The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-29
works at Jeffersonville disposes of most
OF its work 10 Southern lines.

works at JeffersonvilIe disposes OF most
OF its work TO Southern lines.
Stockholders of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois will hold their annual meeting on
June 5 In Chicago. and possibly the pur-
chase of the Evansville * Terre Haute will
come up for consideration If reports are
correct some syndicate now holds or can
control enough stock to dictate its future.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Will erect
a new office building at Joppa, its river
terminal; also. three more dwelling houses
for its employees to occupy The company
will then have sixteen houses which il has
built at that point. there being no houses
that its employees could secure when the
road was opened TO that point.
The Pennsylvania Company will shorten
the running time of some of its trains be-
tween Pittsburg and Chicago. A new
train will be put OF to make the run be-
tween Pittsburg and Chicago each way i'm
eight hours and thirty minutes; Train 10
Will be run In two sections, and the time
made one hour and thirty minutes faster.
Nothing finer or more complete in the
way OF a special folder for the Pan-Amer-
lean Exposition at Buffalo has been issued
by any road than that of the Erie, which
mas just made its appearance. Ii is of
more than ordinary Importance, because
IL gives information not only regarding the
exposition. but Niagara Falls and Chau-
tauqua lake.
President Galloway, Of the New York
Central, Is quoted as sayiIS that railroad
ing is a poor way 10 make money, and ex-
plains his resignation from the New York
Central presidency by the statement that
ne sees a better way TO a for
tune 1t Is said that after all his long rail
road service what he owns in the world
would not net him $4,000.
The demand for railroad ties has grown
SO 1aSt during the last two years that Puget
SOUND mills can now hardly supply them
as fast as they are wanted by Eastern
railroads Contractors have orders for 20
100000 ties, of which 100000 are for the
Illinois Central Railroad and several million
for the Missouri Kansas K Texas besides
large orders from other roads.
District Passenger Agent Mordaugh. of
the Chicago. Milwaukee a. st. Paul, was in
the city with a large party or delegates TO
Des MoineS to-day. In the party were Rev.
DR.. Breckenridge and Rev. DIR. Heckert,
president of Wittenberg College, Ohio. TIL
party arrived from Springfield over the
Peoria & Eastern and went to Chicago
over the Big -Four.
President Ingalls, has written Wabash
officials of the Big Four promising that the
beautiful new station building his COM
pam has promised Wabash for the last
four years will be put up this summer:
The plans, he says, are completed anc
ready for the examination of contractors.
The building will contain quarters for the
officials of the Michigan division. and the
entire cost will be $4,000.
Z. F. Cost. freight traffic manage of the
Big Four lines, was In the city last even
ing. He states that the freight earnings
OF the Big Four lines for May will not only
be larger than in any May IN the history
or the lines since the consolidation, but
I'm excess of any month during that period.
There have been months in which a larger
tonnage was handled, but at such times
rates were so demoralized that the revenue
derived from carrying the business was not
as large as with the present lighter tom
mage.
Western lines were unable to agree at
Chicago yesterday regarding the rates that
shall be charged from Kansas City terri
tory to Eastern points. and d. 3. Martin,
OF the Baltimore & Ohio road, has been
requested to arbitrate the matter not later
than June 8. General Passenger Agent
Crane, of the Wabash, stated in the meet
ing that his company would be satisfied
with nothing short of permanent con-
tinuation Of the rates In effect prior TO
April 60. The other lines made several
propositions, but none was acceptable TO
Mr.. Crane.
ID. F. Hurd, who has represented the
Lake Shore at Kansas City, and who will
agent of the company; c.. o. Johnson, who
recently took the agency of the Chicago
Great Western at Kansas City. coming
from San Francisco; o. NJ. Ellsworth. who
will represent the Choctaw route at Kansas
City, and w. N. Marshall, recently pro-
NOTED from agent of the Nickel-plate at
Kansas City to assistant general freight
agent of the Grand Island road. were given
a banquet on Saturday night by the Rail-
road Club of that city