The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-29

II is announced that Capt. w. B. Den
ham. division superintendent at Gainesville.
Fla, will succeed Bradford Durham. who
has resigned as general manager OF the
Plant system.
The vandalia handled at Indianapolis
last week 2.l20 loaded cars, bringing in
lbs and forwarding west 9i2 loaded cars.
OF the inbound business, 126 cars were
loaded with live stock.
One in authority says that the only
reason for spreading a report that the
Chicago & Northwestern and the Union
Pacific are to be consolidated was the re-
newal of the traffic alliance which expired
Jan l.
On Thursday there were moving over the
division of the Pennsylvania road between
Pittsburg and Altoona 4,10S freight cars.
In the twenty-four hours thirty-1ye trains
moved eastward and thirty-four west
bound.
The Chicago e. Eastern Illinois makes an
excellent report for the first six months or
It's fiscal year ending Dec. 30. Its surplus
applicable TO dividends was $6i2,2O3. an in
crease over the corresponding period of
1888 Of al3,055.
Vice President Underwood has appointed
G. A. Richardson as superintendent, as
signed TO special duty Mr.. Richardson has
of the Baltimore * Ohio. with headquarters
at Newark, ..
When the Pennsylvania acquires a new
line 1t Is at once improved Such is the
case with the Cleveland, Akron Column
bus. Already extensive improvements are
under way and the train service has been
much improved.
James McCrea, first vice president of the
Pennsylvania Company, who has been in
Philadelphia several days. on Saturday re-
phia improvements to the line west We're
under consideration.
A freight official of the Baltimore IL
Ohio states that its freight tonnage Is now
IN nf
ago. and that all traces of shortage OF
cars, now that the new equipment Is in
service. have disappeared.
Last week two trains passed east over
the Pennsylvania lines, thirty cars each,
loaded with silk from Japan. The freight
was delivered TO the Pennsylvania by the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, which re-
ceived IT from the Southern Pacific.
An official of prominence says If it is true
that j. j. Hill is opposed TO a passenger
pool I'm the West Ii will never go through
as Hill holds the controlling interest In
the Great Northern, North Pacific. Wis
consin Central and the Baltimore & OHIO
lines.
dianapolis last week 9.614 loaded cars, 2s0
fewer than in the corresponding week OF
1899. The decrease was with the St Louis
division. the Chicago division now doing
the heaviest business for this season OF
the year in it's history.
All business of the Lackawanna road at
Its Hoboken, New York and Brooklyn
terminals is now done by its own agent;
| c. II. Ketcham having been appointed
general agent for the terminals named.
| The lighterage wock of the company also
| is under his supervision.
| The four Pennsylvania lines handled al
| Indianapolis in the week ending Jan. q,
| 4.S52 loaded cars twenty-five fewer than in
| the corresponding week OF 1899. The loss
| was entirely with the Panhandle. east, the
| north and south divisions showing hand
some increase in loaded car movement
| over last year.
The business of the Indiana, Decatur &
| Western was very light last week. Nc
| road I'm this country suffers greater loss
| l., d. & w when roads become muddy
| and practically impossible. Last week the
| road brought I'm 100 and forwarded west
! 16v loaded cars.
| It is announced that the Burlington and the
Northern Pacific Railroads have just COM
pleted arrangements for the inauguration,
| on May l. of through train service between
| ST. Louis, Kansas City, st. Joseph and
| Puget sound and Portland, via the Billings
route. The train will comprise all necessary
| classes of equipment.
| President Fish, OF the Illinois Central,
| was In Memphis on Saturday and stated
/ that the company had not purchased the
| Kansas City, Pittsburg =. Gulf road. and
did not contemplate doing so, nor does the
| Hartman syndicate control the Illinois
| Central. I'VE have" said he, some seven
| thousand stockholders, and l think they
| will control matters in the end
| The gross earnings of the Baltimore &
| Ohio Southwestern in the third week OF
/ January were $5,474 IN excess or those OF
| the corresponding week Of 1899; those OF
| the Evansville & Terre Haute. third week
| 81 ,l61 ahead of last year. Since July
| the former shows an increase this year Of
| sS4 sos. the Evansville & Terre Haute ar
| increase of S97, $780, which Is very creditabl'
to the latter which has m UGH less mileage
to operate.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
! Mutual Benefit Association held its annua
| meeting on Saturday in the office OF Gen
| eral Manager Waldo. The reports showed
| membership of 1,450 and a handsome sun
| in its treasury. j. L. Orbison was elected
president. II. G. Stiles first vice president
G. III. Cory second vice president and JONI
| lansing secretary and treasurer. The OLE
| board of directors was reelected.
Good results are looked for through
| what Is known as the Pere Marquette com
| bination, as il Is managed by the officia
| talent of two systems. Charles NJ. Head
fits president, and General Manager Grape
| are improving the train service and intro
| ducipg economies which Will penent tn
| owners of the property. The new system
| is large enough, strong enough and i'm
portant enough TO cut something OF
figure in through traffic between the Eas
| and the Northwest in connection with IT
| Lake Michigan car ferries.
The recent opening of the Greenwood {
| Indianapolis electric line Is said to be tn
cause of the Pennsylvania road distributing
new rails along its line. A gentleman 0
| Seymour says the railroad company
making ready to compete for rapid an
cheap transportation to Indianapolis. III
said that a double track would be put dow
between Columbus and indianapolis, an
when completed motor cars would be pu
on to run between the two cities. He ais
said that as the electric lines were ex
tended farther south the company woul
| also extend the double track and put OF
more cars. While the story has not bee
verified, 1t is very plausible.
1t is stated without reserve that one O
the fast freight lines east from this ter
ritory is shading rates, ignoring the agree
ment to maintain tariff rates on all com
modify freights and there have been tw'
open breaks on the advance made Jan
| lone in rates on oil and the other In lum
Der rates. A meeting has been called 10
Jan go in Chicago, to straighten out tn
| lumber rate trouble and the manager of tn
fast freight line that is ignoring the new
tariff is likely to be brought up with
I short turn His headquarters is Cincinnati
| and his plans of operation were not discov
cred until late last week. 1t is due TO tn
| freight officials of the Big Four and tn
| PENNSYLVANIA lines TO state that no charge
of departure from tariff are made excep
! on lumber rates at Benton Harbor, mat
| ter which will be remedied at once an
which was occasioned by an oversight
War Rates.