The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02

dent Of the Seaboard and be made chair
nan of the board OF directors.
Chief Engineer ]. a. Atwood, of the Pitts
burg x Lake Erie Railroad. has awarded
trlc block signals for the whole length
OF the road. from Youngstown TO Glass
port. Installation of the system will begin
as soon as possible.
The new train to be put on tomorrow
over the New York Central, the Lake
Shore, the Chicago & Northwestern and the
Union Pacific Will make the run from coast
to coast in four days. and will be the fast
is expected TO do a heavy business.
The Northern Pacific has set aside a
handsome sum for new equipment the COM
ing year. Bids will be asked for % giant
list sleepers, > first-class coaches. dining
cars, baggage cars. 1900 box cars 1000 fiat
cars, 500 ballast cars and 30 cabooses.
Assurance is said to have been given that
the Chicago Great Western can be bought
by any interest willing to pay what Presi-
dent Stickney considers fair valuation. Ii
Is stated by personal friend that Mr.
Stickney desires to retire from active bust
ness life and take up his residence in the
East.
Officers Of the Michigan Central have
been advised that the passenger locomo-
tive exhibited by that road at the Pan
American Exposition has been awarded a
blue ribbon and gold medal. The engine is
or the Atlantic type. weighs ~ tons, has
cylinders.
An official of the Canadian Pacific says
they are having a great rush of hunters
IN the region of north Canada traVerSed
or square miles along the road where large
game is very abundant. Moose. caribou,
deer and bear are plentiful and there is an
abundance of small game.
When the Improvements TO the older OF
the city freight depots of the Pennsylvania
lines at this point are completed the COM
pany Will have seven tracks under roof,
three of them 800 feet in length, the other
four 40 feet. This is in addition to the
tracks connected with the new freight
depot, which hold 1S2 cars.
President Joseph Ramsey, jr.. of the Wa
bash, will be in Pittsburg to-day, and will
probably award the contract for the great
Wabash bridge across the Monongahela
river. Four bids have been received for
the great work. The competition is said
to lie between the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany and the American Bridge Company.
In October there were transferred over
the Belt road 0.423 cars, the largest num-
Der In any month in the twenty-three years
the road has been opened for business
Belt road engines handled at the stock
yards $500 carloads of live stock. and for
private switches on its line 1858 loaded
cars, in each case being a heavier business
than that of October, 1900.
There is the best of authority for stat
ing that President Underwood will remain
with the Erie Railway and give his best
service TO the development or the property,
which In the few months that he has been
at the head of affairs has made remark
able progress Operations of the road are
better systematized and economies have
been introduced which are greatly enhanc-
ing both gross and net earnings.
Plans are practically complete for the
elevation of all tracks at Grand Crossing,
Chicago, the most dangerous railroad
lowed six years to do the work. and il
will cost over 100000. Tracks of the Hli-
nois Central, the Monon. the Michigan
Central, the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chi
cago. the Lake Shore and the Nickel-plate
all go over this cross at grade.
c. +. Henderson, vice president of the
Philadelphia * Reading. states that there
is no significance in the consolidation of q
few of the agencies of the Philadelphia &
Reading and the Jersey Central: that it in
dicates no change in the policy OF operating
both roads Independently; in fact, he says
President Baer was not even consulted in
making these changes. They were ar
ranged between General Freight Agents
Boal and Rooms. but there will be no gen
eral consolidation of other offices.
Benjamin Norton. president OF the Toledo
st. Louis & Western, in closing his annua
report said the results from the transporta
| ton for the year have not been as salts
factory might have been wished. owing
10 the fact that the engines which he found
! on the road wero entirely inadequate e
handle the business. II was only during
| the last six weeks of the year that the
! company derived any appreciate benef
! from the new power purchased. the sa me-
! having been delayed by the locomotive
| builders.
The constant growth of the Wabash anC
| the splendid financial showing, it's earn
| ings having increased each year since the
panic of 1898, matters of 1attering com
ment to the executive ability of Presiden
| Ramsey and his excellent corps Of officials
! Its latest required mileage is that of the
! Omaha st. Louis having AS miles 81
road and only few months since the Wa
! bash secured control of the Wheeling &
! Lake Erie, adding 400 miles; several extern
! sons have been built this season anC
! others are in course of construction, which
will still further augment the mileage.
Important changes in the management o.
| the Pullman Company became effectiv,
| yesterday. G. A. Garcelon became genera
manager and w. II. Reed general superin
! tendent of the operating department. Tn,
| six operating divisions hitherto used wer.
abolished and four new divisions becam,
| operative. with appointments as follows
| Northwestern, c. r. Wagner superintend
| ent. at Chicago; Northeastern. J. 6. Merrill
! superintendent. at New York: Southeast
ern. James Martin superintendent. a
| Philadelphia; Southwestern. ID. II. Martin
| superintendent. at st. Louis. great saw