The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
MOnOn Earnings.


The Southern Indiana earned in Novem-
Der $52,9l7, against $30,966 in November 1900.
The Illionis Central earned in November
s.. 1850. against 50. 142, S3s in 1890, and
against 81, $40 in 1899.
The Iowa Central will on Jan. ] estab-
lsh an office at Indianapolis. with j. r.
Veitch as its general agent.
The Panhandle locomotive power officials
have decided to test the schenectady type
OF engines and have ordered three modern
fast express engines from these works.
On Dec. II the roads in the Southeastern
Passenger Association and a majority OF
them south of the Ohio river. will discon-
tinue the sale of one-day settlers rates.
G. z. Henderson, general manager of
the Coal. Steel and Iron Company, of the
Philadelphia q Reading, denies that he
is TO sever his connection with that road.
The Santa Fe has increased its order for
engines with the Baldwin locomotive works
to 100. and the Great Northern has let the
contract for fifty new engines of the heavy
consolidated type.
In railroad circles it is believed that Will
liam B. Leeds taking the presidency of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific is pre-
liminary TO a close traffic alliance with the
Pennsylvania line.
The Chesapeake & Ohio this week re-
ceived four new Pullman sleepers to be
run between Cincinnati and New York.
They are said to be among the finest ever
turned out at the works.
The Choctaw Railway Company has
signed a contract with the citizens of
Guthrie, O.. T., to build to that city at once
from Hartshorn. The distance is 140 miles.
Work will begin at both ends of the line.
The directors of the Minneapolis e. st.
Louis Railroad Company have declared a
dividend Of 2i2 per cent. for the half year
on it's common stock. This Is an increas
OF y per cent. over the last previous pay
ment.
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton has
arranged TO run trains of the Findlay, Fort
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the Wabash. and the tickets of the COM
pany will be sold at the Wabash offices in
that city.
In passenger circles a belief prevails that
bash and the Lake Shore on both Toledo
and Cleveland business. Already the Lake
Shore has announced reduced rates, and
the Wabash will do likewise.
The Pennsylvania has ordered 775 new
box cars of 10000 pounds capacity from
the Illinois Car and Equipment Company,
and as fast as they are completed they
will be turned over to the lines at Chicago
for loading with grain for the East.
On Tuesday the Wabash hauled east In
two trains 40 empty cars 10 be returned
with steel rails by the Missouri Pacific
road. This traffic is via the Pennsylvania
and the wabash, there being 700 carloads
in all, 300 having been delivered already.
The Lake Erie & Western is remodeling
its offices at the freight depot in this city
and making other improvements, and in
the spring will enlarge the freight depot.
The business of the line has largely in
creased since the Lake Shore took control
of the property.
The papers for the incorpora ton of the
Southern Securities Company reached the
New Jersey secretary of states office yes
terday. but were found 10 have some minor
legal defects and were returned for cor
rection. The corrected papers are eX-
pected TO be filed to-day.
Among the freight men who were in this
city yesterday were j. F. Thompson, rep
resenting the Santa Fe; II. Pullman, the
Northern Pacific; Ray l.. Depew, the Mo-
bile & Ohio. and Harry Bowser the Mis-
souri,. Kansas Il Texas, the latter repre-
scnting the passenger department.
Edwin w. Page. division freight agent of
the Marietta division OF the Pennsylva-
MIA lines, who died on Sunday was buried
At Lima. O.. on Tuesday. Previous 10 the
Pennsylvania taking control of the prop
erty I'm 1898 the deceased was general
freight and passenger agent of the line.
Robert b. Hanson. special officer Of the
Lake Shore is thought 10 be fatally III.
He stumbled into a deep culvert at Waite 5
crossing while tracking freight car thieves
at night Two OF his ribs were broken and
pneumoniS resulted from the cold TO which
he was exposed before regaining conscious
ness.
L. ~ Ford and his large corps of assist
ants will remove the Offices OF the general
passenger agent on March ! into the new
building at Pittsburg- The offices will be
equipped with new furniture. General Pas
senger Agent Ford expects TO have the
most complete and attractive offices in the
country.
Suit was brought at Wapakoneta. o.,
yesterday by John 4. Bailey, as trustee.
against the Toledo a Ohio Central Railway