The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-20

CINE tank as easily as is water from a
water tank. and on the same principle as
a water tank is regulated
George Lowell, general superintendent of
the Monon, is in the city. He states that
the road is doing the largest business In
its history and would do more had 1t the
power The company WILL IN the last
week of this month. receive four more of
the large Glass 90 type of engine, which
are needed. The business Of the road is
increasing every week.
The annual report of the Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy Railroad for the year
ended June 30. just issued, shows an In
crease in gross earnings of $S.S43,l34, and In
net earnings OF $3.50, 5SS. The surplus was
tention to the fact that the length OF road
operated June 30 was 1924 miles, as against
s,l24 at the end of the preceding fiscal year.
c. L. Hilleary assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four. Will begin Work
at once as manager of transportation of the
st. Louis exposition. Since the resignation
of Mr.. Ristine, former director of trans
portation it has been decided that two
officials shall cooperate in the management
of the department, and Mr.. Hilleary will
take charge of all matters concerning pas
Senger traffic.
General Manager Ward, of the Great
Northern Railroad, denies a rumor that the
officials of the Great Northern have received
Matchmaking letters, similar TO those re-
ceived by the Northern Pacific. I'VE have
sent a number of our men to that country 10
assist those of the Northern Pacific in run
ming down the dynamiters and that fact
may have started the story that we had
received letters demanding money, he SAID.
President Norton, Of the Toledo, st. Louis
* Western, in speaking of the joint acquisi-
ton with the Grand Trunk Western of the
Detroit & Toledo short line, said: 1T gives
us direct entrance into New York, praeti-
cally increasing our mileage sixty miles,
giving us an independent outlet to the
East and completing a close alliance with
the Grand Trunk Railway which should
NOT nr1x IN m a
but to our strategic position.
The finishing touches are being given at
the Baldwin locomotive works in Philadel-
phia to the heaviest and most powerful To-
connective in the world, which is being built
for the Santa Fe. The Santa Fe has pro-
vided extra heavy rails for this type, and
expects to install seventy of them in freight
service. The engine weighs 143 tons. has an
after truck four driving wheels on each
side and the regular pony truck. The
engine rests on fourteen wheels, seven on
each side.
The Southwestern Colonization Bureau, in
charge of James w. Steele, met in Chicago
Monday for the purpose of considering
plans for carrying on the work during the
coming year. number of the important
lines of the Southwest were not represented
and an adjourned meeting will be held in
ST. Louis early in November. Commits
sioner Steele submitted a lengthy report,
showing that the entire appropriation of
$4,000 had been expended in advertising
the advantages Of the Southwest to home
seekers.
Benton Harbor, the northern terminal of
the Big Four. and also division point OF
the Pere Marquette, has become quite an
important business center. number of
manufacturers are located there, coming
from Chicago to avoid the labor troubles,
and this is one reason assigned for the
growth of the town, and another is that
ground is cheap and the lake facilities
fully as good as at Chicago. The Big
Four and the Pere Marquette are prepar-
station
at that point.
The Transcontinental Passenger Associa-
ton will hold its quarterly meeting in Chi
cago to-day, when petition will be pre-
scented from John Alexander Dowfe asking
that his elders and his missionaries be
given the benefit of clergy rates. similar
application also will be made in favor OF
the secretaries of the Y. NJ c. A. The as
ISOLATION will consider clergy arrangements
for the coming year. rates for the Lewis
Clark centennial at Portland, Ore, rates for
troops returning from the Philippines and
other matters.
The Big Four has in successful opera
ton a telegraph and telephone between
the shops east of the city and Riverside.
1t is the intention to prove that 1t rs prac-
teal, and then ii is proposed to establish
like service between the office of j. O.
VanWinkle, general superintendent at In
dianapolis, and c. E. Schaff, general man.
ager at Cincinnati. The telegraph oper-
ates over the same wire as the regular
| telegraph service, and is on the same plan
| that the Vandalia carries on communica-
ton between its yards at Indianapolis and
| Terre Haute.
A committee representing 10000 Pennsyl-
vainia railroad men, east of Pfttsburg AND
| Erie, again called upon General Manager
| Atterbury at Philadelphia, Monday, to dis
| cuss the demands which the trainmen have
| made. The chairman of the trainmen'
| committee said: 1.-The announcement that
| we are preparing to strike is unfounded
| Mr.. Atterbury has not refused to concede
| the reduction in hours asked. On the
contrary he has treated us courteously anc
| negotiations will continue through the week
| The most that is asked is reduction of one
| hour day for the various classes of work
| men involved"
NJ. o. Adams has resigned as genera
agent of the Chicago & Northwestern al
| Pittsburg and A. Q. Tallant. formerly gen.
| eral agent at that point, but now assistant
general agent at New York, will resume
| the position, his present position being
J abolished. The announcement is also made
| that w. B. Hutchinson, who has beer
| travelling agent with headquarters at Pitts
| burg, will be transferred to a similar posi-
ton at Chicago. Other changes on the
Chicago e. Northwestern are the transfer Of
| II. A Gross. general eastern agent, from
| New York to Chicago; ID. w. Aldrich, gen
| eral agent at Denver, to general eastern
| agent, and David III. Hoops, general agent
| at Chicago, to be general agent at Denver