The Indianapolis journal., 1904-05-19

more than a year ago that the Illinois Gen.
tral and the st. Louis q San Francisco
would enter into such an agreement. but
facts were not made known until Wednes-
day.
After nearly year Of negotiation George
j. Could on behalf of the St. Louis * Iron
Mountain and the Texas Pacific, and B. +:
foakum, on behalf of the Rock Island and
the st. Louis Il San Francisco, have signed
a contract by which the Rock Island and
san Francisco gain access TO New Orleans
by trackage over the Gould lines and the
Illinois Central.
The rumor is again revived that the
Erie is really seeking control of the Toie-
do, st. Louis & Western. The fact is re-
called that r. ID. Underwood president or
the Erie, made a trip of inspection over
the Glover Leaf just before he went to
Europe. If the Erie could succeed in car
rying out this programme 1T would get an
advantageous outlet to st. Louis and other
Western points.
The New York Central announce that its
regular summer schedule will go into effect
to-day. Although no announcement has
been made of the fact, ii is understood
that the Lake Shore and the Big Four
changes will occur on the same date. The
reason for this Is the unfinished condition
Of the exposition buildings and grounds.
and the extortionate charges for susten-
ance in st. Louis.
John Thornburg has worked for the Bal
timOre Ohio for fifty years without
reprimand. and has been engineer on
the road more than forty years and the
accident book shows no mark against him
He is now seventy years old, and in the
best of health, has never had occasion TO
wear glasses, and, according to his own
statement has the best pair of eyes be-
tween Chicago and Washington.
The plan of President c.. S. Mellen, of
the New York, New Haven * Hartford,
for building four tracks on the Shore Line
division between the union station and Ce-
dar Hill, q suburb, has been approved Dy
the directors. The estimated cost of the
improvement is Sl000,000. In order to in
stall four tracks ii has been necessary
for the company TO buy nearly every foot
on both sides of the proposed rOadbed be-
tween the points named.
The delegates of the Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association have returned
from the international convention, which
was held in Buffalo last week, and one VINO
was in attendance says large number OF
new members were reported; and that .he
association is being extended and provided
with better quarters on most OF the rail-
roads. This Railroad Association was
started in 1878. There are now more than
so 500 members, more than twelve thOu-
sand having joined within the past year
There was an increase of more than twenty
associations during the year, making more
than two hundred distinctive associations
The following appointments are an
nounced by General Freight Aren't Stohr,
of the Great Western: S. ID. Parkhurst. OF
Fort Wayne, will be general agent at
Omaha in. charge of both freight and pas
senger traffic; b. F. Thomas, assistant gen
eral freight agent at St Joseph, Mo-, vice
c. r. Berrie. resigned: n. Il. Newell, gem
eral agent at Pittsburg, to be division freight
agent at Fort Dodge: w. r. Laird, travel
Newell as agent at Pittsburg. Mr. Laird
for years has had charge of the territory
which included Indianapolis. II. e. Mat
lock chief clerk in the Chicago general
agent for the Ohio & Indiana, vice Mr..
Laird.