The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-30

1t is stated that the report that the Leeds
syndicate was seeking control OF the chi
derbilt's return from Europe. He arrived
in New York on Saturday night.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Lake Erie & Western will be held
at Peoria tomorrow. W. III. Newman,
president and General Manager Brown,
are expected to be in attendance.
Edgar Fuller, a conductor OF the Ala
bama Great Southern, has been appointed
general yardmaster of the Birmingham
Belt to succeed w. L. Virgins, appointed
general yardmaster at Birmingham.
The Pennsylvania, which recently alb
served the Pennsylvania & Northwestern,
has increased the wages OF the employees
from 10 TO 20 per cent, bringing them up
to the wage standard OF the Pennsylvania
proper.
The New York Central has issued an IL
Illustrated catalogue of its -Four Track
Series" which is a fine piece of work. The
Luxury of Travel on Modern Railways is
another interesting publication on the part
of the New York Central.
The announcement that the Big Four Is
TO be the initiatory road for the Lacka-
wanna fast freight line after Oct. created
surprise in freight circles, as heretofore
the traffic of this territory has been carried
over the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
and Erie lines.
c. Graham has been appointed master
mechanic at Port Richmond of the Phila-
delphia & Reading succeeding John 3.
Clampitt, retired, who had been in the
service of the company fifty years. the last
twenty-three as master mechanic at Port
The Philadelphia & Reading is preparing
to go into export traffic more heavily:
Second Vice President Henderson and
General Freight Agent Crossley had a
long conference last week with the man.
aging directors of the Manchester line and
the Philadelphia Transatlantic line.
William Garstang. superintendent Of mo-
wood shopmen last night to take steps to
raise the 5000 for the new Y. M. e. A.
home at that place necessary to secure the
$4,000 additional from President Ingalls,.
Everything indicates that the sum Will be
raised.
c. B. Kolb, superintendent Of dining car
service of the Big Four, states that the
ten cars have paid the best this season of
place In service a second new dining car
between Bellefontaine and st. Louis. The
new cars are lighted by electricity and have
all modern improvements.
Last evening three special cars were at
tached to Train is. over the Chicago di-
vision of the Big Four, carrying repre-
sentatives of the Home Life Insurance
Company of Chicago. The Big Four turned
for New York. They will stop at Hot
Springs, w. Va, en- route.
The Louisville & Nashville now has a
mileage of $3.50 miles, capital stock $50 Co.,
tic coast line recently acquired by the Plant
system has total mileage of 5000 miles.
By absorbing the Louisville & Nashville,
as reported that 1t will, Its mileage VIII
be increased by $500 miles.
The earnings of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific are said to be increasing more
rapidly than the earnings Of any other
road in the world. The gross earnings for
million dollars, and the July and August
earnings exceeded that rate. What the
rate of increase will be after crops begin
to move IL is difficult to estimate.
The Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Ffremen has created two more
classes OF insurance, making five classes,
known a, b, c, d and E. and in amounts
$500, 81 goo, 81 500. 5000 and $1,000 Under
the old rule 81 500 was the limit of insurance.
The change is made with view of accom-
modating policy holders who are promoted
to engineers with increased salaries and
who desire increase in insurance.
The official train carrying the state off,
GERS of the Grand Army of the Republic to
Washington will go over the Big Four TO
Cincinnati, thence over the Chesapeake &
Ohio to Washington. The train viii be
made up of ten cars and will leave at p.
m. Sunday. Indications are that large dele
cations will go from this section. The Big
Four, the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
and the Pennsylvania have arranged for
ample sleeping car and coach accommoda-
lions.
Twenty-four railway companies, defend
ants in an action recently brought by the
Interstate-commerce Commission to enforce
its order requiring the companies to pro-
vide more equitable freight rates to Will
mington, N. c., from the West, in compe-
tition with Norfolk, Richmond and other
Virginia points, yesterday filed answers in
the United States District Court at Will
mington, denying that the order now re-
mains in effect because. they assert, 1t is
illegal and void. They pray to be dis
missed.
1t is announced that the Central States
Despatch, which operates east over the
Philadelphia & Reading. the Western
Maryland and the Baltimore & Ohio, has
notified the Western Maryland that it
contemplates withdrawal of it's service,
and upon the expiration OF this notice the
Central States Despatch will substitute the
Cumberland Valley the connecting line
between the Philadelphia & Reading and
the Baltimore & Ohio. There are two
other fast freight lines operating over the
Western Maryland-the Blue Ridge and the
Southern States Despatch.
A request for an investigation of a
rumored merger of the Frankfort & Cincin-
| natl Railroad Company with the Louisville
& Nashville has been made to the State
Railroad Commission by the City Council of
Paris. The Frankfort & Cincinnati Com
pany was purchased several months since
by F: c; Leads, New York promoter,
tween the companies is alleged to have
been destroyed. The companies are using
the same passenger and freight station at
Paris, and at that place are preparing to
erect for joint use a $4,000 freight depot.
In passenger circles the question of serv-
| ing passengers with meals Is receiving a
| good deal OF attention. There Is division
of sentiment regards which is advisa-
| BILE, a la carte or table d'hote. On the
| New York Central both methods are prac-
! ticed, while on the Pennsylvania lines only
| the latter is observed. George III. Dan
| iels, general passenger agent, has intro
duced on some portions of the Central the
| plan of furnishing two rolls and a cup of
| coffee for breakfast at 20 cents where
trains reach their destination as early as
| but the most universally adopted and
sanctioned by passenger men is the table
| d'hote plan.
A satisfactory settlement Of the claims
of the lines of railroad interested in West
| ern immigrant traffic has not been secured
| although there have been several attempts
| during the past few months to reach such
a result One of the difficulties in the way
| of a settlement is to get an agreement be-
tween the Santa Fe and the Southern Pa
| cific TO what amount each shall surren-
| der to make up the Rock Islands new por-
| ton. The proper rights and standing of the
| lines of each road interested is an impor-
| tant matter and each contends for the last
| inch of its right. The Western Immigrant
| Bureau has, in the independent
| agents at New York, strong competition
| for the business and those brokers or in
| dependent agents have seemingly firmly
established themselves in a position from
which they cannot be ousted by the bureau
New Cerealine Company.
A.. Nordyke, of this city. and other In
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