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Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

r. c PETERS a CO.
TU Farnam ST.
axa-E,eraut lot in the WEST FARNAM
DISTRICT. Owner going 10 leave Omana
and must sell this week E~xcepuonals
zhh1a-foot lot near Hanscom park FINE
NATURAL shade trees. easy terms. VIII
loan for building purpose .
Ri-A-foo4 lot near 18th ana = suees
,s 90 IN wilcox FIRST and SEC
oND ADDITIONS Nsturs al sh@oe Te
ss-Se-foot lot, east front. NEAR NEW
BOULEVARD on 10th stret Elegant LOT
and win be sold at a
Ga-e-room house, d except FUR
mace. MortEsge 1850. Owner leaving ths
u1l.R-room house. all MODERN excepi
furnace; two blocks north OF hanscon
park "a the very best pat o. H1nsS1T
under foreclosure at a cost OF aoou,
$500 WI now sacrifice the property 10
E.7M A GREAT BARGAIN
CIR street. House NEWLY PAINTED
A bargain at 1900; easy terms. halsne'
s5HS-room BRICK house on 17TH STREET
enc block south OF Vinton- Bargain a
lssG7-roon house. FINE RECEPTION
HALL. newly papered, modern in ever
respect WEST FARNAM DISTRICT
ws-S-room modern house. GOOD LocA
TToN. close TO center Of city. WI ex
change equity for good building lot nortl
Of Hanscom park
FARM LANDS
E-lO acres IMPROVED, NEAR LfONs
BURT COUNTY, NEBRASKA; fine sol
Gpntiy rolling. Our examiner has In
spected this land and IL is a hDe traci
Write for further Information
miles from Herman. Burt county, Ne
brnska. Must be sold this week
EE ALSO HAVE FARM LANDS FOL
SALE IN SOUTH DAKoTA- iowa
NEBRASKA. KANSAS AND COLU
r c. PETERS & Co,
~ RE-zsa IL
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FARMS

A CHOICE home. built OF pressed brick
Interior Beautifully nnishet. square mo-
sale tiled ball porcrlEin bath. steam heat
harn. carriage house. SHADE trees. larEs
lot $ fees front: very hne residence lOca-
ton: Close In. this property cost the for
mer ON ner over E6lOM and can De solo
Al a decided bargain :or cash Vim. X.
Potter. receiver Omaha Loan and Trust
Co. 1n Brogr Blk PE-MIs
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FOR

FOR RENT-HOUSES-
FIVE UnfurniEhed rooms. all modern and
hrst-claaE ~ Mani ST D1Z4
HOUSES and Fats. Ring~siL. Barker block
DAD
uOITCEC IN al parrs OF city. The o.
r. Davis Co. az Bee BidE
DIS
EIGHT-ROOM. modern. except furnace. ~
g. n Asttsngsr. Bee BldE Phone sa
De-
HOUSES etc p d Wsaa IEs D.sFlss
D-4z
HOUSES, stOrsG Bsnis. FsKtor sk
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FARM O SALE.

ADMINISTRATORS Sale OF Farm-Sealed
bids will be received at my once up 20
March 26. 1902. for a well improved farm
six miles east Of Council Bluffs. consist
ing of So acres. For further particulars
inquire Of ChaE. T. O6iceT. administrator
-sss 90
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FOR A or SALE

A beautiful countTg home OF - acres, right
In the city. on paved street. c~unNenienf
for Omaha or south Omaha man. s-roou
house, viii hlEe harn. corralE and out
bufdines: splendid water svftem: lots 4
SHADE trees. fruit orchard q apples
pesches pfums. cherries and small fruits
In abundance vii make : 20 : years
lease 70 right party Tbs IL an unusual
opportunity % set al the advantages 81
the country n The city So PEI mOnth
Many pay as much for similar house or
one cU ioL Address v 81 Bee
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wYMAN. sHRIyER co.

h1WIAN, E1hlNEh "
New York Life Building.
Here Is q chance 10 get q home cheap and
on monthly payments. Why pay rent
when you can buy on such easy terms
New room sott4se moosrn except fuT.
completed Price, H.5e4. tsb0 cash, bal
ance H26o per month House viii rent
for as T-wentv-EiKth and Spencer SITS.
n.60. ESQ cash balance afs0 per month.
T~WenIy-siNth and Spencer sts.
F-room house, tWp-stury. 4N-foot lot. barn.
etc. Price, 1900, 1850 cash balance A40
per month. VIII rent for sac.
7-room cottage. 5O-fOOt lot on saith. near
Cass ct Price. 1000. on easy terms.
TWO-sfory house. 8 rooms. Ss-fO0t lot. east
front on 18th ave, near Indiana ave
I-rOom house. modern except furnace, fun
lot: very small payment down and bal
Ance monthly. near 3oth and Charles ST,
N-D1 RE-Ds Is
20 acres near Blair, 10 acres bottom land.
balance pasture, especially dapted for
SlS SasI. or fs sTeS fAT% hns s sS
10 acres ~ miles from GretnB: me land
and fair ~buildingE- Price. SIS per acre
g acres near Springfield. good improve
ments and good orchard Price, SO per
50 acres near Ashland. 100 acres under cub
tiyation. balance pasture and hay land
Prizes $50 per Aere
A7W-West part Of city. desirable location
k-roem house, strictly modern and re
ESG-9-foom house sas Marcy ct. strict,
nEo~NeE s-room house on Georgia ave.
corner lot. house modern IN every way.
! G-6o0-A02 g. 18th at. 11Nl4o feet S-ro0m
GEoR6E q COMPANY isl Farnsn St
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I. sELBY.

WALTER L. SELBY
ENT REAL ESTATE AND DOANS.
No 1Os-1b sections. Hamilton county, Kan
sas. clear title, 20 cents per acre.
No. 1O0l-4s0 acres, Boone county. Nebraska,
gain
No. 1O8-Antelope county. 800 acres; make
an oher.
las county. close 10 Omaha. highly i'm
proved and adapted 10 fruit and for rails
ing poultry.
No. $3.50 acres. Holt county. S9a.
No. 804-160 acres Rock county. $500.
Have party wanting - purchase one or tuo
quarters good hay land IN Rock or Holt
counties. NebrR skR-
WALTER L sELRY.
Rents. Real Estate and Loans.
Omaha. Neb.
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REAL ESTATE BARGAINE

REAL ESTATE BARGAINS
In order 70 close out sales for eastern
parties. We oier the following bargains
-Four houses al 9TH and Blonde sts. and
HHKlSo feet ground. rental SO q month
C0U.
Modern cottage al Sm3 Webster 81. ground
Ehxl2. rent Ns a month. H5N
Modern Sroom house. xzt0 Poppleton ave
ground b0zlQ. A.SM-
Modern cottage on paved street. fronting
HanRcom Park. E5U.
Neat cottage. ~ cassiuE ST. ground sSIs.
H-l0o
Modern cottage. sm4 n I'd ST. ground
SeEl4A Ho0-
Fun Iot ana three houses in z. y. Smiths
add. E.bN.
Modern house. IsS s nth st. ground s,Klss.
E1A
Elegant house and brick barn. IL s. 18th
ground 1Soxl& This iE . decided
barEain- Sl10n.
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DAWSON COUNTY

DAWSON COUNTY
sa aurna Al NaB0 No asa. Forty acres
ready 10 SEED, balance hay Nile from
no seres AT us. rs. No. 2Sse Part In al.
falfa: all cultivated; good buildings al
N acres Mt ukoo. No. xin WIN cost IS
per acre 70 put In Alfalfa VIII tnen
100 ssrss at yiA6o No. zsG Nile from
town; ten acres waste land balance
In acres al usS. No. 2sOa. Raised good
corn last year; ready TO be seeded 10
alfalfa; poor buildings
~ acres az G7-A. No. 2SM- Level and
some IN alfalfa; all ready 20 seed.
go acres At n6Qo. No esA- Finest kind OF
alfalfa land, mostly reaoy 10 seed;
10 acres al S20.Oo. No. ssss. Net an sore
waste: AL ready 70 seed; I'm grain last
year. no buildings
80 acres Al S20@. No. es7E Well improved
and 80 acres ready for alfalfa q mt
farm, close 10 Lexington.
40 acres al Ss0Oo. No. -sa6. Wei fenced.
small buildings. near town; no better
sol. mostly cultivated.
80 acres al Sdm No. 2a Rundown
buildings: nice creek; ready 10 seed
hne place for an alfalfa feeding farm
~ acres al E100 No. 23a Wei fenced,
fair buildings, good ditch; part IN al
falfa; loo acres pasture.
80 acres 81 Eaee per acre No. g6. Sol
ie the very finest; tenant cut I tons OF
alfalfa 10 the acre from IS acres last
year, wei improved
10 acres al S5M No. 2SA. No buildings.
hnest kind OF soil. al ander ditch, al
cultivated
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

ACREAGE
$50 acres near Gretns Is. 900
% acres near ELK $3.50
l69 acres near Bennington. 1000
Id acres twelve miles out.-..-..--....- 900
80 acres or paved road, seven miles
out. good for fruit gardening or
dAirying 7.sN
5 acres y. oath St. this size Miller
75xSD feet. fronting east on Miller
Park boulevard and west on 18th st. loo
CITY PROPERTIES.
II per cent gross investment. within four
blocks Of Court House. rental about $500
per year; price $500.
II per cent gross investment. two Groom
modern houses near 18th and Harvey
SITS: price S.500.
y per cent gross investment, three houses
near 2th and cass sis price 5000
2Sl2-ls-l6 Sherman ave, three-story brick
building. lot 8xlS6 feet, SlS.500-
=. W. corner 18th and Center. b-room house.
lot EKl4o feet: snap, S,9a.
S. ". corner 3Sth and Chicago SITS. nice
and slightly, lot Il0xe47 feet: submit offer.
81 6. 9th ST. s-roOm house. lot 59Xl32 feet.
asphalt paving paid, G.No
Ia and u5 ~ 18th St. lot 69xl40 feet, paw
ing paid; cheap. at G.70.
g762 Grant ST. 6 rooms, city water. H00l
n. ". corner 18th ave and Jones ST, l21xl2s
feet: snap. $3.50,
BOx1G7 feet, near 18th and Chicago. S1.s50.
80 feet, east front On y. 3sfh ST. near
SprsEue, paving paid. S750.
JOHN N PREMIER. OPP. OLD p. O.
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Hicks Real Estate Company,
326 Board of Trade Building, Omaha.

TRACKAGE LOT
ssxsS4 feet. on Nicholas street, near 18th,
GARvIN BROS, 1864 FARNAM STREET.
RE-6s-16
NEW HOUSE
New modern house Of SIX rooms. first
front lot, near 10Th and Ohio. Price
I,7O. Investigate.
NEARLY NEW MODERN HOUSE Of
eight rooms, in choice location. near Far.
nam street car line. Price A,7S0. Invest
gate.
HOUSE ON PAYMENTS
Z29 N. 18th St, 5 rooms, city water, corner
lot Price $3.50.
SO n. s8d St, s rooms, city water. Prio,
Zs Oak St rooms, corner lot, nic'
shade. Price $3.50.
81 Ohio St, I rooms. fun lot s7ea
3435 Patrick Ave, : rooms. full lot. $3.50.
GARYIN BROS, 1904 FARNAM ST.
RE-sS7 ls
SEVEN clear lots for sale on 10Th ant
Pratt SITS, in L. P. Hsmmond'E addition
6. Hanson. lOl5 Boone St. Boone. Ia.
RE-M5s9 A.
w, H GATES.
: ROOMS, NEW GROUNDS. ssxsg5.
Barn. COW shed. chicken house. permsnen
walks, all new and In good order, 81
Btnnsy. $500
6 rooms and ground 150xl59. AIS lizard. N.sG
Z rooms. modern except furnace, harm 10
east front, b3x149, shade trees. Twenty
first and Spencer, $500.
z rooms. most new, modern, no furnace
26ls Parker street $500.
6 rooms, 1s30 Corbv, 1890.
z rooms, 2S1s N. Twenty-seventh, H,U50.
Z rooms. new, 224O Grant, $3.50.
z rooms, lot 6OxlZh- All n. Thirty-hrst ave
$50.
4sx13e Burdette street. vacant. betwee
T~wenty-hfth and T~wenty-sixth. S35o.
RE-T2S 1s
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ALFALFA LANDS

PAYNE INVESTMENT COMP ANY
aIHE ALFALFA LAND MEN
Extract from letter from Geo. b DART
cashier Lexington bank, Lexington Men.
dated March 4 1902: A our valley lane
IN Dawson county VIII grow Aiiai1H, ana
Decially adapted TO q rapid growth OF the
p1En Mt by reason Of an u~noercurrent OF
water some 8 or 3 feet unoer tne surLASe
AZ the Ground, which inEurea a crop IN
The hottest and dryest weather"
A LANDS
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

IN LINCOLN COUNTY.
- acres az ghO0 No. 2s9A On north side
OF Platte river, ; miles west Of North
Platte: sidetnaek on land: irrigated and
level; should All be IN alfalfa
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PARMs FOR RFNT.

FARMS FOR RENT.
FOR RENT, Parma big snap, 20 rent
for one year. twelve acres, eight-roOm
house. good barn and well. orchard ana
small fruit. one and onE-quErter miles
from car line, Eh cash b 4. Wilcox,
2E5 y street. South Omaha ~ 1e
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

SEND FOR ALFALFA FACTS"
II yOu want 70 9oin our next excursion
west send IN your name al Once
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PAYNE INVESTMENT COMPANY.
THE ALFALFA LAND MEN
REID Is
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5euelry. 10 salaried people. Policy Loan
Co sue 10 Dun Green 5 Barker Blk
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Do you want 10 buy. seu or trade
HOUSES LOTS FARMS OR RANCHES
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B. R. BALL.

sas NEW YORK LIFE.
7-r. modern, 1850 8 8Fh av. large
barn, nice
iot. p sfsfh. ~ 100
Tw so9b At. ar p n1eees On iot 1000
IN house. city water. n. 1sth..---.--.. L.556
or. house, city water. y. 18th St,
lot 44x14o z0o
18Th RUoeln en L.so
tur W ~" lot soEiSs FEE, ..4nHe~e- 2.OOs
VACANT LOTS.
Lot 8, block Is. z. V. Smiths addition
Lots Is and g. place, corner
Make an offer.
twenty lots two blocks from street car
N RE-sss-lS
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MONEY 10 LoAN-cHArTrLs.

on CHATTELs and SALARIES
N-g7g
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GOOD INVESTMENT
Full lot and 3 houses. within one mile OF
puftofhCe. renting for $40 per year. Only
1850. and easy terms. Investigate this.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

TRACKAGE LOT
6sx264 feet. OF Nicholas street near 18th,
for sale or lease.
GARVIN BROS, 1864 FARNAM STREET.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-29
A Novel Locomotive.

A unique engine has just been completed
by the Baltimore &, Ohio shops for the use
of L. G. Hass, general superintendent, on
his inspection trips and was used for the
nrst time last week. For want of a better
name they have designated il is an inspec-
tion engine, but this does not cover the
whole idea, for it answers the purpose of
an entire train. In short, No. GO is en-
CINE with small passenger coach con-
structed on the top of the boiler. just back
of the smoke stack. 1t somewhat resem-
bles the old inspection car of the Penn
sylvania, answering the same purpose, but
is different from anything ever seen in this
section of the country. The boiler is heav-
lily covered with asbestos that with a
thickness of iron and the floor with brus-
sells carpet. The seats in this Shouldered
coach are arranged in ampitheater style so
as to give every one in the car a full view
of the track and the surrounding country.
The higher officials of the inspection party
are supposed to sit in the rear seats, which
are the most elevated. Passengers enter
the car by winding stairs on each side of
the front pilot so the engine may be run
in either direction readily. But three men
are required TO make up the train crew,
an engineer and a fireman, who occupy
the cab, located back on the coach, about
the same as on an ordinary engine, and a
flagman. The idea is TO have a quick and
over the lines without hauling entire
train. The affair devised at the Mt.
Clare shops presents peculiar sight pass
ing over a railroad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-29
LOCAL WHOLESALE TRADE
GOOD VOLUME OF BUSINESS FOR
THIS TINE OF THE YEAR.
Easing Prices in Many Lines of Fruits
and NeEetabIes-Seed Market Is
Actiye-Large Grain Arrivals.

The week opens with good. healthy
trade in progress for midsummer. On Com
mission row sales OF fruits and vegetables
are active and number of declines in
prices will be noted. apples, peaches and to-
matoes being in the list Damson plums
are on the market at s. a crate. The prod
uce markets are active. especially poultry,
young chickens and healthy, fat hens being
in active demand Eggs are fast movers.
but a considerable percentage of the re-
celpts is poor stock. Butter is weaker and
must be choice to bring the best quotation.
good deal Of poor stuff is being shipped
in. which sells very low, much of it being
good for nothing but soap grease. The seed
market shows a little more activity and
from now is likely to improve. Prices
are unchanged but firm on all descriptions
of seeds. Cerealine products are very firm.
especially those made from oats. Whole
sale grocers report trade as being excellent.
Farmers have plenty of money and are lib
eral in expenditures, which means good
times for the retail country merchants and
in turn for the wholesalers. Business has
improved with the wholesale iron and hard
ware houses and the druggists are selling
large quantities of paints. oils, etc. sum-
ming II all up, trade as rule is in excess
of that of the corresponding period last
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-29
Local Grain Market.

Not at any time in the last five years
have receipts of grain been as heavy as at
the present. Inspections yesterday amount
I'd to over 80 cars and a good deal of inter-
est was shown in all cereals. Wheat and
corn are weaker. but quotations on oats are
steady for old and new Inspections were
as follows: Wheat-No 2 red. % cars; No. 8
red 20; No. 4 red. 4; rejected AZ: unmer-
charitable, 5: total. SO cars. Corn-No.
white, 3 cars No. white, 8; No white. 8;
No. white mixed, 3: ear corn, 2; total, %
cars. Oats-No. 5 white. car; No. 2 mixed,
%; rejected, 5; understandable. /; no grade,
l; total, 81 cars. Hay: No. 2 timothy, 8; No.
l clover l. Track bids, as reported by the
secretary of the Board of Trade. ruled as
Wheat weak: No. red, zoe track, zoe on
milling freight; No. red. 66a6Sc. zoe track:
Corn weak: No. white. SEC; No white.
&C; No white, &c: No white. e2d64c:
No. white mixed, 641zc; No. 3 white mixed.
641ec; No. white mixed, 601ad621zc; No. ?
yellow, 64ac; No; 8 yellow, 64&.c; No. vel,
low, 6O&G62S4c: No. mixed, 6415c; No. 3
mixed, 64izc; No. 4 mixed, 6O1aq6215c; ear
corn. 6411c.
oats-oId and new steady; No. white.
3412G35c; No. white, 34Q3412c; No. mixed,
311zd32c No. mixed, 31G311ac.
WAGON MARKET
Offerings on the wagon market were
rather light yesterday, the rain of the
morning checking receipts Prices are
weaker on everything but old hay. Much
of the corn yesterday sold below Zoe Offer
ings of oats are light and prices are firm.
The wagon weighmaster quoted values rul-
ing as follows:
Corn-67070c per bu.
Oats-53655c per blu.
Hay-Timothy. choice, S14615; new. s11G
u; mixed, S1O611; clover, S9010. according to
quality.
sheaf Oats-s12a13 per ton.
Straw-$5G6 according TO quality.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-29
ESCAPE OF A PANTHER
GNAwS ITS WAY OUT OF A BOX IN
THE BRONX PARK zoo.
Causes Panic Among Picnickers,
Hides in the JungIes and E1udes
the Keepers.

NEW YORK, July 2S.-After gnawing it's
way out of wooden box in the geological
gardens in Bronx park. young panther
just arrived from Mexico, walked up to a
picnic party of women and children, and
their heads into a tree and has since led
keepers and other hunters a weary chase
through Bronx park jungle. The panther
is a fine specimen, eighteen inches high at
the shoulders. five feet long and weighs
forty-five pounds. He was shipped from
Mexico in a pine box with Stats. To render
the possibility of its escape more difficult
the panther was chained to the inside of the
crate. heavy collar being fastened about
his neck. to which the end of the chain
was tied. When the crate arrived at the
geological park it was deposited near the
reptile house pending the establishment in
regular quarters. The keeper having re-
moved one of the Stats and unfastened the
animals collar. left the crate unguarded
for time. The panther lost no time in at
lacking, with teeth and claws, the soft
Stats.
The park was we'll filled with sightseers
when the animal escaped. Cunningly avoid
ing the open walks by keeping close to the
bushwood. which in places is very dense,
he succeeded in escaping from the zoologi-
cal reservation and passed into densely
wooded portion of the park. Then the es-
cape was discovered. Six keepers, with
shotguns and nets, started out to capture
the fugitive. with directions to shoot only
if il appeared necessary. Through the
heavy brush the little posse made its way
northward, but four hours passed before
any trace was found.
About a mile north of the museum a
party Of children out pcnicking saw the
panther emerge from a thicket. II ran to-
ward them and they fed On one occasion
il wandered up TO a tablecloth upon which
a luncheon had been spread and quickly
devoured the meal. Sightseers made their
glances of the animal were obtained. al
though the hunt was kept up until night
The park authorities say the panther is
not vicious and that ii probably will be
shot by some one living near the scene.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-29
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Harry Crawford. president of the Chicago
& Southeastern, was in the city yester-
day.
]. A. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, left yesterday for New
York.
w. B. Leeds has been elected president
of the Chicago, Rock Island e. Texas road,
vice II. A. Parker, resigned
The Illinois Central has placed orders
with the Rogers locomotive works for
thirty-eight locomotives of a heavy type.
The Peoria & Eastern earned in the third
week of July S45.1l4A. decrease, as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
year, of $342.79.
II. j. Rhein, general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie e. Western, is spending two
or three days in Wisconsin with his fam
lily who are summering there.
Thomas Quill. formerly with the Penn
sylvania in this city, now with the New
York Life Insurance Company of Pitts
burg, is visiting his mother for a few
days.
The report is revived that Col. B. w
Wrenn. formerly general passenger agent
of the Plant system. is 10 take an official
position on the Chicago, Burlington q
Quincy
The Southern Railway earned in the third
week of July $752. SIS, an increase over the
corresponding week last year of $S1. 695.
Since July l an increase of sos, 425 is re-
ported.
On Aug. l the Santa Fe will increase the
pay of 1000 of it's tralnmen i'm amounts
averaging 10 to II per cent. The agree
ment also provides for ten hours day and
one hour off Saturday.
The Twentieth Century train on the Lake
Shore on Friday left Buffalo one hour and
six minutes late and arrived at Elkhart,
Ind. on time. speed that indicates what
can be done If necessary.
The Pennsylvania is sending engines to
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago TO
help move the business. il having become
congested, and engine and train crews are
now making extra money.
Charles Hendricks announces that he will
issue on the 1st and 18th of each month
The Ticket Broker, TO be devoted to the
interests of the ticket brokers. 1t will be
published in Topeka. Kan, and a large
advertisement for the ST Louis & San
Francisco appears in the first number.
Whether II appears with the sanction of the
road is not stated.
The Pennsylvania will on Aug. l open
new station buildings at South Sharon, on
the Erie & Pittsburg division and at Trim
way. the junction of the Panhandle with
the Cincinnati & Muskingum divisions.
The Toledo; st. Louis & Western is show
in July the line earned s5S 265. an increase
over the corresponding period last year
of SS.223- Since July an increase Of SIS. 81
Is shown.
patcher on the Grand Rapids & Indiana
more recently in Texas, has returned 10
Indiana and accepted the position of man
ager OF the business OF the Western Union
at Muncie
&. r. Woods has been appointed travelling
passenger agent OF the Queen & Crescent,
with headquarters at Houston. Tex The
office is a new one. but business has so in
creased that IL was thought the time was
ripe for such an appointment.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers on the Baltimore & Ohio road have a
meeting July p and 30 at Wheeling. W.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-29
SPENDING MONEY FREELY
LARGE EXPENDITURES HAVE MADE
HIGH SPEED POSSIBLE.
Rumored Merger of the L. & y. and
Southern a Close Traffic Alliance
Harry BrOnson's Promotion.

The recent additions of trains TO the
Pennsylvania service which are breaking
all records Of speed have been made pos
sible by the costly improvements that have
been made to the main line. more especially
between Altoona and Pittsburg. Owing
to the mountainous character of the line
high speeding seemed almost impossible.
but curves and heavy grades have been
eliminated. For years the minimum time
over that division was three hours for its
fastest trains. For several years the Penn
sylvania has been systematically eliminat-
ing curves and building new tracks. until
now the Pittsburg division is as fast a
track the middle division, between AL
toona and Harrisburg, which is known as
the race track of the Pennsylvania. Enor-
nous sums of money were spent to accom-
plish the Improvements. In many cases
the work of four-tracking the mountain
section cost nearly 100000 a mile. One of
the most noted pieces of work lies along
the Horse Shoe curve. west of Altoona.
on the most picturesque section of the main
line. Here 100000 was spent within a
year to extend the service of the division
from two tracks to four. from Altoona to
the mountain top at Gallitzin, thirteen
miles. The work was particularly difficult
and dangerous, heavy blasting of the virgin
rock being necessary all along the path
of the improvements. The perfection of the
grading on the new work has been tested
several times by runaway trains. which
have raced down the mountain at a speed
of more than eighty miles an hour. but held
TO the tracks on the curve. The new work
leaves the Horse Shoe curve the prettiest
bit of scenery on the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn. Brownstone towers and stations have
been erected all along the new work, and
landscape gardeners keep it in constant