The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-21

appointed assistant general superintendent
of the Lake Erie & Western. and state
that he is one OF the most capable men in
the New York CentraFs service.
Grant W. Taylor. who has had charge of
the transportation department of the
Southern Railway for seventeen years has
resigned to accept service with another
company. Mr.. Taylor was very active in
introducing the per diem plan Of handling
cars.
On Monday the Pennsylvania special left
Crestine an hour and twenty minutes late
and reached Pittsburg on time. covering
the lS9 miles at an average speed of mile
a minute. Stretche. Of several miles each
were run at speed Of seventy-eight miles
an hour.
Since the Wabash has used the Grand
Trunk line for its Detroit and Buffalo
route the road has been practically rebuilt
and is now laid with eighty-pound steel
rails. During the present year the bridges
have been rebuilt or made safe for large
locomotives.
The semi-annual meeting of the car-serv-
ice superintendents will begin to-day at
Chicago. Cavanagh Of the Big Four,
Sleight of the Nandalia, Waldo o. the Gin
cinnati. Hamilton & Dayton and Hall Of
the Queen & Crescent went to Chicago last
night to attend the meeting.
The stories that the ST Louis Terminal
Associa ton is opposed to admitting the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 20 the
terminal arrangement are without founda-
ton. on the contrary. the road is well
COD1e0
of a rival terminal company.
on account OF certain technicalities the
plans for $4,000 Young Mems Christian
Association building at Pitcairn will have
to be changed The Pennsylvania road se-
cured the ground, with its yards. through
condemnation proceedings which require
that the property be used only for railroad
purposes.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie. which has
heretofore been considered of little i'm
through " IA
Wabash is becoming a very important link
in that system, and will add $2,500.0O0
worth Of new equipment. Since the Wabash
took control il has increased its Gross
earnings 100000.
Passenger men are receiving numerous
Inquiries TO tourist travel to the West
this fall which promises to be the heaviest
in the history of the roads, and there are
many inquiries in relation to reduced rates
TO California points during the next few
months. Travel to California generally sets
in during October and increases up to
March.
John Hale. the veteran engineer on the
Wabash, has been given a lighter position,
owing to mis- advanced years. He is now
running a gravel train between Attica and
Covington. He entered the service of the
Wabash in 1856 as a fireman a gravel
train. For years he has ranked as one of
the best engineers n the employ of the
company.
Charles Ream. the engineer injured in
the Monon wreck Sunday, suffered a
fracture of both legs, and considers him
self fortunate that II is no worse. 1t is
but about three months since he was re-
| lieved from a plaster cast in which he had
| lain for nearly year. the result Of an ac-
cident. Although quite wealthy, he is un-
willing 10 give up rallroad1ns.
NJ. e. Ingalls,, president Of the Big Four,
| says there have been some negotiations
for the purchase of the Chicago & South
eastern by the Big. Four. but thus far
nothing has come from them. The deal
| may be consummated any day or not for
! weeks, or even not at all. He has not
| heard that any other road wishes to pur-
! chase it. Whoever gets ii will have to re-
build ii to use II to any advantage.
It is announced that the Baltimore &
| Ohio Will within a few days place an ad-
ditonal order for locomotives for next
/ springs delivery. With this order the road
\ will have placed orders for 254 locomotives,
1000 steel cars, 1,30o box cars, 700 fiat cars,
! and mail cars, three dinning cars and two
| parlor cars, delivery of the cars to com
mence next month and all orders to be
completed by April !, 1903.
| In its fight for entrance to Pittsburg and
/ the effort to reach the big steel plants
along the Monongahela river, the Wabash
to-day filed a bond with the city for con-
demnation purposes. The bond is for $25,-
| 600, and 1t is expected the Lake Erie road
| and others interested will oppose its ac-
| ceptance on the ground of insufficiency
| bash, who is in Pittsburg, announced last
night that his company had just awarded
| contract to the Carnegie company for
| 5000 tons of steel rails to be used between
| GAINESVILLE and Marietta. The value of the
| order is about 500. .000