headquarters at Buualo.
S. NJ. FELTON,. president of the Chicago &
Alton, proposes TO make that line one OF
the best in the country in condition and
equipment. and will spend money liber-
ally TO accomplish such results.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
yesterday established through sleeping car
service between New York, Memphis and
New Orleans. via Lynchburg and Norfolk
& Western and Southern Railways.
The Florida East Coast Railroad and
Plant system of railroads on Feb. inaugu-
rated fast train service between Tampa
Bay, Florida, on the west coast, and Palm
Beach on the east coast of the State.
Engineers on the Pennsylvania railroad
claim that their wages are lower than
those on the Panhandle and the Pittsburg,
Fit. Wayne & Chicago and have in a quiet
manner asked that the matter be consid-
cred.
merchandise train of twenty cars
loaded with coffee was on Friday hauled
from Hoboken to Buffalo over the Lacka-
wanna road in nineteen hours, the fastest
time ever made by a freight train over
that road.
ferences of the Great Northern officials
and employees. Chairman McGraw. who rep
resents the Order of Railway Conductors
on the grievance committee, says there will
be no strike.
The Produce Shippers Dispatch an
nounces that it now has ready for service
400 modern refrigerator cars. o. l.. Hurl-
burt, of Chattanooga, is president and o.
X. Mullins. of Louisville, general manager
of the Despatch.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton con-
tinues to do the best business. on its In
dianapolis division since they opened for
traffic. handling at this city last week $50
loaded cars, 1SS more than In the corre-
spending week of 1899
w. Archer, who has been division EN-
cir Of ha POL g IT,
ern, with headquarters at Chillicothe, has
been transferred TO Cincinnati as principal
assistant engineer, and is succeeded at
Chillicothe by ]. G.. Bloom.
w. II. Newman, president of the Lake
Shore and the Lake Erie e. Western, i'm
mediately on his return from Texas was
called to New York on official business.
He expects to be in indianapolis on Tues
day or Wednesday of this week.
On Thursday the Pennsylvania limited
express No. 2 which leaves Indianapolis at
7:20 ID. m, left Pittsburg an hour and ten
minutes late. and with one of the big class
l. engines, on reaching Harrisburg, the
train on its schedule time.
The Cleveland, Lorain e. Wheeling in
the six months ending Dec. 81 increased
its gross earnings over the corresponding
period of 1898 $211 952; its net earnings,
$35, $780, and now has a surplus in its treas
TRY of $123,S79, which is S42, 12O more than
year ago.
1899 exceeded those of 1898 by 527, 499; Oper-
ating expenses increased $361, 292; net earn
ings increased $165, 207. Operating expenses
include $4,000 for new locomotives. $4,000
for other rolling stock and $4,000 for re-
newal of bridges.
The Big Four lines proper handled at
Indianapolis last week 900 loaded cars, 154
fewer than I'm the corresponding week of
1899. The loss was all with the Bee-line
and st. Louis divisions. the Chicago divis-
fnr, he r1Il inc Mt mr.
cars than last year.
The American Car and Foundry Com
pany expects to close contract this week
with one of the large railroad systems for
10000 cars. With orders on hand and in
sight it will require fully nine months to
fill the orders. They are experiencing some
trouble in getting material
d. s. Gray, general agent of the Penn
sylvania lines West, will to-day go to New
York to attend a special meeting of the
fic Association, to be held Feb. 6. The
finance committee will take the final step in
ending the existence of the organization.
James Walsh, vice president of the
Southern Indiana Railway, announced on
Saturday that he had secured the right of
way from every property holder on the
line between Elnora and Terre Haute, with
but one suit, and every property holder has
received his money where damages were
claimed.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
Indianapolis last week $3.50 loaded cars,
1.s44 more than in the corresponding week
of 1899; the increase was shown with the
Chicago and Louisville divisions and the
Indianapolis & Vincennes, the latter hand.
ling the largest number of loaded cars at
this point in the roads history.
c. III. Ackert, president and general man.
ager Of the Chicago, Lake Shore Sc Eastern,
was in Pittsburg Friday and placed an
order for 900 steel cars of special design
with the Pressed Steel Car Company. The
cars are to be used for hauling coke from
the Connellsville region to the plants of
the Federal Steel Company at Chicago.
On Thursday the towboat Joseph Will
liams of Pittsburg, arrived at Louisville
with forty coal boats and two barges. con-
tanning l 400 600 bushels of coal, the largest
tow ever handled on the Ohio river. 1t
is interesting to railroad men, from the
fact that it would have required Isl cars
of forty tons each to haul that quantity
of coal.
The st. Louis Railway Journal, in its
current issue, contains an excellent picture
of George Nj. Burns, recently appointed
superintendent of the Chicago and Detroit
division of the Wabash and an interest
ing sketch of his life. He began railroad
work in the Panhandle shops at Dennison.
and was with Mr.. Ramsey when on the Big
Four.
Current reports give reason to believe
that some of the lines are cutting east
bound rates Thus far the blame Is laid or
the Nickel-plate and Grand Trunk Out OF
the demoralizat ton there has developed q
proposition to again divide the grain bust
ness on percentage basis. Should this not
be adopted an order from some of the rate
| maintaining lines to get business at rates
that will move the traffic will likely be
authorized.