The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-02

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Chicago Heights and Segar.
Chief Engineer Cleveland, Of the Lake
Erie & Western. left on his extended South
American trip yesterday. AT Colon he will
meet General Manager Shaler. of the Pan
anna Railroad, who will accompany him in
trip over the line and visit many other
points of interest in South America.
c. p benjamin, representing the Ca
madam. Pacific, is in the city. He says the
company cOntemplates starting press bu-
reau TO furnish information regarding the
road. With the taking effect of the spring
time table the company will establish
double through train service in both direc-
tions.
The Big FoI;r is pushing Improvements on
the st. Louis division in the way of double
tracking the line on account of the worlds
portion of the mileage of the st Louis di-
vision will be double track, or to such an
extent that it will enable the company to
move trains without delay.
The last obstacle in the way of the Penn
sylvania Railroads comprehensive plans
for tunnels and terminal in New York
city was removed Tuesday by the passage
of a resolution by the board Of estimate au-
street between Seventh and Ninth avenues,
where the company contemplates building
its mammoth station.
1t is stated that the Southern Indiana
Railroad Company will soon begin con-
structlon work on both the Evansville eX-
tension at Elnora, Ind, and the Chicago
division at Terre Haute from Elnora to
Evansville. The line Will be Seventy-five
miles long and the road to Chicago will be
10 miles. f. w. Ranno, managing en-
gfneer, has plans all well in hand to proceed
with the work.
The ST. Louis & San Francisco owner of
the Chicago q Eastern Illinois, yesterday
put into effect a new time table, starting
a train from Cape Girardeau, Mo-, for Chi
cago, making connections at Thebes with
the Chicago g. Eastern Illinois. The same
train makes connections at Thebes with the
st. Louis Valley and the Illinois Central
Tor 81. Louis, reaching that city five hours
| quicker than ever before.
The Fort Wayne division of the Order
| or Railway Conductors. which is one of the
most prosperous in the organiza ton, in
itiated fourteen candidates on Sunday. The
| initiatory exercises were conducted by
| chief conductor of the order Nj. o. Ginty.
The installing officer was r. b. Evans, for
merly chief conductor of the local order.
| The officers installed were elected at
| meeting held in November.
j. A. yelling, son of Vice President Well
ing, of the Illinois Central, is at work near
Clinton, Ill, carrying tripod and survey
ing chain with a corps of engineers engaged
in laying out improvements on the Gilman
and Springfield branch Mr.. yelling is
twenty-one years old and a graduate of
Princeton. His father resides in Chicago
and Is a millionaire, but wishes his son to
| learn railroad work from the bottom up.
A conference will be held to-day at jack
sonville of officials of the Southwestern
Pennsylvania for the purpose of discussing
ways and means for the expeditions hand
| ling of perishable freight originating in the
South and destined for Northern and East
ern markets. The amount of Southern
produce shipped annually to Northern cities
| is increasing year by year, and the prompt
movement of such business, it is thought,
will still further increase the traffic
The ST. Louis roads which have suffered
| for some months on account of the flood i'm
| the early part of the year are now well over
fhn Of
which will enable them to move business
much more promptly than of late which
| will result in increased earnings. These
roads VIII soon begin to feel the effects of
| the st. Louis exposition, as 1t will increase
! travel more or less even before the exposi-
| ton is , opened Shipments Of freight will
| business for all the lines centering at st.
Louis.
| Circulars have been issued by the Chi
| cago, Peoria q st. Louis Railroad announc-
Dec. i: 7. G. Welman, of New York treas
urer, vice Ralph E. Blaisdell, resigned: H.
w Berger' of Springfield, H., assistant
| Blaisdell. resigned. Mr.. Berger has been
| assistant auditor. Mr.. Blaisdell has been
| offered responsible position with one of
| the Western trunk lines. w. II. Calvert
| has resigned as trainmaster to accept the
general SUPPLEMENTARY of the Louisiana
| & Northwest Railroad, with headquarters
| at Gibsland, La, and is succeeded by NJ d.
| Shaft late superintendent of the Peoria di-
| vision of the Big Four Railroad. Mr.. Shaft
| is brother of c. F. Shaft, general man
| ager of the Big Four.
| The Texas lines controlled by the Chicago
| Rock Island & Pacific were consolidated
| yesterday under the new plan, and all will
| now be known as the Chicago, Rock Island
| & Gulf, with general headquarters at Fort
| Worth. Under the consolidation there will
| be three divisons-the Southern, embrace
| ing lines from Dallas to Terral l. T.: the
Amarillo: from Amarillo to Texola. and
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homo. s. B. Hervie will continue as vice
president and general superintendent and
| have supervision of the Southern division
Fl. p. Greenough will become superntend-
| ent of the Amarillo division, with head
quarters at AmarilIo; III. p. Conlon SUI
perintendent of the Mexican division, will
have headquarters at Dalhart ]. Meyers
| of the consolidated line, with Headquarters
at Dalhart. ]. T. McCabe will be general
| freight agent and w. III. Firth general pas
1 senger agent of the merged lines.
| AS the time draws near to give careful
| consideration to the Northern Securities
argument before the United States Su-
preme Court the decision Of the case is
than m ordinary Se t
an adverse decision would affect other COM
panies has been discounted in the
sour decision 1t is stated 1hst
| 20 per cent. of the constructive invest
| ment of the country would be affected by
| an adverse decision. 1t would include the
Pennsylvania Railroad holdings the Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne & Chicago, the Pan
handle the b. & o. and the Norfolk e.
Western. and the New York Centrals hold
ests in the Lake Shore. the Nickel-plate
| and the Big Four; the various roads con-
| solidated with New York. New Haven &
i Hartford the Union Pacific holdings of
Southern Pacific, and the Rock isiand's in ~
| terest in the ST. Louis & San Francisco. the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois and like in