The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-16

brokers of Kansas City. The large at
tendance, they say, demonstrates that a
good many ticket scalpers are doing bust
ness.
The directors OF the Chicago, Burlington
e. Quincy Railroad Company held their
regular monthly meeting in Boston yester-
day, but considered only routine business.
That there had been no interruption TO the
plans for the absorption of the Burlington
by the Great Northern, and the Northern
i,a6arv is indicated by the fact that the ,
nrst mstallment of 10 per cent.
. c.. c. Mordaugh. representing the Chi
cago. Milwaukee * St. Paul. was in the
city yesterday. tie states that his line has
decided 70 take independent action and will
make a nat o~ne-fare rate for the round trip
10 the convention of the Modern WoOdman
OF America, TO be held in St. Paul, and
VIII grant delegates OF the American Medi-
cal Association, which meets In St Paul,
a stop over, returning, at Milwaukee.
About 80 per cent. of the securities of
the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis
and the Kansas City. Memphis * Birming-
nam railroads have been deposited with
the Old Colony Trust Company under the
purchase offer of the Pierce syndicate and
the purchasing committee had consented
until further notice TO continue to receive
the per cent: still outstanding. The money
10 purchase these securities, rising SIS. 0O,-
600, will be distributed at once.
Albert Balm, the director general Of the
Hamburg-American Steamship Company,
who Is in New York on his way to Europe
after an extended trip to China, yesterday
confirmed the report that negotiations are
IN progress between his company and the
Atchison, Topeka a. Santa Fe Railroad TO
establish a teamshi line between San
Francisco and the Orient Mr.. Balm said,
however, that the matter was still IN its
earliest stages and that the details of the
proposed new line had not been discussed.
The directors of the Tennessee Central
have elected II. Doddridge, formerly gen.
eral manager of the Missouri Pacific, as
| vice nrpCi0Qnf and OonaPal manager The
road is backed by St. Louis capitalists. and
Mr.. Doddridge is to take active charge.
The medical board of the Southwest sys-
tenn of the Pennsylvania lines, which con-
slsts of DIR. j. a. Talbot, Of indianapolis
DR.. j. l.. Sandoe, of Cincinnati, and j. o.
kelis, of Columbus. O., is this week in
session at P~ittsburg examining applicants
for pensions.
A party of Panhandle surveyors has
arrived at knightstown and began yester-
day TO survey a route by which the main
line of the road can get around the dan
gerous curve near that city, known as the
Raysville curve. AT that point the road
makes several sweeps TO overcome a steer
grade, and il is almost impossible at times
for some of the heavy local trains to gel
over the grade without assistance. If tho
line is changed as contemplated 1t will run
on a straight line from the depot at Dun
reith to the depot in Knightstown, instead
of crossing the National road twice between
these two places. but five miles apart.
Maj. ]. G. Pangborn's latest work, Side
lights on management Worlu systems
Railways" just published at the Balti-
more Suns new boOk-printing plant, viii
number among it's readers many notables
in railroad circles. OF the personally signed
cards the major has received by mail
! requesting the forwarding of the book upon
its issue are those of administrative ex-
ecutive or operative heads of systems and
lines representing nine-tenths of the rail-
way mileage of the American continent.
The collection of autographs is a strik-
ingly interesting one, possibly as complete
az could be made of the present active
directors of American transportation op-
Grafton. There is scarcely a well-known
railroad man on the continent not in the
list.