The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-08

J. H. Moore. William B. Leeds and d. g.
Reid. The preferred stock is principally
owned by these men.
II is authoritatively stated that. effective
Nov. II, 1902. ]. F. Holden will become as
sistant freight traffic manager of the Rock
Island Railway system, with headquarters
in Chicago. Mr.. Holden will retain his po-
sition as traffic manager of the ChoctaW.
Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad. changing MS
office from Little Rock TO Chicago.
NJ. w. Mansfield. superintendent of the
Indianapolis * Vincennes, and {. M Ben
nett, master OF transportation or the LOUIS
vile division of the Pennsylvania, VINO
were selected to go over the Pennsylvania
Southwestern system and report on its con-
dition, returned yesterday from a three
days trip. Mr.. Mansfield said he was sur
Prised to see the great improvement 10 me
Toledo division in the last few months. ana,
In fact, he found every division in flne con-
dition.
M w. Mansfield superintendent of the
indianapolis & Vincennes, has been notlned
OF the death at 1 p. m. yesterday at Pitts
burg of c. d. Law. real-estate agent for
the pennsylvania lines west, after a prleI
illness. The deceased had been with the
pennsylvania lines west for thirty years,
commencing as an engineer of maintenance
OF way. Prior to his appointment as rear
estate agent. two years ago, he was tor
fourteen years superintendent OF the west
ern division of the Pittsburg, Fort wayne
& Chicago.
The report circulated yesterday, and
originated at Scranton, Pa, that the Dela-
ware & Hudson Railroad properties. In
Guiding coal mines, had been sold for SSo,-
100000. was denied positively by President
Olyphant of the Delaware * Hudson. Inc
rurnored purchasers were the PennsylVahia
Company and the New York Central
vania to get the coal properties and the
portions of the railroad in Pennsylvania
and the New York Central TO get the New
York division of the railway.
q he
thority of an official of the Wabash Rail-
road that the general offices of the COM
Pany were to be removed to Toledo from
st. Louis when the Wabash's new line is
lines have terminals in Toledo-the Wa
bash, the Wheeling & Lake Erie and the
Ann Arbor-making it the practical loca-
ton for the headquarters. President Ram
sey. of the Wabash, is in New York, but in
his absence from st. Louis another official
of the road last night denied the foregoing
statement.
1t has long been the practice of railroads
moved from the station within twenty-four
hours after its arrival. The amount
charged Is usually so small that no person
cared TO resist collection. The principle
involved, therefore, has remained unsettled
until now. when suit has been begun against
the Chicago. Rock Island & PACIFIC, where
to which the case was taken decided In IA
vor OF the plaintiff. Notice of appeal was
given. and 1t is stated by both parties that
the dispute will be taken to the Supreme
Court.
The Northern Pacific has received the
last OF the twenty-one biggest engines in
America. There are as big engines else
where in twos and threes, but on no line is
there score or more of them. The public
sees little of these big freight engines, since
they are confined to freighting on noun
tain divisions. To reach the cab one goes
up two flights of stairs, for the boilers are
so big that they cannot be placed between
the drivers, but must be put on top of
them. Many tunnels had to be raised to
let them through. From end to end the en-
CINE proper is sixty-nine feet long.