The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-13

tiles Of that road are at present made
quate TO handle the freight trafnc that
much additional standard track is needed.
as well as extensive grade improvements.
A sum of s2.50o.0J0 has been set aside by
sne directors to begin this work.
"a a. E stillwell, president Of the Kansas
panied by h Dickinson. general manager
OF the PROPERTY, expects to sail Tor
Europe within the next thirty days. to De
OBJECTIVE point. Englishmen are supplying
much of the money for the promotion OF
the orient Railroad and the other Stiiiweu
enterprises.
nois Central and the Mobile & Ohio for ST.
L,ouis-New Orleans traffic is announced TO
pegin on July i, when the Mobile q ONO
VIII run fast through trains from ST. Louis
70 new Orleans, using section OF the
queen d Crescent route. There Is but 1T
lie dlfference in the length of the routes
Inc illinois Central is 505 miles and the
Mobile & Ohio 70s
The management of the Lackawanna has
decided to gradually supersede the tele-
graph with the telephone in the operation
e ou Trains This Is not the outgrowth OF
SUDDEN cndngS, but the result or Steauy
expansion of the telephone system, which
now extends over the entire line. The
Lackawanna was the first road to expert
ment with the telephone and TO adopt II for
general railroad work.
ID. G. Edwards. passenger traffic man
ager OF the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day.
ton; warren j. Lynch. general passenger
eral passenger agent Of the Baltimore q
ONO southwestern. and John s. Lazarus.
trafic manager of the western division of
the cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, went
10 chicago last night to attend the meet
ing of the Central Passenger Association.
The ninety delegates and their friends who
passed through the city from the North
west on Monday over the Big Four were ere
entsrtalned While In town by DIVISION u.s.
OF Indianapolis. After the trolley ride and
visiting the monument they went to the
hall OF the Order of Railway Conductors,
where the Ladies' Auxiliary gave them
banquet. after which short addresses were
made by local members and responded to
by the visitors. The visiting members ex-
pressed themselves much pleased with the
reception.
Ing out locomotives at an average OF six
every Cay in the week, including Sunday.
In April the works completed l91 finished
locomotives. the average weight including
value of s2,750.0O0. Never before has the
output reached these figures in any. one
January, l42; February. 1872; March, 100;
April, 19l. There are now over 1900 work
men on its pay roll and the weekly dis
bursements are $4,000
The Lake Erie & Western. besides laying
the remaining seventy-five miles of its
road with heavy steel and reballasting the
entire system. is doing much in the way
of lengthening side tracks and improving
stations. Recently fine stations have been
completed at Upton, Hoopeston and Lafay-
cite. and the company will build in con-
rection with the Big Four at Bloomington.
Ill.,. new brick and stone depot on lines
with the one recently completed at Lafay-
cite. The company will also build several
depots at less important points.
Stockholders Of the Delaware & Hudson
Company on Tuesday reelected the out
m r.
riman was elected a member of the board
to succeed the late William II. Tilling-
hast. President Oliphant addressed the
meeting briefly and announced his inten-
ton to retire at the next meeting of the
new board. He will be succeeded by David
II. Wilcox, now vice president and gen.
eral counsel Of the company. Mr.. Oiphant
| will probably be asked to accept the chair
manship of the board of managers.
Bituminous coal shippers. especially in
Pennsylvania and the Vfrginias. are pro-
trary action of the railroads in charging
demurrages on cars. detained at tide
water and other distributing points, and a
number of them threaten to refuse to pay
to institute suit for their collection. In
that event they promise some interesting
disclosures. Their resentment II is stated,
Raiiro 1e Which practically dominates ali ali
the other soft-coal carrying roads.
An official Of express company states
that all are now doing a large and profita-
BILE business, the American being in the
| lead. During the past two years ii has
| paid per cent. extra, making total of
| per cent. dividends annually, and has under
consideration declaring another stock divi-
/ dend from its accommodating surplus. The
| Adams Express Company, In 1898, paid 100
| per cent. dividend In bonds in order to keep
| down its surplus earnings. The American
| Express Company has in the past year in
| vested largely, II Is stated, In the stock of
the United States Express Company.