The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-09


Guires that rate from roads whose earn
ings exceed S2.0o0 per mile
II. G. Ferris. formerly engineer of main
tenance of way OF the Toledo * ohio Cen
trail has been appointed superintendent or
the Omaha division of the Union Pacific.
extending from Omaha TO North Plate.
The ticket scaIpers are experiencing diff
hculty so strictly are all lines adherlng 10
rates. Their only hope is in the Sunday eX-
cursions soon 70 begin. on this class OF
tickets they can secure few dollars
The locomotives on the Manitou & Pixies
peak road Will be converted into OIL burn
ers. the Colorado * Southern having en-
tered into contract 10 furnish oil. An
immense storage tank is being constructed
al Manitou
Dr. d. W. Middleton. chief surgeon OF the
Chicago, Rock Island * Pacific, died on
Sunday from blood poisoning, and DR.. IL.
L. Branutlich, who assisted in operating
on Or Middleton, lies at the point OF death
at Davenport, Ia.
c. G.. Waldo general manager. and r. b.
Turner, general superintendent or the On
cinnati. Hamilton d Dayton, were In Fort
Wayne yesterday inspecting the terminals
and the Findlay division recently acquired
by the c.. II. x d.
An announcement was made yesterday
that the directors of the Chicago. lndianap-
oils & Louisville Railway Company VIII
meet in New York some time next week,
when action on the common stock dividend
will probably be taken.
power of the Nandalia, was in the city yes
terday. While here he received a telegram
stating that five of the twenty-five engines
the company has contracted for would be
shipped next week from the works.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific and
the Southern Pacific have jointly contracted
with the Pullman Company 10 build nine
complete trains for their new California
service soon to be introduced. purposing 10
compete with the Santa Fe for that bust
ness.
The Santa Fe will expend 100000 on its
California lines; Of the sum $4,000 will go
into steel bridges. $4,000 into additions to
it's shops at San Bernardino and $4,000 into
a new rOundhOuse at Needles. New eating
houses will be built and numerous minor
improvements made.
Official announcement was made yester-
day of the appointment of Charles A.
GOOdnow, general superintendent of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
system, as general manager or the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, vice Andrew j. Hit,
assigned to other duties.
The Bessemer & Lake Erie road is pre-
pairing to handle the heaviest ore traffic
this season ever handled on the line. 1t
has purchased fifteen additional switching
engines, will have thousands more cars
than in any former year, and has added
many freight engines to its power
w. II. Newman, president of the Lake
Erie q Western, is proud Of the Lake Shore
acquiring the line. At is pet road with
him and he says he intends to first bring
its roadbed up to high standard. then
properly equip il and improve the stations.
| The road has the business and all that
is needed is TO further develop IT.
The car situation with all Western lines is
easier than at any time in many months,
and only in refrigerator and large furnl-
ture cars is there now a shortage. The
lighter through livestock movement has
brought about a surplus of stock cars,
which is being utilized in transporting steel
rails, pig iron and kindred products.
HOuIab han will to-day COmDlpte his
! thirty-hfth year in the railway service, he
commencing as water boy Tor conStruc-
! ton gang building the Hannibal st. Jo-
! seph road from Streator 10 WinOna, H., on
| April 9. 1851. He is now superintendent OF
/ the Hannibal * ST joe He is author OF
| Houlahan's Railroad Handbook, which
Is commended by railroad men.
| The promoters of the Indianapolis South
| err Railway are pleased over securing a
/ franchise TO enter the city as proposed. d
| NJ. Parry, president OF the company, said
| last night that he expected that manufac-
! tureres of this city would be buying Goa
/ from mines on the line twelve months from
now. To reach the best coal fields in Indi.
ana it will need to build but siXty-siX miles
| of road. He says the company will at once
proceed to complete the details necessary
TO begin the construction of the line.
ID. G.. Edwards passenger traffic manager
| of the Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton
| Warren j. Lynch general passenger agent
! of the Big Four. and O. j. McCarty, gen
| eral passenger agent of the Baltimore 4
/ Ohio Southwestern were in the city las
night en- route to Chicago to attend the
| meeting of the Central Passenger Associa
ton. They were joined at Indianapolis by
| Harry Rhein,i general passenger agent OF
| the Lake Erie & Western, and III. NJ. Bron
| son, assistant general passenger agent o.
the Big Four.
The report that the Atlantic Coast linz
has acquired control of the Plant system o
| roads is officially confirmed, but at wha
| cost is not made public The deal has beer
] lC Y
| system the Coast line will cover 1874 mile
of main line. The road was owned prin
cipally by the late Henry B. Plant, am
was so tied UP under his will that it cOul'
/ not be sold until his son become of age
The courts having declared the will invali'
has made possible the sale of the seVera
lines which comprise the Plant system.
The bill known as the Hubbard railwa,
merger act, companion of the Molsberr,
bill, passed the Iowa House yesterday il
practically the same form as it passed tn
Senate The impression prevails that tn
Governor will veto it. as il is said TO be in
tended as an aid to the Hill-Harrimal
railway merger, a feature which induce
the Governors veto of the Molsberrv bill
The Hubbard bill authorizes any line in
cOrporated under Iowa laws, regardless o
location, TO exercise the same privileges a
lines operating in Iowa. These privilege
are enumerated in the substitute Mols
berry bill.
The announcement that Joseph Ramsey
president of the Wabash, is associated witt
the doubtless successful bidders for tn
Western Maryland road, indicates that tn
Western Maryland, in connection with tn
West Virginia Central and the Gould lines
Will establish a powerful trunk line acrOs
the country. In commenting on the pros
pective deal the Baltimore Herald says
There can be no feeling of hostility TO
ward the Pennsylvania, for il is a mode
system, ably managed, and necessarii,
ready to meet the Baltimore's just de
mands. But the vital fact remains that tn
great interests of the Pennsylvania and o
her leaders must center at Philadelphia
and that the trade Of the future may brini
these interests more and more into conflic
with those of the Baltimore. 1t is but nat
ural, therefore. for Baltimore to wis
that the Western Maryland become par
of system which shall have her interest
first always and at the same time leav
the way open to competition.