The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-18

LCLI4O iii the LII u SILK tt~94
on the Wabash and Missouri Pacific during
the winter. is unusually good.
7. c. Link, architect of the Wabash at
Pittsburg, states that work is to be re-
newed at once on the new Wabash station
in that city, work which has been delayed
on account Of the building trade strikes.
An official of the Lake Shore scouts the
idea that that road pays any attention 10
the competition that the Toledo. st. Louis
& Western gives it. The road has all the
business its equipment can handle, despite
Glover Leaf competition.
Officials of the First National Bank. of
New York. confirm the report that 1t mas
made a loan of 81, 100000 to the St. Louis
Terminal Railroad Association, but refuses
TO give as to the duration OF
the loan or the collateral given
j. F. Richardson, formerly special agent
freight transportation of the Pennsylvania.
has assumed the duties of trainmaster or
the Allegheny division of the Pennsyl-
vania. He succeeded NJ. a. Carmody.
The Big Four has contracted with the
Cincinnati Commandery, the Reed COM
mandery of Dayton and the Palestine
Commandery to transport the members 10
San Francisco on the occasion or the
knights Templars ~conclave next Septem-
Der.
The new engines of the Big Four are
constantly being supplied by the Brook
work. Four more of the large engines were
delivered on Wednesday. The Bic. Four is
returning the engines il borrowed from the
Lake Shore as fast as the new ones ar
rive.
men In the West, w. r. Scogin. died in st.
Louis on Wednesday. He was but thirty
years of age, was one of the general travel
ing freight agents of the Missouri. Pacific.
and had but recently been promoted 10 tnat
position.
BENJAMIN Norton, president and c. ID.
Whitney, general traffic manager or the
Toledo, st. Louis q Western, have been
/ ~. ill., - r.
at st. Louis and Toledo. The increase In
business of the road necessitates more
room for the representatives of the line.
Railroad engineers and firemen in the
employ of the Rock Island system, nave
received the company's ultimatum in the
form of a refusal of higher wages. 1t Is
understood the men will make no further
protest, since the business outlook for the
road is not as favorable as when applica-
ton for an advance was made.
The new issue of stock of the Panhandle
has been literally subscribed for. Holders
of preferred and common stock had the
privilege of subscribing at par to the extent
of 10 per cent. of their holdings. This
privilege ended on Wednesday. The money
secured on the new stock is to be USED
partly in construction and to pay for real
estate.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie. in connection
with the Erie from Youngstown to Ma
rion, and the Big -Four, from Marion to 81.
Louis. will, with the taking effect of the
spring time table, put on two solid passen-
ger trains between ST. Louis and Pitts
burg. The Erie seems to be affiliated much
more closely with the Big Four than In
former years.
There seems to be a loophole in the anti
pass bond agreement for 1901. Any road
which desires may benefit thereby, and can
have the right at any time to issue a pass
to whomsoever Ii pleases, without any mod1-
fication of action by the roads generally,
and without any penalty. 1t is said, now
ever, that the Western lines will ask no ia
vors from the Eastern roads.
The Toledo train on the Fit. Wayne road,
which was inaugurated two weeks ago by
the Pennsylvania, on Sunday last eStab-
lished a speed record which would be diff,
cult to lower, making the run from Mans
in 225 minutes, including six stops and sew
eral slow orders due to new tracks. Tn
| actual running time of the train was q 1T
tie less than 100 minutes.
Among the first exhibits to be placed II
the ST. Louis fair will be a standard Penn
Sylvania Railroad postal car. The car vii
Be one of the governments exhibits, ant
will occupy a prominent position in the gov
eminent building. One side of 1t Is entirely
open and protected by a wire netting. so a.
to show the interior of the car. as well a:
the railway mail clerks at work. The ca
was built at the Pennsylvania Railroad
shops in Altoona.
After one year of operation, the Railwa,
Protective Bureau, which started with
great flourish early last winter, reports tina
the year has produced one sentence of
broker at jamestown, N. Y, seven 1ndlct
dictments at Indianapolis Investigation
have been made by Pinkerton detectives TO
the bureau at Kansas City. New Orleans
Jacksonville, Knoxville. Cleveland, James
Louis. New York, Philadelphia, Baltimor
and Washington.