The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-22

sages AT the same time While the operator
is ticking away telegram in Morse code,
another person can telephone message
without the slightest interference.
Representatives of the Burlington, the
Frisco and the Santa Fe were in consulta-
ton at Kansas City on Saturday for the
better handling of live stock. 1t is under
stood an amicable settlement OF the ques-
lions involved was reached. 1t includes the
exchange of some of the tracks and small
tracts OF ground of the different roads.
There are now in course of building, on
orders from about a dozen Western roads,
total of sos passenger cars to be used in
carrying passengers TO st. Louis during
cient extra equipment has been ordered for
this service TO enable the roads TO land
g. 600 persons daily in st. Louis, In addi-
ton to the number that can be transferred
by the regular trains.
Both the locomotive and car building
companies are booking large orders. These
come from all sections of the United States
and from Mexico. Among the orders for
the Mobile & Ohio; fourteen for the Santa
Fe Tin addition to twenty-six ordered In
May; ten for the Nashville, Chattanooga
a st. Louis, and ten for the Mobile, jack
son d Kansas City.
The Adams, the Southern and the Amer
lean Express Companies have determined 10
bond their own employees instead or allow
ing them to deal with surety companies.
to $3.50 for cashiers, and If a surplus re-
mains at the end of the year premiums
will be declared in favor of the employees.
The latter said to be delighted with
the change, as it will be the means of
saving money for them.
The Four Track News for October Is one
of the most interesting numbers ever issued.
1t contains many articles of decided merit,
and its illustrations are all frst-claSs.
Among the contributions are "A Woodland
Epic" descriptive of the Adirondacks; "A
Region of "Reminiscences" the literary story
of Cornwall-on-the-H Hudson: 1.-The Era of
Stage Coaches" IAN Auto in the Tropics,
The Cemetery Nathan Hole Knew 'Hopi
Masks and Dolls" and many others.
The contract for the construction of the
Lake Erie & Pittsburg Railway from
Lorain to Youngstown, o., has been let and
If the weather permits work will be begun
this fall. The road is to be built by Pitts
burg, New York and Chicago capitalists
and will be operated as an independent
line. affording an entrance into Lorain for
the Lake Shore, the Big Four, Pennsylva-
mia, Wabash. Erie Alliance & Northern
and the Pittsburg & Lake Erie and for the
exchange of traffic between the various
roads named.
The twenty-first annual convention of the
Roadmasters' and Maintenance of Way As
ISOLATION will be held at Kansas City. Mo-,
beginning Oct. Is. Among the subjects
that will come before the convention for dis
cussion will be the following: BEST Meth
cd of Maintaining Line Surface and
1duSes Best MelnOO Oh EDUCATING 1ouuS
Men to Make Foremen of Them. and
Discipline of Section Men," New and I'm
proved Appliances for use on Maintenance
of Way" Track Drainage and Filing
Wooden, Metal and Composition Ties and
Tie Plates and Preservation of Ties" Ma
chine Ditching." There will be also num-
Der of special articles read on questions Of
interest to track men.
A special from Austin, Tex, dated the
10Th, says: 1T was stated here to-day that,
Notwithstanding the reported trackage
agreement between the Santa Fe and the
Rock Island, the former road has not aban-
doned it's intention of building the short
Belen, N. NJ This proposed line would
occupy to certain extent a part of the
territory already occupied by the Rock
islands line to FL Paso. The survey for tN
cutoff was completed about sixty days ago.
and work had begun on the construction
came for it to cease temporarily. Chief
Engineer James Dunn of the Santa Fe says
that the project has not been abandoned"
The Buffalo Commercial says that pas
senger traffic at the Exchange-street Sta
tion in that city has been greater this year
than in the Pan-American exposition year
and that serious problem is confronting
the railroads. In the Pan-American year
there was an elaborate enlargement Of the
Exchange-street Station, which at the time
was regarded as temporary arrangement,
pending the erection of a new union station.
But travel during the year has increased
to such extent that the enlarged facili-
ties are now found to be inadequate. There
is urgent necessity for the building of the
new union station upon a plan greatly
larger than the one heretofore proposed;
but the roads interested do not seem to
millions which will be necessary for the
work