The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-25

pany at Lima TO be rebuilt and c., II. &
ID. engines substituted.
Indications point to rate war between
the Wabash and the Lake Shore on bust
eral Passenger Agent Crane, of the Wa
bash, shows disposition TO bring on a
fight and IL may lead 10 an ugly one.
Col. William Shaw has sent out Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year greeting
lines: Has II come 10 this? Passes Will
be abolished Jan. l, and even Col. Bill
Shaw, of the Q, will have TO pay his fare
The Rock Island Railroad Company filed
notice yesterday with the territorial secre-
tary Of Oklahoma, that IL will extend its
line from Anadarko to a point on the main
line near AddlngtOn, |. T., a distance or
seventy-six miles.
The officers of the American Association
OF travelling Passenger Agents are COM
piling very complete report of their trip
TO California, which will be published soon
photographs will be produced showing most
OF the members at different points of in
terest.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy has
equipped several of its refrigerator cars
with storage steam heaters. 1t is said the
apparatus with one charge of steam will
maintain a tempera ture of 40 degrees in a
car in the coolest of weather for twelve
hours.
John r. Cornatzer, general agent OF the
passenger department Of the San Fran
cisco system in Atlanta, Ca has been
appointed district passenger agent for the
same road, with headquarters in Memphis
He Will be succeeded by w. L. Saunders,
of St Louis.
Engineers of the Panhandle are looking
forward with good deal of interest to
the arrival of the new passenger engines
from, the Schenectady works. The Pan
handle test on any kind of a locomotive
is hard, as the road has heavy trains and
many grades.
The extensive improvements to the Of
fees and freight depot of the Lake Erie &
Western are about completed and make
ii one of the most comfortable and con-
venient depots in the city. 1t is approached
by brick-paved streets and is near the
center of business.
The troubles between the Wabash and
the Baltimore Ohio have been adjusted
and the contractors resumed work yester-
day. 1t wiR be several weeks, however,
before the rails are all laid and the bal
lasting completed, the time depending much
on the character of the weather the next
thirty days.
Express business in all lines is heavy,
furnish equipment. Extra cars are run on
all west-bound trains and the cars are
loaded to the roofs with packages and
parcels. Local officials say it is by all
means the best Christmas season the COM
panies have ever enjoyed.
On Saturday W. H. Gates completed his
twenty-four year engineer on the
Pennsylvania, he being promoted Dec. q.
tinuous service since without a single acct
dent. Mr.. Gates was advanced to passen-
ger engineer of fast trains during the year
Of the worlds fair at Chicago.
Employees of the freight and passenger
department OF the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific on Saturday presented w. G.
Staley, commercial agent of the road, who
has rendered his resignation, an elegant
Masonic emblem charm Mr.. Staley leaves
Kansas City to become traffic manager for
the Western Grocery Company.
Railroad Commissioner Osborn has ad-
| dressed communication TO the general
managers of all the railroads operating in
Michigan suggesting certain changes in
the standard code of train rules, with a
view of avoiding repetition Of such dis
asters the recent Wabash wreck. Com
missioner Osborn asks the managers for
their own opinion as to the ACCESSIBILITY
of amending the CODE as well calling a
conference of operating railroad men to
the matter.
certificate Of the consolidation of the
/ Chatham q Lebanon Valley Railroad Com
pany with the Rutland Railroad Company,
/ forming the Rutland Railroad Company
1 was filed with the New York secretary OF
! state yesterday. The capital of the new
| corporation is 50, 266, 0O0 and the directors
/ are: Percival w. Clement and Wallace G..
/ Clement, Rutland George II. Ball and Ed
/ gar Harding. Boston; John H. Stewart
| Middlebury. VT; w Seward Webb, Shell
/ burne, VT, and E. V. w. Rossiter, George
Bird and s. R. Galloway, Of New York
| city