The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-14

Harry Crawford. president of the Chicago
" southeastern, is in the city.
j. b. ECkman, district Inspector of the
weighing and inspection bureaus. who has
been quite i'll, is on duty again.
Inc new bridge of the Big Four across
the Wabash just west of Terre Haute is
completed and all trains passing over it.
The Peoria & Eastern earned the first
week of March $i5, 766.05, a decrease as
compared with the corresponding week OF
1900 Of 81, 391.12.
The Big -Four has let the contract for a
fine electric light plant at Brightwood, to
light the yards as well as the shops and
other buildings.
The Big -Four lines proper earned in the
first week of March 1907, 1424, a decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
of 1900 of $40, 4GS.7O.
Benjamin Norton, president of the To-
ledo. St. Louis & Western. is in New York,
in conference with the financial men inter
estec in the property.
The latest report is that the Lima North
ern and Ohio Southern deal will include
the Ffndlay, Fort Wayne & Western and
the Columbus & Northwestern roads.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
placed an order with the car works at VIII
mington. Del, for twenty-five coaches of
the most modern and substantial build.
w. S. Newhall, who has been appointed
chief engineer of the Wheeling & Lake
Erie. was formerly assistant engineer on
the Cleveland and Pittsburg division of the
Pennsylvania lines.
Benjamin McKeen, superintendent of the
Peoria division of the Vandalia, and j; w.
Thompson, superintendent of the Southern
Indiana. will leave to-day on a hunting
trip down the Mississippi.
Engineer Nelson. of the Panhandle, who
has been laid up for a year on account of
injuries received in a wreck, on Tuesday
reported for duty again on one of the
through passenger trains.
In the year 1900 the Pennsylvania lines
west earned 4.S2 mills per mile from freight
tonnage, an increase over 1899 of seven
tenths of q mill, but the slight increase re-
suited in a large increase in earnings.
Transportation officials of the Baltimore
& Ohio lines are in receipt of a letter of
thanks from +. ID. Underwood, general
manager. for excellent service rendered by
employees during the heavy inauguration
traffic.
1t is stated that two more directors of
the Baltimore q Ohio are TO retire ana
that their places will be filled by Captain
G. Z. Green. first vice president, and SAM
uel Rea, fourth vice president of the Penn
sylvania.
William Garstang. superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Big Four. when East
last week visited several locomotive works,
and found all crowded with orders and uE-
willing TO receive more orders until some
months hence.
A. d. Perry. district passenger agent Of
the Chicago q Alton, accompanied by his
wife. left last night for st. Louis, to attend
lnG WeuUlnR OF MS son. george Is. Ferry,
city passenger agent of the Toledo. St.
Louis x Western, which occurs this even
ing.
+. +. Sargent. grand master Of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen, say he
knows nothing Of the firemen on the Lack
awanna having grievances, and if they had
he would be likely 10 be made acquainted
with them In this connection ii is stated
that all strike rumOTS are set afioat by dis
charged men and former officials of the
road.
The Wabash. the Lake Shore. the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton & Dayton and the Michigan
Central railroads yesterday notified ship
pers at Toledo that no freight Will be &C
cepted until the waters have receded. The
freight derOts OF these railways are close
&c the water front and in some OF them
the water is two feet deep. All have dis
missed the clerks.
After months of protest the Burlington
officials nave decided to bow To the gov
ernment's refusal TO pay the company's
arbitrary rate on business over the bridge
n Quincy. III. The controller of the treas
ury refused TO pay the arbitrary rate last
July, and the railroads claims against The
government OF this account are roughly
apprOximated at $4,000.
Frederic \. Delano. superintendent of mo-
tive power Of the Chicago. Burlington *
improvements 10 fire boxes and boilers of
locomotives. The Schenectady locomotive
works has secured the right TO build en-
gines OF this type, and on Tuesday the
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der for fifty locomotives of the new type
with these works.
X. II. Fowler. representing the passenger
department Of the Illinois Central. is in the
city. He states that the company is get
ting out a souvenir in the form of a media
u give every employe who has been In the
service OF the company one year. on each
medal will be stated the year the employs
entered the service Of the company. \ num-
her Of the employees have been with the
company since the road was built.
George Stevens. president Of the Chesa-
peake * Ohio. Is quoted as saying regard
ing the rumors that the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company was TO absorb the Chesa-
peake & Ohio: The Pennsylvania assumed
active control OF the road during the win-
ter OF 1900 and there has been no change
IN the relations OF the companies whatever
As the Pennsylvania now controls the road
II certainly has no occasion To lease II &c
secure control"
The New York Mail and Express yester
day printed the following: 1T was learned
to-day from an authoritative source tina
the large blocks OF Chicago. Burlington 8