The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-19

Lake Erie & Western, are in New York
city attending the conference OF the Joint
Passenger Association.
The directors OF the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road yesterday elected Charles Steele TO
I'LL the vacancy on the board caused by
the death OF G. III. Crosby. Mr.. Steele Is
6 member OF the firm OF ]. p. Morgan &
Co.
The Lake Shore Il preparing to put In
heavier steel on it's Western division. Rails
weighing not over seventy-five pounds TO
the yard have been in use on this end or
the road for years. The new rails weigh
eighty-seven pounds TO the yard
The first Big Four excursion Of the
Michigan division TO Louisville last sun
day proved quite a success. about one
thousand persons availing themselves Of
the opportunity. The excursion was run In
two sections. making sixteen coaches.
President E. r. Bacon, of the Baltimore
&c Ohio Southwestern, was in Baltimore
on Sunday. He said that after July 1 the
accounting department of the Southwestern
would be moved to Baltimore and operated
in connection with that of the Baltimore
e. Ohio. He said that there would be no
other change In the operation of the road.
The earnestness of Elkhart people re-
garding better Big Four train service to
and from Indianapolis, IL is stated, may
bear fruit. Officials of the road are be-
ginning to realize the needs of the people
in this respect. and the fact that the Lake
Shore. now owning the Lake Erie K West
ern, is asking a bid for Indianapolis traf-
dc. may prove potent influence.
The Baldwin locomotive works are ship
ping the first fifteen of an order for en-
gires for the Baltimore * Ohio equipped
with the Wooten firebox. With this firebox
the Baltimore & Ohio will conduct a series
of interesting experiments in the burning
of low grade coal. If they are successful
the Wooten firebox may come into gen.
eral use on the freight engines of the COM
pany.
General Superintendent Thomas FitZ-
gerald, OF the Baltimore e. Ohio has is
sued the following: lone of the require
ments of good service Is the payment by
employees of the Baltimore e. Ohio of their
honest obligations. Any attempt to avoid
them will be considered sufficient grounds
for dismissal. Employees who are in arrears
for board and supplies are expected to adj
just them"
1t is learned from a reliable source that
the rumors that the Pennsylvania had pur-
chased the Western New York e. Penn
sylvania are groundless So far as known
the Pennsylvania has not made bid for
the stock. and Ii Is doubtful II ii will try
tn buy the smaller company. 1t is known
as a positive fact that the Pennsylvania
engineers have surveyed the line from Will
cox. on the Philadelphia e. Erie, to Brad
ford, and that an original survey and chart
of the line from Bradford to Buffalo Is al
ready in possession of the Pennsylvania
people.
the sections of double track which were
recently laid are now being operated, to
the great relief of the system. These Sec
tions are short. but come in place where
heavy grades have been located before,
and in avoiding these Ii has been the same
as great addition to the motive power.
The new sections are east from Gallon
and west from Kent In addition to these,
the new motive power that has been but
recently added to that division is allow
Ing the road to handle freight with bet
ter effect than ever before in its history.
The earnings of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton continue highly satisfactory, ex-
ceeding those Of any former period In the
crease Is from its ore and coal traffic. in
merchandise freight its tonnage is still linn
tied by cars that can be furnished. and
from its passenger business the revenue is
considerably in excess of that of corre-
spending periods for former years. It's
through passenger business, in connection
with the Monon, between Cincinnati and
Chicago, shows a steady and healthy
growth. and it's percentage in the pool of
the three lines is very gratifying to the
officials Of the road.
In the matter of mercantile excursions
Philadelphia has set a good example for
Indianapolis merchants A PHILADELPHIA
paper says: mo feature of the Trades
Leagues efficient and successful efforts to
promote and increase the trade of the city
has furnished better results or has been
series of mercantile excursions over the
principal lines of railway centering in or
passing through Philadelphia. The COM
mittee has already closed arrangements
with three railway lines which provide for
nine exclusions. The entire seasons work
IL being planned on this extended scale,
and the active period will be fully inaugu-
rated with the excursion rates to the Re-
publican national convention i'm June. After
the convention the excursions will occur
thick and fast until late in the autumn"