The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-31

Lackawanna fast freight line at Detroit,
MS brother Tomorrow becoming CONNER
cIal agent of the Wabash at quincy.
The first ten of the twenty-five new Pull
man cars building for the Pennsylvania
lines. have been placed in service between
St Louis and New York on Trains 20 and
Il, and are OF the highest standard yet
turned out at the Pullman works.
The work of building the independent
tracks OF the Pittsburg & Lake Erie be-
tween HaZleton and Lake Shore Junction,
O., will be started at once. When this
Ink is completed the Vanderbilts will have
continuous line between Ashtabula and
Fittsburg.
Frank Barnes. who. when the Pullman
cars were 1rst put on between st. Louis lis
local superintendent of the Pullman COM
pany, Is the latter's guest for few days.
Mr.. Barnes is now running between Omaha
and the Pacific coast
The New York Evening Post quotes r. r.
Cable and w. G. Purdy. chairman OF the
board and president. respectively, of the
Rock Island Railroad, as denying the ex-
istenee of any foundation for the report
of the consolidation of the Rock Island
and Santa Re roads.
d. j. Timlin, foreman of the Baltimore e.
Ohio shops at Newark, o., left yesterday
for Waco, Tex, where he takes the po-
stion of master mechanic of the Texas
Central road Just before leaving he was
presented by his ASSOCIATES at Newark
with a diamond stud.
Yesterday George Rockwell. assistant
general passenger agent of the Pennsyi-
vania lines west. and his force, moved
into and finely furnished offices at
Cincinnati, and Saturday General
Freight Agent Davis and his force will
remove TO the same building.
Henry Rubidge, auditor and secretary of
the Chicago a. Eastern Illinois, who died
at Magnolia Springs, Ala, on Saturday.
had been with the company over thirty
M Inc rs 0rryiQ In n
general freight offices. He suffered para
lytic stroke about year ago, from which
he never recovered.
Authority has been given to complete the
double tracking of the Michigan Central.
with the exception OF a stretch of nine
miles, between Ann Arbor and Dexter.
The work west of Detroit has been conn
pleted. Now ii is proposed 10 double track
through Canada. where several miles of
the system are already so improved
President Newman, of the Lake Shore
read, controlling the Lake Erie & Western,
says there is not the least ground for the
report of a breaking up of all the general
offices of the Lake Erie & Western at In
dianapolis. The Offices of the general freight
and general passenger agents, the general
counselor and auditor will remain at In
dianapolis.
Charles S. Kennedy, assistant general
passenger agent of the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific at Chicago. is in crit
zeal condition as the result of the rupture
For some years he has represented tho
road at New York, quite recently having
been promoted from eastern passenger
agent of the company.
Andrew Wood, chief clerk OF c. E. Schaf.
general manager of the Big Four, who
Will succeed Henry Fraser as agent of the
Big Four at Indianapolis, arrived from
Cincinnati yesterday and to-day Will as
sume the duties of the new position. He
has large acquaintance in the city, and
the choice is thought to be a wise one on
the part of the general manager.
Tomorrow east-bound rates on prov-
SONS and -four will be reduced. The new
provision rate is 30 cents per 100 pounds
from the Mississippi river TO New York.
The -four rate will be based on 10 cents
from Chicago TO New York, IL cents 10
the reductions being cents on provisions
and 2H cents per 100 pounds on flour.
For the month of December the Wabash
reports the largest increase in gross earn
ings with the exception OF September,
shown i'm this fiscal year. but an increase
Of S106,24l in expenses resulted In loss
OF 1853 in net earnings. the first decrease
reported in the present fiscal year. The
first six months of the fiscal year an in
crease in net earnings of sls4.s65 is shown.
President Mellen, of the Northern Pacific
Railway Company, denies the truth of GER
tain Western dispatches to the effect that
the lines of that road in Manitoba territory
had been disposed of TO the government
OF Manitoba for g consideration of $780,
COO. Mr.. Melen said that to the best of
his knowledge no such transaction had ever
been contemplated.
]. r. Brooks, second vice president Of the
Pennsylvania, who has been in poor
health, will take rest For some months
he has been unable TO give prolonged at
tention to the work of his office, visiting
Pittsburg from his home at Salem. o., but
one or two days of the week His pro-
posed trip will include several points In
Florida and other Southern states. 1t is
stated that overwork has been the main
cause of his illness.
AS a result of the Norfolk Sc Western
purchasing the Cincinnati Portsmouth &
Virginia road there will be a redivision
affecting headquarters of several of the
officials. The offices of superintendent of
the Ohio division, the trainmaster, chief
train dispatcher and road foreman will be
removed from Kenova TO Portsmouth, and
the train dispatchersi and associates al
| Cincinnati will also go to Portsmouth. the
changes affecting fifteen men in Offices
named.
Attorney General Sheets, of Ohio, an
| nounced yesterday that he would to-day
ask the Supreme Court to dismiss the suit
| brought by Former Attorney General Mon
nett against the Central Passenger Assoc
| citation TO Gust 1t under the antitrust act.
! He said he would do this both on the
recommendation Of Mr.. Kinkead. who, as
special counsel under Mr.. Monnett. had
the case In charge and his own judgment.
| after studying the case. He holds that
| there is nothing in the association hostile
The Lake Shore road has had control OF
| the Lake Erie & Western but twelve
months. but during that period improve
| nents have been made to the train service
! Goth passenger and freight, which have
handsomely increased its business, AMI
with larger freight equipment the increase
| would be even more marked Before the
| present year closes improvements now In
progress will be completed which will en-
| able the company to handle the business
on more economical basis, and ii is be-
| lieved that two years from now the pre-
| ferred stock, which calls for 6 per cent
| dividends, will increase TO that rate. Prob
| ably this has something to do with the
recent advance in the price of Lake Erie
| & Western stock.
No Reform school for Truants.