The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24

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Monon stock advanced five points last
week. The destiny Of this property Is un-
known 10 the general public. and. II is
believed. TO the present owners also
A Pittsburg paper says the railroad
and it's immediate vicinity will keep three
thousand bridge builders busy for more
than year.
Caesar Rodney, agent OF the Vandalia at
indianapolis, who has been confined TO the
house for two weeks. is convalescent, and
as soon as able will take an extended
Northwestern trip.
The Lehigh Valley road announces that
the damages from high water TO the road
have been repaired and the Diamond EX-
press viii to-day resume its regular fast
schedule over its own line.
Joseph Richardson has been reelected
chairman of the Southeastern Passenger
Associat ton. He is still quite young man,
but we'll informed on railway matters, es-
pecially in passenger lines
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul is
said to be buying up the securities of
the Wisconsin Central and of the Chicago
the securities of the three roads in posses
sion of the North American Company as
a security holding concern.
roedc ShaPmaH at present agent OF the
Ind, will on April l become travelling
freight and passenger agent of the line,
with headquarters at Toledo.
B. F. Yoakum, president. and officials of
San Francisco are in San Francisco, and
II Is believed their visit is preliminary TO
extending the line 10 San Francisco.
1t is stated that the Chicago, Rock Island
q Pacific has perfected arrangements with
the Southern Pacific and Mexican Central
by which 1T will on Nov. l begin running
through trains to the City OF Mexico.
Joseph Hoffman. for forty years car in
spector at the Union Station. Cleveland, o.,
was buried yesterday. He was a German,
the father of ten children, nineteen grand
children and two great-grandchildren.
W. G. Wormley has been appointed di-
vision superintendent of the American Ex-
press Company at Detroit, succeeding w.
II. Smith, who goes TO Omaha as general
western superintendent Of the company.
The Wabash last week completed laying
its main line with steel rail Weighing
eighty-seven pounds to the yard between
ven and Toledo the lighter rail is still In
the track.
The rumor that D. l. Roberts is to return
10 the Erie as passenger traffic manager,
newly created position is denied official
~, and 1t is added that it is extremely
doubtful If Mr.. Roberts ever re-enterS the
service or the Erie.
The Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg are testing with marked success the
lighting or passenger trains with electric
ity, and all through trains will soon be
lighted by electricity generated by a bat
terry under each coach.
With the change in ownership of the Can
ada Atlantic road DR.. Seward Webb will
be president and f. j. Chamberlain vice
president and general manager. The man.
agement will continue it's headquarters, 1t
is understood, at Ottawa.
1t is thought the Central Traffic lines will
go back TO the old plan Of issuing rate
sheets quarterly instead Of every six
months. the latter plan Of compiling rates
not being satisfactory, 1t requiring too
many supplements to keep matters straight.
The Pennsylvania has set aside $500 600
to be expended in improvements on the
Logansport division, the money to be used
In double-tracking sixteen miles additional.
making forty-nine miles of double track,
and the erection OF several interlocking
plants.
Col. James VI. Hall. who has been agent
of the Wabash at Toledo for three years,
has resigned after forty-five years spent
with his son-ir-law in commission bust
ness. Mr.. Hall entered railroad service OH
the Michigan Central Sept. 1, 1856.
An agreement has been reached between
the Senate committee and the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for plans for the new
Union Station at Washington. d. II. Burn
ham, the architect, estimates the cost OF
the new station will be $5,000,000. The archi-
lecture will be of the Roman style
G. W. Brownlee. superintendent of the
Grand Trunk. will transfer his headquar-
ters from Montreal TO Detroit. succeed
ing F. w. Egan as Western superintendent
the latter having resigned TO go TO the
Denver & Rio Grande. NJ s., Blackjack
travelling engineer. succeeds Mr.. Brownlet
on the eastern division.
The mana cement of the Pennsylva mia
Company has given instructions to the
master car builders at the Fort Wayne
shops to build 500 cars of the class XII type
the cars to have a steel underframe. max
ing them more rigid and better able tC
withstand the strain. The cars will be oil
$4,000 pounds capacity.
The members of the Goodwill Fire Com
pany. of Philadelphia will on March 2,
celebrate the 10th anniversary of the or
Buchwalter. who in their younger days
were members of the organization and are
now pensioned employees of the Pennsyl
vania, will attend the celebration.
The Baltimore & Ohio has built locomo
/ tive cOaling station at Kings mines. New
/ ark. o., which is supplied by means of
galloway operated between the station anC
! the mines. over 1000 feet distant The ten
! ders are filled from the mines. the ashpaI
| is cleared and by an ingenious device thu
| ashes lifted into the receptacle anC
! dumped into a car on side track, on'
| man handling the entire plant.
| ID. j. Flanders. general passenger agen
of the Boston & Maine, has been asked
/ to act as arbitrator in the case of the Erie
i request for the privilege Of making a 81
| rate between Chicago and New York. rh'
/
! of the Pennsylvania and the Vanderbilt
| lines. and asks for a reduction of anothe
dollar which is meeting with opposition OF
| the part of competitors. as the Erie boasts
| of its fine equipment and excellent time it
| best trains make.
A few days ago the Big Four announced
! that it would extend the privilege of
! spring vacation rate to the teachers o
| the various schools well as to the pu
| pills. 1t seems to have taken individual
| action upon this question, for some o
! the other roads have objected to the in
novation They protest that the rate wa.
only authorized for students and was in
/ tended to assist nonresident pupils to re
/ turn to their homes during the vacation
week. The objection is based upon the be
/ lief that the concession to the teachers
| will be opening the door to a pretty gen
eral abuse of the privilege, and some o
| them wish to avoid anything of this sort
STOCK MARKET WAS FIRM.