The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-15
The AGGRESSIVE WABASH
WILL CONSTRUCT EXTENSIVE TER
MINALs AT P~ITTsDURG.
Receiver MaIott's R~eport-The yell
Iowstone Park Excursion Yes
terday N Record Breaker.

1t is evident that the Wabash on getting
into Pittsburg will cause a sharp and con-
tinuous fight for both freight and passen-
ger traffic. Not content with millions al
ready spent to gain entrance to that great
business center, the Wabash announces
plans for expenditures which practically
dwarf the Improvements that the Pennsyl-
vania has made and is planning to make.
The WABASH plans call for the expendi-
ture of not far from 10000. COG in addition
TO what has been spent already in track
laying. The move is one of the most i'm
portant and certainly the boldest since the
road itself was engineered into the city
against the combined fight OF the Cassatt
and Vanderbilt interests. 1t will practically
place the Wabash in connection with the
best fre1ght-producing districts OF Pittsburg
and south of the Monongahela river, and
plans are already on foot for the COM
plete mastery Of the situation TO the north
In Allegheny and up the Allegheny river.
To Handle Worlds Fair Traffic.
The New York Herald says this morning
Officials of all the railroads entering st.
Louis, all of whom are members of the st.
Louis Terminal Association, met in confer
ence at the local Office of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Thursday to discuss impor-
tant plans of terminal improvements, which
have become necessary to handle the traffic
of the worlds fair. According to state
ments made after the meeting it is planned
to spend between $4,000, 900 and 100000 in
new construction and terminal improve
ments at st. Louis. A resolution to this
effect was unanimously adopted by the
members of the association. The work will
begin at once ana it is believed it Will con-
niue until the opening OF the exposition
May /. 1904.
Comment was made in railroad circles
after the meeting when it was learned that
the Rock Island was not represented at the
meeting. 1t was thought that the meeting
might have been called to consider the
final settlement of the Virgins ferry uans-
fer and the terms upon which that property
would be taken over by the Termina asso-
citation. The conclusion of these matters
ii is generally thought, would give the Rock
Island membership in the association. II
was officially stated, however, that the
Virgins ferry settlement was not discussed
nor was there any representative OF the
Rock Island present. Those who were
present at the meeting were: Vice
President and General Manager Rus
sci Harding, of the Missouri Pacific
and Iron Mountain; President Ram
say, of the Wabash; President l.. +. Loree
of the Baltimore q Ohio; Vice President
McCrea, of the Pennsylvania finest West.
NJ. l.. ingalls,, president of the Big Four,
General Manager Schaff, of the Baltimore
* Ohio; President Smith. Of the Louisville
x Nashville. and Vice President II. T. Mil
Ter, of the Vandalia. President Yokum, OF
the Frisco, was unable to be present. After
adjournment. which came earlier than ex-
pected, a committee left for Boston TO eX-
anime terminals in that city