The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-24
General Notes.

William Michael, engineer of maintenance
of way of the Hooking Valley has gone to
West Virginia on bear hunt.
Commencing Dec. l the Pullman buffet
parlor car between Philadelphia and Cape
Charles, Va, will rim through to New
York.
The Pullman Company has established an
agency at Columbus, with John Morrison,
formerly conductor between New York and
Cincinnati, in charge,
l.. S. Kinncaid has been appointed master
mechanic of the c., A. & c., succeeding
John Dalman, who resigned to go with
the B. * .. at Newark.
j. n. p. Hughart, general manager of the
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad. an
nounces that the roads employees will be
given an advance in wages, the same as
on the Pennsylvania lines
An official of the Chicago & Eastern ILL.,
nois says that M. j. Carpenter. president Of
that road. will be appointed general man
ager OF the Frisco system when the G. &
Z. l. loses its identity. with that system.
The Pennsylvania Trains 405 and 4OS
were yesterday withdrawn between Pitts
burg and Mansfield, and the Toledo and
Detroit sleeping car heretofore leaving
Pittsburg at 10:15 p. m. will leave Pitts
burg on Train at Sis.
The real car famine seems to lie In the
anthracite region. since reports from Sha-
mokin say that last week number of col
lieries were compelled to shut down, sew
eral train crews were laid off and some
locomotives were shipped to the West.
The Pennsylvania line from Hudson to
Ravenna, o., is to be entirely relaid with
double track. The distance between the
two places Is thirteen miles. When this
work is completed the line will be short
ened three-quarters of mile and twenty
five curves will be eliminated.
The Bessemer & Lake Erie has deter
mined on improvements to cost s2OOOOOO
and to be completed by the opening of nav
igation- The main line is to be completely
double-tracked. 1t is expected the road
will have a tremendously increased traffic
to handle for the Pittsburg district inter-
ests of the United States Steel Corporation
The recent transfers of the south side
branch of the Pittsburg & Western, run
ming through Youngstown, o., to the
Trumbull & Mahoning Railroad was for
the purpose of clearing the title, and the
b. & o. has now secured absolute pos
session of the road. 1t will be made the
main line of the Il. & o. from Haselton,
through Youngstown to Newton Falls
A new mail train west from Cleveland
went into service yesterday, leaving that
city at $40 p. m. on the Lake Shore and ar
irving at Cleveland at 1:50 a. m, making
the same time between Cleveland and To-
ledo as the Twentieth Century Limited
Ii will make connection at Toledo for De-
troit via the Michigan Central and will
carry passengers as for Elkhart.
Statistics gathered by the United States
Investor show that the gross earnings of
thirty-eight roads for the second week i'm
November were SS,yp,lii, against s.. 256 $40
for the corresponding period in 1901 a gain
of 1858. s0i. Twenty-Five roads show gains
and nine losses. Since July l the same
roads have earned sl65. III ,595. against sl52,-
67i.5ss for the preceding year, an increase
of SIP. i56. 997. For the longer period the same
proportion of roads show increases and de-
creases I'm earnings
The Verdigree- Bonesteel extension of the
Northwestern line was opened for traffic
on the 10th from Verdigree 10 Bonesteel
sixty-seven and half miles with daily
service. except Sundays. via Niobrara The
train reaches Bonesteel at $40 p. m. and re-
turning, leaves Bonesteel at lbs a. m. ar
irving at Verdigree at 4:20. The west-bound
train connects. via Missouri valley with
the Colorado special leaving Chicago at
$50 p. m. and the train from Bonesteel con-
meets with the train via Missouri valley,
arriving at Chicago at Gas a. m.