The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-30

superintendent of telegraph of the Michigan
Central and NJ. B. Snow, Of Detroit train
master Of the Michigan Central, will sue
coed 2. P. Mcdonald as superintendent of
the middle division.
During the last fiscal year the gross earn
ings Of the Louisville * Nashville in
creased over the preceding year g. 651, So9
all Of which was absorbed by increased ex-
penses. The surplus for the year shows
only ~ per cent on the stock, although
the real earnings were II per cent.
Announcement has been made by the
Rock Island management Of the appoint
ment of Leon NJ. Allen to be general passen-
ger agent OF the lines east of the Missouri
river. Mr.. Allen has been assistant passen-
ger agent since Dec. is, 1898. The head
quarters OF the new general passenger
agent will be Chicago.
The falling off in freight earnings Of the
Big Four is exciting comment, but the
reason therefor is easily told. Last year at
this time the Chesapeake & Ohio was turn
ing TO the Big Four at Cincinnati daily
80 carloads of coal for the Northwest;
now but little is doing on account Of the
anthracite miners strike.
z. f. Stacy takes exception to the item
which appeared in The Journal on Monday
concerning the delay in proceeding with
the new building for the Railroad Branch
OF the Young Mems Christian Association.
He says the associations representatives
have been in harmony, and submitted fin
ished plans and recommendations in May.
The arid section of the Santa Fe, from
Seligman 10 Hesperia, Cal. 800 miles. has
been literally sprinkled with crude oil and
the result is very satisfactory. 1t is stated
that traveller can ride on the rear plat
form of a train making sixty miles an
hour and experience no trouble from dust.
The engines burn oil. and there is total
absence of both cinders and dust
A dividend Of l per cent has been de-
clared by the directors of the Northern
Securities Company. The action was taken
by the directors last Thursday, but no an
nouncement was made until yesterday.
This is the third dividend declared by the
Securities company, the first was paid on
Feb. |, the second on May !. The date for
payment of the third dividend was not
given out
On Aug. 1 the Chicago division of the Bal
timore & Ohio, the Chicago & Eastern Illi-
nois, the Grand Trunk and the Indiana,
Illinois & Iowa will become members of the
Indiana Car Service Bureau, adding loo
new points TO the bureau in Indiana. 1t
requires the services of fourteen men 10
operate the bureau, there being three trav-
cling representatives besides General Man
ager Bacon.
An official of the Pennsylvania says all
reports of the company being dissatisfied
| from the results from operating the tWen-
| ty-hour trains between New York and Chi
| cago have no foundation whatever; on the
! contrary, the company is so well SatlShed
! that it has ordered from the Pullman Com
! papy eighty-two cars for the Pennsylvania
| limited and the twenty-hour trains, at a
| cost of 81 30O,O00
In commenting on the large sum of money
| that went into betterments on the Big Four
/ last year. it being 81. 602 654, President In
/ gals is quoted as saying that the road was
subject to very heavy traffic and comes in
| direct competition with two strong lines, SO
| that il is essential TO its final prosperity
/ that its facilities be first-class in every re-
/ spect, and it was with this object in view
/ that the outlay was made.
! Rock Islands claim to the shortest line
! from Memphis to FL Paso is disputed by
| route is shorter by 107 miles. The conten-
/ ton is shown by the following figures: The
| distance from Ell Paso to Texarkana over
! the Texas & Pacific is SCI miles; from Tex
! arkana to Memphis, over the st. Louis,
/ Iron Mountain & Southern, 292 miles, max
| ing the total distance from FL Paso to Mem
! phis 1159 miles BY the Rock Island the
| distance is: First, from Ell Paso TO Dali
/ hart, 125 miles; from Dalhart TO Amarillo
| over the Colorado & Southern, 81 miles
| taw, 760 miles. making a total of 1260 miles
/ The Texas & Pacific makes the run between
| the two points in forty-seven hours
! Announcement of the plan of readjust
| ment of the securities of the Chicago, RocI
| Island & Pacific Railroad Company prob
| ably will be made on Thursday. Member:
/ of the executive committee, as well a:
| several of the leading members of the di
| rectory, were again In conferences yester
| day, but official statement was issued
| A prominent insider is authority for the
/ statement that there will be no underwrit
i ing syndicate and that the exchange OF
| securities will involve only a very small
| outlay of cash. All stockholders of record
/ will share alike in the plan of reorgani
| zation, which, it is asserted, has not beer
that given out last week, in spite of re
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