The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-27

M f. Ingalls, president of the Big Four,
will go East next week, to be absent some
time.
James McCrea. first vice president of the
Pennsylvania, is spending this week at
Philadelphia.
The Wabash lines earned in the third
week I'm June $S3OOSS.22, an increase Of slS.-
6566l over last year
The Monon earned In May 1856 139. an in
crease over May. 1900, OF $l6.190 Net earn
ings were 33,03S, an increase this year of
SIS l60.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie is laying a
large mileage of new steel weighing ninety
pounds TO the yard and making other i'm
provements.
The Pere Marquette management states
that the earnings of the system for its
present fiscal year will be 80 500OO as
against $4,000 last year
The Hooking Valley Railroad earned in
the third week OF June $l09 "a. a de-
crease as compared with the correspond
ing week Of 1900 OF $7,S5G.07.
H. C. Stiles. general agent of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton ~ Dayton. left last night for
Toledo 10 attend a meeting OF the freight
officials of the entire system.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company will
establish reading rooms at Woodward. O..
T., La Junta, Col, Gallup. y. NJ, and RAJ
ton, n. NJ, at a cost OF $4,000.
j. f. Rheiner has been appointed travel
ing freight agent OF the Toledo, st. Louis
< Western. Mr. Rheiner was formerly car
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific is
making extensive improvements at South
Chicago, laying additional sidetracks and
building a warehouse zoo feet long.
The Big Four has issued an attractive
circular announcing the thirty-ffth annual
encampment of the Grand Army OF the
Republic at Cleveland Sept. 10 TO a.
The Toledo, st. Louis * Western has or
dered from the Baldwin locomotive works
four heavy freight engines to weigh eighty
tons each. to be delivered by Jan. l.
The syndicate which underworld the Sc
curities of the Toledo. St. Louis d Western
and who had much TO do with the prolonga-
ton Of the litigation has been dissolved.
The laying OF several miles OF new steel
rails weighing eighty-lve pounds TO the
yard was commenced yesterday on the Belt
road, and the putting in OF 1900 new ties.
On July 6 the Central Passenger Asso-
Springs 10 discuss Pan-American rates and
take any other action necessary to improve
the business.
j. 6. Ford. controller OF tho Kansas CITY.
Fort Scott & Memphis has rendered his
| resignation. As a railroad auditor Mr..
| Ford has had an extended career, entering
| the service in 1858.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific gives
| notice OF the establishment of several rev
! towns on the Liberal extension OF its lines
| toward FL PaSo. Tex, III miles of new road
| having been opened.
Rufus G. Wood. a Michigan Central Rail-
| way conductor Tor over forty years, died
| at his home in Jackson. Mich. on Tuesday
| of old age. He began railroad service on
| the Chicago & Alton In 1856.
1t is stated that W. Q. Brown, just elected
vice president and general manager of the
Lake Shore road. has offered an executive
position 10 +. :. Eusts, general passenger
agent OF the Chicago Burlington & Quincy.
The Litchfield & Madison Railroad has
been transferred 10 the Illinois Central.
BY purchasing IL the Illinois Central sc-
Quires line from LiIchfeld to East ST
Louis nine miles shorter than its present
route
1t Is understood that Charles NJ. Scheaffer
will be appointed superintendent OF tele-
graph OF the Pennsylyania Railroad, TAX