The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-26
Personal land Current Notes.

John NJ CheshrouEh. assistant general
passenger agent = the Nsnnana: VII re-
in indianapolis.
Bryan snyder general passenger agent
Of the Frisco has returned from trip
Southwest.
E. A. Williams. general passenger
agent Of tho Chicago. Peoria and st. Louis.
was at jacksonville. III, YESTERDAY. Nc Is
doing missionary Work IN connection Win
the Piasd ChautauGua-
d Bowers assistant general passen-
ser agent 4 the Chicago and Alton. was in
Kansas city yesterday
w. l.. Schm!ck. who has been prospect
ing for kidney coal FOR locomotives IN
the hack of Pixies Peak. returned to ST
Louis yesterday. He vii! renew his r.
searches next week in the region Of the
Northern lakes. So far but few veins of
this alTuos; smOkeless fuel have been dis-
covered and the. result Of Nr. Schmicks in
vestiEations will be watched with Interest
10y railroad managers.
Next Monday the Travellers Protective
Association will give it annual eXcursi n
10 Put-'n-Bay. \ special train over the
Clover Leaf VIII leave Cnicn Station at
e:i9 y. m.
Southwestern lines have granted a one
and guc-tniri fare for the industrial Green
Corn Stomp rance' at Salisaw. l. T..
August Ia 10.
President Milton A. Smith Of the Louis
VILE and Nashville was in the city yester-
dav To attend the Terminal Association
meeting.
For the Commissioners of Agriculture Of
cotton States AMI State chemists, who meet
at Raleigh. y. G.. on August y and -. the
Southwest lines have granted reduced
rate Of one and one-thiFd fare for the round
trip.
A w Graham general manager Of the
Louisville and Nashville, vas here yester-
day.
Captain A. NJ. Lcitnaker, vice president
and general manager = the Austin and
Northern. passed through St Louis Tues
day His private car vas attached 20
Vandalia limited. He was accompanied by
his wife and thTee children. who mere on
the way 10 his old home near Columbus. -.
Troops Is. g, ! and II OF the Third
Cavalry will arrive here t.iis morning over
the Iron Mountain from Memphis and WILL
leave over the Missouri Pacific for Kansas
city thence to San Francisco. They came
from Fort Meyer. Va.
Missouri Pacific earnings for the third
week in July show an increase or S12,mD.
From January 1 the tota! increase is ST.
80 80.
Vice President Van den Berg OF the
Louisville and Nashville j. d"" 10 arrive
I'm New York this week He viii app1in;
"A successor To the late Colonel e. T. At
more. who was general passenger agent
Vice President and General Manager
Harahan of the Illinois Central leaves for
Europe on Saturday, accompanied by MS
Wiz. He will he absent until fan Mr.
HaTahau does not believe the railroads in
the South will consolidate. but is Of the opin-
ion that many of the smaller roads Will be
eventually absorbed by the larger lines. The
Illinois Central has numerous extensions I'M
der contemplation In Southern territory.
The Baltimore and OHIO Southwestern
Railroad Company has begun to rai-e its
track west of Seymour ten feet. This is "a
heavy grade leading iHto Indianapolis from
the west. and owing to The railroad crossing
all trains are compelled to stop. Owing to
the grade heavy freights could not pull in
without assistance, and Tor this reason the
track will be raised.
The amount of lands granted railroads
by the United States since 1850 is 5. U25, So
acres.
In the suit of the Central Trust Company
of New York against ths Peoria. Decatur
and Evansville Railway decree was en-
tered in the Federal Court appointing +. -.
Hopkins permanent receiver and instTuct!nC
him 10 sell the property. {. e. Brown was
appointed special master and Will pass ON
the claims against the road.