The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-13

at Indianapolis between the 18th and 14th
OF each month. and Its pay rolls are nearly
double those OF fifteen years ago, so much
has its business increased.
1t is announced that the long-talked-of
road from Sault Ste Marie TO Ignace is TO
be built, and that it is backed by the Grand
Rapids * Indiana, a Pennsylvania line 1t
is stated that trains will be In operation
over IL within twelve months. Ii is fur
ther stated that the Algoma Central Will
work In connection with the new line.
Preparations are being made by the Chi
caso, Rock Island & Pacific for building
It's extension from Fort Worth TO the Gulf
OF Mexico. A construction company has
been organized, of which III. A. Parker.
nrst vice president of the Rock Island. Is
president The length of line will be 300
mhes ana the right OF way is now being
secured
The itinerary OF the American Bankers
association, which is to convene in New
Orleans Nov. IL. II and Is. is: The train will
arrive at New Orleans at SIS p. m. Nov.
TO- Members can return to suit their con-
venience The train will be run over the
pennsylvania and the Louisville & Nash
vile roads.
There is a great demand for good en-
g1neers and firemen who have demonstrate
ed that they are capable are being promot-
ed to engineers. Men must be fully quail
Ineu, says a superintendent for motive
power, and for such there are good open
lngs. The demand is due to the great in
crease IN business and desire not TO over
work good engineers.
A fight is on between the Pennsylvania
and the Lake Shore for the government
contract TO carry the mails between New
fork and Chicago. While the money value
Oh rnH contract Is small, the prestige OF
eagerly sought for by both lines. The
Lake Shore now holds the contract and the
pennsylvania is endeavoring, to secure 1t.
The Big Four yesterday received the last
AlfI lrAt -ht 1ann n
tives The engine proper weighs 10000
pounds. On Monday the company received
the last of ten Atlantic type of passenger
engines and now has them all in service.
These engines weigh $4,000 pounds. Five
OF the ten new switching engines have been
received and there are five more to come.
these engines weigh each $4,000 pounds.
Inc Chicago & Eastern Illinois has listed
s61o,OO per cent. bonds and $4,000 common
stock: The bonds are to capitalize the con-
struction OF the new road from Milford
miles. and to purchase se' new equipment to
the extent Of $4,000. Two hundred shares
OF common stock are to be exchanged for
outstanding stock of the Evansville & Terre
Railroad, subsidiary companies.
Under the arrangement agreed upon,
passengers who go to the Grand Army en-
campment at Washington can purchase a
Passenger territory, and to this will
be attached a special exchange order,
wnlch, when properly presented to the
joint agent and vised, becomes good for
the return trip at an amount which, with
that paid going East, will constitute the
full sum of the round trip rate. The ticket
must be presented to the joint agent not
more than one hour before the time the
train leaves, and a half hour later the
ticket agent of the road over which the
holder intends to return. In this manner
it is expected to thwart the scalpers.
Charles s. Fee, general passenger agent
of the Northern Pacific, is as optimistic as
ever over the future of the Northwest, es-
pecially Washington. He says that while
Minnesota is great State. and now has a
population of about 100000, Washington
has the advantage of greater and more di-
versified resources, and is destined, in his
judgment, to become not only Minnesota s
peer, but the greatest State in the Union.
The passenger business of the Northern
Pacific has been most satisfactory during
the past year. Yellowstone travel shows
large increase over last season, and is,
in fact, the best in the history of the road,
with the exception of the season of 1897,
when the Christian Endeavor meeting was
| held on the coast"