The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-22

Nj. +. ingalls,, president of the Big Four
has returned from New York.
The gross earnings of the Wabash the
second week of August increased $47, 437
over those of the corresponding week of
1902.
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
has started the work of putting i'm track
water tanks between Crestline and Fort
Wayne.
On Aug. "a c.. e. Fuller will take tho M
siton of superintendent of motive power of
the Chicago & Alton, vice a. L. Humphreys,
resigned.
c. +. DAILY, chief assistant general pas
senger agent of the Lake Shore, will re-
turn to-day from two weeks stay at
Atlantic City.
The Wabash has decided to erect a new
city depot in Council Bluffs. In the past
the Wabash has used the Union Pacific
transfer house.
The Big Four now has it's twelve new At
lantic type of engines i'm service, and is in
shape now to handle promptly not only its
passenger business, but freight.
Andrew Wood, freight agent of the Big
-Four at this point, is on an eastern trip
While absent he will visit Washington
Baltimore, New York and Boston.
Ford Wood, general freight agent of the
Peoria & Eastern, who, with his son, has
been spending couple of weeks i'm Yellow
stone Park, is expected home tomorrow
President Ripley, of the Santa Fe. denies
the report of any trackage ARRANGEMENTS
having been made between that company
and the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific.
l. j. Blaker, general agent at this point
OF the White Line, has returned from an
Eastern trip. While absent he visited Bos-
ton, Portland and other points of interest
w. ID. Mclaughlin, i'm the employ of the
Chicago d Northwestern since the road was
constructed, and who helped build the first
Pullman car, died in Chicago on Thursday.
Under the changes in Northwestern lines
SlppninQ vii no
Chicago TO North Pacific coast points, in
stead of transferring at Minneapolis or ST.
Paul.
c. NJ. Hobbs, for fifteen years general
Grande. has resigned, and Thomas Upton.
his chief clerk, has been appointed pur-
chasing agent.
+. j. GoodfeIluw, for nine years division
freight agent of the Erie at Bradford. has
resigned to accept the position of secre-
tary and treasurer with the American
Charcoal Company.
Edward Dickinson. vice president and
| general manager OF the Kansas City, Mex
| leo & Orient railroad has returned from
his European trip. He says the financing OF
the road is now an accomplished fact.
| The Toledo, st. Louis & Western has
| plans prepared for the erection of a large
| modern freight depot at Toledo With this
completed the road will be in better condi.
ton to handle its increasing traffic at that
point
The Queen & Crescent has Just received
from Eastern car works ten coaches sew
enty feet in length. with seating capacity
of eighty-four people, and is preparing fol
the heavy winter travel to Southern pleas.
ure resorts.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas has re.
| ceived ten new engines, which will be pu,
/ in service at once. These locomotives arr
| of the latest patterns. and will be by fal
| the heaviest ever seen in that section OF
| the country.
| The Baltimore & Ohio signed contract.
yesterday for $1,000 tons of eighty live
! pound steel rails for 1904 delivery. The Car.
negie Company will furnish 2S.000 tons the
Cambria 1900, and the Maryland Stee
| Company 10000 tons
1 G.. A. Garcelan. general manager of thu
| operating department OF the Pullman Com
| pany of Chicago, Is investigating the con
| ditions general of the different railroads
i to better determine upon distribution o
| sleeping and parlor cars.
The Southern railway has decided 4
build an extension from Oliver Springs Il
| Pilot Mountain. The extension will shorter
/ the route from Cincinnati to Knoxville
| twenty-five miles, and viii pass through
a section rich In coal and iron lands We
undeveloped.
The Southern Pacific has made an one
70 furnish money to the United States gov