The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-03

matter has been referred to the railroad or
ders for their consideration. and the ques-
ton will be taken up, doubtless, with the
roads for the purpose of avoiding a strike
On Jan. the winter tourist season COM
menced. The Western and Southern roads,
Ii is thought. will engage in the strongest
contest for traffic they have ever waged.
STILL there seems to be business enough for
all. as since the recent cold weather 1t Is
difficult TO get sleeping car accommodate
tons to California points without giving
several days notice.
Warren j. Lynch. general passenger
agent of the Big Four. spent New Years
at Cleveland. visiting his mother. He has
under consideration the putting on of an
other sleeping car between Cleveland and
Cincinnati. as four out of seven nights In
the week the business is such as to neceSsi-
tate the putting on of one and sometimes
two additional sleepers.
b. F. Yoakum, president of the st. Louis
& San Francisco, says il the city govern
ment of New Orleans makes concessions
which will soon be asked the trains of the
company will be running into that city be-
fore the close of the present year. The
company has purchased property costing
over one million dollars to be utilized as
part of its terminal system.
The New Orleans & San Francisco Rail-
road was chartered yesterday with a cap
ital stock of 100000. New Orleans capt.
talists have become associated with off,
Gals of the st. Louis & San Francisco in
the enterprise. The object of the corpora
ton is 10 build a line of railroad from New
Orleans by way of Arkansas to Chicago.
The organization is in connection with the
entrance of the Frisco into New Orleans.
The referendum vote of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen the $4,000 for the
erection of a home for disabled railroad
employees has been counted. The PROPOSE
m mai The home is located at High
land Park, Chicago, but probably another
location will be secured. The trainmen
propriated $4,000 each, and the total of s75,-
100 will be utilized TO purchase new ground
and erect new building
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
road is made the defendant in a complaint
filed with the Observation-Disclosures Com
mission by Gilbert Barr, of kearney, Mo.
who alleges the exaction of an unreasonable
and unjust tariff on live stock The COM
plainant is a live stock shipper, who says
that since Oct. last the railroad has
compelled him to pay for transportation of
live stock in carload lots from Kearney to
Chicago 23lsc per 100 pounds, although a
reasonable charge is twelve cents per 100
pounds.
The Lake Shore road issued an attractive
New Years greeting showing the Twen-
tieth Century Limited under full Roadway
at night rushing through rural district.
Below the tracks the mail bag, the COM
pany's trade mark. is caught in a sprig of
holly. Underneath are the words I'VE
wish you New Year filled with much joy.
is signed by j. G.. Grammer, general traffic
manager A. j. Smith, general passenger
agent, and c. F. Daily, chief assistant gen.
eral passenger agent.
c. Z. Schaff. general manager of the Big
Four, was in the city yesterday consulting
with William Garstang concerning the new
locomotives the company has ordered for
this years delivery-fifty in number. Ten
will be Atlantic type of passenger engines,
ten switching engines and thirty heavy
freight engines. This will not be an in
crease in power. says Mr.. Schaff in pro-
portion to the increase in business. The
company has twenty-five engines built
years ago not heavy enough for service
and they will be sold.
o. P. McCarty. general passenger agent
of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
writes that the company has enjoyed "its
share in the general prosperity. Its prop
erty has been greatly improved by a gem
eral reduction in grades. the elimination OF
curves and the purchase of new and mod
ern motive power and equipment. These
improvements have enabled the company
to shorten the time between Cincinnati AND
St Louis from ten hours to eight and one.
half hours within the past two years. Our
success is in a great measure due to the
generous use of printers ind. We appreci
ate the spirit with which the newspapers
| have bridged over our shortcomings anC
| spplauded our good deeds"