The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-28

West weighs very nearly the same, being
only one ton lighter. The weight on the
drivers is 100 600 pounds.
The Chicago & Alton will beautify the
sas City to St. Louis preliminary TO the fair.
ana landscape gardeners are now gong
over the line drawing plans The officials
VIII lay out flower beds, shruobery ana
grass plots, with designs, at every city, and
will devote q large sum to this improve
ment. The scheme has been under consid-
Grafton ever since President FELTON, as
sumed management Of the road, but was
postponed untn this year.
On Feb. J. NJ. Graham will assume the
position of vice president OF the Erie Rail-
road in charge of the engineering depart
ment. The career Of Mr.. Graham for the
siderauon in viewing his connection with
the Erie Railway. Those who are We'll IN
formed make the assertion that II is al
most positive that his entrance into the
Erie official roster means that the Erie
has period of construction Immediately
ahead of the utmost Importance.
Horace G. Burt. retiring president Of the
Union Pacific Railway, and Mrs. Burt VIII
leave Omaha to-day on world tour. go
ing from Omaha direct to San Francisco.
From San Francisco they will sail for the
Orient where they will spend several
months Mr. Burt has not definitely de-
clded on the remainder OF his itinerary, put
stated that the trip may occupy two years
He will make it strictly a pleasure trip,
and has no plans for engaging IN the rail-
road service in the near future.
George d. Patterson has presented to the
employees Of the Pacific Express Company
for their signature a pledge by which they
agree not to join the Brotherhood of Elk
pressmen of America or any other labor
organizati ton. The pledge contains the stip-
ulation that failure to observe the agree
ment shall be considered by the employe
notice of his resignation. Superintendent
Patterson states that he did not wish any
of the men in the company's employ TO
become members of a railway union, and
took this plan Of assuring himself of their
not doing so.
At meeting yesterday of the directors of
the Pennsylvania Company and the Penn
sylvania Railway lines West, the following
appointments were made: a. w. Barrie, TO
be engineer of maintenance of way for the
Toledo division; Cooper Wood, to be en-
gineer OF maintenance of way of the IN
dianapolis division. The directors of the
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & st. Louis
Railroad (the Panhandle SYSTEM appointed
|. w. Geer superintendent of the Terre
Haute & Logansport division of the Van
dalta lines, and w ID. Virgins engineer of
maintenance of way to succeed Mr.. Geer.
After working five years TO open a field
for great clearing yard in Chicago to re-
ceive and discharge made-up trains of diff
ferent roads, the company back of the plan
is now without any business, and it is re-
ported that the yards may be abandoned.
They represent an expenditure of over So,
100000. The yard has been finished and
ready for traffic two or three years, yet not
a railway entering Chicago has contracted
10 use il. If the project had succeeded, as
expected, it would have practically closed
every railroad freight yard in and around
the city and saved the individual lines
great expense.
1t is evident that the st. Louis roads are
accepting in good faith the recent decision
of the Supreme Court of Missouri and the
municipal legislation calculated to regulate
ticket scalping and guaranteeing the roads
against the operation of brokers' Pas
senger officials contend that If the laws
are enforced against the scalping OF
worlds fair excursion tickets and the rail-
roads are permitted to continue the use
of the simple forms of tickets throughout
the country, the travelling public will be
afforded an object lesson in relief from
burdensome contract tickets that would be
given under other conditions.
1t is estimated that during the last of
March and the forepart of April 10000 cars
of domestic exhibits alone will reach 81.
Louis for the exposition, and as the fair
will open on April 80 ii is feared that 1t will
be difficult to handle this enormous influx
of freight traffic at the last minute. The
management Of the fair is urging that do
nestle exhibitors take heed of the impor-
lance of immediate shipment and begin
forwarding their exhibits without further
delay, thereby enabling prompt and eff
ficient service in delivery and avoiding the
congestion that will occur if shipments are
delayed until the last month.