The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-09


TENDER last year of 81. $50: since July
the increase over the corresponding period
OF 1899 was $14S,S57.
The Peoria & Eastern earned the fourth
week of September S623ol. an increase over
the corresponding week Of 1900 OF $73l4.iS.
The road earned i'm the month S2lS.344 a. an
increase over September. 1900 OF 81, 1884
The last few weeks the earning exhibits
of the Evansville a. Terre Haute have been
more favorable; for September they were
the earnings were SS9S.23l; increase, ~ ,543.
The Big -Four proper earned in the fourth
week of September A19.S49Sl, an increase
over the corresponding week OF 1900 OF $53,-
1850. The earnings of the month were 81.
CO. .115.2S. an increase over September, 1900.
of $l3S, 1850.
Col. Samuel Moody, assistant general
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines,
who has been quite i'll for several weeks at
his homo in Beaver. Pa, has so much i'm
proved that he expects 10 resume work
next week.
\ remarkable instance is related concern
ing Train 20. the Panhandle flyer. The train
records show that this train on Sept. ~,
was twenty-car train. ran twenty minutes
late and on one stretch of road ran twenty
miles in twenty minutes
An official circular notes the resignation
of G p. Burr as superintendent t 9I the po-
of Pittsburg and the appointment of NJ. +.
! Bradley. who was captain of the police of
Chicago, as Mr.. Burr's successor
The reduction in rates to Buffalo made by
the Central Passenger Association, which
went into effect on Saturday. has not as
yet brought forth such a demand for uck-
cts to the Pan-American Exposition as
was expected. especially when the rate Is
50 low and the weather so pleasant
General Passenger Agent Cook of the
Erie, proposes to make the public better
acquainted with Cambridge Springs, Pa.
| health and pleasure resort located on the
Erie half way between New York and
Chicago, and is circulating neat, we'll
written and finely-illustrated brochure.
Il: Bierer. jr.. who was for long time
assistant TO the United States attorney and
had charge of the mining work in the
land Office of the Interior Department. has
Los Angeles e Salt Lake Railroad, and has
| removed from Washington, d. G., TO salt
Lake.
The new and extensive paint shop OF the
Big Four at BrightwOod is nearing com
pletion. New boilers are being put in, a
new power house built and the blacksmith
shops enlarged. After present improve
ments completed there will be an adj
employed.
Tests TO determine the value of operating
! trains by telephone and doing other serV-
Ice now performed by telegraph are DelnS
| made by officers on the Santa Fe lines.
| The Chicago, Milwaukee * St Paul is
/ pleased with its results, and is using the
| same wires for telephoning as are used 1or
| telegraphing.
The numerous designations of agents on
/ the Chicago & Eastern Illinois is exciting
| comment. Among those who have resigned
/ within the last few days were {. h Patti
/ son, agent at TeXico; .. Nj. Miller. agent
| at Cypress; d. II. Rexwinkle, agent at
Benton. and f. c. Renfro, who has been
car distributor at St Elmo. The agent at
/ Boaz is also of the number.
company has been organized, to be
known as the Mount Rogers q Eastern
miles of new road in Virginia, and several
| counties on the proposed route are voting
to issue bonds TO aid the enterprise. The
| portion of the State to a terminus at tide
water on the James river.
The Wabash has seventeen miles of track
vet to lay on its line from Toledo TO Mont
pelier and expects to finish by the 10Th.
| There are twelve girder bridges. the long
est one hundred feet, and three of them
have been put in. Track laying is now
| in progress on the line from New Haven
| to Butler and the bridge over the Maumee
on that line is almost completed
At the meeting of the stockholders of
| the Grand Trunk Railroad, in London: the
| report of the president, Charles Rivers
| Wilson. was unanimously adopted. The re-
\ port alluded to the assassination OF Presl-
| dent Mckinley, and said that if President
| Roosevelt succeeded in carrying out the
| policy of reciprocity indicted in President
| McKinley's last speech il would remove
some of the most serious barriers TO the
| prosperity of Canada and the Grand Trunk
| Railroad.
| J. A Fillmore. formerly manager of the
| Southern Pacific at San Francisco, who
was superseded by ]. II. Herbert a Hays
| appointee, has been called to New York to
| talk with Mr.. Hartman, and were he to
resume his old position it will not be sur
prise. Since his removal Mr.. Fillmore has
| been drawing a pension equal to half his
| annual salary, to continue during life, and
| it is thought Mr.. Hartman may feel that
| he can use Mr.. FillmOre's services to ad-
| vantage as equivalent for the amount of
\ the pension.
The Evansville Courier says that while
| nothing definite is known there regarding
| the status of the Evansville q Terre Haute,
| il is the general superstition among local
| officials that the road will be a thing of
| the past as to name after the meeting of
| the stockholders to be held in Evansville
| Oct. n. The Courier adds: Into what
| ever hands the Evansville & Terre Haute
| passes there is question but the trans
| fer will mean big loss to Evansville, and
| the change of ownership would doubtless
| mean a removal of the general Offices