The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-17

man OF tnS cOnl any 5 board or directors,
said he had no; been informed tina Mr..
Hays had resigned.
Report has it that the officials OF the Pan
American Exposition have under consiiera-
railroads and refusing 60 award any med
ais. so disappointed is the management
over the character of the exhibits. which
do. not reflect credit on the railroads.
Indications are that the Eel River road
Will pass under control Of the Pennsyl-
vania Company and will be operated as
part of the Vandalia system. Bridge gangs
or the pennsylvania COMPANY are now
engaged on the Eel Rriver road. repairing
bridges and. making other improvements.
The report that the Wabash is to secure a
line into philadelphia is not given much
credence in higher railroad circles. Still it
is a fact that an outlet to the Atlantic sea-
board has been under consideration, and
It's natural ally is the L-ackawanna, which
has under consideration building into Phil
adelphia.
Samuel Carpenter. Eastern passenger
agent or the pennsylvania lines, has sent
T. Layton. local superintendent OF the
and on each page are eight pictures of
notable New Workers. among them most
of the prominent railroad officials located
in that city.
The thirty-three miles of double track
between Columbus and Newark. o., which
are used jointly by the Pennsylvania and
OF the busiest pieces of road in the coun-
try. A greater Fart of the day a passenger
or freight train passes over the tracks
every ten minutes.
Henry Baldwin. foreign freight agent Of
the Illinois Central. has returned from his
foreign trip and reports excellent results.
He states that the vessel capacity at New
Orleans will be greatly increased within
the next sixty days. English shippers ex-
press great confidence in the future of New
Orleans as an export and import point.
The business of the freight trains over
the Panhandle has reached enormous pro-
1 nOItiOnS of late. running in twelve TO four
teen sections. On the Panhandle il is what
the Merchants Dispatch is on the Wander
bilt lines as TO time and character OF equip
ment, requiring the most substantially
built cars to carry the traffic at the high
speed.
John K. Logan. station accountant for
the Queen ~ Crescent at Meridian, MISS,
Is spending a week among friends IN TINS
city. Mr.. Logan was connected with the
Peoria division of the Big Four as chief
clerk to Mr.. Parquet in the maintenance OF
way department until about two years ago.
when he resigned to take service with the
Queen & Crescent.
Inquirer-Latest reports show that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company controls
16, i22 miles of railway, capitalized at 1904,
453.S0. Bonds resting on the several IN
t%erests amount to 1851, 1000 In this state
ment is included the Chesapeake * ONO
the Norfolk & Western, the Baltimore q
Ohio and Long Island roads. acquired
within the last twelve months.
Traffic officials of railroads in the North
west state that their roads will have more
grain TO handle this year than ever before
Traffic officials of the Chicago * North,
western, the Chicago, Milwaukee < st. Pau
and of the Pacific coast lines assert that
there are thousands of acres which VIII
yield twenty-five to thirty bushels TO the
acre, where the usual crop has been ten 10
fourteen bushels.
m Adams, of Peru, is in charge
of the track laying, and superintendent OF
Bridges Danes Is in charge of the bridge
building of the new lines of the Wabash
from Toledo to Montpelier and from Fort
Wayne to Butler. Large bridges have to
| be built across the Maumee river on both
lines, and they are now being erected. Ihe
track laying progresses at about a mile-a-
day rate.
"A surprise is in store for the travelling
public when the Lake Erie & Western gets
its track up to the Intended standard: Fast
trains will be put on in connection with one
OF the prominent roads out OF Kansas City,
probably using the Chicago * Alton, and
to the East one of the Vanderbilt lines. III
is said the trains will run through between
Kansas City and New York, and VIII III
every respect equal the through-train serv-
ice given by the Wabash between those
points.
Irwin Bedford. who was appointed by the
United States Court receiver of the Toledo,
St. Louis & Western, left on Thursday for
New York with the intention of winding
up the receivership. The new owners of the
property are anxious to have the receiver
ship finally settled. which led to the inser-
ton OF an advertisement stating that all
claims would have to be reported by Aug. l.
Still, il is said, not all have yet been handed
in, and this hearing is for consideration OF
all claims against the old company.
Three of the Monon engines at Lafayette
have for some time been crewed by
brothers. Engineer Jack ludlow ana
Fireman Charles ludlow have been In
charge of 20S, Engineer John Killenbeck
and Fireman William killenbeck have
been on the same engine. while Joe and
f.. Steer have been running on No. a1.
Superintendent of Motive Power Monk
house on Friday decreed that these men
be changed. William Killenbeck has re-
signed and several of the others threaten
so to do. The reason of the order is said
TO be that should an accident occur the
road does not desire to nave an account
published of two brothers being killed or
the same engine.
What promises to be one of the largest
excursions out of New Jersey is now beinl
arranged for the triennial pilgrimage tC
Louisville of the Grand Commandery OF
knights Templars of New Jersey. This
pilgrimage will begin Sunday, Aug. %. OF
the Lackawanna Railroad. a special traiT
of elegant wide-vestibuled Pullman car:
leaving New York and taking on knights
at Newark, the Oranges, Summit, Morris
town, Washington and other points. A
Scranton camp will be pitched for dinner
and Buffalo will be reached in time for sup
per. The party will arrive at Louisville al
noon on Monday. On the return journey
the party will visit the Elk
position and Niagara Falls.
NEWS OF THE COURTS.