The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-01

purpose Of the meeting is to consider mat
tiers of interest TO the passenger depart
ment OF the Vanderbilt lines. and 20 de-
eide what excursions shall be run the COM
ing summer General passenger agents and
their assistants are asked TO attend.
At a special meeting of the stockholders
OF the Canadian Pacific a resolution was
passed TO increase the capital stock OF the
company. now $65. O,O00. TO $S4,0o0.5O0 The
land sales the first eight months OF the
company's fiscal year have been 1899
acres. the largest in the history OF the road,
the company realizing 2,4S2,I62 from these
sales.
The Panhandle on Saturday received the
first OF fifteen large passenger engines,
practically OF the Atlantic type. and they
will be put into service as fast as they ar
been in use on the Pittsburg, Fort WAYNE
& Chicago for a month or more, and they
are giving perfect satisfaction In hauling
the fast express trains.
John p. Mann. president Of the Train
Dispatchers' Association Of America, gives
notice that the fifteenth annual convention
Of the association will be held In P~ittsburg
during the third week OF June. The organi-
zation publishes a monthly magazine en-
titled the Bulletin" which deals with rail-
road matters generally and pays particular
attention to the interests OF that frater-
nifty.
Ten years ago the Santa Fe was the only
railroad i'm Oklahoma, having about 400
miles. Oklahoma now has 1,4S6 miles. and
SUI InQTt NIlltT GOIclfufllDl. hdlSdS IL
over forty years old and has a mile Of
road to each nine and one-third square
miles Of its area. while. Oklahoma. ten
years old. has a mile of road for each
eleven and one-eighth square miles of ter
ritory, and more building.
On April 6 the American Express Com
pany will put on its new through train over
the New York Central, the Lake Shore and
the Big -Four between New York and St.
Louis. The train will reach Indianapolis
from the east at lO15 p m. and will carry
nothing but express matter. The business
has so increased that the regular passenger
trains cannot make their fast time hauling
six express cars, making a train of thirteen
TO fourteen cars.
The engineers of the fast trains on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy recently
tition has been taken under adviSement
by the officers OF the company. This action
has led the conductors and breakmen on
the entire system to ask for an increase
in pay. Officials of the road have replied
that the company was paying the standard
scale. and unless some inequalities could
be shown there would be no changes.
Western lines are protesting against haul
ing all kinds OF military supplies as bag
gage of soldiers. The government three
years ago made a ruling that the roads
must carry $50 pounds of baggage per SOL
der. AS a result the roads have been car
rying as baggage rapid-fre guns. ammuni-
tion and even horses. TIL roads do not
object 70 hauling wearing apparel and toilet
articles Of soldiers, but protest that can
mons and horses should be classified and
carried at regular freight rates.
The Pennsylvania lines west will soon
receive thirty new coaches. wired for cleo
trio lights. and all will be so equipped.
Charles Watts, superintendent of passenger
transportation of the lines west, says that
while ii has been decided to put the sys-
tenn used on the experimental train on all
the cars of the company. IL will be i'm
proved as new features become practicable.
The adoption of this mode of lighting
trains will make those of the Pennsyl-
vania the best lighted in the country. and
il is probable that other lines will follow
the example.
There is quite a laugh going around i'm
railroad circles over one of the develop
ments of the great activity OF the Inter
state-commerce Commission In relation to
the Louisville q Nashville. Thirty days
ago Walker Hines, general manager of the
road, published an article censuIing the
Interstate-commerce Commission for it's
negligence in enforcing the laws. Before
the article had been out one day the COM
mission became very busy. and the result
& Nashville were indicted by the federal
grand jury for violations of the statutes.
1t is announced that Immediately after the
investigation that begins at Chicago to-
day the commission will go to Louisville
and investigate some of the affairs of the
Louisville & Nashville and of the stock
yards company, discrimination being al
legged.