The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-11

A close traffic alliance between the Wa
bash and the Erie lines at Buffalo Is said
to be about arranged.
The Chicago & Northwestern will. on
Jan. l. appoint a travelling passenger agent,
with headquarters at Indianapolis.
Engine IA. on the vandalia, yesterday
hauled the fest mail from Indianapolis to
Terre Haute. seventy-three miles, in eighty
minutes.
The Panhandle is widening its roadbed
between Pittsburg and Wheeling Junction.
TO admit of laying between those points a
third and fourth track.
The Pullman Company has a contract to
build 1.50O cars for the Big Four, and the
American Car and Foundry Company TO
build 200 coal and 300 box cars.
George j. Charlton. general passenger
agent, and d. Bowes. assistant general
passenger agent of the Chicago & Alton,
are on IN extende Western trip.
]. E. Davenport, travelling passenger
agent of the Choctaw Route. has accepted
the position of city passenger agent of the
Louisville & Nashville at st. Louis.
c. E. Schaff, general manage of the Big
Four lines, was in the city yesterday, In
the afternoon going to st. Louis, accom-
panied by VIM. Garstang, superintendent
of motive power.
c.. b. Reeve. the newly appointed general
manager OF the Grand Trunk. has been
appointed second vice president so as to
give him more prestige in his dealings
WIFI the CHiteu oldtcS IOduS.
Martin Hughitt. jr.. traffic manager of
the Chicago & Northwestern, who with
friends has been Quail hunting in Missis-
sippi, returned on Sunday to Chicago. the
three having bagged over three hundred
quail.
which the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Is having built at the car works at its own
shops, the company is building 100 fiat cars.
10000 pounds capacity, for carrying heavy
machinery.
With the acquisition of the Louisville.
Evansville & ST. Louis the Southern Rail-
way Company will develop Brunswick. Ca.
as a grain exporting point. The South
ern Will have "A strong route by way OF
Atlanta TO Brunswick
The New York Central has enjoyed its
full share of the country's prosperity. Its
net earnings are larger han ever before.
and a, director is quoted as saying that
the stockholders rights would be recog-
nized By increasing dividends.
A portion of the So. 900 of additional
stock that the Illinois Central proposes to
issue will be used In constructing a line
Miss. where connections viii be made with
the Illinois Central main line.
The Baltimore & Ohio has placed on it's
through Chicago runs some new dining
cars OF exceptional attractiveness and fin
very fine dining cars from Barney. Smith
& Co., on all order for twelve.
1t is stated that the pension fund of the
Pennsylvania lines west, which becomes
effective Jan. i, will retire considerable
numbers of men who are conductors. yard
masters and their assistants, and quite
a number Of men employed in shops.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has re-
Gently made a very satisfactory test of
a gasoline motor. II made a speed of
eighteen miles an hour and will haul a
number OF loaded freight cars. The motor
will be used on short spur branches.
The Erie. II is stated. will soon take its
place as a dividend paying line. The first
four months OF its fiscal year the earnings
reached 81. 520.015. which leaves in its treas
ury, with the surplus for the year ending
June 90 carried over. about $1,000, 900 for
dividends.
The Toledo. st. Louis & Western has
| named its fast trains to be put on in both
| directions the Commercial Traveller" The
manasemen contempiates with the taking
two fast day trains in addition to those 10
be put on this month
The new owners Of the Chesapeake &
| Ohio are g~ratihed over the large and
profitable business the road is doing. Its
| gross earnings In October increased 23 per
and it's net earnings 81 per cent. the in
crease in net being sl69,0S9.
NJ. L. ingalls,. president of the Big -Four
| lines, went 10 St Louis last night TO at
tend a meeting Of traffic officials TO be
held there to-day. to continue the effort
10 harmonic the interests between the TO-
| ledo, ST. Louis & Western and its competf-
tors. and to forestall, II possible, a threat
ened rate war
c. +. Daily. general passenger agent of
for Chicago to-day 10 attend the regular
monthly meeting OF the Central Passenger
| Association tomorrow. He will also attend
J . meeting of the passenger representatives