The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-19
as the South IL concerned, 1t Is q fitting
board a part of the ROCK Island system.

as the South IL concerned, 1t Is fitting
climax to the deal which makes the sea
board part of the Rock Island system
In Kansas City there is a movement or
foot among the merchants to force the rail-
roads tn take steps TO handle freight more
promptly. Under present plans the raii-
roads handle all in and outbound freight
r Terons n ' is ame dsIet anu all the
time. Two freight houses for each road
arc demanded, one for in and the otner for
outbound business.
West-bound traffic is now so heavy that
the Big Four and the Pennsylvania are
urging consignees TO move freight as
promptly as possible. The depot capacity
at indianapolis has been trebled In the
last few years, and Ii is thought wnen
these enlarged facilities are completed will
be ample for 20 years to come They now
find tnmselves obliged TO do something
TO increase their facilities for handling
freight at this point.
Plans are already under way to establish
passenger train service from New York to
the City of Mexico. by way of the Penn
sylvania, the Seaboard Air Line, the st.
Louis x San Francisco the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific and the Mexican Central.
The latter road is already said 10 De
part OF the Rock Island. The delicacy of
admitting the fact is due to the tear that
the public may be alarmed at the great
ness OF the Rock Island system, TO the
detriment of the stock market
Judging from orders already given by the
railroads for steel rails 10 be delivered next
year there will be by far more money
spent in reconstruction work than the pres
ent year The placing Of ORDERS up 10 this
time amounts to l,1oo.ooo tors. all 10 be de,
livered next year. which is over one-thlrd
the total capacity of all the steel rail mills
In the country. Independent OF the I'M
ported rails the consumption by the various
systems throughout the country this year
represents an expenditure of ss2,6O0,OOO.
With the acquisition of control of the
Louisville x Nashville by the Atlantic Coast
Line one more American railroad passes
from foreign control. AT one time most
or the important lines of the country were
under foreign control and even as late
as 1900 more than so per cent. of the stock
of such typical American lines as the Penn
sylvania was held abroad, while at pres
ent only two roads. the Chicago Great
Western and the New York, Ontario q
Western, are controlled by foreigners.
1.-The Hamburg-American Steamship Com
pany VIII invade the Pacific ocean and TO-
gether with the Orient and Wabash Rail-
roads will encircle the EARTH. said Vice
President Edward Dickinson, of the Orient
Railway, who has just returned from Lon
don, where he and President Stilwell. OF
the latter line, negotiated the traffic agree
ment between the railways and the steam
ship company. 1.-THE night before L feft
London we concluded contract with the
Hamburg american line of steamers from
Port Stillwell To China via Hawaii and
Japan. That company already has steam
ers plying to all points in the Orient via
Suez."
Thomas Hume. superintendent of the In
ternational * Great Northern, was in the
city yesterday. He will spend a few days
in Wabash and other points in the State.
Mr.. Hume, during the SUPPLEMENTARY of
G. G. Gale, deceased, was his private sec
rotary and is well known in Indianapolis
railroad circles. The Interstate Car Com
pany, recently organized in this city, with
John Croft as president and L. H. Darrach
treasurer, is getting upon solid ground rap
idly, constantly increasing its force and
is much encouraged by the orders that are
coming in. n Southern road this week
made contract with the company to re-
pair $50 cars.