The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10

Hamilton & Dayton. as it will be the out
let from Cincinnati to a connection with
the Wabash, either via Indianapolis or Chi
cago.
Orders for cars to load with freight are
coming in from all quarters and there is
not an indianapolis line that has cars
enough 70 supply the demand Just now
refrigerator cars are being pressed into
regular freight service, there being little
demand for that line Of cars al present.
The largest demand is for furniture cars,
coal cars and grain cars.
The Chicago, Indiana e. Eastern, better
known as Harry Drew's road, forty-three
miles in length. is becoming quite promi-
nent for a short line. 1t has established
at Muncie one of its terminals. the only
ticket office on the road. 1t is the only
Pullman line in connection with the Pan
handle between Muncie and Chicago, and
does an excellent business.
The engineers on the Chicago terminal
division Of the Pennsylvania sent a leather
suit case and a silk umbrella TO BENJAMIN
Mckeen, general manager OF the van
dalia, who was until recently superintend-
ent of the Chicago terminal. Mr.. Mckeen
was very popular with the men with whom
he was associated on that road and he
greatly regretted the severing OF his re-
lauons with them.
A railroad official, in commenting on the
report that President Underwood, or the
Erie, would retire from that position, said
that such an event would be misfortune to
the property, and there Is every reason 10
hope that the task OF upbuildlng the Erie he
has undertaken will be pursued by him TO
conclusion. Mr.. Underwood friends state
that his trip ct this time means only that
he needs a rest and he chose TO take 1T
abroad.
The abolition by Jan. q. 1925. of all rail-
road grade crossings in the territory or
each county in the State of New York
outside of cities and Of towns of over 5000
inhabitants Is proposed by a bill intro
duced in the Legislature. The bill pro-
videS that the railroad commission shall
proceed
in each county, and as near as may be
one-twenteth part of all such grade cross
ings, shall be abolished in each year
superintendent Lowell, of the Monon,
states that never i'm the history of the
road was the business outlook more prom
ising. From the Bedford stone quarries the
shipments are very heavy, and will be so
until far into the fall; through the road
connections at Louisville-the Louisville az
Nashville and the Southern-there IS
great development OF freight traffic which
heretofore the road has not secured, and on
the indianapolis division locally and
through its connections with the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton there is a marked in
crease Of through traffic.
George w. Boyd, general passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania has received a letter
from Baron Speck Won Sternberg, German
ambassador al Washington, conveying to
him on the part of Emperor William of
Germany the decoration of the Order of
the Crown. The ambassador states that the
Emperor has been pleased to bestow upon
Mr.. Boyd this decoration in remembrance
of the valuable services rendered Prince
Henry of Prussia during his visit to the
United States. The badge is a white enam-
eled. gold maltese cross with gold edge,
having In the center the royal crown on
! gold field.
]. Kruttschnitt, fourth vice president and
general manager of the Southern Pacific
| who Is In Chicago, states that his company
has begun TO receive its forty new freight
engines of the compound consolidation type,
which probably are the largest in general
/ in hn rhn anqrina ~
| 2l6,0oO pounds and the engine and tender
| in working order us tons The Santa Fe
| decapods, used solely on the mountain di-
| Visions weigh more. but these engines are
| intended for general freight use. In addi-
| ton 10 these the company is receiving
| twenty-eight rev prairie type engines for
| the passenger service, which weigh nearly
| as much as the freight engines.
The opinion prevails that the war on ex-
| lake grain rates from Buffalo will be settled
| within short time. In letter President
| CaSsatt, of the Pennsylvania, has expressed
| a willingness to submit the matter of diff
| ferentials for eX-lake grain for export to
| the Interstate Commission If 1t has tribunal
| jurisdiction to any other unprejudiced
| board of arbitration. This attitude on the
| part OF the Pennsylvania Is practically a
| guarantee that the matter will finally be
| tending interests. Meantime the entire
question of grain rates is being discussed in
| various sections of the country. The West
| ern Trunk Line Committee and the North
| western railways are seeking a settlement
on the basis of fixed differentials.
A movement is on foot to consolidate I'M
| der one head all the car-service associa-
| tons of the United States. The matter is
| taking definite form at Pittsburg, Phila-
| dephia. St. Louis and Denver. 1t Is under
| stood that the other associations have the
| matter up for consideration and the nego-
| tiations, il is thought. will result in such
| a consolidation. While IL will be in some
| measure economical move il is thought
| ii will greatly simplify the operations of the
| associations which have become an i'm
| portant feature of the railroad service.
! The matter is not far enough advanced 10
| give definite information regarding it's pur-
| poses, and an attempt is being made to
| keep the movement quiet until ii is fully
| decided what shall be the scope of the or
| SANITATION and its work in detail.