The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24

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| conference relative to emigrant traffic.
| Several times time and place have been
| agreed upon, but in each instance the West
| ern contingents have found some excuse
l for postponement
A B. Clark, supervisor of the yards of the
| Pennsylvania railroad on the PlttSburg d.
| vision, was on Saturday night rendered
| banquet in honor of the awarding of the
F., first track inspection prize to that divi-
| sion.
| voting a proposition to increase the
| membership of its executive committee
1 from eight to nine. One reason urged for
| so doing is the desirability of an odd num-
| Der in voting.
| On Jan. /, the Pennsylvania will put
! in service it's new passenger equipment be-
| tween New York and st. Louis and New
| York and Chicago, which was ordered some
| months ago for the limited trains running
| between these points.
The New York Central has completed its
pension plan, under which employees will
| will form one-third of the fund to be Gre
| ated- The railway company will contribute
| the other two-thirds.
"Cuba" Is the title of an illustrated folder
| issued by the passenger department of the
| Illinois Central The illustrations very
attractive, and large amount of Informal
| ton of practical value as to towns, railroad
| lines, rates, etc., is given.
Officials of the Monon are much gratified
| over the tonnage exhibit of the road. which
shows that it carried 20 per cent. more tom
mage the present year than ever before.
The largest increase has been in general
| merchandise and from the present outlook
like conditions will continue through the
| winter.
Recently prepared statistics show that the
railroads consume about 40 per cent. of the
| steel production of the country. The steel
used by the railroads during the present
year will exceed 100000 tons. The rail-
| roads also consume an enormous amount OF
| steel in building bridges, constructing 10
comotives and freight and passenger cars.
Officials of the Michigan Central say their
earnings are increasing steadily on account
| OF the larger volume OF higher class traffic
passing over the line Iron. steel and grain
| are the only articles showing a decreased
other high class traftic 70 make mn the
| deficiency. Present conditions are expected
| to hold through the winter.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has
men eee o web @ s dtS aeGr in
death benefits of 20 per cent. without adj
dltional expense to the policy holder. and
| the amount of insurance that may be car
ried has been increased so per cent. The
former limit was 5000 The age limit for
increasing policies has been advanced.
AT meeting of the board of directors Of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
yesterday David McNicor was elected vice
president. William White was elected sec
ond Vice president. with Headquarters at
and operation of the companys lines and
1.-THE general administration Of its affairs in
the territory between Lake Superior and
the Pacific coast
The changes in classification which be-
come effective Jan. i, have been announced.
Bills of lading must show minimum weights
required by classification. Rule 5, relative
TO requirements necessary to obtain car
load rates. will not apply to consignments
from two or three or more consignors COM
bined into carloads by forwarding agents
claiming to act as shippers, meaning
agents of actual consignors of the property
or any part interested in the combination
of less than carload. Railroad agents are
carloads and making distribution Of the
same to two or more parties.
The Eastern pass agreement has been
badly shattered by the action of the Erie
In issuing exchange passes good over the
entire system The Western lines VIII re-
ceive passes for their representatives, which
will be good In all the Eastern territory
of the Erie. and the Erie in exchange will
secure similar favors for all its travelling
men in Western territory. Last year West
ern roads were given exchange passes good
| the Erie west of Salamanca. The pre-
diction was then made that it would not be
long before the interchange passes would
be as freely distributed In trunk line terri
tory they were before pass agreements
were entered into.
Paul Morton, passenger traffic agent of
the Sante Fe, who, when appointed to that
position. was extremely doubtful Of its fu-
ture, but who, through constant touch with
it's affairs, traffic and resources has been
growing more optimistic in regard to the
property, says Il never believed as much
| in it I do now. From 1897 until 1903 the
tonnage of the system has increased l2S
per cent, its passenger traffic l52 per cent,
net net earnings more than 200 per cent. while
the capitalization has increased less than
Is per cent" The Sante Fe's earnings are
now larger than those Of the Chicago,
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Advance sheets of the Railway Age show
that there has been built in the United
States the present year total of 5.123 miles
Of main line including construction in forty
miles more than were built in 1902. These
figures cover only first track. many hundred
been laid during the last twelve months. In
Indiana but fifty-eight miles of new
road were built Oklahoma stands first with
654 miles. In Wyoming but three Iailes were
built, in New Jersey but one mile, and In
! Massachusetts but five miles. With the ex-
ception of eighty-three miles all the new
road built in Oklahoma was in the interests
of the Santa Fe. The construction of the
past year brings the total mileage in the
United States up to 2o9 $50 miles
1t is quite evident that the Pennsylvania
| lines west are considerably disturbed over
the invasion of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
! and the New York Central In Offering fast
freight service in competition with the
Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania has al
ready made arrangements for train from
| Cincinnati to Chicago via Cleveland, about
; twenty hours faster than the printed sched-
ule Several weeks ago the Pittsburg x
Lake Erie announced through freight serv-
ice from Pittsburg to Chicago. and later
. | announced similar service from Pittsburg to
the East via the Lake Shore and New York
Central While the Pennsylvania has main
tanned a satisfactory schedule to the West
heretofore il has paid no attention to faster
time. In fact. its business was so heavy
| that congestion at terminals has been given
as an excuse for not making faster time
The Vanderbilt lines have been active In
this direction, and this has stirred the
Pennsylvania up and fast service will b,
inaugurated by the latter In all directions
where ii comes in competition with the
Vanderbilt lines.
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