The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-17

locomotive works and those Quilt at the
Baldwin works. Both are of the Atlantic
type. for which the Baldwins are famous.
and two of the Chautauqua type. on which
the Brooks locomotive works have made
a record. Both are building two engines
for the Buffalo, Rochester g. Pittsburg.
The travel TO the Northwestern States the
past spring and summer broke all records.
and passenger men who have charge OF this
have the home-seekers' rates extended into
the fall months, so prosperous are the
lines. They contend that the rapid settle
ment of the Northwest and the easy access
TO new lands enables the settlers to make a
thorough examination even In cold weather.
1t is stated that the management Of the
Baltimore & Ohio has planned for large
expenditures In improvements. Control
pany, which will doubtless prosecute this
work until the B. & o. compares favorably
with the Pennsylvania lines. THE Penn
not need any added revenue from the B. &
o., and Its own interests will be beneated
by putting the earnings back into the
road"
NJ. D.. woodford. president, C. g. Waldo.
general manager, and G. A Wilson, chief
engineer of the Cincinnati, Hamilton q
Dayton, and several Of the directors, yes
terday inspected the Indiana, Decatur q
Western and to-day will go over the OHIO
river division. George Graves. superin-
tendent. and John Lazarus. traffic man
ager, accompanied the party. Regular
pdoScuScI DdluS running W OpI III hONs
ILL.,, from Decatur, will be placed In serv-
Ice Sept. 30.
The annual report Of the Missouri. Kan
sas & Texas Railway Company for the
the following showing: Gross earnings,
SIG. 391. 399. compared with SIS, 403, 0S3 for l9Ol;
operating expenses and taxes, Sli.Sn.5o4,
compared with s11. 134, 146 for 1901; showing
net receipts of $4.51S. S35, compared with
&,2Ss.936 for 1901; payments OF interest on
bonds and rentals, 1854, Ns. a slight In
crease over the previous year. Surplus,
S9OS.93S, being an Increase.
A territorial charter was granted yester-
day to the Kansas, Oklahoma Central &
outhwes Railroad Company. with a
capital of 81. 5000 900. The incorporators are
Oklahoma capitalists. The proposed line
will run from Cedarville. Kan. southwest
through Saltwater, Guthrie and FL Reno,
O. T., to kirkland, Tex, and Will have
s sS,sb branch to l1 FeFti Smith Sns fro Ark anS the
other northwest to Woodward, O. T., on
the Texas border. The total distance will
be $40 miles The principal place of bust
ness will be Saltwater.
The Shippers National Freight Bureau
is the name of a company which has
filed papers in. New Jersey. The charter.
which was filed last Saturday, is a broad
one and contains the following interesting
clause: ITO afford protection to the ship
pers of goods, wares, merchandise Of every
class or description, whether sent by rail-
road, water or other means of transporta-
ton. and In furtherance OF the object
above set forth establish such relations
with members of the Congress of the
United States as the board of directors
or executive committee may find neces.
sary."
Much interest Is manifested in freight
circles over the meeting of the Contra
Freight Association, to be held in Chicago
to-day. Some important matters will bt
considered. TIL question of stopping cars
in transit for part unloading or to finish
loading will be discussed witt reference tC
/ a hnliohfnO The anffN ffraI Sroh NJ
ton Is only a matter of courtesy witt
railroads, and in case a train does not stoI
as promised the shippers try to hold tbs
roads responsible, although the intention
is merely that of an accommodation. TIL,
matter of rates on bottles will also be dis
cussed.
Engineers and conductors of the Penn
sylvania have received letters from tn,
offices Of the division superintendent urg
ing them to make better efforts to main
tain speed. The letters state that, while
the tracks have been greatly improved
and also the motive power. freight Is NOV
ing much more slowly. TIL letters stat,
that, despite the fact hat stretches O.
four tracks have been considerably in
overtime that their months work is forty
eight to fifty days. TIL trainmen claim
that they are not to blame for the della,
In freight traffic.
The Michigan Central has been expendini
a large sum of money the past summer II
improving the roadbed of its main line AM
the airline division. Between New Buffalo
and Three Oaks the grade has been Gu
down five feet and several bad curves elm
mated. The work of doubling it's track 1
still in progress, and before many months
the Michigan Central will have a double
tracked road from Chicago to Detroit
Some of the heaviest work done this sum
mer was between Niles and Cassopolis
Here eight miles of marshes have beer
filled and all elevations cut down. TIL
track is laid with heavy steel rail and tn
road rides as solid now as on any part o
the system.