The Indianapolis journal., 1903-10-12
bash extension from Efingham. Ill. to a
Doint on the Ohio river Will be built.

directors Of the Norfolk & Western.
NJ J. Ramsey. chief clerk in the general
managers Office OF the Pennsylvania, will
pass through the city TO-DAY en- route TO
California on his vacation.
The Chicago Great Western will intro
duce parlor cars on all its day trains. BY
Nov l the company expects to begin run
ming through trains to st. Paul
The Big Four will this week receive
new dining car from the Barney-Smith car
works costing $4,000. The company Will
then nave thirteen materially new dining
cars.
The dates on winter tourist business for
Florida and Southern points will become
effective Oct Is. and it is stated that the
inquiry is already large as 10 accommoda-
tons.
Some of the roads crossing Ohio are much
annoyed by a shortage in water supply, ana
II has become necessary TO run water trains
in order to provide the supplies in the dry
sections.
The New York Central reports. gross, an
increase in earnings for September over
the corresponding month last year of SSoi-
5l2; from July l the gross increase was
S1,522.5Sl
l.. c.. Haas, we'll known in Western rail-
ager of the Baltimore d Ohio. will be mar
ried Oct p to Miss Jane Stamp. OF Mount
Vernon, o.
r. f. Douglass, contracting agent of the
Chicago Great Western at Buffalo, has re-
signed and accepted the position of traV-
cling freight agent for the Toledo, ST. Louis
& Western.
E. A. Ford, general passenger agent Of
the Pennsylvania lines West, announces
the appointment of F. r. Aeshelman as
manager of the advertisement bureau of
! those roads
On Oct Is the Cotton Belt will have new
train service between st. Louis and Fort
Worth which will reduce the time one
! hour. covering the 7O5 miles in twenty-five
hours and fifty-nine minutes.
| Peter f. McColl, vice president of the
/ Butler Foundry and Machine Company. has
| invented and patented an automatic car
/ coupler. One of it's features Is lever that
! operates a jaw placed in any position with
| pushing Ii.
The fifty-second annual report of the
/ Louisville & Nashville shows that the sys-
| tenn now comprises $500 miles of main
/ line, and in addition the company owns
/ half interest in the Chicago, indianapolis
| & Louisville.
The San Francisco Call says that within
| q few days between 250 and 300 men will be
| discharged on the coast division of the
/ Southern Pacific, and that before the order
men will be out Of employment.
Trainmen on the Lake Shore road who
run on the Twentieth Century limited and
! the New York and Chicago limited have
been instructed TO give close attention to
| the electric lighting of those trains, with
view to improving the service.
Before the close of the present month the
! Wabash expects to have ten new Atlantic
/ type engines in service on its Detroit and
/
records may be looked for, as the track Is
in excellent condition for fast service.
The official classification committee will
| convene in New York tomorrow. The
1 mtted to the roads for approval. About
! 600 subjects to be considered, and the
! rates finally adopted will go into effect
/ Jan. j.
The stockholders of the Westinghouse
| Air brake Company have ratified plan for
consolidation with the Canadian interests.
$4,000 90 of % the $500 900 stock in in the
Canadian company A large electric plant
will be built at Hamilton. Ontario.
James T. Buckley. general Eastern pas
senger agent of the Erie, slipped one day
fracturing his left thigh. Mr.. Buckley is
one of the most popular of the passenger
men on the Erie, and his serious condition
gives his friends considerable anxiety
The Wabash is having fully as much
difficulty entering McKeesport as II did In
securing the right of way into Pittsburg,
| and unless the Council grants a franchise
| within sixty days the charter of the Nc
| Keesport & Charlton connecting railway
| will be purchased outright by the Wabash.
| 1t is stated that three division superin-
tendents on the Chicago, Rock Island q
Pacific have resigned their positions in
compliance with a request from headquar-
division, eif <. T T. Abbott, of the Colorado di-
vision, and c. L. Nichols, of the Fairbury
division.
The courts have decided that the Pullman
car porters have no claims for damages
for personal injuries received resulting
from railroad accidents. They signed con-
tracts waving such benefits and the United
States Court of Appeals on Friday reversed
a ruling of a lower court and held the con-
tract valid
The Central Passenger Association laid
the question of abolishing trade excursions
That is tantamount to the announcement
that the railroad traffic men did not think
of the matter seriously at first At any
rate, the matter has been buried for the
time being and the roads will let it lie un-
til they again get restless.
On Saturday and Sunday the general Of
fees of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois at
Chicago were moved from the Elwood
building into the new La Sale station. The
company will occupy all of the sixth floor
and portion of the fourth and fifth, the
total number of employees to be provided
being about 400. The date which the
trains of the Chicago e. Eastern Illinois
will begin to use the Lake Shore-Rock
Island terminals has not yet been an
nounced.
President Ramsey. Of the Wabash, was in
New York the latter part of last week
discussing with other officials of the road
the plan for the consolidation of all Wa
bash lines east of Pittsburg. 1t is inti-
mated that while nothing is to be made
shareholders, those of the Western Mary
land will be the first to receive the coveted
| information at their annual meeting, Oct.
81 1t is possible the announcement may
be withheld until an actual connection has
been established.
President Underwood, of the Erie, in his
| report makes the following significant
| statement: During the year constant
/ tendency toward an increase in wages of
| all classes of labor, both in rates of pay
| and reduction in hours of employment has
been apparent Your company revised its
| rate schedule, basing the new schedule
on conditions surrounding each class of
employment and placing employees on a
parity with those of other railroadl COM
panies similarly situated. This increased
, compensation, from which the company
derives no benefit, either by adding to its
revenue or reducing the unit of transpor-
tation cost, amounts to approximately
, ST. 900 per annum.
The general managers annual track in
specton of the Pennsylvania main lines
between Jersey City and Pittsburg and
Philadelphia and Washington was COM
pleted on Thursday. and the announcement
: of the award of prizes has been made to
, assistant supervisors and one subdivision
foreman as follows: First, premium OF
81 200 for the best line and service during
| the year was awarded to j. j. Rhodes, SUI
: pervisor of the New York division: 500 to
Assistant Supervisor w. G. Shaner; Sec
. ond premiums of $500, $500 and $500 to three
D assistant supervisors for best service dur
| ing the year. In addition to the above
Supervisors prizes of 800 and $50 were
given, and to yard supervisors, $780,
The Season for This Once More.
When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder.