The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-15

Repairs are so heavy that the Par
handle company is operating it's shops ten
hours a day. except Saturday, when nine
hours is the rule.
The Norfolk & Western is preparing to
expend 100000 in the erection of water
filters along its line in the mountain district
In order TO obvlate damage to locomotive
boilers.
To-day the Pere Marquette will begin
running its trains into the Grand Central
Station at Chicago. and within a few days
will be running through trains between
Buffalo and Chicago.
The Mcmphis-Louisiana line of the Gould
system was opened yesterday for traffic
from Lake Providence to a connection with
the New Orleans & Northwestern, 124 miles
south of Clayton, La.
The Chesapeake g. Ohio, in connection
with the Big Four, ~contemplates putting on
an additional through train between Wash
ington and st. Louis with the taking effect
of the spring time table.
The will of Jacob r. Rogers, of Paterson,
n. j., the famous locomotive builder, who
left several millions to the Metropolitan
Museum of New York, has been sustained
by the courts of that State.
The Indiana Car Service Association hand
led in November ffty-nine coal cars, with
an average detention of 1.S7 days. The de-
tention was greatly owing to the heavy coal
traffic and delays in unloading Ii.
A. Brostedt, district passenger agent of
the Great Northern at Pittsburg, will on
JAM 1 go to Duluth, Mimi, as Northern
4 passenger agent OF the SYSTEM, and Ia. d..
Kitchell will take his place at Pittsburg.
Indications are that the Pennsylvania, the
Big Four and the Baltimore & Ohio will
next month engage in a most progressive
competition for Florida travel from points
on their lines and a rate war is possible.
A guide to Washington has been issued
by the passenger department of the Penn
slyvania Railroad. 1t contains an excel
lent street map of that city and is filled
with Information of great value to tourists.
Tba DopncvIvauio ofr-hral-a. oanctr1rofiop
car, which has been under going repairs at
the company's shops In Fort Wayne, started
yesterday on an educational trip over the
Southwestern system, III charge Of Capt. II.
NJ Diehl.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton is
planning TO expend considerable money the
coming year in extension of its line and
has already purchased rails. ties and
bridges. and is now letting contracts for
the work.
The passenger officials located at Chicago
have prepared an appropriate memoriam on
the death of II. r. Dering, late assistant
general passenger agent of the Pennsyl-
vania, paying high tribute to the character
Of the deceased.
The ideal of the Baltimore & Ohio has
practically been realized i'm the completion
of a double-track road from Pittsburg to
New York, with the exception of a mile
and a half. These exceptions are at Indi-
ana Creek and at Sand Patch.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton is get
ting its new ten-wheel passenger engines
into service and they are doing excellent
work On Sunday Engine ssi hauled the
still in the Union Station In fifty-one min
utes, making two stops.
The Muskogee Southern Railway, project
ed for q distance of 260 miles through Okla
homa and Indian Territory, and now. i'm
course of construction, yesterday filed with
the territorial Governor Of Oklahoma a first
mortgage for 5000. 900 In favor of the Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago.
EUarx nnnninoa fer N Caot fD Tho C;fx.
Council Of Philadelphia who will come be-
fore the public for election next February
must explain his position on the question
of railroad competition, and tell whether
or not he will favor the entrance of the
Wabash or other trunk lines to that city.
The sale of the Pine Bluff & Western
Railroad, owned by w. w. Cargin, of La
crosse, Wis, to the Rock Island Company
was made public yesterday. The road runs
from Pine Bluff to Benton, Ark. a distance
Of forty-five miles. The consideration is
$l,0Oo,WO, and Cargill reserves perpetual use
of the tracks.
Tickets for the holidays this season will
be good for eleven days If bought on the
opening sale date, Dec. "a. This gives the
allowance for the entire Central Passenger
territory. 1t is thought this will prove an
attraction for the general public and result
In heavy traffic.
gan Central, who spent the greater part
of last week in New York In conference
with other Vanderbilt officials, has returned
to his headquarters. The result of the meet
ing is not made known, but it is believed
it had to do with the expected retirement
of Mr.. Ledyard.
By the purchase of the Raritan River
Railroad, just announced, the Baltimore &
Ohio has at last secured a new coal ship
ping tidewater terminus at South Amboy.
At present the Baltimore & Ohio ships coal
to Staten island. but the new line will enable
it to make PINE of soft coal to much
greater advantage.
The Lake Erie & Western is remodeling
it's passenger station at Lafayette into a
part of the building will be occupied by ar
express company. This will answer as a
restaurant for both the Lake Erie & West
ern and the Big Four. which now occupy a
union station on the opposite side.
A passenger official suggests that a good
method TO prevent the scalping of tickets
by brokers during the worlds fair at st
Louis would be eliminating round trir
tickets. The railroads could decide on a
one-way route both to and from ST. Louis
and require the passenger to purchase his
return ticket In the worlds fair city.
II. c. Townsend, general passenger agent
of the Missouri Pacific and the Iron Noun
tain, announces the establishment o.
through sleeping. car service between st
Pullman tourist sleeping cars via the Iror
Mountain route will leave every Wednesda,
and Thursday for Los Angeles and SaI
Francisco.
Lie StCOuu tTdCh VI the dTdnu Irunf
Railway, between Montreal and Toronto
has been completed and opened for opera
ton. The work of double tracking tn,
balance of the main line of the system be
tween Chicago and Hammond is going OIL
rapidly. There are only a few miles (,
be completed on the western division, be
|. tween Port Huron and Chicago, a distanc'
of 325 miles.
The Seaboard Airline has filed a state
ment with the Virginia Corporation com
| mission at Richmond of an issue of notes
5 not registered. for 81, 00,0o0. The notes ar
secured by a deposit with the Morton Trus
4. Company, and are redeemable on ten days
I notice, the Seaboard having the privilege
l of taking them all up on that notice. TIL
money is loaned at 6 per cent, with ~ pc
cent. commission.
r. r. Hammond, general manager of tn
Chicago & Eastern Illinois, says the com
pany's new st. Louis line will be complete,
May /, and will give the Eastern Illinois
frst-class road into st. Louis. The com
pany has been spending money lavishly tn
last year in completing its new roundhous
t and machine shops at Danville, ILL.,, an
an extensive switching yard at Terre Haute
IT has also built a shipping yard that will
! handle 500 cars; one at Clinton with
2 capacity of $50 cars, and i'm addition tn
company has expended $3.50, 900 for passing
tracks located at various points on it's line
!, The election of the Baltimore & Ohio, de
: spite predictions to the contrary, passe
without incident as far as the heads o