The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-13

Pan-American exposition at Buffalo, not
only as TO train service. but as 10 attrac-
tons at the exposition
Levi d. Little, chief detective of the
Pennsylvania system. died on Sunday at
Elmira. He was a victim Of appendicitis
He was prominent in several societies and
we'll known in this section
Representatives at this point of the
Nickel-plate have received notice that the
freight embargo on that line. which has
existed for ten days, has been lifted anu
shipments east can be resumed.
Representatives OF eastern roads met in
rules and regulations regarding the hand
ling of baggage in the territory OF the
Central Passenger Association
For several months the Evansville <
have been at war. and the former road
makes no connection with trains or the
Southern Railway. much mountaineering
the travelling public.
j. c. Beam. Northwestern passenger
agent of the Southern Railway, and l.. H..
Saupe, representing the Cotton Belt, were
III the city yesterday. 1t being the initial
trip of both since Indianapolis was placed
Under their supervision.
The Big Four has arranged TO give tie
Maude Adams troupe a fast run iron.
Cleveland to st. Louis on Sunday, March
q. The troupe will be carried on a special
train composed OF seven cars, and will
stop at Indianapolis thirty minutes fo-
CInnor.
The Santa Fe has suspended work on its
new shops at Topeka until the result Of
the proposition of Topeka to vote a sub
sidy of SO, 600 to the enterprise is decided,
the company having received information
that the proposition may be defeated at
the election in April.
On Monday DIR. c. 3. Stemen completed
his twenty-ifth year as surgeon of the
Pennsylvania Company. He is known all
over the country as the dean of railroad
surgeons. Through his influence the surgi-
cal wabash Association was formed, and
he was its first secretary.
AS the annual meetings of the roads
controlled by the Pennsylvania Company
are held ii is noticeable that l.. +. Loree
Is taking the place of some one who re-
tires as director, and Mr.. Loree's name now
appears in the directorate of fourteen in
terests of the Pennsylvania lines East and
West.
Despite the car shortage the Cincinnati,
Hamilton x Dayton is making the hand
soonest earning exhibit in its history. At
indianapolis the company is handling $40
To- 800 loaded cars per week, and would III
crease the number at least 90 per cent,
says one of the officials, could cars be
commended.
The Kentucky State Board of Valuation
has refused a rehearing to the railroads
that sought to induce the board to revise
its rulings subjecting their corporate fran
chises 10 county and city taxation. The
ruling subjects them to several hundred
thousand dollars additional taxes annually
and affects all roads running into the State.
AS the result Oh q conference between
President ingalls,, of the Big Four, and A.
M. Mozier, general superintendent of the
Erie Railroad, an agreement has been
reached whereby these will use the single
track of the Erie and the Big Four, which
viii parallel between Marion and Gallon,
o. The arrangement will go into effect
Apri. 10.
Numerous extensions of the Chicago. Mil
waukee q st. Paul Railway system are be-
ing planned. Arrangements have been
completed for the building of several
branch lines in Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Illinois between now and the end of au-
tumn. The extensions, with other proposed
improvements, will necesSitate an outlay
of more than 50, 600.
Since the absorption of the Mobile &
Ohio the Southern Railway system ranks
among four or five of the largest. 1t COM
pleteiy controls 1851 miles of railways,
and has much TO 90 with sdictating tn"
policy of roads which swell it's mileage
to e,So4 miles. What would greatly benefit
Indianapolis would be that the Southern
secure control of the Monon lines and then
carry out the policy of w. III. Doel. presi-
dent of the Monon, and build from some
l.oint on the lines to indianapolis.
j. II. p. Hughart, general manager of the
Grand Rapids < Indiana, has returned from
the East. where he set forth the improve
ments he desired made to the Grand Rap
ids * Indiana road. which met the APP
proval of the higher authorities of the
pennsylvania Company. Several short eX-
tensions 10 manufacturing industries are
planned, and at several points depots and
yards Will be enlarged and a large sum
spent In general Improvement to the prop
erty and iu the increasing of equipment.