The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-25
corporated and think 1t is now time we
sfopned giving IL favors''

Il
stopped giving IL favors-
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
has created two new classes of insurance,
making five in all. They are for $500. $1,000.
was $500 The increase is meant for the
benefit of policy holders who are promoted
to engineers who. drawing increased sal
aries, may desire an increase in insurance.
Forty-eight railroads reported gross earn
s1O,2s1.s76 as against s9.4O9.s19 for the cor
responding week in 1901. OF these. thirty
nine roads show an aggregate increase IN
revenue of $S60,191, and nine show decreases
aggregating SIS. 240 or a net increase for the
forty-eight roads of sS21, 941, being S.69 per
cent.
Extensive improvements are being made
by the Pennsylvania in the shop at Al
car shops which will contain three 2oO-
kilowatt acknowledgements generators.
The alternating current will be used Tor
driving the tools. The Juniata locomotive
shops will be enlarged to double their
present capacity.
The cleanup of the freightyards at Pitts
burg on Sunday was one of the most re-
markable feats in railroading that has ever
been recorded. Nearly $1,000 cars were re-
moved, and although thousands are still
to be got rid of the relief TO business can
hardly be calculated. Such congestion of
traffic as existed in the Pittsburg yards
has never before been known In time or
peace.
The congestion of traffic in some Of the
Southern districts is unprecedented AT
Birmingham the various railroads nave
ceased TO solicit new business. During the
! past week the Louisville & Nashville noti-
fed the connecting lines at Birmingham
that IL would switch no more cars 10 slue-
tracks at that point, there being suoh con-
gestion that il would be a physical impos-
sibiity to handle the switching business.
The statement made in the dispatches of
| Sunday that 4 new line is to be constructed
he
| came a surprise to the general public.
| While such new line may not be an abso-
| lutte necessity now, the time Is not far dis
| tant when the development of that vast
| territory will give IL plenty of business ana
| the far-seeing business men who are back
| ing the ENTERPRISE are certain to realize well
upon their investment.
| Speaking of the retirement OF Mr.. Walter
| from the Lehigh Valley. an official of the
Reading said, a few days ago: II think 1t
| is entirely probable that Mr.. Morgan has
asked Mr.. Baer to take the Lehigh Valley
| will consent. Mr.. Morgan absolutely con-
trolls the anthracite coal situation, as every
body admits He made MI Baee rr presi6Ge ent
| trail and can place him In charge or the
Lehigh Valley if he sees fit"
| There is marked activity among the roads
| I'm the South in the matter or extending
| lines and the building of additional side
trackage. In jefferson county. Alabama
| the Central of Georgia and the Southern
| will build extensions of seven and four
| miles, respectively, to reach new coal LANDS
| A number of lines are building side tracks
| and extensions around Godsden. Ala. This
| work will aggregate not less than twenty
| five miles of track. Something like II;
| miles of new track will be laid in Alabama
| in the next six months.
| The p c., c. e. st. l.. Railway has beer
| sued for $4,000 damages by passenger
| who stepped off his train at the Columbus
| station to eat supper, then boarded the
| wrong train and was carried toward Buff
| falo Instead of Pittsburg, his proper des
| tination. The mistake of the passenger
occurred from the fact that while he was
| at supper his train was moved and the
| Buffalo train left in its place. He was
compelled to leave the Buffalo train at Z
damp and uncomfortable station, where III
caught cold and had to tramp back tc
| Columbus, arriving there too late to catch
his train
John r. Walsh, of Chicago, president o.
| the Southern Indiana road, spent Sunday
i'm Terre Haute with Superintendent
| Thompson Mr.. Walsh will not talk abou
| his plans. but there is a positive belief il
ment that he will build belt road arount
Terre Haute to expedite the traffic from
his road to Chicago means that he intends
to have his own Chicago line and that a
least one of the surveying parties, which
have been mystifying people in the counties
north of here, has been at work for Mr.
Walsh II is argued that he would no
go to the expense of. perhaps 100000 70
a belt road simply TO run around Terri
Haute and connect with the Chicago 4
Eastern Illinois.