The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-23

OF It's own from St. Louis TO Omaha and
the Burlington a second line between Chi
cage and Kansas City via Quincy.
Grievances OF engineers on the Louisville
* Nashville road. which, il was thought
might lead to trouble. have been salts
Iactorily adjusted to all parties interested.
The grievance committee was given a hear
ing and their wishes as to pay for extra
time required by extension of terminals in
cities granted.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Indiana. Decatur * Western will be
held In this city Oct. 9. The terms of three
OF the directors will expire on that date.
As the property is controlled by the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton q Dayton. which is backing
the extensions of the road. the meeting will
nave no business of Importance, it is said,
TO consider.
Hereafter patrons of the Pennsylvania
INES wishing 10 reserve space in Pullman
palace and sleeping cars must pay therefor
when application is made, the object being
10 give the public better service. Much in
convenience has been occasioned by space
reserved not being used. The plan will
or telegraph.
1t is stated that the large Atlantic E-2
type Oh passenger engine on the Pennsyl-
Nania lines. with heavy express trains. are
demonstrating that they are the engine the
company needs for passenger service, and
d tehhsylVania official says in a few
months a number of these engines will be
In service on the Panhandle and the Pitts
Durg, Fort Wayne & Chicago.
me dnQald Is erecting an lnterlOcking
piant at WILLOWS. a short distance from
East st. Louis. which, complete. will cost
sl5,No. The interlocking will effect a saving
IN tlme OF three minutes to each train. and
IL Is one OF the preliminary steps General
manager Miller is taking 70 further shorten
the running time OF several of the fast
trains between Indianapolis and st. Louis.
An impression prevails in financial cir
cles that the PENNSYLVANIA Company has
purchased the securities in default Of the
Sandusky & Hooking road.
Southern. is the only independent coal road
IN ONO. 1t has a mileage of 2G3 miles. ex-
tending to the lake at Sandusky, and would
be valuable to the Baltimore & Ohio, now
a pennsylvania interest.
The annual meeting of the Evansville &
Ierre Haute stockholders will be held in
evansville Oct. is. The directors have an
tlcipated action on the dividend question
by declaring "A ) per cent. dividend on the
preferred stock, payable one-half on Oct. Is.
this year, and one-half on April Is. 1902. Il
was stated at the meeting of the directors
in New York last week that no dividend
could be paid on the common stock. owing
10 the large amount which has been ex-
pended IN the last six months in LAYING
new steel rail and making other improve
ments.. The directors hope at the expira-
ton OF six months 10 be able to declare a
l5 per cent dividend on the common stock.
Il. l.. Patterson, late travelling passenger
agent or the Big Four. who died last week,
was a man of excellent habits. well edu-
Gated ana a great reader of good literature.
0RAAAN III AlANt ~ Ills OGOlA
dialect. He often entertained G.. A. r. au-
diences relating war experiences. He had
a plan or the battle of Waterloo and illus
trations which went into details of the
movements OF the two armies, even to bri-
gades and regiments. and his lectures i'm
that line were highly interesting. While
he never neglected duty and ranked as one
o1 the most competent Of the Big Four
passenger men, he used all leisure moments
in reading standar works, never visited
saloons and set an example, says a general
passenger agent, that all travelling pasSen-
ger and freight officials might well follow.
During his long service with the Decline
and Big Four he was enabled to purchase
a beautiful home in Cleveland, and leaves
his family In comfortable circumstances.
He was exceedingly popular with his asso-
ciates.
There is a probability" says the Kan
sas City Journal, that the battle over the
Wabash differential east from Kansas CITY
will have TO be fought over again. Chair
man Mcleod, of the Western Passenger
eral Passenger Agent Cranes protest. The
latter was to the effect that other lines are
not observing the terms of Arbiter Mar
tins decision. and that therefore the Wa
bash would not be bound by ii further. In
reply Mr.. Mcleod stated that he did not
understand that the decision was up for ad-
judication by him, and suggested that the
better way would have been for Mr.. Crane
TO have taken steps to secure a conference
instead OF taking individual action. At
tention was called to the fact that no point
had been specified wherein other lines had
violated the terms of the decision. and that
the action OF the Wabash in the matter
was likely to upset all precedent and all
disposition of the question by arbitration.
The letter of the chairman suggests that
the grievance may be a fancied one and
cautions Mr.. Crane 70 go slow"