The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-26

i'll condition. He had been engaged in en-
cheering work on the Wabash extension In
Green county, West Virginia.
N. A Patterson, division freight agent
OF the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific at
Davenport, will, on July l, transfer his
headquarters to Kansas City.
The Pennsylvania. in order to meet the
demands of passenger traffic between Phil
adelphia. Washington and New York, will
on June q put a new train, a counter
part or the Washington limited. This train
will run only between Philadelphia and New
York.
The work of establishing the box signal
system on the Chicago division of the Big
Four Is nearing completion from indianapo-
but the Sandusky Cairo and Whitewater
will be operated under the block signal
system.
A railroad official who returned yester-
day from the East met Z. B. Thomas.
president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
and found him enthusiastic over the flu
ture of that line. The economies he has in
troduced will show handsome surplus
for the present year.
After several weeks of conference the
freight officials of the Peoria lines have
adjusted the division of freight between
East and West lines out of Peroia on pro-
visions. There is still some friction over
the flour rates, but it is believed the dan
ger of rate war has passed.
Work on the extension OF the Southern
Indiana to Evansville will be started with
In a short time. A corps of surveyors is at
work running a direct line from Evans
Vile to Elnora. 1t is expected that grad
Ing will begin next month and trains be
running into Evansville by Jan. l.
The Rock Islands fast Chicago-Colorado
train, temporarily withdrawn on account of
the floods, will again be placed in service
on July l.. the hour of departure from Chi
cago to be 5:45 p. m. An entirely new equip
ment of electric lighted sleeping, dining,
buffet, smoking and chair cars has been
provided.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie is spending
sl,zooOo0 On new equipment. The present
week 1t has received five new Atlantic type
passenger locomotives and 500 of an order
for LOCO steel gondola cars, $4,000 pounds
capacity have been received. Considerable
passenger equipment is in course Of con-
struction.
President Yoakum, of the ST. Louis &
san francisco, announces that after July
L the Ozark q Cherokee Central Railroad
VIII be operated as the Muscago District of
the st. Louis & San Francisco Company,
the jurisdiction of the officials to be ex-
tended over new district. The line is 143
miles long.
w. B. Wood, son of Vice President Wood
of the Pennsylvania Company, has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the Panhandle's
Richmond division, succeeding Otto Schroll,
VINO has been appointed superintendent or
the Toledo division Mr.. Wood has been in
service on the Northwestern system as an
engineer of maintenance Of way.
The earnings of the Toledo & Ohio Cen
tral Tor the second week of June were the
largest Tor any single week in the history
OF the company, aggregating sSS,2OO. against
sfS,924 the same week last year. The earn
ings of the X. & M. division were $30036
against $17,373 in the corresponding week
last year. The officials are jubilant over
the excellent showing.
1t is stated by railroad officials who re-
turned yesterday from the East that the
destroying of a portion of the Western
Union telegraph system along the Pennsyi-
vania lines has created quite feeling
against President Cassatt on the part OF
stockholders of the Pennsylvania road who
were also large stockholders in the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
The Norfolk & Western is again in the
front with the fastest train in the South
This service will be installed between Nor
folk and Richmond, the new train to be
known as the Faster Cannon Ball." The
rate of speed will be 80 miles an hour be-
tween the two Old Dominion cities. In or
der to accomplish this record the Norfolk &
western has purchased six new powerful
locomotives with eighty-inch drivers and
weighing 40 tons.
When In st. Louis last week the pas
senger men of the Vanderbilt lines were
grouped in front of one of the exposition
buildings and a picture of the twenty-four
men taken, George HI. Daniels, general
passenger agent of the New York Cntral,
standing out prominently. The picture is
large one and will be valuable keep
sake for the members Of the party, H. j.
handsome frame and keep 1t a remem-
brance of pleasant days.
A conferenc of officials of the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific, the ST. Louis e. San
Francisco and the Chicago & Eastern Illi-
noieS was held in ST. Louis on Wednesday,
the object being to arrange plans for a har-
moniouS action among officials for the
three system. Economy in operation we'll
as facility in handling business of the joint
lines is expected to result The companies
will retain their individuality. but will CO.
operate with the Others in such a way as
to advance common interests.
Travel to California from points in the
Central States is assuming unusually large
proportions, especially was it so where the
reduced excursion rates made by the West
ern and transcontinental lines were in
vogue. These rates were, in most in
stances, one-third off from the regular
rate. There has been some talk of extend
ing these excursion rates to Sept. l, but the
general passenger officials concluded, in
view of threatened rate troubles in the
West, to terminate them on the date orig
nally fixed.
quette Railroad, was in Buffalo ON Wednes-
day, and when questioned as to the truth
fulness of the statement that the road was
coming to Buffalo, Mr. Erb replied Some
time ago, in fact before l bought into the
road, the officials saw Buffalo's advan-
tages as an eastern terminal for the Mar
quette, and the company may possibly
build it's lines into Buffalo. Certainly ii will
make trackage arrangements with one of
over its tracks. What road will be used will
DE decided at a meeting of the directors
that will be held two weeks hence"