The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-12
| rated between Chicago. Cleveland, Pitts
burg and Florida points.

rated between Chicago. Cleveland, Pitts
burg and Florida points.
The members Of the Canadian Ticket
not snperSfifiousi have srrsnge 10 start
on a trip to the st. Louis exposition on
Friday, May -. About go ticket agents
and the Illinois Central. and will spend four
days at the fair. They will leave 81. Louis
on Thursday, May is. going over the wa
bash 10 London, Canada, via Detroit
The Elks who attend the reunion at Gin,
cinnati in July next will not be permitted
10 occupy private cars in the railroad yards
OF that city. the railway companies having
been induced by. the hotels to declare
against parking cars on account OF the
practice being ruinous 10 the hotel business.
1t is also claimed that the railroad yards
are not now sufficient TO accommodate the
regular traffic, and that deyoting space 10
private car purposes is simply out or the
question.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton an
nounces that the damages TO track caused
by high water on the Cincinnati, F1ndlay *
Fort Wayne division have been repaired
and both passenger and freight trains are
running on schedule time. The company ex-
perienced considerable trouble during the
winter with it's ClOYerdale bridge, 1t having
been forced out Of line on two different
occasions. The business of the road was
not allowed to become congested. its freight
being sent out over other lines.
Horac G.. Burt. a Terre Haute boy, who
rose to the position of president OF the
Union Pacific, and who recently resigned
from that position to go abroad, has been
employed by the Russian government 10
investigate and make an expert report on
the proposed improvement in the Trans-s1-
IBERIA and new Orenburg and Tashkend
" He Is TO receive Tor a year ,
work $4,000 and the work will be much
to MI. Burt's liking, as he is a civil engl-
neer of more than ordinary ability.
Official notice is given that a special
meeting is to be held on March Y or the
cfOQkhnIdarc and tho dahpntr1rp hOn0hOldprS
OF the Wabash Railroad company to vote
upon the following matters: The increase
of the authorized common stock by $0O,DU, =
600, the ratification of the trust agreement
between the Wabash Railroad Company
and the Bowling Green Trust Company and
others as trustees TO secure $lO,OO,Vo hrst
lien fifty-year 4 per cent. terminal gold
bonds. The books are now closed and will
be reOpened March %.
1t is announced that $40, 000. 600 will be
spent in improvements on the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg the present year.
This money was raised when the Pennsyl-
vania Company borrowed $50, 600, 600 on notes
a few weeks ago. During the season much
work will be done in the extension OF dou-
bic tracks on the Panhandle between
Columbus and indianapolis, and Columbus
and Chicago. A large mileage OF the Pitts
burg; Fort Wayne, & Chicago is already
ments to be made this year will be on the
Panhandle.
The Four Track News has in view for
1904 no radical change from the policy of
the year past, as the results for 1903 were
highly gratifying. Articles are in hand
written by brilliant contributors, including
several names that are familiar to all read
ers of good literature. The editorial policy
of the magazine is outlined in the phrase
There is nothing too good for the -Four
Track News With the world for a field
the list of interesting and valuable sub
jects is ineXhaustible, and the efforts of the
publishers will be to improve rather thar
allow any deterioration from its former
excellence.
Chief Engineer Cleveland, of the Lake
Erie & Western, has completed his plans
for improvements to the roadbed, and has
referred them to the Lake Shore officials a
Cleveland. He hopes the present year t
complete the laying of the line with stee
rails weighing SeVenty-two pounds to th'
yard. we'll cross-tied, and he further in
tends TO lengthen sidings to expedite tn
movement of freight. Since purchasing thu
large engines, longer trains are hauled anC
there is sometimes delay on account of th'
sidings being too short. The bridges, as {
rule, are in good condition, and unless tn
high water this spring should damage then
will need but little repair.