The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04

headquarters at Detroit. and George w.
Anderson, travelling passenger agent, head
quarters at Chicago.
The new trains put on by the Chicago,
Milwaukee * St. Paul on Jan. i, one leaV-
ing Chicago at a. m, and arriving at Den
Yer at 230 p. m, next day, and one known
as the Southwestern Limited for Kansas
City, are both proving very popular.
]. T. Stewart, construction engineer of
the Pennsylvania, has resigned to go to
Philadelphia a railroad contractor in
company with Andrew Brann, who repre-
scented the Pennsylvania when the train
sheds at the Union Station, Pittsburg, were
being built.
The Illinois & Kentucky Railway Com
pany was Incorporated at Springfield, Ill,
Wednesday. The offices are to be in Chi
cago The line will extend from Harris
burg, the Ohio river. to Marion, Carrier
Mills and Eldorado, through the counties
Of Williamson, Saline, Pope and Hardin.
The work of improving the Little Rock
Fort Smith line is nearing completion. The
undertaking has cost $4,000; it includes
change of grade for 155 miles AZ miles of
track and the tunnel at Conway, and the
grade has been changed from per cent. to
sx-tenths of l per cent. and the curves re-
duced to degrees.
An official of the Santa Fe, in speaking Of
around and is feeding the road instead of
being fed by il. In 1895 the road earned
81, AS per mile; in the year 1903 $1.s2S per
mile. If comparisons could be made with
the same mileage that was operated in 1895
the increase would be even more striking.
The work of double tracking the Big
Fours st. Louis division is being pushed
regardless OF weather, and by May i, the
company will have 135 miles of double
track in operation. The large force of men
employed is paid twice month TO encour-
age them to work. and ii takes the pay
master four days of each month to pay off.
The Baltimore & Ohio will this month re-
ceive at Columbus eighty-two cars of all
kinds ordered few months ago for the
I.agfe
mainly for the worlds fair service and
thirty-five to be delivered to the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern. The cars are
built by the Barney Smith Company, of
Dayton, o.
AS the time draws near when the Wabash
trains will enter the Pittsburg district much
interest is manifested. both in railroad and
financial circles, as the district is probably
the most prolific In freight of any of SINH
lar size in the world. 1t is said TO produce
in tonnage three times that of the entire
wheat crop, and ii is expected the Wabash
will be able to increase its revenue when
entrance is gained to that city at least
$4,000 a day.
Announcement is made that the contract
whereby the Pere Marquette procured track
| privileges over the Michigan Central from
| Detroit to Buffalo has been signed, and the
new service will go into operation March ].
| The Pere Marquette win do its own train
| dispatching and operate its own engines
with its own train crews over the Michigan
Central tracks. This gives the Pere Mar
! ice from Buffalo to Chicago.
H II. Adams has been promoted from the
| position of assistant superintendent TO that
| of superintendent of the Canada & Midland
division of the Michigan Central. Mr..
] Adams began work on the road as rodman
/ in 1890 In 1901 he was made assistant chief
/ engineer and in 1902 was appointed assistant
| to the superintendent. J. b. Morford, who
/ has been superintendent Of the Canada d.
4 vision of the Michigan Central, has been
appointed assistant to the general manager.
/ the Georgia Southern & Florida were on
/ Feb. l placed under one management. The
/ heads of the departments of the Macon *
! Birmingham were relieved of their duties
/ and the following appointments were made
| by Vice President Shaw: o. NJ. Grady. sU-
perintendent; ]. n. Cutler. general freight
| agent; c. y. Rhodes. general passenger
agent: W F. Buchanan, auditor; D. c.
! Smith. treasurer; {. I. Chappen, cashier
/ and paymaster
The Toledo Railway and Terminal Com
| many. which recently began business, has all
| the traffic il can handle. and is already
short Of motive power. Two Baldwin loco
motives viii arrive to-day and give relief
/ in some measure. and two other locOmO-
/ tives later in the week The outer belt Is
/ about twenty-eight miles in length. and IL
is said that trains were operated one mile
/ and a half apart over the entire route on
/ Monday The road answers much the same
purpose at Toledo that the Belt road does
| at Indianapolis
The Wabash has again secured the Ar
kansas mail. which for the past three or
four months has been delivered TO the Big
/ -Four at Cleveland by the Lake Shore The
/ Lake Shore will now deliver its mail to the
! Wabash at Toledo. There has been con-
/ siderable competition between the Bic -Four
/ and the Wabash for this business. which
/ for several years was handled by the Wa
/ bash. and was taken into st. Louis and
delivered TO the Iron Mountain. but on ac-
/ count OF the reimbursement OF the Wabash
schedule the contract was again secured
H. s Storrs is making a fine record rs
/ general superintendent OF the Lake Shore
road. During the past winter he has been
out on the road most OF the time In his pri-
vate car. watching train movements and
giving orders. The road is handling large
amount of freight In addition 10 its numer-
Gus passenger trains. and requires close
watching TO prevent, accidents. IL Is stated
that new enginemen are needed 10 take
charge of the large number OF extra
freights being sent out. and the hiring of
firemen has continued steadily.