The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-01

the men stepped to the front and pre-
sented him with a nickel-plated bicycle.
A. Robertson. superintendent of the mid
die division of the Wabash. who retired
last night 10 accept more important pc,
sition with an Eastern road, was presented
with a set of library furniture and also
Knight Templar watch charm studded with
diamonds. the employees of the DIVISION
being the donors.
c. W. Hillard controller of the Frisco
system, has been elected treasurer OF the
Evansville * Terre Haute road, in place OF
Mr.. Charles A. Nones. resigned. The Colonl-
al Trust Company. OF New York, has oeen
appointed transfer agent OF both the
common and preferred stock of the Evans
Vile * Terre Haute Company.
IL is understood that the successor of the
late President Kimball of the Norfolk *
Western. will be a Pennsylvania man,
trained in the Pennsylvania school and i'm
bued with the methods of that company.
and ii is expected Pennsylvania methods
VIII more and more display themselves IN
the conduct OF the Norfolk * Western.
There was quite an influx of freight Off
Gals into the city yesterday. Among the
arrivals were Lyon Linton, representing the
Union Pacific: S. K. Clark. the Chicago q
Alton; a, w. Thomas. the Central of Geor-
gia; II. g. Landrey, the Cotton Belt, and
George Rusch, the Wabash. and G. G.
Spaulding, the st. Louis & San Francisco.
Wabash passenger engine No. Ala, which
is equipped with the Habicorn cylinder, is
reforming satisfactorily. and it is expected
when all things are in position IL VII haul
a train at a speed of 100 miles per hour.
The officials are so well pleased with its op-
erations that 1T is probable they Will have
some or their heavy standard engines SINH
larry equipped.
The annual report of the Atchison, To-
peka q Santa Fe Railway Company for
Gross earnings s62. 35O. 1897. increase s3215,Sl2;
operating expenses $685. 437. Ill, increase
s4'S2a,sa2; net earnings $2S,913, 215, decrease
$l,3l2,b3O; taxes and rentals 81, 119,324, in
crease 1874; income from operations ST.
1882 decrease $1,319,S75.
The building of a new road from Indian
apolis TO Fort Wayne and Toledo seems to
be taking more definite shape. Representa-
tives of the line have begun getting a right
of way, and w. III. Ogan, one of the pro-
motors, will visit towns and cities and solicit
subsidies. He has completed the survey and
carries maps and blue prints with him. Mr..
Ogan assures friends of the project that the
money for building the road is already in
sight
An order issued jointly by the Santa Fe
and the Southern Pacific passenger traffic
managers recites that the interchange of
passenger travel by which the tickets of
either have been recognized on it's road has
been discontinued at Mojave The arrange
ment was made when the Santa Fe reached
the coast over the tracks of the Southern
Pacific. The Santa Fe now has its own line,
put TINS matter has never before been
brought up
Miss Bertha Ruffner, manager of the New
YORK CentralS tourist information bureau,
has built up quite a record in that position.
Each bureau consists of a large file arranged
on the New York Centrals line and its con-
nections. and these three divisions cover
every point that the New York Central or
It's connections reach This part of the pas
senger department is very popular, and has
reached a high degree of perfection under
MISS runners management.
w. l.. Derr, acting engineer of the Erie,
Snpnd
In improvements. Among the first changes
will be the double-tracking of the road be-
tween Salamanca and Bucktooth, N. Y, and
between Columbus and Concord, Pa. The
greater part of the A000,iD0 will be used in
extending double track and connecting sid
lngs which VIII make double track. Mr..
Derr says the intention of the management
Is to eventually doube-track the line from
New York to Chicago.
The Chicago Great Western has an
nounced its intention of meeting the 500 line
rate to New York of $3.50 for the round
trip, and before the close of the day other
lines followed suit. The 500 line recently
put into effect a round-trip rate for mer-
chants of $500. via Montreal. which is lower
than the rates via Chicago and the Eastern
lines. In meeting the rate the Chicago
Great Western announces a route via the
Chicago Grand Trunk through Montreal.
other lines will route via the differential
lines east OF Chicago.
The directors of the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific have called a meeting to be held
at Davenport, Ia, Oct. s, to consider the
ACCESSIBILITY OF creating a bonded indebted
ness in a sum not exceeding $3.50, 900 900 ma
turing Jan. 1. 1908. at interest not to ex-
coed per cent. The proposed bonds will
| be issued for refunding redeeming or paying
at or before maturity outstanding obliga-
tons or the company or constituent COM
panles or companies which may be ac-
CURED by consolidation, and for the pur-
chase of ownership of shares of stock, or
otherwise for the purpose of future devel-
ODmeut.