The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28

The Big Four is receiving eighteen miles
of new steel rails, eighty pounds TO the
yard, to be laid on the west end of the
Chicago division.
To-day a new interlocking plant will be
put in service at Delphos at the crossing of
the Pennsylvania lines and the Toledo, St.
Louis & Western.
Steel rail authorities anticipate orders
from railroads during the next two months
for SIS. 000,0 900 worth of new rails, or for
over $500. 900 tons.
Business on the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton lines has reached such a volume
that the purchase of more locomotives has
become an actual necessity.
Trouble is brewing over the extended
application of excursion rates named by
Western lines for October 2 and 16, and
it is difficult to tell where 1t will end.
Passenger earnings of the New York.
| June 80 were $40. 764, 754; freight earnings,
$40. 164, 1853. The net income was $4,s22.-
6l3.es.
E. c. Harris. who a few weeks ago re-
division of the Union Pacific, has been
| elected president of the First National
Bank of Chadron, Neb.
On Oct. / Stewart Murray. formerly gem
eral freight and passenger agent of the
Northern Steamship Company. will succeed
| S. N. Forbes as secretary OF the Niagara
| Frontier Freight Bureau.
The Baltimore & Ohio has opened for
| business at Curtis. Pa. near Baltimore.
new coal piers, where eight vessels can
be loaded at one time. and the room and
| trackage Is sufficient for 1900 cars.
A contract has been filed at Savannah,
| Ga, by the Seaboard Airline for the con-
struction Of 1000 fiat cars, 100 plain box cars
/ and 300 ventilated felt-lined box cars. The
estimated total cost Of the cars Is 81, 354, 900.
1t is expected that the rehearing of the
Wabash-Eel River road case, If the petit
ton is granted. Will come up in the Su-
preme Court next month. If not allowed
the new road from Butler TO Fort Wayne
will be built.
At Pittsburg during the last two months
/ tracks over which 20 trains are handled
daily have been elevated six feet above the
previous level, as we'll as the platforms con-
nected with them, without the least inter-
ruption of traffic.
On Oct. l Auditor Thompson and his chief
clerk. the only ones left Of the auditing
department of the Baltimore & Ohio South
western at Cincinnati, will go TO Balti-
more. Mr.. Thompson will have the title
of assistant controller.
The United Commercial Travellers Asso-
citation threatens to boycott the Lake Shore
road for withdra wing from the Northern
Mileage Bureau. AS two other roads have
left the bureau since the Lake Shore did
a boycott should be also placed on them.
The Santa Fe. says one of it's freight
officials. has fully 1900 loaded cars stand
ing on its sidetracks. the company not hav-
ing power to forward them TO destination
as fast as cars are loaded. Grain and live
stock traffic is heavy beyond all prece-
dent.
George Martin, who run the Lake Shore
fast mail train. died suddenly at Paines-
VILE on Tuesday. He was next to the old
est engineer on the road. and fred the en-,
CINE that took Abraham Lincoln to Wash,
ington on the occasion or his augur
| ton.
The Chicago & Northwestern announce.
the opening of its new lines in Iowa, Min,
nesota and South Dakota. providing rail
road facilities to sixty-eight towns OF this
territory, and increasing the mileage o.
the Chicago & Northwestern 10 s.527 miles
of main line track.
Y-ardmas.ers. station agents and sectios
foremen on the Pennsylvania lines hav.
commenced cleaning up and putting every
thing in order for the coming inspection O.
officials of the lines, which inspection, IL Il
stated. will this year be more extensive
and thorough than usual.
]. 8 Card has resigned as travelling
freight agent Of the Colorado Midland q
engage in commercial pursuits. II Is state,
that the Colorado Midland will inaugural
a campaign for passenger business. an,