The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27

Paul. The excursion for which this extraor-
binary rate is made will leave Mime
apolis and ST. Paul to-day.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie has placed its
order for special wold's fair equipment
with the American Car and Foundry Com
pany. The contract calls for ten passenger
cars with four-wheeled trucks and three
special seventy feet coaches with six wheel
trucks. all To be equipped with Paige
wheels. Westinghouse high speed brakes
three stem couplers. Hale * I<ilden seats,
and 70 be lighted with Pintsch gas.
Superintendent Robinson. of the Central
Indiana Railway: formery the Harry Craw-
furd road, was in the city yesterday. He
reports that the company is not attempting
TO do heavy business at present. as il
has large gangs of men at work reballast-
ing, laying new steel. repairing bridges,
etc. but i'm few weeks the road will be
in shape to handle any traffice likely TO be
turned upon II, both az to cars and power.
The $3.5O0,0O0 bridge of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company at Morrisville over the
Delaware river Will be open To traffic to-
day. The new bridge is 1,0S0 feet long and
has eighteen arches The piers and the
overhead arches are constructed of fnlshed
Clcarfield stone. The structure is wide
enough TO accommodate four tracks, and
is the only bridge in the world, with one
exception. that at New Brunswick. where
four tracks run parallel.
Chief Engineer Cleveland. of the Lake
Erie Il Western. yesterday let the contract
for the addition TO the general office build
ing of the i. h. & w on East Washing
ton street Work will be begun at once.
Albert Won SpreCkelson. contractor and
builder. was awarded tile contract The
building will be constructed of brick with
stone trimmings and the same style OF
architecture as the present Office build
ing. The addition will increase the office
capacity by twelve rooms.
The train over the Big Four arriving at
indianapolis at 6:45 p m. hauls an American
express car, which it drops at indianapolis,
fNTan for NHtc nh n11 III N
the Illinois Central at Nation, arriving at
Memphis at $50 the next morning. The
same train haus an American express car
which il turns over to the Missouri, Kansas
4 Texas at ST. Louis. reaching many impor-
tant points in Texas in the forenoon. and
giving, in both cases, twelve to fifteen
hours better time than was ever before en-
joyed. All these cars come through from
New York city over Vanderbilt lines
The Dutch control of the Chicago Great
Western is believed to be impregnable. The
eign interests in the ability of President
Stickney to operate the road as he deems
advisable. and it is well-known fact that
Mr.. Stickney places price upon the prop
erty that is simply prohibitory TO the Amer
lean interests who would like to gain con-
troll. In both railroad and financial circles
Ii is believed all reports of sale of the road
have no foundation and that the Dutch
stockholders will not relguish control until
American interests come To Mr.. Stickney S
terms.
Ralph Peters, general superintendent
Pennsylvania Southwestern system, re-
NAMED in the city part of the day. yester
day to consider contemplated improvements
at this point. In conversation he takes a
very rosy view of the business outlook He
says thePennsylvania is preparing 10 handle
business with promptness. The company 5
lines west are now much better provided
with than ever before. and also with
power Large sums of money have been
spent on the roadbed and the track is now
in excellent condition despite the heavy
traffic of the past summer. Judging from
all reports he looks for the heaviest fall and
winter business in the history of the Pan
handle line.
The crossing of the Lake Erie & Western
and the Toledo, st. Louis Western by the
Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction line
at Frankfort was laid on Sunday without
any interference or friction. The frogs
and cross rails for both tracks were in
solid pieces, and the work of laying them
In position was speedily accomplished with
out interfering with the running of
trains either road The Monon learned
that the traction line was TO put in cross
ing at the fair grounds, and one of the
big Monon engines was run out of Indian
apolis Saturday night and stationed over the
point where thea interurban proposes to
cross the Monon but there sign of
hostility and the engine steamed away
at daylight.