The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-15

land has been purchased for the enlarge
ment OF It's hospital for injured employees.
The Evansville & Terre Haute again takes
its place among dividend payers, the direc-
tors declaring a dividend of per cent. on
the preferred stock, payable in two install,
ments. ~ per cent. each, on Oct. l and
April 1.
II is reliably reported that the Southern
Railway is negotiating for the purchase or
the New Orleans Northeastern. the secur-
ing OF which would give the Southern Rail-
way entrance TO New Orleans over its own
tracks.
The Pennsylvania is building at Herr is
land, short distance from Pittsburg, ex-
tensive stockyards, with capacity TO hold
5000 head of cattle, 10000 hogs, 5000 sheep,
and In addition there will be horse barn;
a two-story brick building 272 feet long ana
20 feet wide.
II is stated that several promotions are
to take place among the passenger con-
ductors and brakemen on the Panhandle
line this week. Conductors on local pas
senger trains will be placed on through
runs and their places filled by promotions
OF brakemen.
The issue of s42, 500, 600 common stock of the
Baltimore & Ohio has been officially con-
irmed. Among the objects of this issue is
the purchase of new equipment to the ex-
tent of so. 900. double-tracking, improv-
ing facilities at five different cities, and
various other improvements.
The Canadian Pacific is becoming a pow
cred. with the exception Of the Pennsyl-
vania, IL probably has no equal among the
railway corporations of America. 1t operates
1850 miles of road and its gross earnings
for the fiscal year ended June 80 were S46,-
416.509.
On Oct George N Lukens, city ticket
agent of the Pennsylvania at Pittsburg.
will retire to become manager of the Mac
Evans Glass Company. Mr.. Lukens en-
tered the service of the Pennsylvania in
1885, The position he vacates was one of
the most important in the list OF Ticket
agencies.
impound water for it's locomotive supply at
Newkirk. When finished the artificial lake
Will cover sixty acres and will be about
fifteen feet deep at its deepest part. The
dam will be constructed of gumbo soil,
which is excavated from the middle of the
reservoir
So many of the general ticket and pas
senger agents have accepted the invita-
ton of the Grand Trunk to go to Portland.
Me-, next month over it's line, that it has
been decided to run a special train for
their accommodation, leaving Chicago on
Oct. IL and stopping a few hours at
Montreal.
Boston capitalists are large buyers of the
securities of the Pere Marquette, which sets
at rest the report that in the readjustment
of the railroad map the Pere Marquette
is to find Judgment in one of the larger sys-
tens. The stock is now closely held, and
IL is doubtful if control can be acquired on
the market.
j. Pierpont Morgan was asked on Satur-
day: rs it true that President Cassatt, OF
the Pennsylvania system, and yourself have
entered into a combination to control the
trunk line roads?" His reply was: There
is no combination so far as / know. There
is no necessity for such a combination.
have no interest in the Pennsylvania road
The local Pullman sleeping car put on
two months ago by the Pennsylvania be-
tween Indianapolis and Jersey City is
To- no inc xvnrftr ic
of the best and is lighted by consolidated
system of electric lights The car run
over the Vandalia, between indianapolis
and ST. Louis, is also lighted with electric
| ity. each berth having a light.
The last year the Pennsylvania added
10000 new cars, and in addition replaced 500
! light cars with new and heavier ones. AND
| will do more in 1908. The shops at For
| Wayne are now gathering material for the
| construction of cars of 100000 pounds ca
| pacity, and next year will, with enlarged
| shops, be able to build several Thousand
| new cars in addition to repair work.
The Pennsylvania on Saturday placed ar
order with the Baldwin locomotive work.
| for 200 new engines. The engines are to b,
| delivered in early 1903 the freight engines t,
| be of the same type as those delivered thi
| year, and included in the number are nine
| teen switching engines of a type sufficient,
powerful to move the heavy trains nov
drawn by these locomotives. An official o
the road states that the new passenger EN-
| gineS will be built at the Altoona and tn
| Fort Wayne shops.
| Passenger men connected with tn,
| Nickel-plate are considerably disturbe,
| over a report sent out from Toledo to tn
| effect that the Nickel-plate has been use,
| by the Vanderbilts for years to handl
| cut-rate business and that while the LAX
| Shore held to tariff the Nickel-plate wa
| free lance. While the statement is de
MED by the officials of the Nickel-plate. al
| impression has prevailed that neither II
freight nor passenger rates was the Nickel
| plate a close adherer to tariffs Nickel
| plate officials say there is absolutely n
j failnda ton for such aIlaoatianS