The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-03

l.. Hammond. general Southwestern agent
of the Burlington and president OF the
Kansas City Club.
Officials of the Pullman Company deny
the report sent out by their competitors
TO the effect that they are accepting orders
for new cars at figures which show 10
profit. 1T is perfectly true, says one OF
the officials. that the snail volume OF
business now available is very competitive
and a hard fight is made for all of Il. But
simply because we are receiving a TAR
share is not a logical criterion that we ere
taking il for the sake or losing money
The end of the year viii tell the tale
4 dispatch to the Journal from Paris,
H.. says that as soon as the weather VIII
permit the Zig Four Railroad will put
large force OF men at work on the cut-Ou
from HflleSoro TO Mitchell on the ST. Louis
division, il being the intention TO complete
the work by May l if possible. The eD-
tire fifty-fOur miles of grading was COM
pleted last fall and over fifteen miles Of
track has been laid The route between
Indianapolis and s.. Louis Will be shortened
thirteen miles when the nov section OF
track is thrown open to traffic.
\ dispatch 10 the Journal from Ham
nond says: what is believed 10 be an
authoritative statement has been made this
week 10 the effect that the Pere Marquette
and Michigan Central roads will resume
traffic arrangements between New Buffalo
and Chicago within the next thirty days,
and that Pere Marquette passenger trans
viii be operated over the latter road be-
stead of over the New Buffalo extension,
Lake Shore and Chicago d Calumet ter
minal roads as per present arrangements"
The United States Court of Appeals, at
st. Louis, yesterday sustained the District
Court in its decision that any railroad has
the right to use the Union Pacific bridge
between Council Bluffs and Omaha, and
switching facilities of that road in the
two cities. The decision was reached in
the contest of the Mason City & Fort
Dodge Railroad, owned and controlled by
the Chicago Great Western. 1t applied for
the use of the bridge and was refused.
The District Court decided in its favor,
and the Union Pacific Company appealed
the case.
The Chicago Great Western has decided
to meet the reduction in rates on sugar
made by the Burlington, amounting to 80
per cent. from Chicago to St. Paul and 20
per cent. from Chicago to the Missouri
river A freight official of one Of the Chi
cago lines. who was in the city yesterday,
said that it is the general opinion that If
railroads continued cutting freight rates
war would be precipitated similar to that
of three years ago. 1t is said that March
10 a meeting Will be held by the executive
officials of the Western roads TO adjust
freight rates.
Mr.. Whitney, in speaking of his resigna-
ton traffic manager of the Toledo, st.
Louis & Western, said that he had for
some time contemplated leaving the rail-
road business with a view of entering COM
mercial pursuits, and he added that his
resignation was FASTENED by the i'll health
of Mrs. Whitney. VINO is now sojourning at
Mobile, where Mr.. Whitney will join her in
a few days. Mr.. Whitney spent twenty
seven years in the railroad service and was
one of the best-informed traffic managers,
says an Indianapo traffic Official with
whom he was ever acquainted.
Thomas Morris, for many years chief en-
gineer of the Big Four, who retired on ac-
count of i'll health, has been on an extended
Western trip, and while absent he accom-
| panied officials of the Denver, Salt Lake 81
| Western over their projected line fifty-One
miles Of which is nearly completed. The
| line from Salt lake to San Pedro Will be
| $50 miles shorter than any existing line.
| In its construction there are nine tunnels,
| seventeen miles of the road being built
| through mountains. Mr.. Morris says the
! engineering work of the line is among
| the most important ever undertaken. The
| road passes through coal, onyx, valuable
! timber and an excellent farming country.
| Work is being pushed on the enterprise as
| rapidly as men can be secured. Common
laborers are paid g a day and are in great
| demand. Mr.. Morris contemplates return
| ing and probably accepting a position on
| the road. He thinks the outlook for BUSH
| ness on the line is unusually promising.
| The company is said to have ample backing
| and the road will be pushed TO completion
/ as rapidly as it can be done.