The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-27
President Murphy of tie Cincinnati. New
Orleans e. Pacific


President Baer. of the Philadelphia &
Reading. sailed for Europe on Thursday.
In his absence. w. r. Taylor will look after
executive affairs and during the time will
reside at Atlantic City.
w. B. Leeds and d. ]. Reid. principal
cifc. are at Marthas Vineyard, and Judge
More, attorney for the road, is at Price
Crossing. Mass. enjoying a rest.
The Pere Marquette road in June earned
gross, S4l317, an increase of $40. $50; net,
S3lS,532. an increase of $l92, 40. since jan
uary first the roads gross earnings nave
increased s., 453.079 net increase, s31l,s60
George II. Ingalls,. general freight agent
of the Big Four, is en- an Eastern trip ana
Will be in Pittsburg to-day TO consult WIFE
Commercial Agent c. II. Jackson and
Traveiing Freight Agent Clark regarding
business in that territory.
j. ]. Turner third vice president of the
Pennsylvania lines west, A b. Starr gen.
eral superintendent OF freight transporta-
ton. and A. NJ. Schroyer. general superin-
tendent, on Friday and Saturday inspected
the Northwestern system.
President Shaughnessy states that the
earnings OF the Canadian Pacific for June
will exceed those of any railroad on the
continent. The increase was S92O,VU over
any other month and 100000 greater than
that of the Now York Central for June
The Pennsylvania, the Baltimore G. Ohio.
the Southern, the Chesapeake & ONO. the
Seaboard Airline and the Atlantic COAST
Line will Jointly spend 100000 in improv-
ing the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Poto-
mac Railroad, over which the several lines
named move their trains.
H. ]. Rhein, of the Lake Erie & Western.
who has been in Buffalo for several days.
is expected at HEADQUARTERS TO-DAY: MIS-.
Rhein has been seriously i'll. ard last week
underwent a surgical operation al the Gen.
eral Hospital at Buffalo. Prospects are now
good for the full recovery OF her health.
Clerks i'm offices of the Wabash at many
of the more important points have had
their wages advanced from s. to $40 per
month, according to Importance OF posi-
ton. The advance includes all clerks ana
office employees of the warehouse ana tai
vances in their wages.
Oscar G. Murray, vice president OF the
Baltimore & Ohio, says that when the pet
terments to the road are completed the
earnings of the company will be pnenome-
nal Another official says 1t will be fuily
three years before all contemplated i'm
provements completed and the COST
will run into the millions.
P. S. Eustis. passenger traffic manager
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, l..
w. Wakely, general passenger agent at 81.
Louis, and John Francis, general passenger
agent at Omaha, were in Kansas City on
Friday and Saturday, and Mr.. Wakely
stated that there was no truth In the report
that rate war would follow over the re-
duced rate made to parties of five or more
VINO W1eneO TO go 10 the V>OTtuWcSt ~ SS-
cure work.
William r McKeen, son of William r.
McKeen of Tore Haute, who is now super
intendent of motive power of the Union "a
cific, is making great record In thas poe
sition. Since he took charge the traHc VI
the road has increased. in fact nearly dou-
bled, and this has necessitated the purchase
of many engines and cars. he mas Just
placed an order for thirty-one new locomo-
tives, and has received already this year
sixty new locomotives.
In the five months of the current calen-
dar year, the Missouri Pacific increased It's
net earnings S1,196S5S. If the increase IN
net earnings the next seven months con-
tinues at this rate, the road will at the
end of the year show twelve per cent.
earned net on its stock. The great busi-
is well Illustrated by an increase of over
eighteen per cent. in gross earnings or
which 81, ,434 was absorbed In increase In
operating expenses.
Joseph Ramsey, president OF the WABASH,
passed through the city Saturday en- route
to ST. Louis from Pittsburg. While In
Pittsburg he got the plans we'll under way
and in shape to let all important contracts
the last link in the tidewater extension.
The company is having little trouble
with the Pittsburg & Lake Erie, wnlch Is
not relished by. the Wabash oficiais, put
1t is thought time will erect an aoJust-
ment of the differences.
An official of the Vanderbilt lines says
that while it is true that John d. Rockefel-
Ter and William Rockefeller are now two OF
the largest owners OF STOCK or the New
York Central the control OF the road stlil
rests with the Vanderbilts and the Rookie
fellers show disposition to poll their votes
in their favor. The Rockefeller interest Is
now so large i'm the trunk line that 1T is ike
ly to favor any Gould plans calculated to
disturb the trunk line situation, and for
that reason ii IS thought that settlement
between the Gould and Pennsylvania inter-
est can now De more easily arranged than
at any time heretofore.
Ohcials of the Pennsylvania lines west are
testing a device for recording sound waves
with special reference to telephone instru-
ments and the principles on which they
are built 1t was invented by d. Poulson.
an electrical engineer. The principle on
which the device operates is the recording
of sound waves by localizing magnetism
The waves are recorded on steel discs and
steel bands, and one may talk into an Or
binary receiver and have the converse Ilon
recorded. This was the first step or the
inventor He then made steel discs which
hold waves and can be used for commercial
purposes. The same principle Is applied
to very fine wires. The most important
machine might be called a dissemfter. The
chief objection to the telephone Is the lack
of something to record messages; wnen
mistakes are made there are no copies or
proof to go by. The telephone. for this
reason. Is being seriously and carefully
considered by the Pennsylvania offcials
Motives Of MObs.