The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-04

teen States and the territory acquired by
the Louisiana Purchase.
The Panhandle handled at Indianapolis in
August 10 per cent. more tonnage OF tpcat
character and about 13 per cent more
through tonnage than I'm August. 1907. The
company did the largest August business IN
its history.
L. Kiefer. for forty years foreman of the
pennsylvania Company's shops at Altoona
was on Sept. l placed on the retired list'
having reached the age limit of seventy
years: The employees presented him with
a desk and chair.
General Manager Peck and General SUI
perinendent Peters, of the Pennsylvania
lines west will arrive in the city at n;2O to-
day from Louisville. and will inspect the
terminal and shops at this point. Inc Two
are putting in the entire week inspecting
the property.
The Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg
show increased earnings in July OF s0i5.lo;
increase In expenses. $721. 800; decrease III
months ending July 81, 1906, gross earnings
increased S3.l57 $780,; expenses increased $f'-
16i. 400; net earnings decreased s4GS.So.
The Louisville & Nashville passenger de-
partner has issued a circular announcing
special homeseekers' excursion rates to the
South and Southeast Sept. 16 and Oct 20.
Round trip tickets will be sold on the dates
mentioned, and will bear a transit limit
going OF fifteen days from date OF SAFE.
The Panhandle has begun the construc-
ton of it's new passenger equipment, turn
ing out this week the first thlrty-one
coaches on the order which includes as
well nine combination cars, seven baggage
and express, four postal cars. three letter
postal cars and eight horse-express cars.
The Southern Pacific, the Union PaclfIc
and the connecting roads have taken moe
pendent action as TO colonist rates TO Cal
ifornia this fall, and announce tnat they
will put them into effect on Sept. 10 ana
daily until Nov. go. 1T is expected that
thisfaction will result in heavy 'raVei 10
California during this period.
Several of the lines have
notified Joint Agent Hannigan that they
have taken independent action as TO col
onist rates. At the recent conference a
| proposition TO extend the colonist rates TO
the West and Southwest was discussed,
but no action taken. and several lines in
| terested in the matter have decided TO con,
tinue the sale of colonist tickets until
April. 1904.
D. C. Moon, who arrived home from yell
lowstone Park yesterday, reports having
had a fine time. The Northern Paci1c om-
Gals insisted upon his making the trip over
a portion of their lines, and he spent three
or four days going over the continental
divide. travelling by using one DIVISION GO
ing and returning on another. He speaks IN
high terms of the condition OF the tracks
of the Northern Pacific and those OF the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, over whlch
he Travelled to Billings.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois, by the
purchase of the entire frontage on the
east side of Clark street between Iaylor
and Twelfth streets, Chicago. Will De en-
abled to greatly increase its termina facll-
tiles. The road has been for some time
trying to acquire this property, and II was
bought up in small lots through agents,
TO avoid having ii known that II was want
ed by the railroads. Extensive warehouses
will be erected at once, and the new term
inal will greatly facilitate the handling OF
I; freight.
The railroads of the Western territory
are putting into effect rates TO north IA
| ci6c nOiDtS for colonies. The lines OF the
Central Passenger Association have not yet
accepted the tender of these rates from
the Western lines. and il is a question
whether the Central PASSENGER lines Will
daily with that business this fall. The ten
der. which is low. has a double purpose.
1t is first designed to take many settlers
to the parts of the United
States and thus detract from the travel
into Canada, and it is also to prevent, II
possible, the Southern lines getting all the
business to the Pacific coast.
c. S. Crane, the aggressive general passen-
| ger agent of the Wabash, has made arrange
ments by which. when the line is CON-
fhrem ST tn'f Louis nis'I and Chicago will compete
with the Baltimore & Ohio and the Penn
sylvania for Pittsburg business, This sys,
tenn now reaches from kansas city and
via Gould-owned connections. to Denver.
Salt Lake City. Memphis: New Orleans.
Galveston, Laredo and FL Paso and ar
engagements are under way by which he ex-
poets to establish through service to Gin
cinnati. Louisville and indianapolis. The
company is having 100 new passenger cars
constructed. fifty of them now being ready
for delivery.
Sensational stories are circulated 10 the
effect that the P~ittsburg Coal Company will
pass into full control Of Pennsylvania Rail
road interests for the sole purpose of
crowding the Wabash at P%ittsburg. The
Pennsylvania by consummating its plans in
the direction noted, will be able TO assure
the community OF interests roads in Pitts
burg a tonnage that means a profit at all
seasons and the Gould system Is apparently
forced to resort to the development of its
big West Virginia tracts of coal lands.
In addition. the Pennsylvania secures con-
troll of practically the docks on Lake Erie
save those of the Wheeling & Lake Erie
road ut Huron and Cleveland and those
controlled by the Paramount Coal Com
pany, which also has a complete. under
standing with the Pittsburg Coal Company.
Samuel B.. Sweet. who recently returned
from New York, yesterday received a low
ing cup from his friends who entertained
him so handsomely while in that city. Mr..
Sweet felt under obligations to them and
gave a banquet to twelve of the number,
which included j. III. Crowell, agent of the
New York Central: w. +. Wilson. general
manager of the Vanderbilt fast freight
lines: j. H. Crawford, general manager OF
the Lackawanna road; f. Z: Learned. gen
eral freight agent of the Elgin, Joliet &
Eastern: T. M. Jarvis. traffic manager OF
the Lehigh Valley: n. f. D.. Higgins. sec
rotary and treasurer of the Steel Trust
]. T. Bentley. traffic manager of the Illinois
Steel Company; George f. Mckay, traffic
manager of the Steel Com
pany: A. j.. Young, traffic manager of the
Tin Plate Company; H. T.. Teller, traffic
manager of the Standard Oil Company; A
F.. Mack, manager of the American Wire and
Steel Company. and G.. II. Jackson. agent
of the New York Central at Pittsburg. AL
are now in railroad service or have been OF
late years, and warm personal friends OF
Mr. Sweet. The Dan0uet was given at the