The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

ing on this, said that the Pere Marquette
will be swallowed up by competing lines be-
fore IL gets into either Buffalo or Chicago.
Harry Crawford, ex-president of the
Chicago & Southeastern. was In the city
of the road TO President ingalls, and otn-
ers. Citizens along the line OF the ROAD
are much elated over the manner the ROAD
Is being practically rebuilt.
IL Is stated that two-fifths of the stock
of the Pennsylvania Railroad is again held
IN Europe. The time was when majority
OF the stock was held abroad, but with the
better times In this country much OF Ii re-
turned. The new bond issue is being taken
largely by nominally English stockholders.
w. III. Coleman. general freight agent of
the Vandalia, and K. r. Coleman, DIVISION
freight agent. of South Bend, were In the
city yesterday. General Freight Agent
Coleman states that the road Is now taxed
10 its full capacity, both as to cars and To-
comotives, and he sees no indication OF an
early falling off in traffic.
Joseph Ramsey, president of the Wabash,
after spending a couple Of days In Pitts
burg, left for New York city to confer with
George j. Gould relative to various Gould
projects and 10 attend a meeting OF the
Central Freight Association called for the
purpose of considering grain rates from ST.
Louis and the Mississippi east.
WILDER Lee. general passenger agent or
the Lackawanna, has established TOURIST
bureau at Buffalo Within the past two
years he has established several of these
bureaus at important points on the road,
Buffalo being the last point selected
Through the agency of the tourist depart
ment the road is enabled to sell tickets 10
any destination. even to points abroad.
George III. Brown has been appointed as
slstant engineer of the Midland division OF
the PENNSYLVANIA. succeeding J. X John
son, whose promotion was recently an
nounced, and Z. B. Johns, of Georgetown,
Del, has been appointed supervisor of the
central division of the philadelphia, Balti-
X 0C nOfn pnxnra Cxrlxr nj
est to succeed r. r. Darlington, retired on
a pension.
President Norton, Of the Glover Leaf.
when shown a dispatch from Montreal
S Tnlch stated that the Detroit Iole ego
Grand Trunk and the Clover Leaf, denied
positively that the Clover Leaf had any
connection with the deal. 1t is understood,
however, that certain interests allied with
the Glover Leaf have Joined with the Grand
Trunk in the deal.
G ]. Grammar, traffic manager of the
Lake Shore road, who began his railroad
and who is spoken of as likely to be the
man for general traffic manager of the
Vanderbilt lines, ranks as one of the ablest
freight officials in the country. and at meet
ings of the freight officials of the Central
Freight Association his views on important
questions are much sought.
Edward Dickinson, general manager Of
the Kansas City. Mexico & Orient Rail-
the line yesterday, when the annual meet
ing for the election of the officers of the
road was held. The other officers were re-
elected.
A union station costing $4,000 will be
built in Ell Paso, Tex. Representatives of
the seven main lines entering that city
agreed yesterday on the project.
The report is revived that the Southern
Indiana will be extended from Terre Haute
to Chicago. John r. Walsh. president Of
the company, with Superintendent Thomp-
son, or the Southern Indiana, spent some
time recently in driving over Terre Haute
and its suburbs. That he has a line sur
veyed from Chicago as far south as Cow
ington, Ind, is admitted, and also that his
engineering corps has planned for surveys
between Covington and Terre Haute.
The Santa Fe has reduced its freight
rates on fruit and materially lowered its
refrigerator charges. 1t will it's own
cars exclusively. In the face of this it is
announced that the Southern Pacific has
renewed its contract for private cars and
The Southern Pacific contract is for three
years use of the Armour refrigerator cars
for Its southern California traffic. The
Southern Pacific has four hundred or more
refrigerator cars of its own.
The Pennsylvania Company has under
which will give that road a short line from
Toledo to Columbus in competition with the
Hooking Valley and the Ohio Central lines
both of which are Morgan properties. By
the recent acquisition of the Sandusky
division of the Columbus, Sandusky &
Hooking, the Pennsylvania has line from
Toledo to Columbus. 133 miles long, or four
teen miles longer than the Hooking Valley
1t is now proposed to build a line from
Tiffin to Marion, distance of twenty-five
miles. which would make the new route to
Columbus 10 miles, or fourteen miles short
er than the Hooking Valley.