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

Locai, f'ersonaA anu GeneraA NOTES.
John Robinson, president of the Central
Indiana. was in the city yesterday.
The Lackawanna is first on the field with
beautifully illustrated and printed
pamphlet having reference to the coming
worlds fair at st. Louis.
The New York Air-brake Company has
concluded a contract with the Russian
largest single contract of its kind ever
made.
The Fort Smith & Western Railroad was
completed and service began yesterday from
Fort Smith to Guthrie, 2l7 miles. Myron Il.
Herrick, H. c. Frick and Marcus A. Hanna
are among the promoters.
Illinois leads all other States in railroad
mileage, viz, Hips miles. Texas comes
second, with l0.5Sl; then follow, in order,
Pennsylvania. with 10,4H: Iowa. with 9,4S2;
Ohio, with S,953; New York, with S120.
Harry Fitzgibbons formerly of Rich
mond, Ind. has resigned as locomotive
boiler inspector on the Great Northern, to
become assistant master mechanic on the
Iron Mountain, with headquarters at De
Soto, Mo-
Work was begun yesterday on the con-
struction of an extra track of the Penn
Carmel. rendered Necessary by o the ioq int
creased coal traffic. 1t will take two months
to complete the work
The roads are all troubled by inability to
supply the cars needed for the heavy traffic
ritory that could not find use for large
equipment of rolling stock, and all the
power available is in constant use.
At the meeting CT the New York, New
Haven Il Hartford on Saturday Charles s.
Meelen. president of the Northern Pacific,
was elected a director, taking the place of
Charles French. Richard A. McCurdy was
elected director to succeed Joseph Parks
deceased.
When the new Union Station in Washing
ton is completed the Norfolk & Western
will make another effort to enter that city
Arrangements had been made six years ago
to build road from Fort Royal to the
national capitol. but Congress refused the
road permission to enter the district.
In his message to the Mexican Congress
President Diaz says there has been during
23S miles added To the railroad mileage of
the republic. There is now in the republic
Including private branches and roads SUBJ
ject to the jurisdiction of the States) q
total mileage of IL 200
The New York Central has made elabor-
ate preparations for the visit of the New
York city Group s. of the New York State
Bankers Association: to California. The
train will be one of the finest equipped
that ever started on a Western trip Ii
will leave New York on Oct. Is and start
from San Francisco on the return trip on
the oath.
The ST. Louis business men. with a view
to securing liberal concessions i'm the mat
ter of rates from the railroads for the
period of it's great fair. have promised a
systematic and earnest war upon ticket
scalpers. The Manufacturers Association
has decided to ask for special legislation, il
necessary, TO bring about the suppression
of the scalper.
on the LIST prox. s. s. Blair the veteran
superintendent of the Tyrone division of
the Pennsylvania, will be retired having
reached the age limit-seventy years He
has held the position thirty years His sue
cessor will be c. p. Macarthur, nephew of
General Macarthur. now principal assistant
engineer of the Buffalo division of the Buff
falo * Allegheny Valley.
The New Haven Register OF yesterday
says: Announcement is made that Percy
II. Todd. second vice president OF the New
York. New Haven 4 Hartford Railroad
will become first vice president and will
have full charge of the operating depart
ment and general supervision OF the traffic
details. President Halls resignation, IL Is
stated. will take effect Oct IL
An innovation In the line OF telegraph serv.
ice has been put into use on the New York
Central between Utica and Albany. BY
means OF the apparatus, single wire can
be used for telegraph and telephone mes