The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-16

sixty days. In the last eighteen months
the road has been practically rebuilt.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has asked
for bids on go box cars, 60,000 pounds ca
pacity. Independent of the order mentioned
recently in connection with the Cotton Belt
road.
Q. M. Mozier, who has been appointed
general superintendent of the Erie lines
west, began railroad service on the Bee
line. now part OF the Big Four, as telegraph
operator, in 1864.
The connection of the ST. Louis-South-
western road with the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois at Gray's Point is completed, but
service will not be begun over 1t before the
middle of February.
The ST. Louis &c Iron Mountain on SUM-
day put in effect its faster schedule from
st. Louis TO Texas points. Not only are
passenger trains scheduled faster, but some
fast freights are to be put on.
The Brooks locomotive works Satur-
day delivered the last mammoth passenger
locomotive to the Lake Shore road on an
deliver the last twenty locomotives ordered
by the Erie.
The Pennsylvania Company has con-
sented to join the city of Cleveland, Ohio,
in abolishing grade crossings. In fact, all
the roads approached on the subject have
assured the department of public works Of
their cooperation.
T. N. Kucher, the new master mechanic
of the Toledo, Peoria & Western, in 1885
entered the master mechanics Office of
the Pennsylvania Company at Fort Wayne
as messenger boy, and year later COM
menced as an apprentice
! Frank Kehrer. who has been agent of the
Norfolk & Western at Sciotoville for twenty
years, was arrested last week on the
charge of embezzlement. 1t is alleged that
he failed to report collections for charges
for switching done for the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern.
A deal is on by which the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul may secure control of
the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf, and
open through line to the gulf. The sur
vey Of the line to connect the two roads
is completed, and is an airline between
Davenport and Ottuma.
An official of the Pennsylvania is quoted
as saying that while the Penn sylvania
has not and no doubt will not assume any
responsibility for the Chesapeake & Ohio
liabilities, funded or otherwise, its influence
will be felt in a pre-eminent degree in
debating the policy of operating the road.
1t is stated that with the improvement
of the train service on the Lake Erie &
Western some of the heavier passenger
| locomotives on the Lake Shore will be
transferred to the Lake Erie & Western
and changes in time made which will give
1t more Importance as part of through
line.
The grain movement over the Big Four Is
becoming quite heavy the Minneapolis &,
| now allowing their cars to go through to
Newport News over the Big Four and the
Chesapeake & Ohio. On the return some
cars are loaded with West Virginia Goals
| for western points on the roads named.
Division No. 103 of the Order of Railway
| Conductors will give reception and ban
| quet In its division room on the evening Of
Feb. H. T.. E. Clarke and other high Of
| ficials of the organization will be in attend
ance, and after the banquet some seventy
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| division, making it the largest division of
| the order in the country.
Inquirer: When the Pittsburg, Chicago.
| Cincinnati & St. Louis road declared a
| dividend of ~ per cent. on the preferred
stock early last year, the dividend had
been suspended for three years. Some of the
holders Of common shares claimed that
/ dividends should be paid on that issue,
| and within the last few months instituted
| several suits to this end. The company
| alleges that all the trouble is made by
| New York spectators, and that they are
| the only ones interested in the litigation.