The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-15

Canadian Pacific, and Charles Mordaugh.
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul.
II. +. Hoover, for some years private
secretary to George Graves, superintendent
of the western division of the Cincinnati;
indianapolis & Western. has resigned and
been succeeded by r. p. Owens, formerly
of the Wabash.
Stuyvesant Fish. president Of the Illinois
Central has resigned as a member OF the
Western Union board, which is taken TO
mean that the Rockefeller interests have
joined the Goulds in opposition TO the Har-
riman interests.
The Panhandle has completed it's new
freight depots and they are models of con-
venience AT the outbound house sixty
three cars can be loaded at the same time.
At the inbound depot seventy-three cars
can be unloaded.
l.. G.. Cannon, traffic manager of the
American Smelling and Refining Company.
of New York city, who has been visiting
his brother. VIM. Cannon, treasurer of the
Union Railway Company, for a few days,
has returned to New York city.
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton has
received two of it's ten new freight en-
gines All the new freight engines will
be put in service on the main line. The
two Atlantic type OF passenger locomotives
ordered will haul trains between Cincin-
natl and Indianapolis.
Samuel B. Sweet, general freight agent
Of the Lake Erie & Western, said yester-
day that with ten days of dry weather the
movement of oats to the Eastern market,
and also hay, would be very heavy, but
there will have to be a couple of sharp
1roStS before the corn would begin 10 move.
The Lake Shore people say that so long
as Eastern connections can handle the
tramc turned over to them, there Will be
no blockade. Fortunately, west-bound traf-
fic is much heavier than usual, and the
equipment OF the road Is well loaded In
both directions.
The Southern Pacific will have a big
freight terminal at Point Richmond. Presi-
dent Hartman has given his approval OF
the plan. The new terminal is ten miles
by rail from the company's West Oakland
freight yards, which have become too
small for the traffic.
The Lake Shore has just put in service
a large passenger locomotive with several
new features. The engine has single
truck In front, has six driving wheels con-
| fire-box to give it wide space Its drivers
are eighty inches in diameter.
Warren J. Lynch, general passenger
agent OF the Big Four, and Harry j. Rhein,
| general passenger agent of the Lake Erie
| q western, who are In attendance on the
meeting of the general passenger and ticket
| agents at Montreal, will, before returning,
attend time schedule meeting OF the VAN
| derbilt lines in New York city.
| A circular issued by Dewitt Moon, super
| intencent of the Lake Erie & Western,
| announces that Mr.. H. Dyer has been APP
pointed superintendent of the SandHsky
road, vice H. F. Pickens. resigned, and
| Frank T. Bowles, superintendent Of the
| Fort Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville divis-
ion.
Every effort is being put forth by the
! Pennsylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio to
| remove the soft coal stringency, which is
due in large measure to the lack of suffi-
cient motive power to move the loaded
| cars which line the sidngs OF both roads.
| Both companies are borrowing locomotives.
which has materially relieved the situa-
ton.
Members of the American Association of
General Passenger and Ticket o Agents,
| together, arrived at Portland, Me-, yester-
day by special train to hold their annual
| convention. j. r. Wood, of the Pennsylva-
| MIA Railroad, presided at the opening ses-
| sion. Only a few minor matters were con-
| sidered
| The substitute proposition for low one
| way colonist rates has been voted down
| The Santa Fe and Rock Island, however
| gave notice at once of their intention to
| take independent action, putting the rates
| into effect to points in the Southwest. Con-
| siderable surprise and disappointment has
| been caused the competitors of the Chi
| cago Northwestern by that line giving
similar notice that II would put the rates
| into effect to points In South Dakota and
Nebraska.
Ralph Peters, general superintendent o,
| the Pennsylvania Southwestern system
has given instructions that Trains and
| Il, between Indianapolis and Columbus, be
hauled by two locomotives, and If schedule
time cannot be made with two locomotives
to put on a third. These trains. which
consist of ten fine Pullman cars. was
hauled on Monday from. Xenia to Column
bus, fifty-five miles, in sixty minutes. AS
soon as the new bridge at Richmond i:
completed the heavy Atlantic type OF
President Stuyvesant Fish and severa
| directors of the Illinois Central road ar
rived In Chicago last night to attend tn,
ffty-second annual meeting of the com
pany. which will be held tomorrow. Thu
main proposition to come before the meet
ing is for acquisition of the following lines
now operated by the company under lease
The Chicago, Madison & Northern, tn
kankakee & Southwestern, the Chicago &
Springfield. the st. Louis, Alton & Terri
Haute, the Chicago, Havana & Western
the Rantoul, the Mound City, Chicago &
Texas, the Illinois & Indiana and tn
represent mileage of 1901 and all hav
voted in favor of amalgamation with tn
parent company
Holders Of 12,S0S shares Of stock wer
represented at the special stockholders
road, held in Baltimore yesterday. Tn
stockholders approved the plan of TIL
board of directors for the issue of first an,
second mortgages to secure authorizes
amounts or bonds Of fifty million dollar
and ten million dollars, respectively an,
the increase Of the authorized capital stool
to an amount equal TO the authorize
bonds. Subscriptions were approved an
| partial issues of these securities author
lied to retire all existing indebtedness o
the Western Maryland Railroad Company
for the acquisition of the stock of the Yves
virginia Central & Pittsburg Railway Com
pany, Tor terminals, equipments, improve
ments and extensions, including a line t
connect the Western Maryland and Yves
Virginia Central properties.