The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-24

over seventy years of age he is said to be
as bright and active as at any time in his
life. Mr. Lombard is known because OF his
connection with the music furnished at con-
ventions in the Northwest during the Lin
coin campaign; he also sung at the funeral
OF the late President Lincoln, being famous
for his patsiOtic songs.
The negotiations for the purchase Of the
Chicago & Alton, which have been in prog
ress for some weeks, are said TO nave
reached a point contingent on the decision
OF the Supreme Court as TO the validity OF
the Northern Securities merger. If the
decision holds that the Northern Securities
is illegal combination IL will indicate
what may not be done and inferentially
what may be done. 1t will then probably be
possible to reconstruct the company, which
may accomplish similar purposes in per-
fectly legal way.
The unionizng of section men is going
on to a greater extent than has been
understood was the case. The first union
of section fOremen was formed on the Hi
nOis Central, that road being selected as
starting point because ii is the largest
line. Now il is reported that not only are
the section fOremen we'll organized along
the Illinois Central, but at several points
there unions of section labOrers. The
plans of the leaders are said to be to
organize the section fOremen first, then, as
rapidly as possible, get the labOrers into
the union.
President Fish, of the Illinois Central
says arrangement has been perfected
with the St. Louis & San Francisco for
the use by the latter of the Centrals tracks
into New Orleans. In speaking of this a
prominent official of the Rock Island said
that if such an arrangement had been made
in New York il did not signify that the
project of using the tracks of the new
Gould line had been abandoned. 1t SIM
ply meant that the Rock Island-Frisco
line would use the Gould lines track from
Memphis to Baton Rouge and the Illinois
Centrals tracks from Baton Rouge to New
Orleans.
Indications are that the new Toledo-Pitts-
burg line of the Wabash will be opened at
much earlier date than was at first
Ramsey announced that efforts would be
made to have the extension of the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie completed by May l, but
| last week. while on visit to Pittsburg,
Mr. Ramsey was much gratified to see
what progress had been made by extra
effort on the part of the construction men,
and he now hopes to open the line by April
| Is. With that end in view he has gwen
| orders to redouble construction effort and
work gangs both night and day.
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Delaware, Lackawanna q western
Railroad Company yesterday the retiring
| board of managers was reelected. The
| annual report shows that gross earn
| ngs were $29 $50, 1853, increase of S7,1S2 1893
| as compared with the preceding year OPP
| Grating expenses were $l5.17O,04l, an IN
| crease of 81, $40, AGO. leaving net earnings OF
| $14,O1O, 422. an increase of $6,252, 709. After
payment of dividends of $40, 553, 25S for
charges and betterments, there remained
| a surplus for the year of 81. 251, 23S. The
preceding year there was a deficit of S2,lSO,-
| 653
The 500 Line has announced its intention
to place home-seekers rates in effect from
| St Paul to points West each Tuesday from
March to October, on the basis of the fare
granted a year ago. An additional an
nouncement is that the 500 will join with
other lines into North Dakota in placing
one-way rates on sale during March
! and April to points within that State. Last
| week it announced that the Northern
| Pacific and the Great Northern would
| make similar rate into North Dakota dur
| ing March and April. The Northern Pacific
| and the Great Northern have recently an
| nounced homeseekers' rates in the far
| North on the same low basis as a year
1 ago.