The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-31
coal;shipping point of the entire Baltimore


& Ohio Southwestern system.
Last week closed the Bible Conference,
and practically the season, of the assembly
at Winona Lake. One of the passenger OF
hcials says that the travel 10 Winona this
summer far exceeded anything in the his
tory of that resort.
w. r. Turner. ticket agent of the Balti-
more Il Ohio, at Butler, passed through
the city on Saturday on his first vacation
In fourteen years. He is accompanied by
his wife, and will visit Salt Lake City and
other important points.
The Western Passenger ASSOCIATE ton has
fixed upon Sept. 10 as the date TO ad-
vance rates on all of the lines in busl-
passenger rates made by the passenger
officials of that republic.
Preliminary figures of the Erie railroad
for the year ended June 30 indicate earnings
OF four and One-half per cent on the
common stock. The total surplus after the
payment of the dividend preferred stock
Is $5,9iS,OOO, an increase Of S3OOJ.OJc over the
amount reported in the preceding year.
Western railroads are engaged in
squabble over the question of restoring
passenger rates between Chicago and 81
Paul. Several of the roads have become
tired of the S rate and wish TO have the
old fare, $l1.50. restored. 1t does not APP
pear likely that the movement will prove
successful.
Oscar Murray. vice president. d. B. Mar
tin, manager of passenger traffic. ana u D
Wight, manager of freight traffic OF the
Baltimore * Ohio, are on a trip over the
line looking into conditions and prospects
for business, and they state that the out
look is for an enormous traffic this fall.
the remark applying to both freight and
passenger service.
1t is stated that neither the Great North
ern nor the Northern Pacific will be able
to show for the year just closed as FAVOR
able percentage as to earnings as In lyOZ.
In that year the Great Northern's percent
age was 1887 the Northern PACING 5l.o:
Official statements are that the costs OF
| operating increased a shade more rapidly
than the earnings.
The Wabash will, to-day, receive two
monster freight engines on Il contract for a
acme of perfection in freight locomotives.
After testing one of the new pattern 1t was
decided to order thirty-two, to be dellV-
cred within ninety days, and the construc-
ton of several Atlantic type passenger
engines is we'll under way, deliveries TO
begin Sept. 10.
A special train on the Pennsylvania
made the run from Philadelphia to Altoona,
distance of 325 miles, in 29S minutes, In
Guiding a stop and a showdown at a
couple of points where new work was under
| way Last week, on the middle division or
| the Wabash, train was hauled % miles
| in 60 minutes In both cases the Atlantic
| type of locomotives was used.
| Northern Arkansas is to have new rail-
road TO be known as the Morning Star Line,
projected from Yellville to Newport. dis
| of Searcy, Stone and Independence, open
| ing up a large undeveloped mineral terri
| tory. The Union Trust Company OF New
| York has a mortgage on the right OF way
| of the Morning Star for $4.5O0.0O0. The
| route has been selected and work will soon
| begin on the new line.
The new station of the Wabash at Pitts
| burg will be a fine structure. Theodore G.
Link, architect, is watching the progress
| of the work closely. Just now the draughts-
men are working out the interior deco
ration and finishing in detail The interior
will be of marble throughout. Several fine
windows of figured design will be included
in the decoration. The woodwork of the
| finishing will be of solid walnut and ma
| hogany. Colonel Bowler says the bridge
over the Monongahea will not be completed
| by November.
| The gross earnings of all the railroads In
| the United States reporting for August to
| date amount to SLABS 32, a gain of 81
| per cent. over the same period last year
| and 1872 per cent. over the same period OF
| 1901. The increases are mainly on Central
and Western lines. though the Southern
| and Southwestern roads make favorable
| exhibits. The Chicago & Atoms earn
ings were the largest of any Western OF
Southern road; next to the Alton the
| mile. The Pennsylvania leaves all rail
roads far behind, earning gross s33.5Oo mile
| operated. increase of 1912 per cent.
Arrangements have been perfected fol
of one te Geo" in Fort wayne and it viii
be opened Sept. 10. There was never
a time when good operators were as scarce
| as they are now. and railroads are more
or less crippled in their service for want
of competent men. Salaries have'been gen
orally increased within the last few years
until at present the average pay for opera
tors is $50, and in many instances salarie:
| have been advanced far above that figure
| Leroy Hartzel has been elected president
| of the new school. He has been a trair
| dispatcher on the Nickel-plate for twenty
| consecutive