The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-08

road, VIII resign as chairman OF the Dodiu
of directors OF the Erie and devote MS
entire time 10 the Lehigh Valleys affairs
The officials of the Pennsylvania lines
west, at their meeting on Friday, nxeu
Dec. IA as the date for the winter time
schedule TO go into effect. There are but
few changes on the Panhandle, the chleI
ones on the Chicago division.
President Cassatt. of the Pennsylvania;
who was in Pittsburg on "Wednesday and
thursday, returned to his headquarters anu
was at his office ready for business at
oclock Friday morning. being there peIore
his clerks reached the building
On Jan 1 the Chicago & Northwestern,
the Northern Pacific and the Great North
seats as follows: For fifty miles. % cents:
Tor nfty to one hundred miles, 80 cents
one hundred miles or more. 30 cents.
Over 500 employees of the Pittsburg di-
vision or the Baltimore & Ohio shared IN
the gift presented TO the retiring division
superintendent, 5. p. Hutchinson The cost
or the gift was nearly $1,000, and 1t con-
sisted OF complete chest of silverware.
-Applicat ton has been made to the New
YORK Stock Exchange by the St Louis q san
Francisco Railway Company TO list securl-
ties of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road.
which ii controls, follows: S4,Oo5,yO .
per cent. preferred trust certihcates ana
So,622. 100 10 per cent. common stock trust
certificates.
The management of the Boston & Maine
Railroad last week placed an order with
the Baldwin locomotive works for twenty
large mogul locomotives. 1t also placed
orders for 500 80, 600 pound car acity freight
cars. and has ordered twenty new passen-
ger coaches and will build 300 box cars at
It's own shops in F1tchburg.
The Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Rail-
way has decided TO make Lone Wolf. o. T.,
terminus for a certain length of time,
the citizens having donated $50 acres Tor
division facilities: The railway company
purposes to build extensive improvements
there and will commence laying rails to
Lone Wolf within thirty days.
The troubles between the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton and the Miami and
Erie Canal Transportation Company at
HAMILTON, o., have broken out again, and
on Saturday the c.. H. & ID. secured an in
junction restraining the transportation
Hamilton Locks. o. The c., Fl. ID.
alleges that the canal company is building
regular railroad without authority of
law.
The Pennsylvania announces the follow
ing appointments: j. II. James, master
mechanic of the Buffalo and Allegheny d.
vision, vice j. III. MCGEE, deceased; Elliott
Sumner, assistant engineer of motive power
mechanic of the Bedford division of the
pennsylvania, has been promoted to the
main line. with headquarters at Columbia,
Pa, succeeds Mr.. Bowie.
The Chicago & Northwestern is the only
important granger road that does not con-
troll line into Kansas City. The Chicago
Great Western extends almost due north
from Kansas City, curving slightly to the
east, and meets the Chicago & Northwest
ern at Marshalltown, Ia, where it is a
double-track line from Omaha to Chicago
recent changes in the stock Of the Chicago
Great Western give ground for reports tina,
the Chicago & Northwestern would like &c
secure control of the Chicago Great West.
ern.
The machinists in the shops of the Mex.
International az
have been notified from Dec they will be
| paid standard American wages on a golC
basis; the machinists will get $3.50 and the
| boiler makers $3.50 per day in American
| money, or in Mexican silver at the average
| rate of exchange for the month in which
they work. This is an entirely new de-
| parture in Mexican railroading, and wa:
caused by the fact that Americans could
not be held at the old rates. The advanc,
| applies only to Americans.
| 1t is understood that w. III. Marshall
| general superintendent of the Lake Shore
Will be appointed general manager OF tbs
! property, and that II. S. Storrs, formerly
! assistant general superintendent of III,
Lake Erie & Western, now holding such {
| position on the Lake Shore, will be pro
NOTED to general superintendent. 1t Il
also said that H. c. Mutt, superintendent
OF the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
| Iowa line, has resigned to take service
with the Lake Shore and is slated to sue
| coed Mr. Storss in his present position.
| Rumors of discussions between the Chi
| cago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul and the Unioi
Pacific meet prompt denial, and there il
| no reason to believe that the newly forme,
| relations will be ruptured. The story o
| the quarrel was that the Union Pacific at
| tempted TO exact concessions from the ST
| Paul, insisting that the latter should sup
| ply locomotives on account of the strik
| on the Union Pacific, and that the st. Pau
| refused being unwilling to hazard it
| peaceful relations with organized labor. Al
official of the st. Paul says bearish in
| veQtiveness is at low ebb when nothin,
| better can be produced.
A committee representing the business in
| terests of Washington was in Philadelphia
| on Friday for the purpose of seeking som
| relief from the prospective anthracite Goa
| famine which threatens that city The frs
call was upon j. ID. Searles, coal sales agen
mittee was informed that the company wa
| doing all that it could possibly, and tina
| the supply was not equal to one-twentiet
| of the demand. Sales Agent Rider, of tn
| Lehigh Valley, was next called upon, wher
the same encouragement awaited then
The last call was made upon General Man
ager Henderson, of the Philadelphia !
Reading, and there disappointment awaite
them, as he was unable TO assure ther
of any more extended shipments to tina
city than are now being made by the com
pany.
E. Z. USHER, general passenger an
ticket agent of the Canadian Pacific; A. {
Shaw general agent of the passenger de
partment at Chicago, and G. p. Benjamin
travelling agent of the road, are going owe
Mr.. Benjamin's territory on a bushes
trip. The party were in Indianapolis o
Saturday and left Saturday evening 70
st. Louis. Mr.. usher said in converse
ton that the Canadian Pacific was highl
gratified over the business that Mr. Ber
jamin is securing for the road from thi
territory; each year 1t is showing hand
some increase. The road, he said, wa
gaining popularity with the travelling pub
lie, especially those who seek new route
and new and magnificent scenery, such a
the Canadian Pacific possesses. He sal
the earnings of the road for the preser
year were far in excess of any forme
year. The last week of November show
an increase of 100000 over the correspond
ing week of 1901, and increases for the er
L ,-r.,n, tir,cr 20,