The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-07

Passenger earnings Of the Big Four lines.
including those OF the Peoria * Eastern.
snow an increase for August over the CORE
spondlng month last year OF $l20,6SO-9l-
1t is reported that the several offices OF
the Toledo q Ohio Central and the
rocking valley are TO be consolidated, win
officials or the latter company In charge.
j. B.. Bowers has been appointed assistant
foreman or the shops of the Pennsylvania
Company at Logansport, and 7. j. Dreyfuss
spector.
The Empire State Express on the New
York Central is now hauled by the new
ATLANTIC type of engine, and this has en-,
aoIeq tne company TO put on an additional
coach for this train.
George I. .Gunnip. general agent of the
passenger department Of the Santa Re
lines. is in the city. He is looking for an
unusually large travel to Pacific coast
points this fall and coming winter.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie made the
largest earnings in August OF any month
IN the roads history. In August, 1900. the
1900.
A train of five Pullman cars and a pri-
vate car was hauled on Wednesday from
Marion TO Huntington, on the Erie Kali
way, ~ miles, in lie minutes, breaking All
Erie.
On Oct. 1 the accounting and freight de-
partments of the former Kansas City *
MenlphlS road, now located at Kansas
City, VIII be removed to ST Louis and
merged with the st. Louis & San Francisco
offices.
Frank Chance. who has been connected
with the legal department Of the Pennsyl-
wanna lines west for thirty years. and rank
ing as one of the most competent of the
sollc1tors OF the lines, died yesterday at
Columbus, o.
The wreck at Continental. on the Nickel
plate road, on Wednesday of this week,
caied out the wrecking crew the first time
In Ill days. In other words, it was that
number of days since a wreck occurred on
the western division.
F. d. Underwood. president Of the Erie
Railway, is quoted as saying that the Erie
was top7heavy with officials. most of them
nfgn sa air 7 and 1t is stated that the the
company at least 100000 per annum
Five roads operate jointly over the Rich
mond, fredericksburg q Potomac, namely,
the fennsyIVanla, the Chesapeake q Ohio.
the Atlantic Coast-line, the Seaboard Air
line and the Southern Railway. Each of
the hVe roads owns One-ffth Of the stock.
In the test of a Mother Hubbard type of
freight engine and one of the Schenectady
pulld' made on the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois this week, the Mother Hubbard was
shown to be the superior, it pulling the
same train up the same heavy grade 1872
feet the farthest.
The annual report OF the Chesapeake &
ONO Will be issued within a few days. and
1t Is said will be an excellent one. At this
meeting the directors will be asked to
recommend an appropriation of 81, 300.O 900 OF
the years income for necessary better
ments TO the property.
The meeting of presidents of Eastern
trunk lines to be held in New York next
week will be the first meeting since June.
1t is understood that at this meeting plans
will be discussed for handling traffic to
further reduce expenses and for dividing
the business equitably without disturb
ing rates.
The Pennsylvania Company has begun
the work of laying the foundation for an
| overhead fOur-track road through the CITY
of Allegheny. The work is TO be done in a
manner which will last for ages. Much of
the curvature and all the adverse grades
on the present line will be eliminated by
the new line.
Inquirer: The Pressed Steel Car Com
pany strike at Joliet was settled a day or
two after its occurrence. and all its plants
are now running full time and doing a
much larger business than ever before,
turning, out eighty new cars per day, with
orders booked TO keep it busy for several
months to come.
Thomas Smiley, who represents the Lake
Shore-Lehfgh Valley Dispatch in this terri
tory, last evening received a dispatch from
Buffalo stating that S. A. Storey had been
appointed general manager of the line, sue
ceeding p. c. Doyle, deceased. Mr.. Storey
has represented the dispatch in Boston
as general Eastern agent for some years.
There is good authority for stating that
the pennsylvania Company has not as vet
given up hope of securing control of the
Eel River road. The line is of more value
TO the Pennsylvania, it controlling the Van
dalia, than any other of the connecting
lines, giving the Pennsylvania a short line
from Logansport TO Cleveland, and an OPP
~portunity of entering Detroit.
One of the singular discoveries of the
last few months is that commercial traffic
has suffered on account of shortage of loco
motives to haul commodities from the place
of production TO point of consumption, and
1t has been demonstrated that the rail-
roads had as many cars as they had power
to haul. One item in this statement, SAYS
a superintendent of motive power, is over
looked. Every railroad which has given
orders for cars has given prODortionate
orders for locomotives.
1t was announced yesterday that the adj
journed meeting of Western railroad presi-
Chicago, had been deferred Indefinitely.
Efforts were shaping in Western railroad
arrangements, it was said. toward the con-
centration of freight traffic control in the
hands of a few men, and ii is expected
that each of the big Western group of
roads will place one man in control of traf-
hc. Such a change in method, 1t is averred,
is believed TO be the readiest solution Of the
rate-making question.
AS a matter of fact the railroads OF the
United States contribute a very large sum
annually to the public revenue, It last year
exceeding 5O,OOO,OO as shown by recently
prepare statistics. In direct taxes the
100000, those of Illinois 81 100, 600, those of
Pennsylvania SO, 700, 900, and the other large
States the following sums: Massachusetts,
Kansas, $2.20o. 900; New Jersey, toward the
State expenses, 81, $50. OOO: Wisconsin, 81, 800
0G0; Iowa, 81, 100000; California, $1,S00,O00, and
Texas an even $1,010, 000.
The National Association of Railway Pos
tai Clerks and the United States Railway
Mail Service Mutual Benefit Association
will hold their annual convention Sept. II
In Milwaukee. This is the first time in
the history of the two organizations that
their conventions have been held at the
same time and place. The organizations
come under the immediate supervision of
the chief transportation officer, who is
Second Assistant postmaster General w.
:. Shallenberger. There are on the executive
staff eleven division superintendent, thirty
assistant superintendents, $50 chief clerks
and 1000 railway nnstal clerks