The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-09

southwestern. and E. r. scoville of the
Illinois division. This division extends from
Washington. Ind. and includes yards at
St Louis. Beardstown and Shawneetown
There is not a word of truth in il" said
NJ A. Low, general attorney for the Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific Railway, re-
Garding a report from Chicago TO the ef-
feet that the Rock Island is negotiating
tor the purchase of the Chicago, Peoria *
St. Louis.
The general ticket offices of the Lake Erie
& western are being remodeled. II. j.
Rhein. general passenger agent. and r. NJ
Case, assistant general passenger agent,
will each have private offices, and the re-
manning rooms will be occupied by the
clerical force.
B. F. Winchell. general manager of the
ST. Louis * San Francisco. has been offered
the presidency of the Metropolitan Street
Railway and Of the Electric Light Com
p9ny, of Kansas City. controlled by the
consideration.
On June l Edward b. Clark will become
superintendent of the Rogers locomotive
works at Paterson, n. j.. and be. succeeded
at the Pittsburg locomotive works by J.
X HowSate. who has been assistant super
~lntendent of the locomotive works at
Schenectady, n. Y.
The large buying of stock of the Chicago
Great western of late is giving speculative
fnanciers strong points. Some express the
belief that the Gould syndicate is the buyer.
Sales OF blocks of 1000 TO 1000 shares are or
frequen occurrence. and one day this week
lO5,lOO shares changed hands.
The freight department of the Lake Erie
& western has prepared a report on the
crop conditions in Indiana, Illinois and
Ohio. The fruit crop, except peaches. is in
good condition, and everything is favorable
10 wheat, oats and corn crops. The re-
port shows also that large quantities of
corn are still stored awaiting higher prices.
Warrants have been taken out by a book
concern OF Chicago against ninety-two en-
utnnaFC nm III T-sA F1u~n lines Thnrr
refused TO pay S25 each for a book con-
tanning a history of the Erie road and
photography of its engineers The cases
had been in the courts before. The en-
sineers nave united TO fight the book con-
Germ
AT the present time new engines are be-
ing built for the New York Central of the
Iocomotiye works for the lake shore hut
considerably larger and more powerful
When placed in service 1t is expected that
an average speed of 100 miles an hour can
be maintained. as the engines will be
capable of running 15 miles an hour.
On Monday evening next the handsome
new division headquarters building and
station OF the Big Four in Wabash; com
pleted at a cost of $4,000. will be thrown
open TO the public. Most of the general
officers of the system have been invited
and VIII be present, and a banquet is to
be served to the citizens and railway peo-
pie. President ingalls, is expected, among
others.
The use of prepaid orders by lines be-
longing to the Transcontinnetal Passenger
Association is likely to again come into
general use in Eastern territory. There is
a long story of friction between the trans
continental and the trunk lines over the
handling Of ranscontinental business in
trunk-line territory, and prepaid orders
seems the best way to handle the passenger
traffic.
Train service has been established on the
Jessup short line of the Plant system.
which extends from Jessup to Folkston,
tifty-five miles. 1t shortens the distance
between Charleston. Savannah and Jack
sonville, and all points on the Plant sys-
tenn twenty miles. and at the same time
gives the Plant system practically a double
track between Savannah and Jacksonville.
1t is stated that next winter the limited
travel will be run over this short line.
The ST. Louis Post Dispatch says: "A
movement has been quietly started in st.
Louis for the organization of Pullman con-
ductors and pOrters, and circulars setting
forth the necessity for such a union are
now being prepared. 1t is reported further
that the conductors are dissatisfied with
the present wage schedule and as soon as
the organization is perfected will make a
demand on the company for an advance
ranging from So to SO a month. In the
United States there are 1000 Pullman con-
ductors and porters and II is the intention
TO bring all of them into line. A conduc-
tor stated that the subject of a union of
Pullman employees had been agitated for
three years. but the movement had not
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