The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19

burial. Mr.. Peck was for three years con-
nected with the passenger department OF
the Hooking Valley road
The directors OF the Chicago & Alton
(the new corporation) have decided to
make dividends payable semi-annually in
January and July. The first dividend UNI
der the new plan will be declared early
next month
The ST. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Company has placed a 100000 contract
roadbed from Kansas City south through
Missouri Oklahoma and the Indian Terri
tory into Texas.
The Pittsburg & Western has ordered its
double track extended from New Castle
Pa, to Akron, o., and IL is believed the
Baltimore & Ohio, which now controls the
property. will make Akron a more impor-
tdnt point its line.
1t is stated that F. w. Morse. superin-
tendent Of motive power of the Grand
Trunk road, will resign and go with re-
firing General Manager Hays, of the
Grand Trunk TO the Southern Pacific lines
as superintendent of motive COVER.
The Baltimore & Ohio has asked for bids
for the construction of new coal pier at
Staten island. The pier and its approaches
will be 900 feet long. The company has also
under contemplation the erection at that
point of a large ocean steamship pier.
On Dec. l DIR. F. w. Brown, who for
some months has been medical examiner
partment at Logansport, will go TO the
Toledo division, with headquarters at
Crestline, vice DR.. /. S. Robinson. resigned.
The Chicago & Rock Island has ordered
several new dining cars, to be run on its
new train, the Colorado Flyer. Frank Stew
art, superintendent of dining cars OF the
road, is making arrangements for the COM
pany TO assume control of its eating
houses on Dec. l.
OF the 500 new cars the Cincinnati, Ham
ton p DnN hoe .xrAa ii fnr. hn
BarneySmith car works will build 400 and
the American Car and Foundry Company
the same number, the latter being box
cars. The first order mentioned Is for
coal cars of 10000 pounds capacity.
The Santa Fe is spending $1,000 in fitting
up reading rooms for its employees at Dodge
City. The building is near the depot. and
Is 10 be provided with a large library
and reading room, heated by steam and
lighted by electricity The rooms have
been placed in charge of an old employee
of the company.
On Sept. Z, 1885, when the present COM
pany took control over the Northern Pa
cific. there were 4,346 miles. On the list
miles, an increase of 80 per cent. The in
crease in capacity of road engines since
that date is 81 per cent, and the increased
capacity of cars 7O14 per cent.
The railway managers seem to be dis
posed to grant the requests of engineers
for an increase in pay. A number of West
ern roadside Chicago d Northwestern,
the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul and
the Santa Fe lines being of the number,
the Santa Fe last week giving the increase
asked.
Francis /. Gowen and several directors
OF the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf road
Will to-day start on ten days inspection
OF the property. The three directors who
accompany President Gowen were with A.
j. Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania
lines, last week. when he made an inspec-
ton trip over the Norfolk q Western and
the Chesapeake * Ohio.
The pay car of the Cincinnati Hamilton
& Dayton. which went over it's lines last
week, and is spoken of by the employees
as the finest car on the c., II. * ID. lines,
now disburses on its monthly rounds
about 30 per cent. more money than a few
years ago. so great has been the increase
in business on its lines, and the increase in
wages of trainmen and at the shops, etc.
which are now compared with those of
1899, the best year in the roads earnings,
since July l show an increase of $3.50
over the corresponding period last year,
and the exhibit this year would be even
more favorable had the company cars to
fill calls That the earnings show any in
crease this year is very creditable under
the circumstances.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
which. on Dec. l. will turn the registering
of it's stock over TO the Girard Life In
surance Annuity and Trust Company, has
a large force of clerks at work going over
the stock lists, verifying them in every
particular. The first certificate of stock
issued by the company bears date of April
80. 1S47, and was for ten shares. From that
time to the present over 10000 stock GER
tificates have been issued.