The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-26

real conditions on the Gould lines. on which
he spent months inspection, and as a
result the stock is eagerly sought Tor anu
is advancing.
freight agent of the Chicago * Alton, VINO
has just returned from an ocean trip Tor
his health. is much improved, but MS
physician feels that he neecS further re-
county, Missouri. for a months stay.
The Grand Trunk people have been doing
a good deal of work in Michigan and In
diana. The line between Chicago and Sed-
ley, fifty miles, has been double-tracked,
the grades between Valparaiso greatly re-
duced, and heavy work is now In progress
between Charlotte and Lansing, Mich.
The electric lines are not affecting the
business OF the steam roads so far as pas
sengers are concerned so seriously as had
been anticipated. The agent Of the Big
Four, the Monon and the Pennsylvania at
the Observation-Disclosures station states
that his receipts from the sale OF tickets
are ranging from IL to 10 per cent. larger
than last year. which was the best year Tor
revenue at that station since opened. Inc
interurban parallels the Big Four for
long distance.
The monster switching engines the An
heuser-Busch Brewing Company, OF 81.
Louis, has received, to be used In their
yards, are the largest switching locomo-
uves yet built, and the only ones construct
ed with such arrangement that the ma
chinery is controlled from the left side or
the cab. The peculiar arrangement Is
adopted because the curves OF tracks In the
Anheuser-Busch yards are to the left and
the engineer can take signals nrst nanu
from the switchmen instead of second
hand from the fireman.
The Wabash has decided to remain out
side of the worlds fair site. President
Ramsey, writes the president of the
louisiana exposition as follows: las you
deny the Wabash Company the privilege
at any point on the north line of the park,
to be fixed by your own people, and as
there will be a nineteen-foot fence and no
the fair grounds. the Wabash company has
no longer any interest In the state OF at
fairs at that point
According to the annual report of the
Hooking Valley Railway Company for the
fiscal year ended June 60 which has just
been issued, gross earnings were x53l6,oV0
an increase of $685.. 300. Operating expenses
were S. 22s.3OO an increase Of $4,000. leav-
ing net earnings s2.0S7 200, an increase OF
$2l9,3O Other income brought the total up
to 1881, 700 and leaves a surplus OF $729. 100
an increase of $91 800. The report shows
that there were considerable charges to
capital accounts for improvements, includ-
ing 81, 100000 first consolidated mortgage AZ:
| per cent. bonds, 100000 AZ per cent. cal
| trust bonds and $311, 422 car trust obliga-
| lions issued to the Pullman company.
j. H. Milliken, district passenger agent OF
| the Louisville & Nashville, was in this city
yesterday. He says Ii will be two years
on Oct. i since Charles Stone left the chi
cago q Eastern Illinois and took the gen
eral passenger agency of the Louisville &
| Nashville, and the increase of business since
| Is remarkable, the receipts from passenger
business now being fully so per cent. in ex'
| cess of that of any former period. Mr.
Stone at once commenced purchasing mod
ern passenger equipment and introducing
| Northern features of railroading; he placed
| new dining cars, new chair cars and new
coaches on the system, and is further i'm
proving II by purchasing additional chain
| cars and dining cars. Eight new dining
| cars are now being delivered.
| AS the time approaches for entering into
| anti-pass agreements between railroads
| representatives of lines in this territory
| and the Western lines are beginning to ash
what the trunk lines will do next year
| This year they have refused to issue ex
| change transportation and the wrath OF
| Western representatives especially, who
| have been forced to pay or walk in TRUNK
| Line territory, has been quietly vented or
| certain lines Unfortunately, when the
| anti-pass agreement was entered into II
| was generally understood that 1t originated
| with the Lackawanna road The freight
| men say that this has resulted in the los:
| of at least 81 000.0O to this road resu
| of its opposition. There has been com
| plant that shippers have been given passe,
| while railroad men had to pay fare from
Trunk Line territory, and there is said Il
be some ground for such statement.