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

up excellent balances He says OF course
the increase in wages and prices or coal
have TO be reckoneG with. but they pave
been more than made up by the increase IN
earnings
The Sunday excursions are becoming large
revenue earners. the business increasing
but at other points, and passenger officials
are coming TO the conclusion that they do
not cut into the revenue OF the regular train
service to any great extent
William B. Wood, son of Vice President
Wood. of the Pennsylvania lines west. will
to-day assume the duties of superintendent
of the Richmond division or the Panhadle,
and yesterday. in company With General
Superintendent Peters. OF the Southwestern
system, went over the division.
Two heavy verdicts have been given by
the Supreme Court of New York State
against the New York Central road. Mrs.
the death of her husband. killed by a train,
and Daniel j. Reardon, boy twelve years
of age. $4,000 for the loss Of a leg.
The live stock movement. especially of
cattle is extraordinarily heavy, and the
shipments are expected to continue from
now until the latter part Of July. Ship
ments are beginning earlier than usual, ow-
ing TO the excellent condition of the pas
turage in the early part of the grazing
season.
The Louisville G. Nashville has shown a
gain in earnings during the ten months of
its present fiscal year of 100000 and gives
promise of gain for the year of about
s2.Oo0,o0o 1t can safely be said that the
road has earned two and a half times its
dividends. although ii does not show so
high percentage in its report.
Changes are said to be pending on the
New York Central much similar in char
acter to those just carried out on the Lake
Shore Now that President Newman and
Vice President Brown have got the latter
t., II. lie frne
to assist Mr.. Newman in Strengthening the
executive departments of the other roads
of the Vanderbilt system.
j. p. Morgan & Co. announce that the
syndicate formed by them some weeks ago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy bonds, ma
turing to-day. will not be called upon
for any payment as the bonds have either
all been extended or sold. The proftS TO
the syndicate will be distributed as soon as
the accounts can be made up.
The Wabash has decided to convert many
of it's older freight engines of lighter ton
service, the engines to be rejuvenated and
fitted with air brakes and improvements
necessary for passenger service This
month the Wabash will begin to receive
new engines, many of which are for heavy
passenger service on through trains.
The House of Commons at Ottawa has
passed a Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
bill without making any important changes.
ident and general manager of the Grand
Trunk, states that work on the Pacific
project will be pushed as expeditiously as
possible. Preliminary surveys are all COM
pleted and construction work will be start
ed at once.
w. II. Starr. superintendent Of the Gin
cinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific, with
headquarters at Somerset, KY. has re-
signed. The position Of general super1n-
tendent of the road and Of the Alabama
Great Southern, now filled by NJ. w. Ma
guire, has been abolished and Mr.. Mcguire
to n df the OF NEW
leans & Texas Pacific Railway at Somerset,
succeeding Mr.. Starr.
In regard to the rumor that a settlement
of traffic and other difficulties between the
management of the Pennsylvania and that
of the Gould system of railroads was at
least approaching, banker who has been
prominent in trying to effect resumption
Of satisfactory relations says he is just as
hopeful ever of eventual arrange
ment, and believes that one will be reached,
but he sees no advance In the matter the
last few days.
This month the general offices of the
Gould lines will be opened at Milwaukee,
and will transact all traffic business with
Wisconsin shippers The lines thus brought
into Milwaukee are the Wabash the Mis-
souri, Pacific. the Wheeling & Lake Erie.
the Western Maryland. the International
& Great Northern, the Ann Arbor system
of boats and roads, the Texas & Pacific,
Mountain. embracing a total of nearly 10000
miles.
The prospect for heavy travel to New
England, commencing with next Sunday, is
very promising. The Big Four has eleven
sleeping cars in addition to its regular
quota of Boston cars now well taken up.
These extra sleepers go by the Big -Four,
the Lake Shore the New York Central and
the Boston & Albany: The Cincinnati Ham am
and the Pennsylvania, will also require
extra sleeping cars to handle New England
business next week.
Within the next few days several impor-
tant changes will take place in the Santa
Fee engineering department as the result
of W. B. Story, chief engineer, being trans
ferred to California. c. A. Morse, chief
engineer of the eastern grand division, is TO
succeed Mr. Story as chief engineer Of the
system, and j. NJ. Meade, resident engineer
for the Santa Fe, with headquarters in To-
peka, will succeed Mr.. Morse as chief en-
gineer of the eastern grand division. Mr..
Meade will continue to have his headquar-
tersSin Topeka
The little town of Rockfield, on the line
of the Wabash Railroad, enjoys the distinc-
ton of having graduated more telegraph
operators in the past forty years than any
other town in the country. Prominent in
the list is Charles M. Hays. first vice presf-
dent and general manager of the Grand
Trunk; George w. Stevens, president or the
Chesapeake & Ohio: X. H. Wade (de-
ceased), formerly general manager of the
Southern Pacific; III. G. Garrett, general
superintendent of the Philadelphia & Read
ing, and many others.
The wage conference now being held In
Chicago between the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy trainmen's representatives and
officials of the road Is still In session. II
was said yesterday that the entire sched-
ule was still lin the air" The conference
has been In progress more than two weeks
and obstacle in the way of settlement,
that for the time seemed insurmountable
was the double header question. There are
no promises made as to when the contro-
versy will be settled, but IT is remark
able that after this long-drawn-out confer
ence the men are not talking about strik.
ing and the feeling is prevalent that the
differences will be ultimately settled and
there will be no strike.