The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-07

and net earnings. which have been unsatis-
factory for some time, are expected to i'm
prove.
Freight traffic of the Cincinnati. Indian
apolis & Western division of the c., II. &
d. has so increased that the company is
arranging TO lay several long passing
tracks at points along the line.
General Manager Gould of the Missouri
Pacific. passed over the Wabash lines on
Monday. The train left Montpelier a little
behind time. and although an additional
heavy Pullman was added, IL covered fifty
miles in fifty-three minutes.
The general offices of the Grand Rapids
& Indiana have under consideration, with
the Increase of wages of the men, the es-
tablishment of a savings bank system such
as is in use on the parent line and similar
to those proposed on other divisions of
Pennsylvania interests.
III. Mcdonald, formerly city passenger
agent of the Big Four at Indianapolis. was
In the city calling on old-time friends.
Through the death of his wife's father he
has come into control OF several hundred
acres of land i'm Virginia. and says that he
is now tiller of the soil.
George E. Harrington, general agent of
the Vandalia, with headquarters at Terre
Haute, was in the city yesterday. He says
the Vandalia has it's business now better
in hand than at any time in several
months. The company is handling an i'm
mense quantity of coal and would handle
more had IL the cars TO do ii with.
]. N. Stroud. who was recently appointed
this territory, was in the city yesterday
forming acquaintance with passenger Off
Gals. Mr.. Stroud for some years was ticket
agent at the Union Station at Kansas CITY,
but on account of poor health entered his
present line of service. with headquarters
at Chicago.
John Chesbrough. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Vandalia, was in the
city yesterday in conference with Receiver
Malott. Mr.. ChesbrOugh says the passen-
ger traffic of the Vandalia in 1902 was hand
nalt in I. lt.rx
year in the roads history, and he thinks
the coming year will show even better re-
suits.
Charles l.. Stone. general passenger agent
of the Louisville & Nashville is proud of
| the record he, with his associates, has
| shown since accepting the position of gen.
eral passenger agent of the Louisville &
Nashville. The putting on of new and more
modern equipment, shortening time of
trains and other modern methods which
he has introduced have yielded excellent
results.
A crisis has been reached i'm the affairs
of the Western Immigrant Bureau. The
Rock Island, through General Passenger
Agent John Sebastian, has served notice
on the association that the company would
protect its interests by meeting the COM
missions paid by Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION lines and the Southern Pacific on
business to Texas Colorado, Arizona Ne
vada, Wyoming Utah and California.
The Findlay, Fort Wayne e. Western has
been transferred from a New York COM
pany TO an Ohio trust company as pre-
liminary. step to applying for a receiver
for the road The Aston estate guaranteed
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton a clear
title. and the receivershp, as in the case
of the Chicago & southeastern, is intended
to straighten out the tangled affairs. The
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton wishes to
expend money in bringing the track,
bridges, stations, etc, up to modern style,
carrying on the improvements without in
terruption of the through service between
Fort Wayne and Cincinnati and without
fear of litigation that will affect the title
OF the c., III. & ID.
The Louisville e. Nashville. through its
general agent at Cincinnati Brent Arnold,
has leased for terminal purposes the tract
on the Ohio river front between Vine and
Plum streets, which the Southern Railroad
trustees, after long period of negotia-
ton. had determined to buy from the Wig
| gins heirs as the best available site for
| the terminal of the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad They offered for it $S50.0OO, which
offer the heirs promptly rejected. The
trustees then intended TO acquire the prop
erty by condemnation proceedings. Yes
| terday they were confronted with the fact
! that the Louisville & Nashville road had
| acquired lease of the property on val
| uation of $4,000
S. Nj. Felton, president of the Chicago
| & Alton. says the outlook for the coming
| year is very bright "A year ago." said
he. 1--WE commenced to feel the effect of
| the failure of the corn crop, not only in
| the direct movement of that commodity,
but in the movement of the business in
nuenced more or less by local conditions
| existing. This year we have nothing but
additional demands for transportation
| facilities on every hand. 1t must be borne
In mind, however, that with all this pros
| perity there are heavy Increases in the
expense of operation to be taken care of,
and the extra earnings accruing to the
road generally will be distributed around
| the country in the shape of increased cost
| OF labor and material"
The Southern Pacific and Union Pacific
and connecting lines have given notice
| through the chairman of the Transconti-
| mental Passenger Association to all lines
interested i'm California traffic that they
Will put into effect from Feb. 10 to April
30. inclusive, a second-class and so-called
| colonist rate of S33 from Chicago, SIS from
Missouri river points. Sioux City TO Kansas
from St Louis. Memphis and New Orleans
| to points In California. The object of the
low rates Is to encourage immigration and
| to secure skilled and unskilled labor for
| the general agent for the roads, said:
| Union labor of the right kind is desired
and the very highest wages are being paid
| throughout the whole State of California, >"
Railway managers have become con-
| vfnced that many of the wrecks and COLI
sions are due to defective sight or hearing
| on the part of engineers, firemen, brake
| men and switchmen, and many companies
| will employ experts to make critical tests
| or the men who apply for positions and
| of men already in the employ of the COM
| panies. This means that everyone who has
| anything to do with trains who may
| have such work in future must undergo a
| critical examination. An official said: I'VE
| no longer employ old men for railroad
| work. nor are ignorant men wanted The
| firemen most companies employ are mostly
| young men who have a good common
| school education. These must serve a pro-
6atlonary period and l,. must pass an ex,
] lgnoramus and spend valuable time on him
only to find that he is a piece of dead