The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-29

of the Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western,
shall remove his headquarters from Find
lay to Fort Wayne.
Col. Samuel Moody. assistant general
passenger agent OF the Pennsylvania lines,
has returned to Pittsburg in better health
than for several months past. His stay at
San Lucie, Fla. practically restored him TO
his usual good health.
All but eleven miles of the steel rail need
ed 10 construct the extension OF the In
III. has been laid, and the material for
the other portion Of the line is on the
ground awaiting the work Of the graders.
The greater part of the $50 new engines
which the Pennsylvania ordered from the
Baldwin works will be constructed after
new designs fitting the engines for either
fast freight or passenger service. The frst
purpose. IL is announced, for these engines
is long hauls for high classes of freight.
In case OF need, however, they will be
capable of speed sufficient for use In the
passenger business.
1t is stated that If the plans contemplated
are carried out the coming spring VIII see
through trains running from Canadian
Northern stations in Winnipeg TO the Al.
lantic seaboard. The scheme orlslnate6
with Mr.. Hay who returns 10 the Grdnd
Trunk. and the route will be over the
Canadian Northern. the Grand Trunk, the
Wisconsin Central and the Duluth, Mesabe
& Northern roads.
Western railroads have definitely resolved
10 issue passes as usual during the year
1902. They argue that the action of East
ern roads does not remedy the pass evil In
the least, as IL only abolishes the change
passes between the roads themselves and
leaves the roads free to issue passes to
politicians, Oficeholders or anybody else not
directly connected in an official capacity
with any of the roads that are parties TO
the agreement.
A comparison of the operating expenses
on all railroads in the country of the years
1894 and 1900 shows that gross earnings IN
nrnnGn1 1A : nor can't nnnP0TinO aXnPnSRS
increased 3l.4 per cent. and net earnings IN
creased 537 per cent. Maintenance of way
in 1894 cost 1854 per cent, in 1900 2l.9I per
cent; maintenance of equipment l5.43 per
cent, in 1900 1874 per cent; conducting
transpOrtations in 1894 1894 per cent, in
1900 55.04 per cent; general expenses 1913
per cent. i'm 1894. and i'm 1900 415 per cent.
The general expenses in 1900 consumed 6.S4
per cent. less Of the operating expenses
than in 1894.
General attention has been called TO cor
rect colors for signals by the adoption OF
green by both the Union and Southern Pa
cific for the O. X. signal. The fact that
the light was normally white and that no
available oil burning red has yet been found
is the basis of complaint. On any colored
signal, such as red or green, as now used
the danger of the colored glass breaking
so as to show a white light is always pres
ent, and many wrecks have been traced
TO this cause. 1t is argued that if white
were the danger signal such action would
be impossible. 1t would always show when
set, even il the glass or the lantern were
broken.
In reviewing at considerable length the
present widespread car famine and the talk
OF shortage of motive power in spite OF
the large outlay of the railroads for new
equipment is commented on in Bradstreet
in its current issue. 1t says: "Of quick
relief there appears no immediate prospect,
because the trouble is in great part one
growing out of the exceedingly active bust
ness of the country, and a change for the
worse is not in prospect now" Leaving
aside the und~esirability OF such an oc-
currence the review closes the article by
saying that the fact is that the evil COM
planned of is largely a result Of the great
prosperity and activity in general trade
and industry, and the volume of traffic the
country over seems to have outgrown the
| capacity of the railroads to handle Ii.