The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-12

Pacific Company, and Is a general denial
of 'all and all manner of unlawful COM
bination and confederacy wherewith 1t Is
charged"
c. y. Cramer, who recently resigned as
foreman of the shops of the Pennsylvania
at Cleveland, has been appointed general
foreman of the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheel
ing shops at that city, much more i'm
portant position.
The twenty-eighth anniversary OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad department of the
Young Mems Christian Association at East
Liberty, near Pittsburg. will occur on
Sunday next. Francis l.. Patton, former
president of Princeton University, will ad-
dress the association.
In October the official report of the In
diana Car Service Bureau, of which d. T.
Bacon is general manager, shows that there
were handled $500 loaded cars, 1904 more
man In september, the biggest month since
the association was organized. The average
detention was LEO days
John III. Magee. master mechanic of the
pennsylvania shops at Olean, died on Mon
day after a short illness. He was forty-six
years OF age. the company Will TO-DAY run
a special train to Buffalo, where his re.
mains Will be buried, for the convenience or
friends of the deceased.
The st. Louis & San Francisco is quietly
buying valuable property in the business
district of New Orleans and now holds
options on a tract of ground twenty blocks
long and one block wide, which will give
the company entrance over the right OF
city.
1t is stated that the Gould influence in
duced General Manager Dickson, or the
Union Pacific, to accept the position OF
general manager of the Orient line, and II
is thought to indicate that the Goulds In
tend TO form an alliance between the Gould
road and the Orient line when the latter
Is completed.
| so overwhelmed with demands from ship
| pers for cars, having all it's available roll
ing stock in use, that 1t has given orders
to build f,5oo box cars Of 10000 pounds
| capacity as rapidly as possible, working
day and night forces.
c. M. Hays, vice president and general
manager Of the Grand Trunk, states that
| his company has completed arrangements
| to assume complete control Of the Detroit
! & Toledo Short Line Mr.. Hays says the
to, get possession of that road was in order
| to enable it to get entrance to the coal
| fields of Ohio.
Passenger officials Of the Chicago, Rock
| Island & Pacific say the Golden State
| on, has exceeded all expectations in vol
ume of travel, and as first-class California
travel this year promises to be beyond al
the trains popularity. Reservations are
| already made far ahead.
The Chicago & Northwestern was sued
recently in Sioux City, Ia, for 1850 dam
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stop at a certain station. While the train
was under way the conductor said they
were late and would not stop at this sta
ton. but would carry man and wife ten
miles further. The jury awarded $3.50. the
| expense incurred in getting back to the
! station desired.
| The merit and demerit bulletin Of the
| Wabash for October Is not so prolific or
| demerit marks as usual Demerit marks
| ranging from to 80 were placed against
| one conductor, three brakemen, one switch
| and five operators. A brakeman. a switch
/ man and a clerk were dismissed for un-
| satisfactory service. A number were given
credit marks for clean records for six
| months.
| A large number Of owners of property
! around the elevated railway route In Chi
| cago have brought suit, claiming damages
to the amount Of 100000. for alleged in
| jury to their property by the erection Of
| elevated structures, the operation Of trains
| and the deprivation of light. AS the road
was built under permission and authority
| of the city, and as a number of the COM
| plainants gave consent to it's erection, the
| decision Of the question will be OF unusual
Importance and interest
The Chicago Burlington & Quincy is
credited with being the greatest corn car
rier in the world The freight headquar-
| tiers of the company has table big enough
| TO seat all the railroad presidents in Chi
cago at dinner. and it is piled higher
| than the top of a silk hat with little
bundles of big ears of corn. Each bundle
of ears is tagged and tied. They come
| from hundreds of points in Missouri Kan
| sas. Nebraska and Iowa, and the crop is
so heavy this year that an official says ii
| will make the railroads groan under NOV
| ing 1t in the next twelve months.
1t is stated that all the lines in this ter
| ritory are making out the lists of passes
that are to be issued during the coming
year. preparatory TO placing the lists in
| the hands of the presidents who will is
| sue them. Two things are interesting in
| this connection. One Is that many of the
| roads are making out their lists without
| regard for the existence of any pass agree
| ment whatever, as If anticipating a COM
plete exchange during the coming year, but
| on a different basis from that which was
| at first supposed There has been a great
deal of talk during the last two years
about the abolition of the soliciting. force,
| as a result of coordination. This is being
done steadily. and 1t would be surprise
| to learn the number of little systems that
have completely lost their identity during
| the past year, their soliciting forces being