The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-20
Among them

Vandalia and Terre Haute. Among them
are men of unusual talent.
Earnings of the Pennsylvania for January
bid fair 10 exceed all former years IN Janu-
airy. Earnings of the lines in November and
December were affected by the switchmen
strike and the embargo on freight cars.
The January number of THE Book of the
Royal Blue" published by the Baltimore *
Ohio Railroad Company, contains an inter
esting description of the process of straight
ening the tracks of the Pittsburg division.
President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania,
and John l. Mack have come TO an agree
ment regarding the building OF an elevated
road on Market street Philadelphia, which,
If constructed, will greatly relieve the tral-
fc situation.
At many of the stations along the Penn
sylvania line barrels have been placed with
a sign on the outside reading, Throw all
waste materials here" This is done to
give a cleanly look TO the station, and
avoid accumulation of rubbish.
Thomas Burke. counsel for the Great
Northern who has been in New York sew
eral days. returned authorized TO announce
to the people of Seattle that $1,500,OO0 would
be expended in improvements at that city
Five hundred thousand dollars is the sum
TO go into new passenger station.
The Grand Trunk Railway has COM
pleted arrangements for an extensive ex-
hibitiOn in connection with the annual
Sportsmen's Show, to be held in chicago,
Feb. to % The photograph exhibits Will
be in charge Of r. McSmith, who repre-
sents the Grand Trunk in this territory.
OF the twenty-five people taken to the
hospital of the Wabash, at Peru, Ind, VINO
were injured in the wreck a short time
ago at Seneca. fifteen have so far recov-
cred as to return to their homes, and the
others able to be about the building
and making satisfactory progress toward
recovery.
Island & Pacific TO FL Paso, Tex, will give
that road the shortest line between Chicago
and Ell Paso, it being Al against 1,5f9
miles, the next shortest line. This extern
sion includes the longest stretch of straight
road in the country, one tangent being 12S
miles.
Inquirer: The prairie type of locomotive
has six driving wheels, pony truck In
front and a trailer. The Atlantic type is
eight-wheel engine with trailer and a
complete four-wheel truck in front. The
Chautauqua type differs little from the AT
lantic type, except in the construction OF
its fireboX, which is wider than that of the
Atlantic type
Bulletins have been placed at offices of
the Big Four cautioning employees, especial
ly enginemen and trainmen, against neglect
of strict adherence to orders. The bulletin
gives the reason for the caution the re-
cent number of wrecks on the different
roads, citing one especial case, in which the
trainmen failed to hold their train the
length of time required.
The eastern division of the Peoria & East
ern, which has been looked upon an ele-
getting on a paying basis. The improve
ment made to the road bed and the intro
ductiOn of fast trains have led to marked
increase in passenger business, and its
freight traffic is limited by power and cars
to move what is offered.
The new directors of the Indiana, Illinois
& Iowa are William X. Vanderbilt, w. III
Newman, William c. Brown, Edwin ID
Wooster, Edward V. w. Rossiter, II. Mex
! Twombley, Henry ID. Ledyard, t. p
Schonts and w. j. Calhoun. The directors
will meet in New York tomorrow to elect
officers. II. Z. Schonts will retire as presi-
dent and w. c. Brown will be elected and
placed in charge of the property. 1t Is
stated that the road will be operated as q
separate independent line.
w. A. Bissell, assistant traffic manager OF
the Santa Fe, will leave San Francisco FOL
the East on Wednesday to confer witt
President Ripley and Vice President Nor
ton about arrangements for the Inaugural
! ton of the cOmpany'S new steamship serv-
ice to and from San Francisco and the
Orient. The Santa Fe's contract with the
California and Oriental Steamship Company
will expire within few days and with the
| abolition of this traffic arrangement the
/ Santa Fe will have the Pacific Mail, THE
| Occidental and Oriental and the Togo ks
| sen Kaisha for ocean connection, arrange
ments to this end having been perfected
/ some weeks ago. The new regime involve:
| further arrangements. however. and they
/ will be settled at the approaching confer
/ ence in Chicago.