The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-25
HarmOnizing Big Railway Interests.

1t is stated that the breaking off of the
early negotiations on the part of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific for control of
the st. Louis & San Francisco road un-
Willingly proved a still greater advantage
to the Rock Island In the saving of $40, co.,
600, for when the early negotiations were
terminated Mr.. Youkum Immediately set
out to arrange the immediate building of
the New Orleans extension without any
large cash expenditure, and has admir-
ably succeeded. effecting arrangement
with the Missouri Pacific, the Southern
Railway and the st. Louis & Southeastern
The harmonious agreements made by Mr..
YoukUm in the last few weeks are evidence
of the close relations now existing between
competing railroad lines and are in marked
contrast to methods of ten twenty years
ago, when railroads built parallel lines
rather than meet upon common level to
the financial advantage of all concerned
Personal, Local and General Notes.
Frank ]. Reed. general passenger agent
of the Monon, will be In the city to-day
The date fixed for the conference in New
York of Western lines and the trunk-lne
import committee is June II.
Frank Laughlin has been appointed agent
at Youngstown, O., of the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie, Vice A. w. Livingston, deceased
The New York Central last week placed
orders for $95, 900 worth of new machinery,
and the Lackawanna for 100000 worth for
their shops.
]. w. Coney to-day takes the position
of assistant superintendent of the c. & p.
division of the Pennsylvania, with head
quarters at Wellsville, o.
The Panhandle on Saturday received two
new E-a-2 passenger locomotives for the
Indianapolis division. They are powerful
and handsome pieces of machinery.
The Michigan Central Is pushing its dou-
BILE track between Kalamazoo and Lawton
The work as planned will take two years
to complete, and will cost $2,5O0,000.
The Pennsylvania has let a contract for
new passenger station at Chester. Pa.
to cost $4,000. The contract for a shelter
shed, platform and approaches is yet to be
awarded.
The annual stockholders meeting of the
Rogers locomotive works will be held June
9, and at that meeting definite action will
be taken as TO increasing the capacity of
the plant.
The Wabash is about to begin cutting
down grades on its main line. 1t will this
week begin work at Carpenter hill and cut
the grade down thirty feet to the mile for
three miles.
The reports that the New York Central
will discontinue all special Improvement
work in conjunction with other trunk lines
are not substantiated by the operating off,
Gals of the Central
Freight Traffic Manager Joyce, of the
PENNSYLVANIA who will retire from that no.
sition or June l. has no occasion to seek
another position, as he ranks among Phil
adelphia's millionaires.
w p Elder for thirteen years travelling
freight agent of the Baltimore 81 Ohio
with headquarters at Columbus has re-
signed and accepted a position as general
manager of the Monroe Coal Company.
The Baltimore & Ohio Is replacing its
sixty seven-pound rail on all divisions of
the B. & o. proper with eighty-five-pound
rails This is necessitated by the use of
| the heavier motive power the division
| and by the vast increase in freight traffic.
To lessen the liability of having no oper-
ator to take the place OF one that may be
| taken sick or called away suddenly the
| Lake Shore has decided to place an extra
| operator at each important station and
give him clerical work when not engaged
! at the key.
George III. Daniels. general passenger
| agent of the New York Central passed
| through the city yesterday en- route to
! St Louis He was Joined here by War
| rem J. Lynch. general passenger agent OF
| the Big Four. and Harry j. Rhein. general
passenger agent OF the Lake Erie & West
| ern.
| r. T. Horn. who has been assistant to the
| general superintendent OF the Baltimore e
| Ohio. retired from that position on Satur-
] day and goes to the Illinois Central to &C