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

President Norton, of the Glover Leaf, has
placed his order with the Baldwins for ten
new engines to be delivered before March /.
John Rech, assistant city ticket agent of
the Pennsylvania lines, who has been IL!
for three weeks. yesterday reported for
duty.
The Chicago G. Eastern Illinois in the
third week of October earned $133, 800.
against 123,6oo in the corresponding week
of 1899.
The Chicago. Indianapolis & Louisville
earned in the third week of October $50 14S,
against $S2.I69 in the corresponding week
last year.
The Indiana, Illinois & Iowa has under
steamship line between st. Joseph, Mich,
and Milwaukee.
The Big Four will have freight repre-
sentative at Dallas, Tex, and G.. II. Null
len will go there, his title being general
Southwestern agent.
William Garstang, superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Big -Four lines, expects
TO receive six of the new ten-wheel passen-
ger engines within the next ten days.
On Nov. j. II. Bennett, of Salt Lake
passenger agent of the Nevada, California
& oregon with headquarters at Reno. New.
The Wabash September statement shows
gross earnings of 81, 615,569. against 81, 49,
SAL in September, 1899; net earnings this
year, s53S,65l, against si6S.S12 in Septep-
Der, 1899
Col. William Shaw, district passenger
agent OF the Chicago, Burlington x Quincy,
and Harry Bowser, representing the pas
senger department of the Missouri, Kansas
x Texas, are in the city.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas is hand
ling the largest traffic in its history, and
its facilities are being taxed to the limit.
The movement OF cotton and live stock Is
heavy beyond precedent.
Since Oct. / the Union Pacific has sold
5000 acres OF land to different parties.
which will be fenced in for grazing pur-
poses. This line of traffic on the Union
Pacific is developing rapidly.
Commissioner J. f. Goddard, of the
Trunk-line Association, says that effective
steps have been taken in the last few days
20 stop the cutting of freight rates in
Western railroad territory, especially Kan
sas.
AT Jackson, Miss, yesterday Judge Niles,
OF the Federal Court, granted an injunc-
ton preventing the Mississippi Railway
Commission from enjoining the joint rate
clause on the new rate tariff on cotton
seed on the Illinois Central.
An official Of the Northern Pacific says
that no matter what other roads do they
have no idea Of withdrawing homeseekers'
rates. The company has thousands of
acres Of land for sale, and every emf
grant means business for the road
The management of the Nickel-plate- ex-
pecting heavy fall and winter business,
even greater than in any previous year.
is preparing to handle it. Last week eight
fremen were promoted to engineers and
new men or extra men appointed firemen.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers. through some of its Western
road companies for an advance in the pay
CT engineers who run the monster freight
locomotives hauling sixty to seventy cars.
The Cleveland, Lorraine & Wheeling the
Wheeling & Lake Erie, the Cleveland x
Pittsburg and the Wheeling Terminal are
TO economic by appointing joint freight
agent at Wheeling to handle all business.
the four lines to enter Wheeling over one
terminal.
The people of Swathmore, Pa, have de-
cided to erect a suitable monument to the
memory of Benjamin West, the celebrated
painter. who was born in that town 1c3
years ago, and the Pennsylvania company
has consented to build the foundation for
the memorial.
News of the resignation of Charles NJ
Hays from the Crank Trunk TO accept
the presidency of the Southern Pacific is
Trunk stock on the London Stock Ex-
change. No more convincing tribute 20
Mr.. Hays could be paid.
There has been much discussion of late
among men who handle mail at railway
stations about the growing frequency of
overlooking OF sacks. The maximum weight
OF mail for each sack is $50 pounds, but
this has been violated SO many times dur
ing the past month that general complaint
has arisen.
John ]. began, who, twenty-eight years
ago. at the age of twelve. entered the
shops OF the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne &
Chicago at Fort Wayne as hammer boy,
has been appointed superintendent Of the
Pennsylvania Company's blacksmith shop
az wellsville. o.. having under him sixty
or more men,
To-day John W. Gates will formally en-
ter into control OF the Kansas City South
ern formerly the Kansas City. Pittsburg
& Gulf. 1t is said TO be the intention Of
the new owners to buy back the Kansas
City, Omaha * Eastern. now in the hands
of receiver, and reunite IL with the
Southern.
The Santa Fe renders another excellent
report on the result of its operations dur
ing September: Gross earnings, increase
ings. Increase. $214,5l2- For three months
Of the current fiscal year the road shows
a gross increase OF $1,415534. and an In
crease in net earnings Of $S6l.52s.
George Graves superintendent Of the In
diana, Decatur & Western and the Ohio
River roads, last evening returned from a
trim over the L., u. & W. proper He is
lated over the excellent condition OF the
track. IL being the best in the roads his
tory The distributing OF 254{ carloads OF
gravel ballast was completed last Sat-
urday.
There Is official authority Tor stating
that neither the Huntington nor Speyer
fnfareafe have dfSuosed OF any Darf NJ