The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-25

point connecting with the Long Island road.
A. j. Cassatt. president of the Pennsylva-
MIA. took 5000 shares and the other dtrec-
tors 1000 shares each.
1t is stated that the PENNSYLVANIA. which
has much 10 say as 10 the policy of the
Chesapeake & Ohio. will not permit Pres
ident Stevens, of the Chesapeake x Ohio,
and President ingalls,. of the Big -Four, TO
put on new fast train in each direction
between Washington x St Louis.
President Ramsey. of the Wabash. is in
Pittsburg looking after awarding construc-
ton contracts. He tells the shippers of
Pittsburg that when the Wabash gets i'm
there he will put enough locomotives and
cars in service TO relieve the congestion of
traffic that has prevailed in Pittsburg since
last fall.
Through a mistake a local broker in
Binghamton, n. Y, last week netted 5000
cash i'm a sale Of Louisville x Nashville
stock. He ordered shares of Chesapeake x
Ohio bought. but through some mistake
Louisville * Nashville stock was purchased
While the controversy was on Louisville &
Nashville stock began to advance and the
Binghamton broker cleared 5000 by d
prompt sale.
The Pennsylvania got thirty-six carloads
OF horses for Pennsylvania out of the horse
sales last week at the indianapolis sale
stables and a number of carloads this week
-FOUR carloads of horses were shipped over
the Vandalia to Eff1ngham, thence over the
illinois Central for export via New Orleans
to Africa.
The Indiana, Decatur & Western has con-
nected its tracks with the Illinois Central
at Springfield. H., and is cutting down he
grade and lowering the tracks four miles
east OF Springfield. 1t will be at least
thirty days before the trains will begin TO
run over the extension between Decatur
and Springfield.
President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania,
has authorized large expenditures of money
OF the Pennsylvania lines west TO better
meet competition, and by the time the wa
bash gets into Pittsburg the track OF the
Panhandle and the Vandalia, and their
equipment, Will be such that the fast trains
will run between Pittsburg and st. Louis
in eighteen hours.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Iris
tam and Assistant General Freight Agent
Holiday, of the Wabash at Pittsburg, are
receiving scores of applications for posi-
tions, and have given notice that there viii
be no necessity OF increasing their force I'M
til the extension is complete and then po-
sitions will be filled under the civil-service
rules of the Wabash.
Victor X. Hendricks, engineer Of main
tenance of way of the Terre Haute q Lo-
ganspOrt and Logansport & Toledo divi-
siOns of the Vandalia, will retire from that
position on May TO engage in other bust
ness and r. K. Rochester. at present his as
sistant, Will be promoted to the position OF
acting engineer of maintenance or way.
Mr.. Rochester is a graduate of Rose Poly
technic, where he distinguished himself.
On May l the railroad branch of the
Philadelphia & Readings Young Men S
Christian Association will move into ele-
CANT new Offices in Philadelphia. There VIII
be a restaurant on the second floor and
rooms for games also located on this floor.
The library room is on the third floor, and
the library contains 1,5O0 volumes. In the
rear portion are bathrooms. a barber
shop and bootblack stand and on the
fourth floor two large bedrooms, each hav-
ing fifteen beds.