The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-11

will be made with the National
Tool Company's proposed million-dollar
plant.
Thirty engineers have been suspended
from duty on the Southern Pacific for
carelessness in regard to danger signals.
The operating department has found way
to defect this sort of disregard Of duty by
the display of false danger signals, and II
suspension does not prove salutary, more
drastic means will be employed TO work the
necessary reform.
Speaking of freight rates. DR.. lie Mon
nier' privy counei ,p Of Of Germany; SAID
charge in the United States was exactly
one-half that of the German state rail-
roads. The charge for wheat from Chicago
TO New York is but one-fourth as much as
that from Bomberg TO the Rhine-a dis
lance half as great.
J. r. Cavanaugh, car-service superintend-
ent of the Big Four, j. III. Waldo. of the
Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton. and II. V.
Quebec to-day to attend the meeting OF
car-service association officials to be held
in that city June 10, Is and IL. During their
stay In that city they will be the guests or
the Intercolonial Railroad, which will fur
nish them a special train to visit the mari
time provinces.
director of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific says the change of control of the
Des Mones & Fort Dodge road has no
bearing on the plans OF the Rock Island
system, by which the road was formerly
controlled. There will be no effort to
resist the control Of the road by the new
owners or to buy the road back. but the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern,
which was acquired by the Rock Island
year ago, will be utilized.
The Indianapolis division of the Pan
handle route, via Piqua and on the Day.
tor line, is being placed in excellent con-
dition. The Piqua branch is now double
tracked to Unionville. twenty-five miles
is being laid from Unionville TO Woodstock,
thirty-three miles west from Columbus.
From this point on west to indianapolis
ings that ii is about half double track.
The entire Indianapolis division is sup
piled with gravel ballast
While no definite action was taken by
recent meeting, 1t is predicted there will be
adopted some sort of interchangeable mile
age ticket which will be good on trains
in the place of the certificate plan now in
use. The Northern mileage bureau ticket
Is regarded with favor by many members
of the association. Travelling men COM
plain of the present method. which obliges
them TO apply at the window of the office
at each station where they board a train
in order to get transportation for that par
tcular trip. This getting In line with
other ticket buyers causes great deal
or loss of time at stations.
President George F. Baer, of the Phila-
delphia & Reading, with his family, has
returned to Reading for the summer, and
Will give his attention to the storage OF an
should be able to hold in reserve at least
100000 tons of COAL This would mean
steady work for the miners for the next
four months, and would put the company
In position to meet any emergency at
the end of that time. The other anthra-
cite companies are also building storage
plants. and it is expected within the next
surplus coal, which will be held In re-
serve for any possible emergency.
l.. F. Loree has been president of the
Baltimore & Ohio for two years, during
taken place in the company, notably in
the operating department. It has never
been intimated that these were not a
benefit to the service, nor that they did
not merit or receive the approval of the
Pennsylvania people In consideration of
what has heretofore been known OF Mr.. Lo-
rec and his relation with the Pennsylvania
the opinion of him entertained by Mr.. Cas-
satt and the disposition of the many friends
of both will not believe that there has
been any such open rupture as Is reported
without more substantial evidence of it
than has so far been given.
Samuel B. Sweet, general freight agent
of the Lake Erie & Western, has received
reports from 10 points on the lines re-
lating to crop conditions. A slight falling
off in acreage of wheat is shown as COM
pared with last year. but the conditions
this year are better. and. basing the yield
on the present outlook, 1t will be IS to 20
bushels per acre. The oats crop will be rs
per cent. of last years crop Cold weather
retarded the sowing Of oats, but recent
rains have improved the outlook materially.
The acreage OF corn can scarcely be deter
mined much is yet to be planted, but
there Is ample time to make an average
crop in Indiana. The outlook for hay is
an average one, recent rains improving the
crop outlook.
j. p. Morgan & Co. announce that the
holders of large majority in amount of
the Chicago Burlington & Quincy mort
gage per cent bonds falling due on July
i, 1903, have agreed 10 extend them until
July /, 1905, with interest at per cent. and
have deposited their bonds for extension
accordingly. The time for depositing has
now been extended until and including
June %, 1903. Every depositor will receive
in cash per cent. on the par value of the
bonds so extended and may at the same
time present the interest coupons due on
July i, 1903, and receive payment in cash
without rebate. All bonds not so extended
will be purchased by Morgan & Co. at par
and accrued interest on July /, 1903.
The meeting of the Western Passenger
Association at st. Paul on Tuesday result
ed in considerable hot talk between the
officials of various lines over the contract
rates granted to the Woodmen's conven-
League convention in Detroit Several
more contract rates were developed, and
the upshot Of ii all was that the associa-
ton voted to head further trouble off by
making an agreed rate to Canadian points
and to New York of one fare for round
trip. This is ostensibly for the benefit of
public school teachers, but ii Is to be an
open rate, and every one may take advaut-
age of it. The rates will be in effect from
June ii to Sept. l, although tickets will
only be sold during the ten days succeeding