The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-30

Louis, Irca Mountain & Southern. and the
leased. operated and independent lines, IN
the northern peninsula of Michigan. and
Wirona, Minn., with Office at Milwaukee.
1t is understood that the position of pas
senger traffic manager of the Atlantic city
system of the Southern Pacific Will be abol-
ished on Aug. 1 and it's duties assumed by
General Passenger Agent Anderson. This
will leave f. o. Mccormick sole passenger
traffic manager OF the companys lines, sub
ject to the authority and supervision OF
Traffic Director Stubbs.
The benefit payments OF the Voluntary
Relief Association of the Pennsylvania lines
east of Pittsburg for June were extremely
heavy, disbursements to the members and
families of deceased members during the
month amounting 10 sS4.557.12. OF this
amount s2i.13l.I2 was on account OF deaths
and 500, 1870 on account of disablement
from sickness or accident.
Ali of the coal roads. including the Hook
ing Valley, the Ohio Central, the Pennsyl-
vania and the Cincinnati, Hamilton Day
ton, have increased their equipment to such
an extent that they are able to load the
boats as fast as they arrive in port at To-
ledo. The result is that ii Is feared tnat
lake and Northwest rail lines will not De
able TO take care of the contract business
before navigation closes.
Until the directors of the Norfolk & West
ern meet, Chairman Fink of the board OF
directors, will have charge of the AFFAIRS
of the company. Although President kim
baiIs death has been anticipated, owing
to the critical state of his illness, ii is said
10 nave come as great shock 10 ms pus-
mess associates in the Norfolk a. western
with whom for twenty years he had been
most intimately associated.
Announcement has been made that nego-
nations have been concluded whereby the
ST. Louis & San Francisco Railroad system
has secured control of the Ozark & Cherokee
Central Railway, operating between fay-
etteville, Ark, and Okmulgee, l. T., dis-
tance of AS miles. The road will be oper,
9 ifar1 .f tl,nf ErfC m.
forms the connecting link between the Cen
trail division of the Frisco and the Red
river district.
The new transcontinental agreement with
regard to handling theatrical companies is
being enforced by coast lines to the ols,
satisfaction Of many show managers, ana
the privileges formerly granted are no
more Managers cannot ride on passes
baggage regulations are strict, and the al
lowance of 200 pounds on each ticket is held
to strictly, excess baggage being chargeo
at the regular rate; extra baggage cars are
not allowed except to companies carrying
twenty-five people.
The Four-Track News for August is the
largest number of that magazine ever Is,
well-written articles. The frontispiece is a
striking picture of Shamrock III. 1ul-
page picture of Reliance being another fea-
ture. description of Mackinac is one OF
the articles, and "The Footprints OF Column
bus and His Fame" is another. The Illus
trations are as artistic as any that nave
appeared In this work, and embrace NUM-
Der of subjects of interest.
M. Dunn, of the Pennsylvania RailrOad,
who was offered the position of superintend-
ent of motive power of the Chicago & Alton
Railroad, has declined the position, the
Pennsylvania road having offered him
better position. Thomas Paxton probably
will be given the vacancy caused by Mr..
Humphreys resignation. Mr.. Paxton was
for eighteen years with the Santa Fe at
Cleburne. Tex. Since last March he has
been with the st. Louis & San Francisco
Railroad, with headquarters at Fort Smith,
Ark.
Some idea of what the railroads have been
doing of late years in returns to stock
holders Is shown in the record OF the ILL.,
nois Central. That road has been steady
dividend payer for long series of years,
Notwithstanding the fact that ii has been
a very liberal expender of money out OF It's
earnings for improvements The company
has increased its @ surplus Applicable m @ lie to divi
stock from $52500,00O to 100000; the
amount earned on stock from 5.S per cent;
to los per cent; the amount of dividend
from to per cent, and ii Is quite likely
that the annual report will show an amount
appropriated for betterment materially in
excess of that of last year.
In all probability the per diem system
governing the collection of freight car rem
tails will take up much attention at the
next American Railway Association meet
ing. A new element has been introduced
into the situation, and IL cannot be well
ignored. Further action cannot be delayed
If the system, even with its merits is re-
tanned by many of the influential roads. 1t
is not denied that the per diem Is an i'm
provement the mileage system, and
that ii will prove a benefit TO all concerned
when the amount of penalty Is made suffi-
cient to compel the prompt unloading and
return of foreign cars, making 1t too ex-
pensive to hold them for the purpose of re-
lieving freight congestion.
The roads are still experiencing consid
erable trouble at st. Louis on account of
the large amount DELAYED freight still
held there. Transfer wagons run nightly
from the depots on this side of the river
to those on the other side. transferring
freight and, singular as il may seem, there
are empty cars of the Missouri Pacific
standing in the yards of the Vandaia at
East ST. Louis, and have been since the
| trouble from high water. The Missouri
| Pacific has so much freight at it's stations
| to go West that 1t is unable to take cars
| from the Big Four and the Vandalia will
probably refuse to pay per diem charges
| on these cars. The came condition pre-
| walls with other roads al that point