The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-28
General Notes.

The Baltimore & Ohio will extend It's line
from Mitchell to French Lick and the
southern Indiana coal fields.
Richard Kerens and Senator Kearns both
projected line from Denver to Salt Lake
City will be built This will give a new
gateway route from Denver to the Pacific
coast.
An official of the Wisconsin Central says
there is to be no change in the control of
that road. He added that the company was
several thousand cars short of the number
necessary to move the immense traffic
more than the question of ownership.
The New York Central directorate is said
10 be preparing report for submission TO
portiOnment, on the plan Of the company to
acquire parts of Park avenue with view
to widening the approach to the Grand
Central station and charging the yards.
Bruce w. Duer chief clerk to the general
superintendent of transportation of the 3.
& o. Railroad, has been appointed super
intendent of the Pittsburg division, vice c.
III. Hutchinson, who has resigned to be-
come assistant general superintendent of
the Michigan Central Railroad. The APP
pointment is effective Dec. l.
A gentleman who takes a deep interest in
railroad matters says: II talked with Pres
ident ingalls,, of the Big Four and he said
the gross earnings of the railroads next
year will surpass any record ever made,
and that 1903 will be the biggest year in
the history of the cOuntryS business
iso2' anu 'a''0'' a-iar aneaa OF
President Mackenzie, of the Canadian
Northern, says there is nothing in the rum
or that his road is to be absorbed by the
Grand Trunk. He says the owners of the
road are not anxious to get rid of It. The
company has built 1,500 miles of road and is
going steadily ahead in construction. 1t ex-
poets soon to reach Montreal, Ottawa and
Toronto.
The CT paul directorS' y,ooptbI, r,aa+;ng
will be held to-day. There are persistent
rumors that at to-day's meeting the board
will take definite action on the question of
the increase in capital stock authorized
but those well informed as to the COM
pany's affairs are of the opinion that the
directors will take no action on the ques-
ton of rights at present.
A certificate signed by President Harri-
man and Secretary Miller, of the Oregon
Short-line, has been filed with the Montana
secretary of state. making several amend
ments to the corporations charter. Under
these the company is authorized to acquire
and operate steam and ferry boats; also
to acquire branch or cutoff lines by lease
merger purchase or consolidation.
According to plans awaiting the approval
of George Gould, the Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain roads will enter Springfield
Mo-. and there come into direct COMPETE
ton with the Frisco. The executive Off
GERS have determined the route and have
all the necessary facts and figures to lay
before Mr.. Gould, who is expected to at
tend the annual meeting in ST. Louis Satur-
day.
The Illinois Central Railroad is planning
10 install double daily service from Chi
cago to New Orleans, covering the distance
in twenty-four hours and forty minutes
One train leaving this city at a. m. will
carry a through sleeper for Jacksonville,
Fla. which will be cut off at Martin, Tenn.
A sleeper for Hot Springs will be de-
tached at Memphis. giving both points a
new service from Chicago and the North
west.
The use of one hundred miles of the track
of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe and
| the purchase of 300 miles of track of the
oregon Short-line figure in Senator Clark s
plans for the construction of his new gate
| way line to the Pacifc-the San Pedro, Los
| Angeles * Salt Lake. This statement was
made by Richard Kerens. of Missouri. who,
| after Mr.. Clark, is the largest stockholder
| in the enterprise. following a conference at
| Chicago with Senator Kearns, of Utah.
The annual report of the b. & o. con-
tains many interesting figures not the least
of which are those showing the result of
| This is a separate corporation of which the
| b. & o. holds a controlling interest, while
| the State OF Maryland is a large stock
holder. The gross earnings for the year
| leaving net earnings-after deducting Incl
| dental expenses of s1s,650-of s2S6.47i. to be
/ credited TO the surplus, which now amounts
| to sl.4s3.079.
| against Charles Allardt, Alexander D.
Freeman. James A. Donahue and Edward
Farnum. charged with uttering forged
| railway tickets, many of the conduc
tors called as witnesses declare their in
| ability TO say whether the alleged fraudu-
lent tickets had been punched by them
selves or others Forty roads are already
interested In this matter. and Assistant
States Attorney Olsen says IL will be shown
before the case Is decided that every road
u the country has suffered.