The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-07

where connection will be made with the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company's
line.
Charles Morcaugh. passenger agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee * st. Paul. keeps in
touch with all connections. On the 18th he
will nave nine special sleepers carrying
G.. A. r. people TO San Francisco, and at
Indianapolis he will assign three cars TO
each OF the three indianapolis and Chicago
lines.
L. Ohilger. superintendent of the Indian
| apolis division of the Southwestern system
of the Pennsylvania, states that the op-
Grafton of his division is progressing nicely.
He says the arrangements nave not yet
been completed for a special traffic opera
ton for the worlds fair next year, but will
be in a short time.
The official train of the Grand Army of
the Republic of the State of New York will
| pass through Indianapolis on Sunday MORN
ing over the Big Four Ell route TO San Fran
cisco. and on the 10th the Diplomatic Corps
and the Ladies' Relief Corps. of Washing
ton, ID. c., will pass through over the Big
Four en- route TO San Francisco.
The Lake Shore has issued a circular an
%nouncing that the Central Passenger Asso-
citation has granted diverse routes TO the
G. A. r. Encampment in California. and
instructing Its agents TO be governed there
by. The route especially announced is
through Chicago going and via st. Louis
an adroit move.
B. r.. Horner. general passenger agent of
the Nickel-plate, has just completed a trip
through the West. He says everything is
looking good and he is confident of contin-
ued prosperity. Speaking of the condition
or the Nickel-plate, he said every bridge
and culvert on the road has been replaced
by steel structures that will carry the
heaviest trains.
Frank A. Jacobs has been appointed sup
erintendent of the blacksmith department
of the Baltimore & Ohio shops at Mt.
Claire. Baltimore, the largest shops in the
United States The rise nf Mr. Jacobs has
been most remarkable, as 1t has
been rapid and entirely for merit. Mr..
Jacobs began railroad service some years
ago in the Monon shops at Lafayette, where
he learned his trade.
More complications have arisen in the
Western Passenger Association over the
mileage book. 1t has been discovered that
under the rule of the mileage bureau the
books cannot be changed without consent
Of all the lines, and 1t is difficult to state
what will become of the proposition to put
into effect a book good on all trains Sept.
/. IN effort will be made to prevent a gen.
eral Generalization of rates resulting there
from.
In speaking of the Wabash putting on
faster trains between Omaha and St. Louis,
an official of the road said that the run
would be made in twelve hours instead OF
in 1874, as at present. Within the last
year the company has relaid 40 miles
OF the road with heavy rail and has just
completed ballasting the entire distance
with pressed stone and burned clay. The
Tn Wabash claims now to be In possession
Of the best line between the two cities.
The Kansas Central, Oklahoma & Gulf
Railroad Company, with a capital stock of
$40, 0O0,O0O was granted a charter at Guthrie,
Thursday. The purpose of the company Is
to construct a line OF railroad from Enid.
o. T., to Galveston, Tex, to New Orleans
and to Winnipeg, Manitoba, an estimated
length of 1900 miles. The estimated cost is
s2O,0c0.0oO. The stockholders are A. Koontz,
Hutchinson, Kan; A. II. McMahan, Sand
Creek, o. T.; d. D. Thomas and T. s.
Spaulding, Kansas City, and j. H. Ledger
wood, Pond Creek, o. T.
The report of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company for the year ending June 80
shows: Gross earnings Isl. 075. iSs. an increase
of S3,574,9C9; operating expenses and taxes
SIS. 747. 215, an increase of s3,ls7, $3.50; net earn
ings so, 1921. 972, an increase of $3S6,9l9. To
the net earnings were added dividends on
Northern Securities Company stock OF
50 $685. 53, and its income to make the total
income $27, 1872, 1872, an increase of SSlO,o27. The
crease of $50, 935. After payment of divt-
dendS there remained a surplus OF 1856, l59,
an increase of Seas, 1873.
NJ. G. Turney, a ~ell-kno member Of
the Pennsylvania police department, has
been promoted to the position of captain
of the Louisville division of the Pennsyl-
vania lines. He succeeds c. +. Junndt,
transferred. B. b. Amos, rmerly a lieu
tenant of police of the Pennsylvania east
ern division, with headquarters at Alliance,
O., has been made captain of police or the
Cleveland and Pittsburg division. Captain
Adams, whom he succeeds, has been Sc
riously i'll since last December and Will not
be able to look after his official business
for a long time, If ever.
There seems to be good authority for the
statement that the Michigan Central VIII
| really become one of the New York Central
lines on President Newman's return next
month from his European trip, and that
President Ledyard, of the Michigan Cen
trail, will then retire. 1t is also stated that
there will be no appointment OF assistant
general superintendent OF the New York
Central, the Lake Shore and Michigan Cen
trail, but instead a department VIII De
created with headquarters In Buffalo, In
which the duties of the assistant superin-
tendent will be carried out for the three
| roads mentioned, and that H. S.. Storrs,
formerly superintendent OF the Lake Erie
& Western, and now superintendent or the
Lake Shore, will be selected for the posi-
ton.
The officials of the Brotherhood of Loco
notice Engineers are receiving encouraging
letters from the presidents of a number OF
the leading railroads., and expressing anx-
iety as to who will be selected as successor
of Grand Chief Arthur, deceased, and also
of A. B. Youngstown, deceased. Matthew
H.. Shay, of the Erie, is much spoken of
man who is prominent is Herman E. Wills.
of the Chicago & Northwestern. Mr.. Wills
was a candidate at the last convention
for the position of grand chief and re-
ceived two-thirds of the vote. His Western
| friends are urging him. Mr.. Shay Is pop
| ular and has served with perfect satisfac-
ton as chairman of the grievance commit
| thirty-fve years with the Erie and Its fore
,-,arc iS havnrS rQnr0ach-