The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-21

" over the Cincinnati division 100 tons
or freight per train. that being the load
assigned to them by the motive. s,ower de-
partment, although some of them have,
on test. hauled 800 tons from Cincinnati
TO Indianapolis
The East Buffalo branch of the Young
Men s Christian Association is celebrating
its fourteenth anniversary. This branch
mas a membership of LEO. 1t supports
hospital, house surgeon and trained
nurses. The branch is under the manage
ment of the New York Central and the
Pullman companies.
1t is stated that another important pro-
motion is Immediately ahead of a. H.
Smith, recently appointed general super
intendent OF the New York Central. Ten
years ago Mr.. Smith was bridge superin-
tendent on the Lake Shore, and President
Newman is said TO have great confidence
In his future as a railroad official.
The deal by which the Wabash will get
INTO Cleveland over the Big Four via We'll
lington has been closed No time has been
fixed when the Wabash will commence the
service. The arrangement may be deferred
some months, so short Of equipment is the
Wabash. the car and locomotive works
being too busy to fill orders already placed
by that company
There has been an impression that the
increased earnings shown by the Wabash.
as compared with those of a year ago,
nave been the result of the increased mil
cage OF the system. This is not the case.
The earnings per mile from week 10 week
are working in earnest 10 build up the
traffic of the road simultaneously with the
steady Improvement in its system.
The Reading Railway has restored TO
service eight of the passenger trains re-
Gently annulled on week days on the Sha-
mokin division between Pottsville and Sha-
mokin and Ashland because of the strike
IN the coal regions: The reason given by
is that II was for the purpose of adjust
ing the train crews. The strong protest
made against the practical isolation of
large territory from the rest of the world
Is believed TO have had much TO do with
restoring these trains. No move was made
toward restoring Sunday trains throughout
the coal regions
The Erie and the Cincinnati Hamilton &
Dayton have arranged for improved service
east the present season, restoring former
relations. which were somewhat shattered
by the Erie and the Pennsylvania. A full
vestibuled train will be put on between
Cincinnati and Buffalo, leaving Cincinnati
at p. m. and arriving at Lake Chautau-
qua at Z a. m, making the fastest time
ever made between Cincinnati and this
pleasure resort. thence running into Buff
falo On returning the train will leave Buff
falo at 4:30 p. M, stop at Lake Chautau-
qua at 7:30 p. m. and arrive at Cincinnati
at a. m. next morning. Indianapolis
trains in these directions will make close
connections.
Indications point more and more strongly
to the acquisition of the Monon by the
Louisville & Nashville and the Southern
Railway jointly. Presidents McDoel, of
the Monon, and Spencer, of the Southern.
say the matter is now in the hands of
banking interests and decline to confirm or
deny the report. Both the Louisville &
Nashville and the Southern have for years
been handicapped in not possessing an en-
trance into Chicago. The direct trade be-
tween Chicago and the South has increased
enormously during recent years and the
Illinois Central, the only other important
Southern railway system. in possessing an
entrance into that city, had material ad-
vantage over either of the other two roads
in the handling of through traffic to and
from the South BY the inclusion of the
Chicago, indianapolis & Louisville in the
plan both the Louisville & Nashville and
trance over their own lines into Chicago
and be placed in equally as strong a STRAIT
egic position as that now held by Illinois