The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-17

and passenger agent for more than two
years. has resigned. and Frank Ferris has
been appointed in his stead.
A party OF Chicago & Rock Island sur
veyors. consisting of Chief Engineer Wor-
raj and sixteen men, with nine wagons,
has started overland from Liberal. Kan,
TO make the preliminary survey OF a line
into New Mexico. They will begin work
one hundred miles west of Liberal and
run a line 10 Clayton. N. NJ.
The announcement OF a passenger traffic
combination between the Illinois Central
and the Rock Island whereby the two
roads will operate a joint tourist car from
Chicago to Pueblo and thence TO Califor-
MIA is considered a significant fact by rail-
road men as indicating the probability OF
close traffic relations between these w
lines.
Freight officials of the Central Freight
Association are asked TO meet in Chicago
on Thursday 10 take some action on what
are known as plus grain rates. a war be-
tween the Illinois Central, and the Chicago
az Eastern Illinois has been inaugurated.
and IL is feared. If not checked. will lead
10 generalization in grain rates Via chi
cago.
western is the railroad which is now MAX
ing the representatives of the big Iowa
lines scratch. This little road. with forty
one miles of track and with a desire 10
attract attention and get a few people 10
ride on its trains. has disturbed the rate
situation so much that the passenger Off
Gals are getting anxious.
The rumor of the purchase of the Mime
apolis < ST. Louis and the Iowa Central
roads by the Illinois Central is revived. 1t
is stated that large holdings of the Mime
apolis line are changing hands. and 1t is
supposed that this means a change i'm own
ership. The Minneapolis lines recently pur-
chased the Iowa Central. which makes ii
rather a strong little system.
The long pending litigation involving the
ownership of the East-and-west Railroad
of Alabama has been settled and "a clear
title TO the property vested in the Eugene
Kelly estate, of New York. The road ex-
tends from Gainesville, Ga, to Pell City.
Ala, III miles. and now that the litiga-
ton has been ended various extensions
and improvements will be undertaken.
A 15-cent rate on grain from Kansas City
to the gulf ports is expected to be put into
effect Aug. 1. probably applying on both
gulf for export is 1872 cents on wheat and
1917 cents on corn. which figures are adj
mitted TO be too high to move the grain
through the gulf ports during the open
not yet been agreed to, but ii is generally
understood il is TO be made.
In an effort to escape fine for failing to
deliver mails on time, the Baltimore &
Ohio made an extraordinary run on Friday.
The mail from New York to the West was
delayed east of Philadelphia. The regular
train was three hours ahead of the mall at
Philadelphia. and the mail cars. attached
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suit. When the mail train passed Graf
ton, w. Va, Ii was fifteen minutes behind
the regular train and overlook it at Par
kersburg. where the mail cars were at
tached to a regular train and proceeded
on west.
The Peoria Journal says: Articles Of
Incorporation have been filed which will
result in a transfer of the Evansville df-
vision of the Peoria, Decatur q Evansville
into an organization to be known as the
NATION & Evansville road. The incor-
porators of this road are j. T. Harahan
and four directors of the Illinois Central.
acquisition of any part of the Peoria, De-
catur & Evansville by the Illinois Central.
1t is asserted on good authority that the
Illinois Central will take possession of the
Peoria division under r-eincorporation a lit
tie later
George W.. Creighton has been selected
as general superintendent of the new
operating division of the Pennsylvania
formed by the Allegheny Valley and West
ern New York & Pennsylvania roads. Mr..
Creighton is now general superintendent
of the Philadelphia and Erie division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad and of the
| Northern Central Railroad. which is
operated separately. The new division of
the Pennsylvania will embrace sec miles
of road, with sidings and second track
enough to make up 215 miles more. The
Allegheny Valley Railway furnishes $50
miles and the Western New York & Penn
sylvania Railroad sos miles.