The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-14

was ever harvested in this section of the
country, and 10 have rolling stock in order
Is imperative.
The Baltimore & Ohio has lake ports at
FairpOrt, Cleveland and LOrain, is making
and will locate a harbor at Cowles creek,
near Geneva. The work on the new line
will commence at once.
Frank @. Adams. of the Baltimore & Ohio.
who has been manager of the telegraph Of
fees in Baltimore. has been promoted 10
circuit nag of all telegraph lines on
the Baltimore & Ohio system. This includes
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
H. D. Judson, superintendent OF the Chi
cago division of the Chicago, Burlington *
Quincy, has been appointed superintendent
of all Illinois lines, succeeding F. c. Rice,
promoted 10 general superintendent MT
Judson begun his railroad career on the
Pennsylvania.
II. NJ. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent Of the Big Four. who went TO
Schenectady because of the illness. OF his
son. returned yesterday, bringing his son
with him. His illness is thought not 10 De
of 2 serious character and that he Will be
all right after a good rest.
The Pennsylvania Railroad special. which
left Crestline, o., one hour ana twenty
minutes late. arrived in Pittsburg yester-
day on time, making the run Of 1S9 miles
at the average speed of a mile a minute.
Some of the stretches were covered at the
rate of seventy-eight miles an hour.
On the divisions of the Philadelphia &
Reading where bituminOus Goals are found
the company is overwhelmed with business,
not giving train crews sufficient time TO
rest. Eighteen new trains have been placed
on the Shamokin division. The soft coal Is
being used in place of anthracite.
Nov. has been fixed as the date for the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy opening its
new Des Moines and Burlington division,
and on the completion of the line the c.,
. & ~ will Install a fhrOlQh GhlCARO and
St. Louis service from DeS Moines via Os-
kaloosa, Med!apolis and Burlington. run
ming two trains each way.
The Big -Four has received notice that
two moro of the Atlantic type of engines
building at the Brooks locomotive works
were shipped yesterday. These engines are
of the same type as the Atlantic engines
now in use on the Big Four, with the ex-
ception that they have slightly larger fire
boxes and weigh 5000 pounds more.
The Indiana. Decatur & Western, it is
thought, will find good feeders in the Chi
q G. Alton and the Chicago. Peoria &
at Springfield a long transfer track in con-
nection with the Indiana, Decatur & West
ern. which, after Aug. %, will probably be
known as the Cincinnati, Indianapolis q
Western road.
George Graves, superintendent of the In
diana, Decatur & Western, said yesterday
that he thought the company would be
running passenger trains into Springfield,
H.. by Sept. l, using the Chicago & Alton
passenger station. The interlockers at the
crossing Of the Wabash and of the Chi
cago, Peoria & St. Louis roads Will be
completed by that time.
Harry Miller, general manager Of the
Vandalia, and c. E. Schaff general man
ager Of the Big Four, are In New York and
will to-day meet President Ramsey and
other onfcials of lines centering at ST. Louis
and take action in relation to terminal inn
provements at that city. A financial plan
Will be adopted looking to the purchase OF
the Virgins ferry property, the Interstate
car transfer and the st. Louis q Belt ter
minal.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
at once let the contracts for the erection
of new buildings at Altoona and Fort
Wayne as experimental stations to ascer-
tain the best and cheapest method of puri-
Tying the water used in their engines.
Muddy and dirty rivers are many along the
water from these; the sedimen clogs and
ruins the boilers and pipes in a short time,
and some remedy is sought.
The shops of the Baltimore & Ohio al
Glenwood and at Connellsville are to be en-
larged and equipped with the latest pat
terms of machinery for repairing engines
and at New Castle the company will erect
new shops capable of repairing all the en-
g1nes running between P~ittSburg, Akron
and Fairport. The Illinois Central has or
dered from the American locomotive works
twelve simple consolidated engines, In ad-
dftion to the thirty-twO ordered last week
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Judge A. c. Thompson. of the United
states Court has made an order for the
sale of the Columbus, Sandusky & Hooking
Railroad at the courthouse at Columbus
o., on Sept. "a. Lively bidding is expected
for the property. 1t is the only direct com,
petitor OF the Toledo & Ohio Central and
the Hooking Valley coal roads controlled
by the Morgan interests, and it is ex'
pected the Goulds, Morgans and the Penn
sylvania interests will vie with each Other
for the property. The upset price i:
81, 5000.
George H. Daniels delivered an address
before the ~Chautauqua Assembly on Tues
day, on American Railroads and Our Com
mercial Development" which is Spoken OF
In very complimentary terms. His service
as general passenger agent of the New
York Central road enables him to talk very
interestingly OF railway matters. In his re-
marks on the abandonment of the canals
ductiOn in rates of freight by the railroads;
second, the marvellous development of the
motive power and rolling stock of American
railways; third, the failure of the canals tC
meet the general demand of the American
public for quick time.
During the past five years Lake Shore
has decreased it's annual fixed charges by
over $4,000. During the same time ii ha:
increased its net earnings by about $500,
600, so that whereas in 1896 fixed charge:
absorbed 80 per cent. of net earnings, in 100
they absorbed only SO per cent. 1t has in
creased It's income from investments frOr
1854, S12 In 1896 70 81. 329, 20 in 1901. The in
terest on the funded debt in 1901 was S2,037,
SIG, so that income from investments pro.
vides 90 per cent. of the bond interest. Thi!
is an excellent showing, surpassed only b.,
pennsylvania, whose income from invest
ments meets all the interest on the bonded
debt. with a surplus of over 100000 be