The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

10 adjust the grievances so that the men
can resume work to-day.
Under the new management the Erie
railway is making excellent earnings eX-
hibits. The gross earnings for May were
SS.l51 .ll6. an increase over May. 1900. OF
$4O,SJO; net earnings for May, SSl..ol2, an
increase over May last year OF S2l3.OSs.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific is
securing the right of way for a line from
Platte City 10 Kansas City. crossing the
Missouri river at Parksville. The Rock
Island now enters Kansas City over the
Burlington tracks and uses the Hannibal
bridge.
Within the last three years the Santa
re management has spent $4,000 on read
ing rooms and has them stocked with over
10000 volumes. The reading rooms are in
charge of Rev. S. c. Busser. an EpiSco-
palian clergyman. whose headquarters Is
at Los Angeles.
Yesterday 10 newspaper men, employed
on Washington. Baltimore and Phlladel-
phia papers. were entertained by George
W. Boyd, assistant general passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania lines. at Stockton Ho-
tel, Cape May. a special train being FUR
nlshed for the occasion.
Several hundred of the employees OF the
pennsylvania road from different parts OF
the system held an open AIR meetins IN
Harrisburg on Thursday. Grand Chlef At
thur. of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers, and Chief Morrisey. of the Brother
hood of Trainmen, were present.
1t is understood that Mr.. Trump Will be
Licidt cClSldl " liz SCltAo
the Pennsylvania Railroad, and u. n:
Creighton. now general superintendent OF
the b; & a. division, Will be apPoln'to "a
general superintendent of transportation 10
succeed Mr.. Trump, whose rise in ofnciai
ranks has been rapid.
Edgar F. Serviss, commercial agent OF
the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
in Kansas City since that road secured an
entrance TO this city in 1898, has been APP
pointed commercial agent or the frisco
Memphis roads at Omaha and Will assume
his new position at once.
The general expression of passenger men
is TO the effect that the summer excursion
business is unprecedented in its volume
and taxing such systems as the Big -FOUR,
the Pennsylvania. the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton to handle the business offered,
and from this on indications are that II
will increase rather than diminish.
1t is understood that an order has been
issued by the Great Northern management
against the renewing of leases of city ticket
offices when those now in force expire in
territory traversed by that system ana py
the Northern Pacific, and at competitive
points west where the Chicago, burlington
* Quincy is now represented Union ofnces
will be used by the three systems.
Frank NJ. Townsend to-day goes TO Pitts
burg to represent the Erie ROAD, with the
title of special agent. The manner tnat tne
new president of the Erie is backing up the
passenger department will make that line
a much more formidable competitor among
the trunk lines than heretofore. New trains
dIC btAll5 "a jill 70
cars and the number of trains increased
William Gibson, formerly with the Big
Four, now with the Baltimore q ONO as
superintendent of transportation, mas peen
placed in charge of all the equipment. botn
on the main line and all branches, OF the
system. This will apply to both passenger
ana freight, and an attempt Will be mace
to keep the uniformity throughout that
distinguishes the Pennsylvania system.
The Lake Shore and Nickel-plate have
issued a joint notice that stop over prlvl-
leges will be permitted at Brocton Tor
Chautauqua lake, on all tickets sold this
season TO Buffalo for the Pan-American
exposition. The notice is in direct viola
ton OF the rules of the Central Passen-
ger Association, but is made TO meet the
competition of the Erie on Niagara Falls
business.
The New York Central will change its
route from Kingsbridge 70 S~puytenduyvll.
curve sharply to7the left after leaving
kingsbridge. The plans are for a straight
road from Fordham Heights over the Har-
line near SpuytenduyVil. The improvement
will cost several million dollars and Will be
commenced at once.
Ii is stated that Charles E. Fitch, gen.
eral manager Of the eastern division or
the Erie lines, Will have mis- authority ex-
tended over the western division, and tnat
j.. c. Mcorehead. now general manager
OF the western division. Will be assistant
general manager of the entire system.
The title of superintendentsof motive power
OF the Erie lines will be abolished, and
Alfred Z. Mitchell, now holding that posi-
ton, vii! have the title Of mechanical en-
glncCr.
Even with what has been supposed to be
an iron-clad system OF rate maintenance,
with all roads controlled by a single head,
the trafnc officials are to be called together
in New York this week 10 stop a leak OF
revenue through a decentralization OF freight
rates west bound. Ii is now said that the
easing up OF business conditions Is show
ing itself in the falling off OF gross earn
ings, and some of the traAic officials con-
sequently are resorting to the .old-time
method of cutting rates to secure business.
Wali-street Journal: 'The rumors of Ev-
ansville x Terre Haute becoming a part
Of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois system
nave probably a coed deal of foundation IN
for Eastern Illinois, and should IL fall into
the hands Of Illinois Central or Big Four
il would deprive Eastern Illinois of its
connection with Louisville. Nashville and
the valuable traffic accruing therefrom.
The buying has been q strong pool. and the
limited quantity of the stock MAKES 1t a
somewhat easy subject for manipulation.
The various railways centering here will
observe the Fourth of July more generally
than usual. All general freight and pas
senger Offices will be closed during the day.
as will ticket offices, exceDt in the forenoon,
when the ticket offices will remain open Tor
a few hours. Receipts of freight for ship
ment WI be limited to a certain time on
July ;. so that no extra trains need De run
on the Fourth, and business generally IN
railroad circles will be suspended. One
fare for the round trip between all points