The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-22

stitution and trading company. George w.
Frey, formerly of Indianapolis. who has
become quite wealthy. will be one of the
party promoting the enterprise.
j. r. Ca~vanaugh. superintendent of car
service OF the Big Four, has returned from
northern Michigan, where. he says. fruits
freight train put on TO haul fruits south
from Michigan points is already bringing
fifteen TO twenty carloads south nightly.
and by next week will be bringing double
that number.
j. D. Brennan. trainmaster of the Lake
Shore, has written an article entitled
Stories of a Train Dispatcher's Of1ce,
and in il he says: Take no chances is the
best and most important rule for railway
~telegraphers to observe" The article illus
trates the important duties involved IN
train diSpatching. the terrible Strdh Oh
operators and the necessity of quick acton.
The Great Northern has nearly completed
the largest railroad tunnel in the world:
1t penetrates the Cascade mountains, will
do away with seven Switchbaoks, Will save
twelve miles and will make possible a train
schedule several hours shorter. The work
was begun several years ago over two
miles are finished. and about a third or a
mile remains. Almost 1000 men are now at
work. Already IS, 000, 600 has been expended,
and the total cost of the tunnel will reach
$4,000,0O.
A party of Chicago & Alton officials from
New York reached Omaha on Monday ana
left over the Union Pacific with a party OF
OtllCldlS OF Indl line. LIE NlSll VI luCcC
railroad m~agnates 10 the West at this time
is for the purpose of comforting with
President Burt and General Manager Dick
inson, of the Union Pacific, relative to the
establishment of through ranscontinental
service through Kansas City via the Alton
and Union Pacific lines.
The next meeting of the officials of the
railroads comprised in the Western trunk
line territory with the members OF the In
terstate-commerce Commission will be held
on Sept. Is, instead of Sept. 4, as originally
fixed. These railroad agreed last
year to meet in Washington four times a
year to consider the rate situation. This
situation, as viewed by the commission.
is better now than usual, though there Is
always more or less complaint of failure
Of roads TO strictly maintain published
tariffs.
The State Department has appointed
Chairman Martin w. Knapp. of the Inter-
state-commerce Commission, and Charles
W. Needham, of Washington, dean of the
Columbia College school of Comparative
jurisprudence and Diplomacy. as American
delegates TO the International Railway Con-
gress. which will meet in Paris Sept. Is.
The congress was organized in Belgium in
1885 and is composed Of representatives OF
the different railroad arrangements of the
world. This government has not heretofore
sent delegates.
The monthly statement of r. F. Smith.
superintendent of the Pennsylvania volun-
teer relief department of the Western lines,
cAOWo tudl III OulN TIE uiSDuIc tllltnlS III
death benefits from accident amounted TO
$3.50; benefits on deaths from natural
causes. SS.476; disablement benefits on ac-
count of accident. 81. 1873. is: on account of
sickness benefits, $7,940.S0. making a grand
total of SIS, S65. 50 disbursed in the month OF
July to LIS members or in case of death
their legal heirs. Since established July l,
1889, a total of $2.S0S, 570.56 has been dis.
bursed in benefits to lbs, lS2 of the members
of the organization.
The last important official act c. p.
Huntington performed before his death
was to approve and issue for the informa-
ton of the stock and bondholders of the
Southern Pacific Company a statement of
its earnings and expenditures for the fiscal
year ending with June % last. The gross
earnings of the company for the fiscal year
were the largest in the history of the cor
poration. being S63, 26s, 40S. This is an in
crease of 81, 295, 5l1 over the year before
Operating expenses aggregated $40. 1923. 274,
an increase of 81, sos, go. Receipts in excess
of operating expenses were S22, 345, 134, or an
increase of 49,, PSI over last year.