The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-25

his first year of service as general pas
senger agent of the Lake Erie & Western
road.
New York. New Haven & Hartford con-
ductors and trainmen have Joined forces in
presenting a new wage scale to the man.
agement.
The new bond issue of the Erie Railway
provides for the purchase of 5000 freight
cars. fifty passenger coaches and 100 loco
motives the present year.
The Pere Marquette has created the po-
stion of chief of tariff bureau, and has ap-
pointed l.. Z. Williams. veteran in SER
vice on that road, to the position.
w W. Mansfield. superintendent of the
Indianapolis & Vincennes. is in Pittsuburg
in conference with Pennsylvania officials
regarding improvements TO the 1. & V. the
present year.
Lewis Eveland. for sixteen years travel
ing passenger agent of the Rio Grande.
was buried yesterday at Kansas City. His
funeral was attended by a large number
of railroad men.
The Pennsylvania has begun the work of
&, Hooking road. A number of new stone
and steel bridges will be built. fills will be
made, and the road brought up to the Penn
sylvania ideas of what railroad should be.
W X Norbert. who represents the freight
department Of the Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific at Cleveland. will on March / be-
come soliciting freight agent of the road.
taking the place made vacant by the pro
position of travelling freight agent.
S. F. Johnson assistant trainmaster on
the Panhandle at Logansport, has been ap-
pointed successor of E. F. Kearneg train
master, who resigned to accept the position
OF superintendent of the st. Louis term
inals. G. II. Strapp has been transferred
from Louisville to succeed Mr.. Johnson,
promoted.
The passenger men of the Lake Shore,
the Lake Erie & Western and the Dun
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Cleveland on Tuesday to confer regarding
the business of the coming summer. wnen
Ii will be decided whether convention busi-
ness and low-rate excursions Will De run
to any large extent.
1t is thought that trouble may arise with
the labor unions over the reduction In time
OF freight trains between Chicago and the
Missouri river by six and seven hours. Ine
crews of several roads are complaining that
since the change they are compelled 10 De
on the road much longer for the same pay,
and they are protesting.
On account of the necessity or rushing
coal to the market railroad men on the
Philadelphia & Reading have been COM
PEELED to work eighteen hours per day. The
Philadelphia & Reading has taken meas
last few days hired large number OF ad-
ditional engineers and firemen.
Z. l.. Hamilton. secretary of the railroad
branch of the Y. NJ. c. A, with headquar-
ters at Chicago was i'm the city yesterday
for the purpose of locating the new build
ing for the Y. NJ. G.. AS Big Four Railroad
branch at Brightwood. The estimated cost
of the new building is $4,000; of the sum
$4,000 will be contributed by Nj. Z. ingalls,,
president of the Big Four.
1t is reported that Fl. 9. Cable, general
superintendent of the Rock Island lines
west of the Mississippi river is soon to be
transferred from Topeka to another point
on the system. 1t is said that w. Z. Morse,
general superintendent of the new ST.
Louis. Kansas City & Colorado lines. with
headquarters at st. Louis, will be brought
to Topeka in place of Cable.
An official of the Chicago & Northwest
ern says there Is considerable more ton
mage awaiting shipment throughout the
West than the railroads are equal to. The
Northwestern. has solid double tracks be-
tween Chicago and the Missouri river, and
even with these facilities and its large loco
motive equipment the road cannot keep
abreast with the enormous demand.
Ii Is stated that the details of the Hook
ing Valley deal have been perfected The
properties will be taken over by the new
company, which will be formed under Ohio
laws concerning the relations between rail-
road companies and coal companies The
formation of this company is merely pre-
liminary to taking over the properties
jointly by the Pennsylvania and the Lake
Shore.
There is said to be good foundation for
the rumors that the Pennsylvania Railroad
has been buying Wabash securities in order
to strengthen its own position. An ofi1cial
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port is not impossible; it is In line with
the Pennsylvania policy. OF course, the
latter would not expect to obtain control
of the Wabash, but ii might secure suff1-
cient interest to prevent any movement
hostile to itself.
The two-track tanks which. have been
placed in the center of the Lake Shore
tracks at Painesville, O., are completed,
and engines may take water while run
ming at full speed. These pans are 2.5OC
feet long. eight. inches wide and twelve
deep. Steam pipes open into the pans
about every forty feet. and the steam pass
ing through the water prevents it from
freezing i'm cold weather, the steam being
furnished by boiler house located near
the tracks.
1t is said the Canadian Pacific proposes
TO have it's own Atlantic steamship line and
control it as it does its fine fleet on the
Pacific, which. with its latest acquisition,
will furnish direct land-and. water route
from Europe to the Orient. The Canadian
Pacific has plenty of business to send
across the ocean. and President Van Horn
is quoted as saying its object is to have
ships of its own to accommodate this ton
mage, and not be compelled to dicker with
steamship companies to carry freight.
William S. Bronson. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Chesapeake & Ohio
was in the city yesterday visiting his
father. II. M. Bronson. assistant genera
passenger agent of the Big Four. The
former states that the Chesapeake & Ohio
earned in the year ended Dec. 81 fully s13.-
partment contributed at least one-third
The passenger earnings of the line have
doubled in the last four years. Mr.. Bron'
son takes rosy view of the future of this
road which. with a mileage of but 1.20t
miles, shows such satisfactory earnings.
The United States Express Company has
four powerfully-built men. armed with
Winchester rifles, riding in the express
cars between Pittsburg and Denver. This
will be an everyday occurrence for some
time, four men being sent with every large
consignment of money. Three will be or
| guard constantly, while the fourth sleeps
or rests. The relief is made every five
| hours. These are trained men who know
| the faces of all the noted train robbers now
| at liberty, as well as those serving senten.
ces. The company is said to have engaged
| 800 of these detectives TO work Throughout
| the country Recent robberies in the Wes
| is the reason assigned for the precautior
which the company has taken.
Incorporated Towns.
| To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
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