The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-13

tween Pittsburg and New Castle. and in the
near future will have its entire line so
equipped.
The Missouri Pacific has purchased nine
~ acres OF ground at Cypress and Will
erect new shops costing $500. 900. consolidat-
ing the shops now located at Sedalia and
OssawatOmie.
The Pennsylvania officials and Receiver
Malott who inspected the Vandalia this
week. instead of returning yesterday went
to northern Michigan pleasure resorts to
remain until Monday
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has COM
pleted the grading for considerable addl-
tional mileage of double track, and IS await
ing rails which the mills have prom
ised to furnish in July.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy has
founded harvest hand relief bureau Tor
Nebraska and Kansas and gives reduced
rates to able-bodied men who desire 10
work in the harvest fields.
Members Of the advisory committee Of
the Western Immigrant Bureau are In ses-
sion this week in New York endeavoring 10
straighten out some misunderstanding as
10 the operation of the bureau.
Train H. on the Big Four. yesterday had
three Boston sleepers in addition to the
regular Boston car, ii being the flrst day
OF the low rates TO New England on &C
count or the Christian Science convention.
The earnings of the ST. Louis Transit
Company for May were 1861 SAP, an in
crease over May. 1901, of 59124.53- The i'm
provements made last year are now yielding
excellent results in the handling OF the
traffic.
Four of Chicago's railroad systems have
accepted the ordinance for the elevation OF
their tracks. a work that will cost S1,ooo,UoO
1t is expected that If the other roads DO
not do so by Sept a mandatory ordinance
will be passed.
The thirty-sixth annual convention of the
Master Car Builders will open at Saratoga
on Wednesday, The opening exercises in
address j. j
Hennessey, master car builder of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul.
A. II. Hanson, general passenger agent Of
| the Illinois Central accompanied by John
A. Scott. advertising agent of the lines. re-
/ turned yesterday from a trip OF several
/ days spent in securing data for writing up
/ the resorts on the Illinois Central lines
Combined parlor and buffet cars will be
| put on between Indianapolis and Benton
/ Harbor over the Big Four, commencing to-
morrow, going north on the train leaving
/ indianapolis at II 10 a. m. and coming south
/ on the train leaving Benton Harbor at 7:10
a. m.
Owing TO existing laws of Connecticut.
/ the New York. New Haven & Hartford will
not at present accept the per diem rule for
/ detained cars, but will ask the next Legis-
/ lature for a modification OF the laws so
that it can enforce the rulings of the per
! diem plan.
The Lake Shore people have instructed
| the Lake Erie & Western management TO
| spend s125,O0O in improvements TO its Fort
! Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville division
in addition TO the reballasting now in prog
| ress, which will be completed within sixty
/ days at an expense of $4,000.
The present year has been a rough one
on the Lehigh Valley road The loss in
earnings in February and March on &C
/ count of floods was bad enough. and now
| comes the anthracite coal strike. which II
| is said will affect the Lehigh Valley more
than any other of the coal lines.
E. B. Shelter, late passenger agent Of the
Wednesday, was born in East German
town, Ind. and entered railroad service on
/ the Panhandle in 1865 as telegraph operator.
In 1887 he went to the Erie, where he had
since been employed as purchasing agent.
Cattle in immense numbers being
| taken from Texas. Oklahoma and southern
| Kansas to Montana, the Dakotas and north
| western Nebraska on account OF the search
| movement occurs every spring, but never
before has been so large, the Burlington
| the Union Pacific and Elkhorn roads carry
| ing thousands OF carloads.
Samuel Higgins, superintendent Of motive
! power and machinery of the Union Pacific
| system has resigned his position and will
be succeeded by w. r. McKeen. at present
master mechanic of the Union Pacific, Wyo-
ming division. Mr.. McKeen went TO the
| Union Pacific three years ago from Terre
! Haute. Ind. 1t is understood Mr.. Higgins
| will go with Eastern road.
The Wabash Railroad is surveying a
switch to connect it's line on the top of the
| hill in Wabash with the system of switches
| the Big Four has constructed in the bottom
| lands along which are nearly all the manu-
! featuring concerns. The new track is being
| built in Difference to the wishes of the fac
| tory owners, who say they are not well
served in having but one line reach their
| doors.
| A three-year contract has been signed by
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company anc
the Panama Railroad Company, by the
| terms of which the first named company
| vii 0rigina a
and destined to points on the Pacific coast
| north of Panama. The agreement becomes
| operative at once so far as ii affects coast.
wise traffic along both coasts. Respecting
| foreign traffic the agreement goes into eff
feet al the expiration of ninety days.