The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25

or the Northwest. The lower freight rates
enable foreign milIers to place their -four
upon the market at less cost to the pur-
chaser than the product OF the Northwest
ern mills.
The Maple Leaf expects TO have the new
bridge across the Kaw to replace the one
destroyed by the recent flood. completed
about the 1st of February. 1t will cost
the company about $4,000. It's construction
Harps. OF the office of the chief engineer
of the Chicago Great Western.
The commissioner of the general land
office has declared a vast area of land in
Shoshone county. Idaho, nonmineral. Tn
less this opinion Is overruled by the secre-
tary OF the interior the Northern Pacific
viii be entitled TO claim every odd num-
bered section along its line and owners OF
mining claims therein will have to settle
with the company.
The stockholders of the Denver & Rio
Grande are to meet at Denver Oct. p 10
take action for authorizing the purchase
of the Crystal River road. For this purpose
the first preferred stock is to be increased
by 100000 The Crystal River extends
and one-half miles. with q narrow gauge
branch from Redstone to COolbasin, about
twelve miles i'm length.
General Manager Krutschnitt. of the
Southern Pacific. has been summoned TO
New York for conference with President
Hartman. IL is believed that among the
subjects TO be considered al this confer
ence will be the company's efforts To obtain
certain terminal franchises iii San Fran
cisco, the proposed Sierra Nevada tunnel
reconstruction work i'm Nevada and Utah
and the Salt Lake cutoff.
The Rock Island has issued an order
forbidding any employe in the operating
department TO smoke cigarettes drink
intoxicating liquors of any kind. 1t is hoped
through the enforcement of this order TO
secure a higher standard of efficiency and
thus lessen the percentage Of accidents due
to human falibility. The railways of the
country are doing more for the temperance
cause than any other agency.
The engineers of the Great Northern
| have completed the survey for a branch
line from Wenatchee. on the main line. to
Republic, and the work of construction will
meet conditions created by the construction
of the Bellingham Bay & British Columbia
road, a Hartman enterprise which 1T is
supposed will at some future time serve to
carry the Union Pacific into Seattle.
The following new directors of the ST.
Louis & San Francisco road were elected
yesterday at New York: W. III. Moore, John
II. Moore: w. e: Leeds, Daniel G. Reid and
Frank Kline. They take the places of r.
c. Kerens, ]. s. Ford. 4. G. Henderson, G.
w. Hillard and III. III. Porter. The new
directors are prominently identified with the
Rock Island Company, with which the st.
Louis & San Francisco road recently entered
| into close cations.
The Pennsylvania has nearly completed
| the work OF replacing the 5000 or more
| telegraph poles cut down some months ago
when the raid was made on the Western
| Union, and the Postal Telegraph and Cable
| Company is now engaged in stringing the
! wires. The new poles are located on the
main line between Trenton and Pittsburg,
| Pittsburg TO Oil City. Red Bank TO Drift
WOOD, Baltimore TO Emira. Philadelphia to
Pottsviile. and Camden to Atlantic City.
| There Is also a temporary pole line from
| Trenton to Jersey City.
| The report of the Northern Pacific for the
year ending June 20 shows a gain in gross
| earnings of S4750.0O0 and a gain In net OF
hon no
| the road-s22 100. 012-are greater than Were
! the gross earnings of the company when
President Mellen took charge, after the re- re,
/ per cent. dividends on its $155.OOOVOO OF
| stock, and expended 100000 for improve.
! ments, and yet is able TO show surplus
| for the year of s1.670,946, n gain over the
| preceding year of $l23.6 $50. The total surplus
| in the treasury is $9,125,65S.
Importers throughout the West are ex-
periencing difficulty in getting through
| freight rates named for the season begin
| ming Jan. /, 1904. The steamship companies
| entering the ports of New York, Baltimore
| and other Atlantic seaboard cities, have
agreed upon a fixed basis of rates, but IL is
| assumed they will not be able to announce
! rates to importers for some weeks 10 come
| Heretofore the rates on imports coming
/ to the West have been considerably lower
| than the rates on the same kinds of goods
shipped from the Eastern manufacturers
and il is believed the new schedules when
announced, will be found to favor Eastern
] dilu JoDocio tHdli tile
| foreigners. The import committee is to
meet in New York on the Sth prox.. al
which this question will be considered.
| The Chicago Record-Herald says that
having secured seaboard terminal at Bal
timore. the Gould interests are contemplate
| ing two more coups, which. if successful
| will give them entrance to New York by
trackage arrangements. and TO New Orlean.
| by means of an air line from St. Louis
1t is said line is in contemplation from
! Buffalo To New York which would be ia
! Ii ha m n
be able through this offer, to compel tn,
! vanderbilts TO grant them trackage priv
leges over the West Shore. AS to the New
| Orleans project il is thought the proposed
| line from Effin CHAM to Brookport. on thu
| Ohio, is backed by the Wabash. 1t is be
Iieved a line will be built from st. Loui!
| to Harrisburg and continued south to
junction with the projected Gould line from
| BATON Rouge Junction to Arkansas CITY.