The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-20


two weeks vacation.
The soft-coaI business Of the Norfolk &
Western has increased from us tons per
mile in 1852 to over 500 tons per mile in
its last fiscal year.
The Big Four's Niagara Falls excursion
yesterday was a great success, requiring
five sections Of day coaches and sleeping
cars TO carry the travellers.
J. a. Barnard. general manager Of the
Peoria & Eastern, will go 10 Cincinnati
to-day TO confer with President Ingalls,, OF
the Big Four, who returned from the East
on Monday
The Department Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic of Nebraska has selected as
its official route the Chicago, Rock Island
* Pacific TO Chicago and the Big Four and
the Chesapeake & Ohio to Washington
The projectors of the Indianapolis South
ern road are having such excellent success
that consfTuc rfFm5 of T Tbs line viii com
mence on Oct. l. and there will be no de-
lays in the work thereafter
There is the best of authority for stat
ing that the Monon will continue to be OPP
Grated Independently. with w. II. McDoel as
its president Minor officials have been
told that they would not be disturbed. the
affairs of the road moving along as here
tofore
The Young Mems Christian Association
at BrightwOod now has 537 members, and
they have asked President Ingalls,, OF the
Big Four, to consider the tearing down OF
ton of a larger and more modern one in
its place.
w. A. Nettleton, assistant superintendent
or motive power of the Santa Fe system,
gage in private business. His successor has
not been named. Mr.. Nettleton formerly
was connected with the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis Railroad.
The mana gers of the roads composing
the Union Railway Company met yester-
| day at the Union Station, with j. A. Bar
| nard, general manager of the Peoria q
! Eastern as chairman. Only matters per-
/ tanning TO improvements to the Union Rail-
I way tracks were discussed.
| gentleman who is well informed as TO
! the move of the Vanderbilts says that in
/ the near future it will develop that the
/ Nanderbtlts have secured control OF the
/ Detroit Southern, which will give the lines
| another entrance to Detroit and TO the ex-
tensive coal fields on the Detroit South
| ern.
| Superintendent Of Motive Power Barnes,
| OF the Wabash, has received instructions
! TO prepare drawings and specifications for
| twelve heavy passenger engines, thirty
| two freight engines and six switching en-
! gines, and send the drawings and specif-
cations to President Ramsay as early as
| practicable
The Erie Railroad announces the follow
| ing changes in its operative department;
| >. K. Woods1de having resigned 10 accept
| service elsewhere. c. w. Clark has been
| appointed general agent at Pittsburg, Pa
| Mr. Clark has been succeeded by j. H
| Hackett who, in turn, has been succeeded
| by d. l.. Wells.
1t is announced that the Missouri Pacific
| will build a line through to Denver al
| once, which, when completed, will give
that road the short line from the Missouri
| river TO Denver. and, In connection with
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, give
the shortest lire between the lakes and
the Colorado capital.
Traffic officials of lines extending into the
| 81 rOrlRh 6iSS9fiE
ton regarding Mr.. Hills grain-rate reduc
tons. They assert that no cause exist:
for such reductions unless it be that tht
company is making too much money, and
if such be the case, they suggest that the
wages of employees be increased.
The Pennsylvania is laying new track:
at Fort Wayne for handling it's steel un
derframes, which are very heavy. There
ranged that thu big travelling crane car
pass over them. pick up the frames. which
weigh 1900 pounds, and deliver them a
any place desired along the tracks.
During the third week of September the
Order of Railway Mail Clerks will meet IL
Buffalo, and the same week the Nationa
Association of Postal Clerks and the Ma
tional Railway-mail Service Mutual Ben
eft Association will hold their convention:
in that city. Five thousand dollars ha:
been raised by the local committee to en-
terrain their guests
Major NJ Gileas, of the Yazoo & Missis
| sippi Valley road, accompanied by hi
daughter, passed through the city yester
| day en- route TO Petoskey for a month
vacation. This is the majors first vaca
ton in three years, and he is in much nee'
of recreation, as he has had hard prob
lem to bring the road with which lie il
connected up to its present condition.