The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-29

engines in process of construction. and will
receive the remainder by the middle OF next
month. Several of the Class X engines
have been generally repaired and sent TO
the Indianapolis & Vincennes and the
MusAinghum Valley divisions.
The report comes from Baltimore that
there is a hitch I'm the Fuller syndicate ac-
quiring control of the Western Maryland.
The West Virginia Central has contract
TO give the Pennsylvania 80 per cent OF
the east-bound coal tonnage and the Balu-
more * Ohio all west-bound tonnage, ana
this lease has eight years 10 run.
The Pullman Company has been sued i'm
the District Court of the United States OF
New Jersey for 5000 damages by Kew. 4.
Johnson. editor of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church organ. The complaint is
that the persons in charge OF the car re-
fused TO serve him with breakfast when
on a journey from Richmond TO wash
ington.
From the lease of the Pittsburg. Fort
Wayne * Chicago the Pennsylvania Com
pany profted i'm it's last fiscal year SSH
O65.0, 1t being the best year on record since
1892 Since 1863 when the lease became eff
fective, the Pennsylvania realized profit
of over sl6O00.OO0 and i'm addition has re-
ceived dividends Oh the Fort Wayne stock
it holds
The, Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton has
completed arrangements for building
twelve miles of new road connecting its
Cincinnati. Dayton & Chicago division with
its recently acquired Findlay. Fort Wayne
improved. when the company will enter
the field as a competitor for travel and
freight between Cincinnati and the North
west via Fort Wayne.
On June 1 the new order of things will
become effective on the Illinois Central,
there being five divisions. TO increase the
efficiency of the system. j. g. Daley. SUI
perintendent of the st. Louis division, will
go to Louisville and be succeeded by w.
S. King. of Fulton; q. A. Clark. formerly
trainmaster of this division, will become
superintendent, and II. Baker goes to the
Alabama division, while II. II. Waller goes
TO Freeport.
1t is understood that the Postal Tele-
graph Company will take up the Western
Union contract on terms satisfactory to
the Pennsylvania Company. The Postal
Company has the right of way along the
Grand Rapids & Indiana. First Vice Pres
ident John p. Green, of the pennsylvania,
is quoted as saying that business relauons
with the Western Union are not affected an
the slightest degree by any actual or I'M
aginary railroad competition between the
Gould and Pennsylvania interests.
The Big Four's new coaches are finished
i'm cherry and decorated with marquetry
work; have empire deck and are equipped
with ladies' and gentlemen's toilet rooms
and lavatories; have the Hale d hllourh
latest improved reversible high-back seats
with spring cushions; are equipped
with PintSch lamps and with the Gold syS-
tenn of steam heat, with automatic traps
to take care of the condensation. In ad0l-
ton, the cars are provided with every mod
ern device for the safety and comfort Of
the passengers.
The st. Louis Republic says a compact
between the Burlington and Rock Island
Railway systems has been perfected. 1t
involves il is said. not only the Virgins
Ferry. but also worlds fair terminals for
both lines. the building of a new passenger
station by the Burlington and the opening
of a right of way from Twentieth and
Walnut streets over a circuitOus route to
the wharf near North Market street. The
new station with the right of way to the
river front, taken in connection with the
Virgins Ferry. the control of which is
said to have been secured by the Rock
Island, would give both roads ample ter
minal facilities outside the Terminal As
ISOLATION.