The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-04

coaches, parlor and sleeping cars. First
Grass tickets Will be on sale from Sept. TO
L. inclusive, with limit of fifteen days.
o r Morgan, superintendent of the Chi
Sdgo division of the Illinois Central, mas
Deen appointed general manager of the Gulf
q snip Island Railroad. II. L. Sehering'
tralnmaster under Mr. Morgan, has re-
signed 10 accept a similar position with the
Gulf & Ship Island.
The work of charging the yards of the
Big Four at Kankakee will be commenced
twelve miles Of sidetrack. For distance
oil TWO miles the main line Is now double
track. The capacity of the yards, when
completed. will be 100 cars.
In addition to the seven modern express
cars the Pennsylvania Company is building
a. Its shops, the company Is building Iour /,
teen postal cars of the latest type, equipped
with all modern improvements. seven OF
the new cars will be run between RUS
burg and st. Louis, via Indianapolis.
The receipts from the sale of tickets over
the Big Four lines at Indianapolis IN Au-
gust exceeded those of August, lyO by
against the largest revenue derived in any
month of the year 1900. and in amount
broke all records of passenger receipts at
this point
The Western Presidents Association,
formed two years ago TO prevent the
manipulation of rates and stop violations
of agreements, has practically gone out OF
existence. Since the first or the year lnere
have been no monthly meetings, and T.. L
Jeffrey, chairman of the association, an
nOunces another postpOnement.
The rate war between the Pere Marquette
and the Ann Arbor railroads developed
another sensational phase yesterday when
the Ann Arbor. which had advertised a
two-dollar excursion from Toledo TO frank
fort, Mich, cut the figure 10 % cents. Inc
Pere Marquette asked s. for return tickets
and did not meet the Ann Arbor cut. The
regular rate to Frankfort and return Is
about sl5.
he Ina tray cFo Nf oil
longing 10 the Fort Worth q New orleans,
the Central Texas & Northwestern, the
austin q Northwestern and the Mar ,u
Falls branch railways, embracing LOS miles
OF road, with all appurtenances. was mace
at Fort Worth, Tex, yesterday, by the
filing of a deed to all properties in favor
OF the Houston & Texas Central ROAD. Inc
consideration was $685. 600.
Twelve hundred shares of Lake Erie &
western preferred stock changed hands on
saturday at 129. This road is coming TO the
'front.' so rapidly that IL is attracting the
attention of investors, and its development
under the control of the Lake Shore is yet
IN It's infancy. After the improvements
TO its roadbed and equipment as now
planned are perfected the Lake Erie d
Western will be "A fine road.
Saxby's Travellers Magazine for Septem-
is cut of President ingalls,. and the maya
zine contains his paper, "A Glance at Open
ing Pages of the Twentieth Century and
the Serious Problems to Be Solved 1t
and Auditor Hewitt, of the Big Four, and
sketches Of their railroad careers. The
first article in the magazine is contrib
uted by George II. Daniels, general pas
senger agent of the New York Central, en-
titled when the Children Were Little"
A rumor is current that the Monon will
during the present fiscal year. declare a
dividend OF per cent. on its common stock
the preferred stock now receiving its full
per cent. A gentleman well informed as
to the finances of the Monon states that
the earnings Justify a 8 per cent. dividend
on the common stock, and the only OBJ
stacle TO such action is the Beattyville
bond suit. A decision against the com
pany, which is thought to be very i'm
probable, might seriously cripple its
finances, and the conservative directors are
opposed to declaring any dividend on the
settled.
The management of the Union and
Southern Pacific railroads have created the
office of superintendent Of mail contracts
and II is understood that Herbert p. Thrall
OF the railway mail service, is TO be APP
pointed TO the position retaining also his
position with the government The duties
of the office will include the designing
building and fitting UP of mail cars and
experimenting the weighing of mails. An
expert in mail handling is required for the
office, who has an intimate knowledge OF
the vast amount OF details connected with
the postal requirements on the various
lines of railroad, as well as being able tC
conduct negotia tons with the government
and Mr.. Thral has been selected because
Of his varied experience in the mail service