The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-31
spending week last year. and against ss2.7ss
in 1901. Since the first Of July the road has
earned S313 GAG against 1851 90 i'm 1902


George A Blai.. commercial agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, j. L. Thorn
as commercial agent OF the Santa Fe, and
J. X. Veitch, holding the same position with
the Iowa Central, arrived in the city last
night.
Railroad system was stopped for ten min
utes Thursday morning. from 1O:45 TO 1855,
during the funeral at Philadelphia of +. j.
Kimball, late president of the Norfolk &
Western.
William Thorne. recently appointed COM
mercial agent of the Vandalia, surprised his
associates in railroad circles yesterday
morning by announcing that on Wednesday
evening he was married TO Miss Louisa
Scott, of this city.
c. B. Ogle, who is filling the place of
Col William Shaw during his illness. is in
the city. He reports Colonel Shaw slowly
recovering from his recent severe illness,
but he is still unable to sit up over half an
hour at one time.
An official OF the Panhandle says the de-
mand for locomotives is greater now than
ever before, despite the large number of
new engines received since the first of the
year The existing conditions indicate the
growth of traffic over the line.
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton is
making a profitable investment out of its
Fort Wayne division. It's freight and pas
senger travel is steadily increasing, and it's
excursions from Fort Wayne to Cincinnati
and other points are well patronized.
and the Pennsylvania combination has pur-
chased $50 acres of water front at Boston.
1t is planned TO make Boston a rival port
to New York. and it is stated that all the
transatlantic lines making Boston as port
will cooperate.
While the Pennsylvania has made no re-
plies to the recent demand of telegraph OPP
orators presented through general COM
mittee, it is understood the men to be
given two days off during each month, and
weeks vacation.
For two successive days Train 20 on the
Vandalia and Train Is on the Big Four have
left Terre Haute at the same time and ar
rived at Indianapolis at the same time. Both
are fast trains, and the race has become
interesting to passengers. as both come to
a standstill at the Union Station at prac-
ticaly the same moment.
The Chicago. Cincinnati & Louisville
Railway, in process of construction, on
Thursday 1led mortgage at Hamilton,
o., to secure the American Loan and Trust
Company of Boston and the Union Trust
Company of indianapolis for A,054,OOO OF
bonds, covering a mileage of 264 miles from
Cincinnati to Hammond, Ind.
Announcement was made yesterday by
the passenger department of the Northern
Pacific Railway that in addition to the
cheap round-trip rate from the Pacific coast
which is to be in effect Aug. 1-14, the road
will apply the same rate to Spokane. The
ticket is quite liberal one, its final limit
being Oct. Is. with stop-over privileges in
both directions
A denial has been issued from headquar-
terS of the Toledo, st. Louis & Western OF
the sale of the road to the Grand Trunk.
The rumors started from the joint purchase
of the Detroit-Toledo Short Line by both
link by the Grand Trunk and the Glover
Leaf jointly will doubtless bring them into
closer traffic relations, however.
The position of master mechanic of the
Chicago Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad,
of II. X. Mudd, July l, has been filled by
the appointment Of A L, Moler, formerly
port & Pacific branch of the Queen &
Crescent. The appointment is effective
Aug. l. Mr.. Moler's headquarters will be
at Richmond.
The Wabash is already preparing to
has placed orders for fifty engines with
Eastern locomotive works, and with the
Jeffersonville Car Company for consid,
cradle number of coaches, baggage and
combination cars. The new big passenger
engines will begin to arrive next week:
They have seven-foot driving wheels and
the cylinders at 20x2S inches.
The Pennsylvania has decided to spend
total of s5.000,0O0 in Improvement of shop
facilities in and about Altoona to meet the
enormous demand freight traffic is making
on its lines east and west. The site where
the improvements are to be made covers
200 acres, and to avoid real-estate specula-
ton to the detriment of its employees the
company has also purchased a large tract
of land to use for homes for it's men.
None of the trunk lines has profited more
through changing the management from
Eastern to Western men than has the Lack
awanna. 1t is now doing so per cent. more
business than at any former period In It's
history, and its earnings are exceeding all
records. When the plans contemplated are
perfected the Lackawanna will stand at the
head as one of the trunk lines. The COM
pany pays per cent dividends and its
stock is readily taken by investors.
The fight in the Knoxville territory be-
tween the Southern Railway and the Louis
vile q Nashville Is becoming more bitter.
The Southern has ordered a construction
outfit to Marysville, and will extend that
branch through the mountains until it
tween Washington and Atlanta. This will
be the beginning of another outlet to the sea
coast. 1t will also give the Southern
that il can use in competing with the Louis
vile & Nashville.
Two locomotives are being built at the
Baldwin works for the Canadian Copper
Railway Company which will be mechanical
novelties in their way, parts of them
will be composed of nickel steel, making
them cost about $4,000 more than the ordi-
the boiler from mechanical standpoint
will be that every 100 pounds of steel will
contain from three to four pounds of nickel.
The parts which will be OF nickel will be
the frame driving axles. crank pins. piston
rods and other important parts of the ma
chine.
Preliminary steps have been taken by the
postal authorities to prepare for the inaug-
uration of railway mail service along the
lines of the Wabash and other new rail-
roads in PittSburg and vicinity. 1t is neces-
sary for the department to have its esti-
mates completed before the service is ac-
tually installed in order that provision can
be made for a sufficient appropriation, and
by the time the Wabash is ready TO go over
its lines to Pittsburg mail clerks will be
familiar with the new route and able to
distribute the mails as efficiently as on the
old lines.
The New York, New Haven & Hartford
will take charge of all its trolley lines. The
officials of the trolley lines have resigned
and officials of the road have taken their
places. John NJ. Hall has been elected pres
ident and Mr.. May treasurer. The action
is looked upon as important, as 1t means
a closer union in active operations between
the New Haven steam roads and the street.
railway lines it controls. Colonel Heft. the
founder of the trolley lines continues as
one of the directors, but has resigned as
president and will go to Europe in a few
weeks, to be absent several months.
On account of the scarcity of motive
power on the Southwest system Of the
Pennsylvania an important notice has been
issued affecting the wrecking-tr service.
1t is announced that hereafter trainmen
will be privileged to call on any engine
crew on the division in case of wreck, in