The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-02-12

There seems foundation for the belief
that the Rock Island is to absorb the
Frisco
| Several changes in the engineers de-
partment of the Chicago and Northwest
ern Railroad have been announced.
The Southern Pacific reached an agree.
lnent whereby the frenien of the system
will receive between and u per cent in
crease.
The California Northwestern Railway
! Company has granted an increase of ~
per cent to all of its engineers, conduc-
tors. fremen and brakemen.
Receipts of live stock at the Chicago
Union stock yards during January
amounted to 27,093 car loads, as against
30,269 in December, 1902, and 81, ,46S iii
January, 1902.
The Canada Northern Railway has ac-
qr,ired the Great Northern Railway Of
Canada. which is about 232 miles in
| length, and gives the Canada Northern
an eastern outlet.
The gross earnings of the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul Company on its
Wisconsin business amounted to $4.S77,-
942.44, upon which the license fee will
he $195. 117.69, or $50 per cent more than
in 1902.
The committee appointed for the pur-
pose of smoothing out the wrinkles in
the western pass agreement held meet
ing and decided that the agreement as
originally reafiirmed for 1903 should
stand.
The purchase by the Lake Shore of the
Lake Erie, Alliance and Wheeling road.
by which the ownership of the ninety five
miles of track is transferred for 81. .5OO.-
600. does not carry with it the coal lands
owned by the company.
The Northwestern has filed with the
Wisconsin railroad commission state
ment of gross earnings for 1902 OH 1,7JS
miles of line in that State, and upon
which a license fee of 4 per cent must
be paid. The statement shows S14.S93.-
92O, which will make the license fee
$685., $50. an increase of S3O.S91 over the
amount paid for 1901.
Four new dining cars. which are said
to be the most complete and the hanl-
soonest ever turned out for that kind of
service. have been put in commission by
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad on its Lake Shore limited" and
Twentieth Century Flyer The com
pany is planning improvements in the
service of these two trains which will
represent an outlay of not less than ST.
100000.
1t is announced by officials of the New
York Central and the Lake Shore that
the suspension of the Pennsylvania
twenty-hOur train from Chicago to New
York will not be followed by similar ac-
ton with regard to the twentieth century
limited. Lake Shore and New York Cen
trail passenger officials say that their
train has been demonstrated 10 be a he
cessity and that the travelling publ.
would feel the loss if it We're taken off.
What is regarded as one of the most
feats i'll the history of Amer
lean railroading was accomplished by the
New York Central lines, when they mov-
cd 25.9S2 freight cars in one day. The
officials of the road say this breaks all
previous records when 1t is considered
that during the day every important pas
senger train on the system was run on
time. The ears ,,oved would make, if |
placed end to end, Il train 1S4 miles long. |
The Illinois Secretary of State has |
licensed the Joliet, Wilmington and |
Dwight Railroad Company. with prin-
tipal office in Joliet and capital stock of
SlU.OtU. TO be constructed from Joliet
70 Dwight. ILL.,, with branches to Coal
-'ity and South Wilmington.
The difficulty attending the moving of
reight ON the lines east of Chicago has
ed TO the western roads giving notice
hat no business intended for transfer
@ eastern lines will I've taken except
'lasses which require rapid handling.
uch as live stock and the like and those
for which the demand is
uch that the public Inconvenience would
,e great if not delivered