The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-05

June 50. just made public. were 81. .els;
operating expenses. including taxes. W.
37S, 464. leaving net earnings of S14.ySS.l5o Inc
report does not give the fixed charges, but
according TO figures made public recently
interest charges and dividends absorbed
S11. 10000
The Terre Haute & Peoria gives notice
that the interest due March l, 1902, upon
be paid at the office of Robert winthrop
& Co. New York city. upon presentation
of Endorsement for nm of the ceruh-
cu-ity Trust Company unde the agree
ment of Sept. 10, 1896.
Ross l.. Clark. who was elected presi-
dent Of the Rice Belt Railroad Company
at a meeting of the directors on Thursday,
is the Youngest chief executive of a rail-
road system in the United States. The
Rice Belt Railroad company propose to
build a line from Stillson to Galveston.
Tex, a distance of 200 miles, through the
rice territory of that State. Bonds to
the extent of $.Ooo,Oo0 have been issued.
A charter was issued at Guthrie. o. T.,
Friday TO the Great Eastern * Western
Railway Company, with a capital stock OF
sl0.O00,G0o TO construct a line of railway
from Madge. in Greer county. Oklahoma
Territory. through Lawton, O.. t., and the
ChickaSaw Nation. Indian Territory, 10
Huntington, Ark. a distance OF 22 miles.
The incorporators are Oklahomans.
A. E. Welby. for many years general
superintendent Of the Rio Grande Western,
has returned to San Francisco from Peru,
where he has been engaged for a year IN
the construction of s~eventy-five miles OF
railroad. MIR. Welby says the road. which
has just been completed, is a wonderful
piece of work. 1t starts at Lima, 1000 feet
above the sea level, and climbs to an altl-
tude of 1900 feet in seventy-five miles.
The Panhandle two days ago purchased a
farm in Pulaski county adjoining its right
of way, and has constructed a side track
to the hills. The farm is one and a half
miles south of Winamac and the sand is
considered the best in the State. The Pan
handle will use it on engines. All dl-
visions of the Pennsylvania lines west,
the L~ogansport, Richmond, Cincinnati, Chi
cago and indianapolis divisions will be sup
piled from this hill.
A coal receiver of LOO tons capacity. after
a design worked out by t. w. Dement,, SUI
perintendent OF motive power or the ran
handle. is to be erected at Richmond, Ind.
The design is original, and It's ADOPTION
quite a compliment TO that official. instead
of handling the coal from a hopper by a
series of buckets two buckets of large ca
pacity are used to elevate the coal 10 a
storage room. The buckets are h0lsted Dy
electricity. and the coal put in the storage
bin automatically.
At a meeting held Friday between Cen
eral Manager Sims, of the Baltimore az
ONO railroad, and Mr.. Dr.. pn1ti
chairman of the joint committee or Balli-
more & Ohio employees. it was agreed TO
hold a conference, beginning on Monday.
Sept. Z. 1t is thought the conference Will
COlllltlle at lcdSl Il WSth. At Ills ~
ference will be presented the grievances OF
the four organizations of labor. These IN
clude the engineers, the firemen, the con-
ductors and the brakemen.
Quite frequently the passengers on the
Vandalia and the ST. Louis division OF the
Big Four enjoy a race between the 1ast
trains of the two roads between Terre
Haul and Indianapolis. Yesterday both
trains left Terre Haute at the same time
but seven minutes late, and both made a
brisk run. The Big -Four arrived six MN
utes ahead of its regular time, and the
Vandalia engine entered the Union Station
as the last car of the Big Four ran in
The Vandalia, however, made three stops
between Terre Haute and Indianapolis, and
the Big Four but two, so the race wa
about even.