The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-19

three or four days on the Western lines,
most OF the time at Chicago returned East
yesterday.
W. ]. Murphy. general manager of the
Queen & Crescent. who is in poor health,
has decided TO go abroad and will leave
New York on Tuesday and sail on July 20
for England.
The Lake Erie & Western turned over
TO the Lehigh Valley road $40 Atlantic City
excursionists day before yesterday. the ex-
cursion being much more Of a success than
haG been anticipated
The Hooking Valley has placed an order
for 1900 tons Of steel rail weighing eighty
pounds 10 the yard. The company mas
commenced laying a second track between
Lancaster and Sugar Grove
c. c. MOrdaugh. travelling passenger
agent of the Chicago Milwaukee & st; Paul,
is in the city. He has so far recovered from
injuries received in a fall last winter as
to throw away his crutches.
1t is stated that A. Galloway. who recent
~ resigned as superintendent of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton Dayton, will on Aug.
take the position of general superintendent
of the Detroit Southern, J. W. Sherwood re-
firing on that date.
c. B. Kols, superintendent of the dining
car service of the Big Four. was in the city
yesterday. He states that the dining cars
are paying better this year than last, not
withstanding the Pan-American exposition
at Buffalo helped the Big Four last year.
]. T. Harahan, of the Illinois Central,
l.. w
Francisco. and A. A. Warren, of the Chi
cago & Rock Island. will hold a conference
to-day in Memphis, hoping TO unravel the
tangle concerning the Memphis terminals.
The rate situation on passenger business
between the West and East has reached
such a point that the presidents of the
trunk lines and the Central Traffic lines
will take the mater up and stralghten out
affairs before a general rate war results.
D. G. Edwards. general passenger traffic
manager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton. is gratified over the increase in
business on the Fort Wayne division since
the c.. H & D. took control 1t promises
to be a valuable business adjunct to the
company.
The rumor is revived that the Pennsyl-
vania has leased the New York, New
Haven & Hartford at a 9 per cent. rental.
This rumor seems better authenticated
than former ones. and Il is certain that the
Pennsylvania has something to do with die
tating the policy OF the road.
J. H P Hughart general manager Of the
Grand Ra pids & Indiana, has received from
the shops a new private car which is said
to be a model of beauty of design, con-
venience of arrangement and perfection of
mechanical detail. The car is seventy-two
feet long and has all modern conveniences.
The Pennsylvania Niagara Falls excur-
sion last night was quite success. The
train consisted of five sleeping cars and
Columbus and Akron, then over the Erie.
Some of the eXcursionists were on the In
dianapolis & Vincennes and some OF the
Vandalia.
The twentieth century train of the Penn
sylvania has now been on a month. and on
but one occasion has it failed to maintain
the schedule. 1t frequently arrives at ter
minal ahead of time. The single failure
occurred July 2, when the train run into
New York two hours and fifteen minutes
late
The Detroit Southern Company has
awarded the contract for the extension
iob hrin he int n "A
Chicago company. By the construction OF
the extension the Baltimore & Ohio will be
benefited. as it gets into the bloom furnace
district. The road is to be completed by
Oct. and is eighteen miles in length.
Negotiations are pending for the absorb
ton by the Terminal Railroad Association
of the ST. Louis Belt and Terminal Railway
Company and the Interstate Car and
Transfer Company. An agreement by
which the terminal railroad interests Will
take over the Virgins ferry property is
ton involved amounts to more than
$50 100000.
The earnings of the Hooking Valley road
in the year ended June 30 from passenger
service were over 500 900 in excess of the
preceding year, and far ahead of any for
mer year in the roads history. Many new
features have been introduced which tend
ed to increase the earnings and others are
to be undertaken which will further i'm
prove the business. But few passenger
men, under the circumstances, would have
succeeded as we'll as w. II. Fisher.
Articles OF incorporation were filed at
Railway Company, with headquarters at
Canton, S. d. The capital stock OF the
company is s5O,OOO.OoO. and it is proposed
to build a line of railway from Duluth,
Mimi. to Galveston, Tex. South Da-
kota branch is TO run up the Sioux valley
into North Dakota. with branch from
Brookings to the Missouri river near the
line between North and South Dakota.
All of the apprentices of the Lake Shore
shops at Elkhart have been organized in an
association for the promotion OF social
intercourse and wider discussion of things
mechanical. the organization to meet every
two weeks and hear papers and discussions
on matters pertaining to their craft. The
idea is original with Master Mechanic c.
w Cross who is winning high favor among
his subordinates by his activity in this and
similar lines looking TO their Improvement.
The expenses of the organization are borne
by the company.
| including the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
western Railroad Company, reports for
June: 1902. 1901 1900.
Gross earnings "a S79 $50 S4O23, 127 S3.677 426
| Oper. expenses. 2.S15,5H 2,5l6,46S 2,524,366
Net earnings. 81 568, 1888, sl,5O6,s5s s1.153,O
Fiscal year:
Gross earnings So, 125 1877 SAT- ia 49O $4,000 633
Oper. expenses. S2,SSS7 62 Sl,04e,2S1 555
General Passenger Agent Crane, of the
| Wabash Railway Company, issued state
ment yesterday giving the position of that
/ road in respect to the war rates in eff
! feet between st. Louis and Chicago and the
/ East. He said: IF our competitors desire
US to withdraw excursion fares from Chi
| cage and st. Louis to New York city, they
| must first withdraw Atlantic City eX-
! cursions. So long excursions TO Allan
| tic City are run from these points by other
| lines, the Wabash will not only quote ex-
cursion fares to Atlantic City. but to New
| York city well, which claim is the
| greatest summer resort in the world.
! Eastern lines are now offering induce
ments 20 travel such as were never enjoyed
before. The Big Four announces that
| tickets are good on the New y rk Cen
| trail, the Boston a. Albany, via Cleveland
| and Buffalo. and allow the following privi-
| leges without extra charge: First. are good
| on steamer between Cleveland and Buffalo;
permit stop-over at Westfield for Chautau-
| qua; are good via Niagara Falls with stop
| over of ten days, regardless of iimit. Tick
| cts TO New York are good on day line
| steamer between Albany and New York.
| The same privileges are granted on the re-
| turn portion of round trip tickets issued
or regular tickets from the East via this
| route.
DR. J T.. PARSONS DEAD