The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11

Der of the Gould enterprises, is engaged
in securing the entrance and the Gould lines
are credited with being behind the move
ment.
The persistent talk of a settlement Of the
Pennsylvania-Gould quarrel is assuming
more definite shape every day, but con-
firmation continues lacking. 1t is stated
that j. j. Hill, of the Great Northern, has
devoting himself to bearing the olive
branch from one camp to the other.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway Victor Morawetz, H. P. Duvai.
Charles 8. Gleed and Thomas p. Fowler
were again chosen directors. The purchase
of the North Shore a California line, was
confirmed and its further construction or
dered hurried. The Rock Island system was
not represented at the meeting.
With the completion of the new double
track steel bridge over White river and
approaches thereto the bridge will be used
by the st. Louis division of the Big Four.
the Chicago division, the Peoria & Eastern
and the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Daytons
Springfield division, which will give the
four lines a double track road from the
Union Station to the crossing Of the Belt
road.
H. F. Houghton, assistant general super
intendent Of the Big Four, has returned
from New York, where he went to attend
a meeting of the executive committee of
the American Railway Association. At this
meeting a number of important questions
were up for discussion. Some of them were
adjusted. but others We're laid over until
another meeting to be held Jan. &c in New
York.
William Garstang, superintendent of the
motive power of the Big Four, is in Cleve-
land attending a meeting of the executive
committee Of the Master Car Builders AS
ISOLATION, of which committee he is chair
man. A number of important questions are
to be decided including that of standard
iron wheels for cars, question which has
haar, 1iSntt fin
Master Car Builders.
On Sunday next trains Nos. 9 and 10. on
the Monon main line, will run no farther
south than Bedford. Ind. which will throw
all passenger traffic of the line on to the
Mono at the crossing of the Springfield d.
vision of the c., H. & D., of the ST. Louis
division of the Big Four and of the Van
dalia to the Monon at their crossing points;
the Vandalia via Limedale, the Big Four
via Greencastle and the c., II. & d. via
Roachdale.
c. ]. Jennings, division operator of the
Pennsylvania Company, has given Mrs. G..
p stewart the day trick at the railway
telegraph office at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Stew
art is the wife of well-known train dis
patcher who has been sick and unable to
work for many months Mrs. Stewart.
before her marriage, was employed as an
operator at Plymouth and Is well informed
On telegraphy. While there has been
marked Improvement In Mr.. Stewards
health he is still far from being well.
Contrary to expectations. Mrs. ]. Edgar
Thomson. widow of a former president OF
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad who died last
month"; did not add her estate, estimated
at about S2,500,oo0. to that of her husband,
whose will provided for the establishment
and maintenance of an orphanage for the
daughters of railroad employees. Mrs.
Thomson's will, probated yesterday. de-
yises her entire estate to her sister, Chris
tiana Benner Smith, absolutely, but di-
reefs that the latter and her brother, Hen
nv e Smith, shall become trustees of the
charity founded by Mr.. Thomson
Three bridges of the Pennsylvania lines
west are now completed-one, the bridge
near Columbus, o., which is a structure OF
| three long spans: another. the Panhandle
bridge over the Monongahela near Pitts
burg and the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne &
| Chicago bridge over the Allegheny river
| On next Sunday he first of the upper deck
| tracks for the Fort Wayne bridge will be
| put in service. The main span OF the Pan
| handle bridge is being given the finishing
| touches and heavy passenger engines will
| be running over IL in a day or two The
| structure near Columbus, although prac.
| ticaiiy completed, will not be used for sew.
! eral days.