The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-12

H. H Roseman. general freight and
passenger agent of the Southern INDIANA,
was in the city yesterday tie says the
talk of extending TIE Indiana Southern TO
Indianapolis is not well founded
w. A. Tuley. who has been appointed
general passenger agent of the Fort Worth
& Rio Grande, was born in New Albany,
Ind, and has been in railroad service as
travelling passenger agent fourteen years.
The MonOn is completing a new building
at Lafayette TO be occupied as passenger
station. and the Big, Four and the Lake
Erie * Western will next month Jointly
begin the erection of new passenger sta
ton at that point.
The Southwestern limited is the best
paying train now run Oh the Big -Four
between Indianapolis and st. Louis. 1t
hauls daily nine cars, including three
sleeping cars. and daily it carries a large
number of passengers.
The Baltimore q Ohio. in pursuance of
the plan of concentration and economy.
is removing the offices of AL subordinate
roads to Baltimore, where they are being
merged into the respective departmnts of
tn Baltimore x Ohio at that point.
The Pennsylvania voluntary relief de-
partment of lines east OF Pittsburg dis
bursed in February $50, 475. 21 in benefits TO
its members OF this sum $22,95590 was
paid In death benefits. Sl3.351.35 in accident
benefits and $2417s.4O in sickness benefits.
Superintendent StoOrs, of the Lake Erie
& Western. is making number of changes
on the lines. Yesterday he appointed H.
division of the Northern Ohio road. recent
ly made part of the Lake Erie & Western.
1t is stated that the recent experiments
bear out previous reports of the mechanical
department. of the Santa Fe men. who
experts, that something over 100000 per
annum will be saved by the company by
the installation of new engines to use oil
on a portion of the road.
John s. Lazarus. traffic manager of the
Indiana, Decatur & Western, says he fears
that some of the railway officials are MAX
ing a mistake in manipulating rates when
President Roosevelt seem so much in earn
est in having the law respected.
This week the final conference between
officials of the Baltimore & Ohio and the
employees committees will be held. con-
ference which has been in progress over a
month. While there is little probability of
failure to reach an agreement the men
are much interestd in the results.
Sir William Van Horne, president of the
Cuban Railroad Company, arrived at New
York yesterday from Havana. He said his
railroad line would be completed from Ha-
vana 10 Santiago in about ninety days. The
road, ne said, would be modern in every
respect and would be well equipped with
rolling stock.
The Hooking Valley road has undertaken
to raise every bridge on its Kanawha *
Michigan division so that high water can
not interfere with traffic. 1t Will require
considerable work, especially in raising the
| approaches to the bridges, but it will soon
i y
Corners thinks.
A dispatch to the Journal from Muncie
says: Ernest Messmer, formerly foreman
of the Lake Erie roundhOuse in Muncie.
master mechanic of the Cincinnati. Rich
mond &S Muncie Railway, and will take
charge of the roundhouse work on the
line on Wednesday morning"
So far as locomotive equipment is con-
cerned the roads are rapidly getting into
better shape than at any time In the last
twelve months. The Pennsylvania is re
ceiving many new engines, the Big Four is
constantly adding new engines to its pow
! er, as is the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton, and they are moving more freight than
| at any time in their history.
The Trunk-line Association, which repre-
sents the railroads operating between the
| terminals of the Central Traffic Assocla-
| ton lines and New York, will not be dis
| turbed by the attitude of the Interstate
! commerce Commission which is now lead
| ing to the dissolution of so many western
traffic agreements; neither will the Central
! Traffic Association. as neither is regarded
as being contrary TO federal laws.
There is considerable feeling gaining head
way against the Chicago, Rock Island d
| Pacific over the reduction 1t has made In
! freight rates to Southwestern points.
! local freight agent says no association can
/ be kept together when a road resorts TO
/ such tactics and fagrantly breaks faith
with competing lines This action, it is
/ said, has caused Chicago roads to shade
rates until a general Generalization is
! feared.
A dispatch to the Journal from Warsaw
says: Word has been received here that
active work will be begun on April l on
the line of the Toledo * Chicago Trans
| fer Railway Company. The final survey
| will be begun at that time, and the work
| of actual construction will follow imme-
! diately. The line Will extend from Ligo-
/ Ter. Ind, to the Illinois State line, passing
through Kosciusko, Fulton, Noble, Pu-
lash, Jasper and Newton counties in this
State"
H. j. Rhein who has been appointed
general passenger agent of the Lake Erie
* Western. was given a banquet at Buff
| falo and presented with an elegant studded
diamond and gold locket properly inscribed,
and on Saturday the city staff office of
| the Lake Shore presented him with trav-
| cling satchel. During his stay in Buffalo
| representing the Lake Shore as its Eastern
| passenger agent Mr.. Rhein made a host
! of friends, who regret his departure to
| indianapolis.
dispatch TO the Journal from Wabash
| says: The division officers of the Big
/ Four road in this city will move on Mon
| day next from the old building, which has
| served division headquarters for more
| than twenty years, to the new station and
| headquarters building now being COM
pleted by the company. The new edifice is
| two blocks east of the old. and is admira-
bly, fitted up for the superintendent train
| master, dispatchers and engineer of main
tenance of way. The station proper will
not be thrown open for month.
Inc mortgage nIed by the baltimore X
Ohio in favor of the Union Trust Company
of New York is being filed at proper places
! along it's lines. The purpose of this mort
! gage for $4,000 900 is TO Hquidate all the
outstanding mortgages previously given on
| all lines operated by the Baltimore & Ohio
| in Pennsylvania. Ohio and West Virginia.
| From July l. 1901. to Dec. 81 these lines
earned, gross, $26 O36. go against $23. 556, 81
| in the corresponding six months of 1900;
| earned, net, $10,0S1, $751; against S,}24,S39 in
the corresponding period of the previous
year.
The official statement issued by the chief
engineer of the Pennsylvania shows that
| on Dec 81, 1901, the system comprised 10,
miles of road. of which SAP miles were
/ east CT Pittsburg and Erie and 4,742 miles
west of those places. The total length OF
| tracks was 1865 miles. 5,492 miles being
side tracks. These figures do not include
| the Baltimore & Ohio, the Norfolk & West
| ern nor the Chesapeake & Ohio systems
controlled by the Pennsylvania or in which
ton to the railways the Pennsylvania
! operates a number of ferries and tw1
canals, the latter being si1ty-six miles ir
| length.
Lawyers representing the Northern Sc
! to the bill of equity filed in the United
| States Circuit Court for the district of Min
| nesota. to test the validity of the merger
| The lawyers retained are said TO be VIII
! liam p. ClOUgh, William Nelson Cromwell
/ and Francis Dynde Stetson and the case
/ will be argued by ex-AttOrney General
| John w Griggs. 1t is said the answer
| will be that the Northern Securities Com
/ pany owns not more than 40 per cent. OF