The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-10

acquainted with all the details OF the COM
pHny, and very popular with the leading
business interests in the territory served
by the road
During the first six months of It's pres
ent fiscal year the net earnings Of the Illi-
nois Central increased 81, 275.0O0. while the
money required to pay dividends on its
increased stock for the entire year calls
for only $500 Income from investment
shows a large Increase thus far this year
The Kanawa & Michigan is receiving new
locomotives of immense weight. construct
ed upon new plans. The engines are in
tended for heavy grades on the road and
weigh 2O6.oo0 pounds. which is concentrated
on the drivers. The tende is Of small di-
mansions, the water tank being on top Of
the boiler.
at Unionville Center OF 10000 gallons ca
pacity each TO supply the engines between
Columbus and Bradford. The tanks are
now being filed, the water being pumped
three-fourths of a mile from Darby creek.
The tanks. piping and engines cost the
company $500, goo.
The campaign for higher wages inaugu-
been conducted on such a business-like
basis that the railway managers have
granted most of the requests when shown
that they were deserved and without doubt
the relation between the officials and en-
than at any former period.
r. II. Wallace. the newly appointed as
slstant general passenger agent of the
Erie, Will remove the headquarters
office from Chicago to Cleveland and will
take with him the rate clerk. excursion
agent, advertising agent and chief clerk,
and f. w. Buskirk will be left in charge
OF Chicago and that territory Cleveland
has become a very important point for the
Erie.
L. Wildeson, superintendent of construc-
ton OF the Indiana, Decatur & Western
extension, states that track laying will
be resumed this week. The bridge at Sugar
creek is nearing completion. The crossing
question at Body is still unsettled. The
Wabash objects to the l., d. & W. crossing
1t at grade and is supported by a recent
decision of the Illinois Railroad Commits
sion, which may further delay the work.
The rule that there must be no more
reached Kansas City, the hotbed of rate
cutting, and officials of the roads have
SO informed shippers. This action is doubt
less due TO the determination of Pres
ldent Roosevelt that the interstate-com-
merce laws shall be obeyed, and it is dis
tnctly understood by traffic men that there
VIII be no manipulation of rates hereafter.
A comparison of net earnings of the Pan
handle and of the Pittsburg, FIT. Wayne &
Chicago shows differences in favor
of the former. Out of the total gross
earnings of S29, 054 ,544.92 for the Pittsburg.
FIT. Wayne * Chicago. the net earnings
from operation amounted to IS, 742, sos. AZ.
The gross earnings of the p, c., G. & St.
l.. were $24, 29O, 1920 and the net earnings
lIOII OpCIdllOH were Si,VI0,O OS. 10. he net
income or profit of the Pennsylvania lines,
deducting all expenses, were $3,6S1, 260. IA,
while the Panhandle showed net income
of 1896, 99O.93.
During the recent period of heavy SHOWS
in the East, when trains were arriving two
to four hours late. the Panhandle, the
Vandalia and the Big Four, after getting
possession of their trains. have done some
fine running. Several times last week
the Panhandle, between Columbus and In
dianapolis. made up one hour and ten min
utes. and the Vandalia one hour and
twenty-five minutes or the fast schedule,
track and weather conditions admitting OF
fast running, and the big Atlantic type
of locomotives on the Big Four between
Cleveland and St. Louis have been max
ing some notwithstanding runs.
The new construction necessitated by
heavier engines and longer trains on the
Lackawanna furnishes some interesting de-
tails as to the Improvement made on that
road during the last three years. In this
time no less than $4,000 tons of rails
weighing eighty pounds to the yard, have
been laid. This roughly equals 430 miles
which have been relaid with new rails
With this rail renewal work the replace
ment of ties has been equally energetic. A
total OF 1,521 800 ties nave been laid in the
last three years, of which 5S2, 900 were put
down I'm the year just closed. The cost OF
all this and other betterment work per
formed during 1901 was almost So, 500, 900.