The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-17
Pennsylvania improvements.

Pennsylvania improvements.
the work that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has been doing at Philadelphia
and West Philadelphia becomes apparent.
the company having expended two million
dollars there In the last six months. The
work will cover an area OF some miles
within the buiit-up city, and tracks have
been DETECTED here or there, elevated or
depressed, run through new tunnels and
over new bridges. in a way that Is at least
surprising, and one might almost say, in
view of the enterprise that has been shown,
The new construction is OF the
most substantial character. The large dis
trfct over which ii extends was formerly
Uttered with what looked like mere tenn
porary makeshifts, but now out of the
ming to emerge, although nearly all Of the
work Is still in a half-formulated state.
The immensely of Ii is very impressive.
and many of its aspects are picturesque In
the extreme. There are long sweeps OF
massive masonry and many new labyrinths
of curved iron. The old bridge over the
Schuylkill that carries the immense main
Philadelphia and the West and South is
now fanked by a new bridge on either
side, carrying two tracks each. The prim-
airy purpose of all this work of construc-
tion and alteration, aside from certain
considerations concerning the handling of
freight, has been to allow some of the
through trains bound east and west Chat
is, between New York and Pittsburg, and
those bound north and south h is,
between New York and Washington to
pass through this city without running
then backing out again and turning around
for a fresh start in a way that has always
caused unnecessary loss of time.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
Hunter rates are announced on Western
lines as now In force. They are z cents
per mile.
will hold their annual meeting in Chicago,
October Is.
Passenger Traffic Manager Eustis, of the
c., 3. & O., has been reelected chairman
of the advisory committee of the Western
Passenger Association.
Five OF the oldest and ~best-known pas
senger conductors of the Kansas division
of the Union Pacific were dismissed on
Saturday without warning or explanation.
The passenger earnings of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio for the year ended June 90
were &,95f, 1884 against 81, 913, 1S6. in the
previous year; increase last year, 5.4 per
cent.
The Lake Erie & Western excursion to
Chicago on Saturday night promises to fill
seven trains of ten coaches, and the COM
pany Is preparing to furnish nine trains If
necessary.
Returning member of the National AS
ISOLATION of Roadmasters and Mantle
nance OF Way officials were hauled over the
Chicago & Northwestern from Milwaukee
to Chicago at a mile-a-minute speed.
ID. G. Edwards, passenger traffic man.
ager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day.
ton. and Frank j. Reed, general passenger
agent Of the Monon, will be in the city
tomorrow to confer as to train service.
James j.. Hill predicts that Erie stock will
be selling SO points above present prices be-
fore the end of the year. He has told his
associates that important plans are devel-
oping In respect to the property that will
lead to good results.
The general officers of the roads COM
posing the Union Railway Company held
their first meeting since the summer va
cation yesterday, and M. w. Mansfield was
occupied in approving bills and minor mat
tiers.
E.. T. Jeffreys, president Of the Denver &
Rio Grande, says he has placed contracts
for betterments to the property and its
equipment to the extent of $4,000 600, and
business is increasing so rapidly that
he thinks still further additions will be
necessary.
The American Association of TRAVELLING
Passenger Agents. in session at Montreal
decided yesterday to hold it's next con.
vention at New Orleans. Officers for ths
ensuing year were elected as follows: Pres.
ident. f. +. Fitzgerald. of Los Angeles
Cal; vice president, H. Burnett, of New
<1ila
man, of Detroit.
President Galloway, of the American Lo
connective Company, in his annual report
states that Ii Is the intention of the direc.
tors to further increase the annual outpu
of the principal plants; that the outlook
for the present Year Is highly satisfactory
and contracts fer locomotives have beer
booked far into the next year and as lat,
as the fall of 1903.
Forty miles will be saved by the buildins
of the new line of railway from Muscatine
Ia, TO Ottumwa by the Chicago, Milwau
kee & st. Paul. which will afford the com
pany a short cut to Kansas City. The com
pany expects TO have IL In operation within
a few months. The link will be seventy-si,
miles In length and grades and curves hav,
been reduced 10 meet the traffic expected.
Edwin f. Ives. trainmast of the middl,
division of the Santa Fe Railway system
was killed at Emporia. Kan. by being ru,
over by a switch engine. and z. Aust.r.
trainmaster of the eastern division. who's,
home is at Topeka, was struck by the en-
CINE and hurt. but not seriously. The me,
had stepped of one track In the yards a
/ Emporia to avoid a train and stepped n
front OF another.
Tower wv" the telegraph station on tn,
Chicago & Northwestern. which two year
ago was the scene OF the hold-up OF the fas
mail. is now standing On a fiat car at Chi
cago. The tower still bears the marks O
the vigorous struggle in which the operate
was set upon suddenly. knocked down
bound and gagged. and remained i'm thi
condition while the robbers looted the ex
press car. securing over $4,000.
Railroad men are watching with mucl
interest the tests of the two types OF pas