The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-11

shops and many thousands of dollars will
be expended in construction of new steel
bridges and stone arches where practicable
10 make such improvements.
Col. William Shaw. district passenger
agent of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy,
is in the city. He states that their daily
train from St. Louis to Portland. which
runs 2,416 miles via Billings. is a great sue
cess. One day last week it hauled three
tourist cars and two sleeping cars, the lat
ter going through to Portland.
1t is stated AT Pensacola. Fla, that the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad will erect
a car-building plant in that city at an es-
timated cost of half a million dollars and
in which several hundred skilled workmen
will be employed. 1t is understood a large
tract OF land has been purchased by the
road on which to locate the plant.
The city Of Delaware. O., is disturbed
over a report that the Big Four will re-
move its shops to Springfield, o.. where
the company has purchased fourteen acres
OF ground we'll adapted for shops. The city
OF Delaware gave the Decline $4,000 10
establish shops at that point, and litiga
uon, IL is said, will follow any move IN the
direction named.
The recent statement by President New
man. of the New York Central. that steel
manufactured were unable to supply the
material needed for the early reconstruc-
ton OF the New York terminals seems 10
cause much surprise, but TO persons who
have been following the statements OF steel
manufacturer it was the reiteration OF
an old story, as many enterprises are now
delayed by the same difficulty.
The roads centering at Kansas City are
agitating the building of a union station
that will excel in architecture and con-
venience any built thus far in the United
States. b. l.. Winchell is chairman of the
board of managers of the Kansas City
direction of $4,000, 600. There are ten roads
TO snare i'm the burden. A committee has
been appointed to look into the matter of
securing a suitable site.
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pointing 7. y. Jarvis, who has been East
ern freight agent of the Lehlgh Valley
road, assistant general traffic manager, In
which capacity he will be the immediate
associate of Trafic Manager Kingston. Mr..
Jarvis formerly represented the Traders
Dispatch at Indianapolis, and his superiors
soon learned that he was competent for
much higher responsibilities. f. j. Woulfe
succeeds Mr.. Jarvis as Eastern freight
agent at New York.
An official statement. just published, re-
garding the American locomotives pur-
chased by the Bavarian state railroads. de-
clares the reports circulated in various
British and continental papers to the eff
feet that they have proved unsatisfactory,
TO be quite unfounded and based on COM
plete ignorance of the facts in the case.
These locomotives not only proved salts
factory, but several of their mechanical
vance on anything hitherto introduced on
the German roads.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul will
remove it's general offices TO a new build
ing in the outskirts of Chicago. This will
be the first road to tax such a step, which
high rents and extra expenses on down.
town Offices incurred. The building the
company will erect will be constructed of
stone and brick. six stories high. modern
in every particular and will have all con-
veniences for the purpose it is designed.
One of the features will be a restaurant
owned by the company. There will be sew
eral hundred officials and clerks in the
building.
The Four Track News, published by the
New York Central passenger department.
is out for March and among other things
devotes considerable space to ar article
written by A. M. Watt, giving a full de-
scription of the Atlantic type of locomotive
recently put in service on the New York
Central. The article describes the device
by which the weight on the driving wheels
can be varied 10000 pounds at the will of
the engineers. These locomotives are said
to be developing regularly 1,4o0 indicated
horse power. The magazine contains man.
other articles of
Having failed in its efforts to abolish
second-class rates between New York and
Chicago, the Erie Railroad announces its
desire to make a rate of SIT between these
points instead of SIS, the prevailing rate.
TIL matter will be decided by Chairman
Weeks. of the New England passenger
committee, which has been appointed arbi-
tratc~. The Erie also makes a demand for
a 81 Iifferential for routine passenger bust
ness from Chicago TO New York via Hud-
son river boats. Erie officials say they
have no interest in the proposed project to
build a short line from Chicago to Gin
cinnati.
The management of the Illinois Central
has granted a new schedule of pay for
engineers and firemen on its entire system,
the number of employees affected being over
5000. and it increases the pay roll of the
ompany nearly a half million dollars. The
schedules have been sent to Vice Presi-
dent Harahan, now in Cuba, for his sigma
ture. Owing to the fact that engineers and
hremen were working under the rules of
1876 it has been quite a task to readjust all
rules to conform to the increased pay.
More important than the increased pay are
the new rules, which relieve the men of
many conditions they thought burdensome.
1t is very complimentary to the men that
they so patiently awaited the results that
nave been accomplished, the negotiations
covering several months.