The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-28
anes running the whole length of the

cranes running the whole length of the
shop.
The east-bound limited on the Santa Fe
on Thursday ran from La Junta TO Dodge
City. 1924 miles. in 209 minutes, actual run
ming time. The train consisted or SIX cars
and was hauled by one of the Prairie type
OF locomotives. Several consecutive miles
were covered at a speed of sixty-nine miles
an hour.
With the approval OF w. Seward Webb
chairman. the following appointments on
the Rutland road are announced: George
Tibbals Jarvis, general manager. with JuTls-
dictiOn over the transportation, trafhc,
maintenance of way and mechanical de-
partments; Clarence W. Morgan, treasurer;
.. +. Harrison, cashier.
1t is understood that the Pennsylvania
Company and the Big Four will soon make
a deal through which the Panhadle Will
come into possession of what is known as
the Superior Drill site at Springfield, o.,
and should the deal be perfected the Pan
handle will build a freight and passenger
station on the grounds.
The Hooking Valley Road has under con-
sideratiOn the establishing Of an industrial
bureau for the purpose of setting forth
the advantages along the line for the es-
tablishment of manufactures. elevators and
other Improvements. The man selected for
the work will be under the direction of f.
b. Sheldon, chief engineer Of the road.
For several days past trains from the
east have been more or less late on account
or heavy SHOWS in the East and extreme
cold weather At Buffalo there is an i'm
mense amount of delayed traffic, and the
Pennsylvania is having trouble East of the
mountains. II is said with good weather, II
will be several days before normal condi-
tOns are restored.
A prominent Illinois Central official said
yesterday there were negotiations in prog
ress which, if carried through, would give
the Central a through line from New Or
leans to Minneapolis. He said it was the
intention 10 buy the Iowa Central from
4 "a
ma1nder of the gap will be filled by the
Minneapolis & st. Louis system, over which
the illinois Central now operates trains.
William Greene. vice president of the Bal
timore q Ohio Southwestern, in comment
ing on the strike at Washington, Ind, takes
the same position that 9. T. Henderson did
when a strike was threatened the In
diana, bloomington q Western. Mr.. Greene
says: We have tried the reduction in num-
Der OF hours of work instead of a reduction
In number of employees, and it was not at
all satisfactory for the reason that the
skilled mechanics would leave for other
shops where they could work full time, and
these men are valuable to the company"
The Mexican Eastern Railway Company
OF Mexico was Incorporated at Dover, Del
yesterday. 1T has capital Of $5,000,0O0, and
proposes to operate a railroad from Merida
State of Yucatan, Mexico, to ZacoalcO
NeracruZ, MeXicO also to construct and
operate telegraph, telephone and express
lines over the same route. The incorpora-
tors are: John Phelps, Baltimore; Sidney
A. NlInerDee, Detroit. JOSIAH quincy, BOS-
ton; Sylvester II. Everett and Leander Nc
Bride, Cleveland; John Scott New York
city, and James l.. Wolcott, Dover, Del.
The Wabash is beginning to develop it's
plans at Pittsburg The road will enter the
downtown district by bridging the MOnon-
gahela river. reaching a point formed by
the Allegheny and MonOngahela rivers. The
company has quietly purchased seven acres
of ground, including the portion once a part
OF Fort Duquesne and now occupied by
buildings which have been erected over 100
years The Wabash has also arranged to
build bridge across the Allegheny to reach
Allegheny City, where it can connect with
the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg road.
An official of the Big Four says no one
acquainted with the conditions took any
stock in the reported purchase of the Big
-Four by the Vanderbilts. In the first place,
nothing like the amount named would be
required TO buy the S35, 100000 which is not
already controlled by the Vanderbits.
Nearly 40 per cent. of the $27. .9Ss 900 common
stock is now owned outright by the Lake
Shore, which. in turn. is owned by the New
York Central while the private interest of
the Vanderbilt family in both preferred and
common is a majority interest in the en-
tire capital