The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-27

the largest business In any week In the
roads history.
1t is stated on good authority that the
presidency of the Southern Pacific has been
offered to III. r. NickerSon, general man.
ager of the Mexican Central. President
Hartman has found that he cannot run
the Southern Pacific from his office in New
York and that an active man must be
placed at the head with headquarters in
San Francisco.
III. j. Rhein. general passenger agent OF
the Lake Erie & Western, announces that
there is in circulation a number of tickets
with a signature similar TO his attached.
The counterfeits read II. ]. Rhen, instead
of H j. Rhein. The skeletons are not
signed by Rhein, but have the signature of
c. +. DAILY. former general passenger agent
of the L. e. & w.
The passenger department OF the Queen
& Crescent is sending out some unique ad.
meeting of the American Bankers Assoc
citation TO be held at New Orleans, Nov. ii,
II and 13. A feature of the paper scattered
broadcast is prepared after the style of
the railroad bond, with an authorized cap
ital of one fare for the round trip.
Five million tons of bituminous coal has
been turned into the Eastern market by
the Pennsylvania above its normal ship
ments since the strike began. The ship
ments of soft coal originating on the Penn
sylvania Company's lines east of Pittsburg
for the year ending Oct. 10. 1901, amounted
10 l5,I14,!f tons; for the year ending oct
Is, 1902, they were 20. S95, 1858 tons-an increase
Of 5,l2l,214 tons.
President Ramsey, of the Wabash. in
speaking of the report that the Cincinnati.
Richmond & Muncie was being built in the
interest of the Wabash to let that company
into Cincinnati to tap much of the valuable
territory now In control of the Pennsyl-
vania and Big Four is on a par with numer-
Gus other reports, and he expects that a
report may get out that the Wabash will
build to Halifax.
The jury in the suit Of Mrs. Minerva Slutz
for damages for the death of her hus-
band in the Park-avenue tunnel wreck In
New York several months ago, returned a
verdict in her favor for S3S 500. The verdict
and settlements made thus far on account
of that wreck have cost the New York
Central Railway 100000. The biggest YER
dict for this accident was for $4,000. This
verdict has been appealed. has been af-
firmed once and Is now In the Court OF
Appeals.
The operating department of the Pitts.
burg & Lake Erie. after Jan. 1 will refuse
| to accept from foreign lines inferior roll
ing stock for movement over the Lake
Fries tracks. Cars with capacity OF
| $4,000 pounds will be the smallest the com
pany will receive. The great bulk of the
roads cars are $4,000 and 100000 pounds
capacity. and on account of the low grades
| the consolidated engines haul $500 tons
weight When a lightweight car is handled
| in long train of heavier cars there is
| great danger of its pulling apart or being
| crushed.
| y. III. cory, superintendent or motive
| power Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day.
| ton, was In the city on Saturday looking
| after affairs in connection with the Cincin
| natl, indianapolis & Western road. Mr.
| Cory stated that within the next few day:
| the company would have eight heavy
| freight engines in service and two pas
senger engines. President Woodford ha:
reserved space with the American locomo
tive works for the building of fifteen new
| engines the coming year. The increase IN
| business In prospect through the openinl
of its c., L. & w. division makes the pur
| chase OF more power necessary.
Documents providing for the transfer o.
| the Mexico, Cuernavaca & Pacific Railwa,
| 10 the Mexican Central Railway Compan,
| have been prepared and await signatures
The Central acquires the property FREE
| Its Liabilities to London and national banks
the liability for which the government Il
guarantor. The liability in question Il
| approximately $45OO,OO0 silver In connec
ton with the impending transfer the Mexi
can government has granted to the Contra
| Railway Company an amended concession
which empowers that company to built
either to Acapulco or Zihuatanejo as sur
| veys may demonstrate to be the more ad
visable. 1t is reported the subsidy is to b
$1,000 per kilometer
The new stockyards which the Pennsyl
vania is building In a suburb of Pittsbur
are nearing completion and are the mos
| complete plant of the kind in the world
| Ii Is intended for the concentration of cat
tie, sheep, hogs and horses in transit be
tween the West and the East over bot
the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore
| Ohio. The yards have every facility 70
expedition in unloading cattle In transi
and feeding: watering resting and reload
connections office building and drovers' eS
change One of the features of the var
is an exhibition court three hundred fee
ers. A cold storage plant and abattoir ar
other features OF the great yards.