The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-22

before New Years day. so large are the
earnings from week to week.
The Wabash Railroad company has just
purifying plant. BY the new process water
from the Wabash river IS cleared of its
impure qualities which corrode the boilers.
The chief engineer, superintendent of
do. St. Louis e. Western to-day will take
possession OF their new offices at Frankfort
on the second floor OF the station at that
point.
Central Passenger Association lines have
agreed TO Cooperate with the western
Passenger Association. lines in the sale OF
colonists tickets at low rates during
August and September, and II Is expected
that Eastern lines will take similar action.
g. L. Peck. general manager OF the Penn
syfvania lines west, has selected as an as
slstant l.. n. Blair. Mr.. Blair has for some
time being acting as chief clerk in the office
or the general manager. He Is related to
the late J. y. Mccullough, OF the Pennsyl-
vania.
The promoters of the Cincinnati. Rich
mond * Muncie road have asked for a
franchise TO run their tracks through
Marion. The effort 20 secure a subsidy
from that city failed, but the company will
run the line through Marion if a franchise
Is granted.
1t is reported that Darius Miller will. on
Sept. /. become traffic dictator on all roads
in what is known as the Hill combination,
his headquarters to be Chicago. This is
much the same position that ]. c. Stubs
holds under a recent appointment with the
Hartman lines.
Early in October the general freight Of
fees of the Panhandle at Columbus. o.,
will be removed to Pittsburg, when the
esta blished at Columbus. L. g.. Coulter,
chief clerk of General Freight Agent Hill.
will be promoted TO the place.
The desired extension in time on excursion
ti0kafC frNr- oil n~t 80 The N0ffnfrx RI the
Episcopal convention 10 be held at San
Francisco Oct. 2 has been granted by the
Transcontinental Passenger Association.
The ministers asked that the tickets De
good 10 return on until Nov. 10.
The report that the owners of the Toledo.
st. Louis & Western have purchased the
Ffndlay, Fort Wayne & Western Is given
some credence. as it would be a valuable
acquisition TO the Glover Leaf. Officials of
the latter inspected the Findlay road last
Friday, and this gives color to the rumor.
The Panhandle now has eleven crews en-
gagged at Hartford City and Dunkirk in
points. Two big steam shovels are in serv-
ice and the construction work is being
pushed as rapidly as possible, but ii Will
be far into the fall before ii is completed.
The Southern Indiana road has sixty men
at work at Seymour laying track. ballast
ing, etc, under the supervision of Road
master Clark. The yards when completed
will be the largest on that line, and eX-
cavations are now being made for a new
passenger depot and a new freight depot
at that point.
Paymasters OF the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne
& Chicago on their trip last week, dis
bursed a large amount of gold. and for
some time gold pieces of the denominations
of IS, $40 and $40 will be plentiful on the line
sl25. 600 of gold was disbursed. s54. 900 of it 60
ing to men employed in the shops.
On the first and third Tuesdays of August
and September the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy will run a Pullman tourist sleeping
car from Chicago to Los Angeles. The
route will be via Denver. thence by the RIO
Grande system through Colorado and Salt
Lake and over the Southern Pacific from
Ogden. This service is in addition to the
Burlington's regular personally conducted
excursion.
President Underwood. of the Erie, in intro
ducing his policy of operating railways, Is
years have passed since the Erie paid a
dividend on any of its stock. and that in the
short time he has managed the property the
company should be able TO declare a divi-
dend. although not a very large one, is
looked upon as very creditable TO President
Underwood.
1t is given out that the Association Of
American Builders will at once
begin a war on the Baldwin locomotive
works, which declines TO become a member
of the organization. w. t. Gentry, who
for years has been general solicitor of the
locomotive works. VIII go to
Liverpool Aug. 1. beginning a tour OF the
world, interviewing capitalists and officials
Of railways, taking with him on the trip
an Interpreter.
Edward III. McHenry, who has just. re-
signed as chief engineer of the Northern
Pacific. In giving his reasons made a state
ment that tends to reveal just how much
of a power james j. Hill has become In
the affairs of that road. He says: Il DO
not resign TO take a better position, nor
for rest. nor because I was asked. nor for
many other possible reasons. j resign be-
~ in irving tn figure nIlf the nT0hlam
of grade reductions | found a hill which
could not be overcome"
E. A. Gould. superintendent Of the cast
ern division OF the Wabash lines, is send
ing out circulars relative to the delivery
Of orders without stopping trains by a new
device by means of a staff and wire holder.
"A wire hoop Is set In a socket in the staff.
and as the train passes by the operator
holds ii up 10 the trainmen, who catch
the wire or the holder and avoid the delay
of stopping for train orders. But few roads
have yet adopted the device. although it is
said TO be a success.
The plan TO have all roads centering in
Chicago use one station has been aban-
dOned. it being considered impracticable.
As a result the new union station planned
by the Northwestern. the Rock Island and
the Lake Shore will be built and the Dear
born-street station. used by the Monon.
the Wabash. the Grand Trunk and the Chi
cago e. Eastern Illinois, will be remodeled
and enlarged. When the former completes
it's station the Michigan Central, which
depot of the Illinois Central on the lake
front, will move into the new station
erected by the Lake Shore and Rock Island.
The Nickel-plate will also use the same sta