The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-30

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locomotives. and he says he got all the fast
ride on a locomotive he cares for.
c. L. Lockwood, general passenger agent
OF the Grand Rapids x Indiana. issued d
unique advertisement for the road, II rs
neatly designed, constructed OF wood ana
glass, TWO feet long six inches wlde'
with handsome pictures of white brass.
goldhsh and trout, illustrating the nsheries
mat are located on the Grand Rapids q
Indiana.
Railway officials confidently expect that
rolling stock will be much cheaper and are
hesitating about buying. 1t is stated that
President Newman. of the New York Cen
trail, while DESTROYS of buying several thou
sand cars, has decided to postpone the pur-
chase, saying that every months delay In
the matter meant a saving OF money 10 the
company.
1t is understood that July /, the South
ern Railway and the Mobile g. Ohio will be
consolidated. The Southern has owned
the majority of the Mobile & Ohio STOCK
for some time, and it was the intention to
consolidate them In April, but there was SO
much opposition that it was decided to wait
until June /. Now it has ben decided to
complete the deal on July l..
Beginning tomorrow, the Chicago &
Northwestern will put into service several
new trains for the ccommodation OF travel
TO the summer resorts of the Northwest
Train service and Pullman accommodation
for the use OF those going to the GogeDic
and the fishing territory or northern WIS
consin and Michigan was established on
Saturday. The train will be run tri-weekly.
The Wabash Railroad Company has seve-
raj gravel trains employed in ballasting on
the eastern division, which will soon be
completed and the trains transferred TO the
middle division. The Wabash is expending
a great deal of money on the road during
the present season. because at this time
next year the roads will be engaged In tax
ing care of the st. Louis Worlds Fair
traffic.
At a special meeting of the stockholders
of the South Baltimore car works the plan
TO consolidate these works with the South
Baltimore foundry and the Rya & Nc
Donald Manufacturing Company was rati-
fed. The three industries are located at
Curtis bay and employ 900 men. The idea
is to consolidate them into the Baltimore
Steel Car and Foundry Company, with a
capital OF 81, 100000.
The Pennsylvania Company has let a con-
tract for laying the double tracks of the
Cleveland & Pttsburg from Ravenna to
Lima, having completed the double-track
system from Cleveland to Hudson, and will
this fall complete 1t from Hudson TO Ra-
VIENNA. With the completion of present
plans the whole line, except the lower river
division, will lave two tracks. Many
curves and grades have been eliminated.
Suspension of work on the Little Kama
wha road, which was recently ordered by
President Joseph Ramsey, of the Wabash,
is said to be due to the purchase by Sem
ator Stephen B.. Elkins of large coal prop
critics in West Virginia through which the
Little kanawha was TO run. The agree
ment or understanding was that the Elkins
syndicate was TO transfer a certain amount
of its holdingssto the Little Kanawha syn
dictate. A satisfactory conclusion could not
be reached, which resulted in President
Ramsey ordering all work stopped
Authoritative announcement has been
made at Anderson that the Big Four Rail-
way Company will soon establish an up
town ticket and freight office TO take care
of the increasing business In Anderson.
Several carloads of material have arrived
for the building of the new freight house,
which will cover almost an entire half
The freight station will be the largest on
the Big Four between indianapolis and
Cleveland. Eight switching crews are en-
ployed in the Anderson yards. five during
day and three at night.
1t was officially announced by the Balti-
more & Ohio on Thursday that 1t had been
decided TO create a new division. compris-
ing the line between Butler and Kane, Pa,
and il will be known as the Butler divi-
sion. A portion of the division is narrow
gauge. and IL has been a part Of the Pitts
burg division. J. A. Spielman. division en-
| superintendent, with headquarters at Fox
burg, Pa. J. E. Muehlfeld, superintendent
of motive power at Newark, O., has been
| promoted TO the position of general super
intendent of motive power, succeeding +.
d. Casanava-
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois and the
Big Four propose to open a fast freight
line between Chicago and st. Louis. The
decision to open the freight line for traffic
was made on account OF the enormous
volume of freight which has recently been
| offered the Eastern Illinois for transporta-
! ton between Chicago and st. Louis, and
the greater amount of business seeking an
| outlet from the Southwest via St Louis
| and Chicago. The line will connect with
| the Big Four at Pana, and between Pana
| and Hillsboro the main double-track line OF
| the Big -Four will be used. From Hillsboro
to East ST. Louis, a distance of seventy.
two miles. a new double tracks is being
| constructed.
The Interstate-commerce Commission has
| decided the case of Ullrick & Williams VS.
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rail
| way Company and the Cleveland, Cincin.
| natl. Chicago & st. Louis Railway Com
| pany. The compliments asked PREPARATION
| on account Of rates on ice from Hillsdale
and other points in Michigan which. prior
| TO Sept. 3, 1901, were higher over the lines
| Of the defendant roads for the shorter dis.
| lance to Springfield, o., than for the longer
distance to o., the rates to both
points having been made the same on tina
date, but 1t appeared that other and shorter
| delivering lines compete Tor the traffic tC
| Columbus, and that the short-line distance
to Columbus is less than the short-line dis.
lance to Springfield. The commission or.
/ dered the complaint dismissed.
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