The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-23

General Superintendent Tompkins, of the
Peoria x Pekin Union, were in the city
yesterday.
In the first two months OF the current
fiscal year the Missouri Pacific has gained
100000 in net earnings. If this rate Is kept
up the company will be able to show about
10 per cent. earned for the year.
The storm which marked the close of last
week had a paralyzing effect on railway
business eastward from Columbus. Three
feet or snow Obstructed the Panhandle
tracks from Newark TO Pittsburg.
A bill is pending in the lower house of
the Tennessee Legislature, having passed
the Senate. making the long-and-short-haul
clause OF the state law mandatory instead
of discretionary with the state railway
commission.
The Fries new passenger train. to leave
Chicago at 1890 a. m. and make the run
to New York in twenty-nine hours. will
town to Buffalo. thence to New York via
HOrnellsville.
The directors OF the Missouri Pacific
Railroad yesterday authorized an increase
the total authorized issue ~S1O0;Oo,CO. A
stockholders meeting Will be held shortly
to ratify this action.
The officials of the Baltimore < Ohio.
the Nickle-plate. the Hooking Valley and
the Toledo & Ohio Central met at Fostoris,
O., last Friday and decided 10 put in an
electrical interlocking switch system east
OF that place at a cost OF VOW.
a prominent railway official has expressed
the opinion that if the effort to effect a
combination Of locomotive manufacturing
interests is successful 1t will result In max
ing American locomotives uniform in char
acter and permit Of their construction at a
reduced cost.
The New York Commercial believes. from
what ii can learn from people who are
known to be posted. that in the near flu
ture the Missouri Pacific system will be
extended so as to take in all the Western
and Southwestern lines controlled by the
Gould interest.
The c., II. & d. trains are running in
and out of their Cincinnati depot at Sixth
and Baymiller streets without interruption
from high water. Only once, in 1884, was
this road seriously troubled with floods.
and then the trouble was surmounted by
laying three tracks, one on top of the
other.
A.. II. Carleton, lately connected with the
Union Pacific freight office at Omaha, has
been appointed travelling agent for that
road, with headquarters at Cincinnati. He
will direct attention to southern Indiana.
Kentucky and Tennessee, while business in
Ohio and northern Indiana will be looked
after by Lyon Liston.
The special train carrying A. ]. Cassatt
president of the Pennsylvania) and party.
who are on their way east from Mexico,
left East St Louis at 3 a. m. yesterday.
ran 10 Terre Haute without stop and ar
rived at the Union Station here about 3 D.
m, coming in as second to train No. 20.
The party were all we'll.
A Marietta, o.. dispatch says the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has bought of
the Ohio Bridge and Ferry Company its
franchise for the construction of a bridge
over the Ohio at that point, and that it will
build the bridge and extend its lines into
the West Virginia coal fields, thus giving a
direct shipment route to Cleveland.
Railroads in Western and Northwestern
territory and the big lake transportation
relations with reference to summer tourist
business. As a result the public will here
after nave between fifteen and twenty new
routes over which summer tourist rates
will apply and the optional routes will be
increased greatly.
The passenger department Of the Bur
llngton, CEDAR Rapids & Northern Railway
has issued a handsome booklet. profusely
the Okobojio. delightful summer resorts In
northwestern Iowa. Spirit LAX has an al
ttude of Las feet above sea level, and is a
spot we'll worthy the attention OF those
seeking a pleasant summer outing.
The New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad has established a new checking
system for personal baggage which will be
lie. BY the new system baggage may bt
checked through from principal stations
on the line to any hotel; residence or docl
In New York city, relieving the owner from
the trouble Of looking after ii at the New
York station. This is done for a uniform
charge of 50 cents to pay for. transfer.
With the outgoing of the Hill interests
ana the incoming OF the pennsylvania mold
ings in the Baltimore & Ohio il is stated
that William NJ. Greene. general manager
of the 3. & o.. will go back into the ex-
ecutive department of the parent road as
second vice president. while Thomas Fitz'
gerald will become general manager. These
changes are consequent on the retirement
of Vice President and General Manager I'm
derwood TO take the presidency Of the Erie
A little over a year ago the Baltimor,
81 Ohio management voted an expenditure
OF between SIS. 000. 900 and S0.0O0.OM for i'm
provement of its roadway and equipment
1t has now decided to appropriate Slo,OW,W
more for the same purpose. making an ex
penditure of about 4 100000 for bettermen
and equipment-an expenditure unprece
denied In railroad history. The additiona
equipment will include 100 locomotives. 400
steel gondola cars. $500 box cars. 1000 stee
hoppers and 500 fiat cars.
Canada has 1884 miles of railway il
operation and about 1000 miles additional
in course of construction. Much OF tn
new road will pass through undevelopeC
territory. and. like much of the mileage
in operation, could not have been bull
without liberal government subsidies. TIL,
Dominion government has since the begin
ming of railroad development in that coun
try made grants TO the several lines aggre
eating 1851, ISL AZ. As. besides contribution
TO the amount of SS1. 391, 472.1 for mainte
nance and operation OF government roads
In addition to this vast sum liberal ai'
has been extended from time TO time b!
the provincial governments.
The Kansas State Charter Board yester
day had presented to it the largest charte
proposition in its history when A. l.. Wi
liams. general attorney for the Union Pa
cifc Railroad Company, came in with al
application TO increase the capital stool
of the Union Pacific 800 OO, 900. The Uniol
Pacifc's capital stock at present is 1896.
600, 600. The 500. 100000 additional that !
about to be issued. bringing the total CAPT
tai stock up to 1926. 900. 600, is to pay for tn
interests bought up I'm the big deals tina
have been going on this spring, a large par
of which Is represented by the purchas
of the Crocker interest in the Southern
Pacific. giving the Union Pacific control o
the Southern. The fee for filing the docu
ment was $40. 200. and 1t is the biggest eve
received by the State.