The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-07

lington. Within the folder are descriptions
of Washington. with its Puget sound ports
of Seattle and Tacoma: Oregon and Port
land in the Columbia river region. Mon
tana and northwestern Nebraska
Within a few weeks a great motive power
transformation will take place on this end
OF the Panhandle By that time the new
viaduct at Temperanceville Will be
pleted and then all the big new mogul
freight and passenger engines will be se1t
10 the Pittsburg end of the road TO run
between Pfttsburg and Columbus. and the
old-style Glass r., and p. engines will
be sent TO the Western lines of the system.
Colonel William Chaw, district passenger
agent Of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy,
in the city yesterday On Tuesday he
celebrated his f1fty-ninth birthday. He has
been in railroad service thirty-seven years;
from 1671 to 1856 he was travelling passenger
agent Of the Indiana, Bloomington & West
ern; since leaving that road he has been
with the Burlington. and ranks as one
of the most capable men in the passenger
service.
OF the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific was
held in Chicago yesterday. The old board
of directors was reelected. The board OF
directors met later and elected President w.
G.. Purdy and his old staff. The net earn
ings OF the system for the fiscal year
were reported at S7,66S, 154. compared with
81. 991, s04 the preceding year. The sharenold-
ers received for the year a dividend OF
per cent, with an extra dividend OF per
cent.
1t is officially stated that the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad was the purchaser or the
property of the Wheeling Bridge and
Terminal Company at the recent foreclos-
ure sale. The Pennsylvania was the larg-
est holder or the first mortgage bonds, hav-
ing majority OF the outstanding 5000
Co., The purchase was made under an ami
cable arrangement with other bondholders,
the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad. etc.
and the bridge and other terminal facil-
tiles will be used jointly by the Wheeling
& Lake Erie. the Baltimore & Ohio and
the Pennsylvania Railroad
The annual meeting Of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois Railroad was held yester-
day, 5000 shares of the total 10000 being
represented. The following directors whose
terms have expired were reelected: III. II.
Potter, Arson r.. Flower and Henry Sic
bert, of New York; M. j. Carpenter, of
Chicago. After the meeting of the stock
holders the directors reelected all Of the
old officers. The net earnings of the road
for the ten months ending April 30, 1900,
were s., 023. 361, against 81 6.726 for the cor
responding period of the preceding year.
The surplus Of the road is now 1856 4S6,
against $693,SS7 at the conclusion of the last
fiscal year.
Arrangements have just been completed
for the building of a new trunk line east
and west through Tennessee, by which the
distance between Knoxville and Nashville
will be shortened $50 miles The new road
will run from Knoxville through King
ston and the Tennessee coal fields to Nash
vile. The present plans also contemplate
the building of a line from Nashville TO
GAINESVILLE. and from that town TO Hop
kinsville, KY, which is on the line of the
Illinois Central. The plan is said to have
the backing of the latter road and Ii is
understood that ultimately it will be alb
sorbed by and made part of the Illinois
Central system.