The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-23

II is reported from Philadelphia that the
charter of the Philadelphia Western,
ersburg to Market and Sixty-third streets
in the Quaker City. is for sale. This Is the
line by which Ii was reported the Gouids
were To gain an entrance to Phiiadelphia
The Southern Pacific has entered into
negotiations looking 10 arrangements WIN
other roads for straight tickets to CUBA
from any point In the United States, con-
nection to be had at New Orleans with
Southern Pacific steamers. The plan IN
cludes checking baggage through TO destina-
ton in bond.
Perhaps the railroad people would be
more interested in the concrete railroad tie
now being exploited by Consulting Engineer
c.. H. kimbalI were they informed as 10
the character of the concrete. 1t is difficult
TO conceive of any form of concrete tnat
would not be rapidly disintegrated by the
ceaSeleSS jar of moving trains.
western corner OF Colorado, TO Benson, In
the extreme southwestern corner OF Arl-
IONA. crossing the Atchison about Navajo
The Rock Island having served notice OF
an intention to increase freight rates IN
Texas. shippers have entered suit before
the Railway Commission of the state 10
test the question as TO the railroad right
TO take such action. In answer 10 inquiries
by the commission the Kansas board states
that the rates for snort hauls III Kansas
are higher than in Texas, while the rates
for long hauls are lower in the former than
in the latter State.
York Central speaking of the strike of the
blacksmiths of the Boston * Albany, SAID:
II think this the biggest fool strike ever
heard of. IL doesn't worry us bit, ana
added: These men are striking Tor de-
mands which were fought out with the ma
chnists a month ago and won by the ROAD.
They ask us TO pay a schedule hlgner than
that of any road in the country" An ele-
ment of weakness in the blacksmiths case
is to be found in the fact that they con-
tinued TO work while the strike of the ma
chinists was on, and in consequence nave nave
strike on the part of the latter.
The following list of conventions to be
held this year is of Importance TO railroad
men of all branches of the service: Mas
ter Steam Boilcrmakers Association. at
Chicago, Oct. z; Roadmasters' and Main
tenance OF Way Association, at Kansas
City, Oct. 13; American Association OF
Passenger and Ticket Agents at New or
leans, Oct. Is; Association of Railway SUI
perintendents of Bridges and Buildings, at
Quebec, Oct. 20; American Railway Assoc
citation, at Richmond. Va, Oct. Is; Ameri-
Agents, at New Orleans, Nov. IL; annual
meeting American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, at New York, Dec. 1.
The Philadelphia Press says the battle
being waged at Pittsburg by the Gould in
terest for first-class terminal facilities is
a matter pregnant with interest for the
entire state, and is forerunner OF
similar battle soon to be waged in Phia-
things. for division of the coal traffic OF
the State, now controlled almost exclusive
ly by the Pennsylvania and New York Gen.
trail interests. Gould has reached Pitts
burg and Baltimore, but it is not POSSIBLE
to think he will be content TO rest there.
He will unquestionably make the most
strenuous efforts to reach New York
through Philadelphia, and the fight will
enter politics as well as business.
AS TO the relations existing between the
Pennsylvania and the Baltimore Ohio,
an official of the former recently said:
I'VE are competitors in every sense of the
word, and have always been so, even after
wesacquired a stock interest In the Balti-
more & Ohio. L was surprised myself 1T
first at the keennesS of this competition
and thought that IL IL was to continue of
what would Ii be to spend many
millions in buying stock of a rival road.
But the competition continued all the same.
and it is as keen now as ever before. AS
to the advantage Of the Pennsylvania 5
ownership of Baltimore & Ohio stock, 1t
has brought the two systems into closer
business relations. 1T has done away with
all cutting rates and the useless building
of lines into each others natural territory.
But far more important still, 1T has pre-
vented any other road from getting control
of the Baltimore & Ohio.