The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-23

also provides that the book shall be good
in the hands of any member of the owner
family.
An official Of the Hartman lines says
they will soon forget what coal looks like,
so popular has oil become for fuel for their
locomotives. During 1903 pa locomotives
which had burned coal were converted into
modern oil burners; $40 locomotives OF the
road now burn oil for fuel and arrange
ments are being made to convert all en-
gineS into oil burners.
1t is said that within short time an
nouncement will be made of the appoint
ment of Thornwell Fay as vice president
and executive head of the Hartman lines
in Texas, to succeed c. II. Markham, pro-
NOTED. Mr.. Fay is now at the head OF
the Southern Pacific interests in Louisiana,
which are controlled from Houston head
quarters.
The Pennsylvania has under contempla-
ton running one of its world fair trains
from Pittsburg to St. Louis by way OF
Fort Wayne, Columbia City, Logansport
and Terre Haute. At Logansport it will
connect with the Vandalia train from South
Bend thus giving the people in the north
, ern part of the State and southern Michi-
gan direct route to the worlds fair.
The Wabash and the Pennsylvania have
agreed on one point. In connection with
eight other railroads the two companies
have common interest in the Alton bridge.
The roads interested, in addition to the
two named are the Big Four, the Iron
Mountain, the Santa Fe the Illinois Cen
trail. the Rock Island, the Baltimore 81
Ohio Southwestern and the st. Louis q San
Francisco.
Charles I. Fitch, formerly general man
ager of the Erie, was buried on Monday at
Greenville, Pa. When "a young man Mr..
Fitch entered the service of the New York,
Pennsylvania d Ohio as a telegraph oper-
ator, and was identified with that road,
through its absorption by the Erie, for
thrty-six years. He was promoted to the
office or superintendent and later became
general manager of the Erie, holding that
position until his retirement
A. b. Starr. superintendent of transporta-
ton of the Pennsylvania lines West, says
there has been much trouble experienced on
lines east of Harrisburg and other divi-
sions on account of high water and ice, and
this naturally congested the passenger
and as far as he knows there is no lack of
motive power and traffic is being moved
with very little delay. The congestion
east of Pittsburg is rapidly being relieved.
r. b. Morse. who is associated with ID.
j. Suly, the cotton Speculator, was form
erly in railroad service He opened the
passenger office of the Big Four in Buffalo
in the early 9OS, and was general Eastern
passenger agent, the position now occupied
by G. >. Blackman Later he left Buffalo
to accept the position of passenger traffic
manager of the Atlantic system of the
Southern Pacific and held that position
until last summer, when Mr.. Sully made
him a fiattering offer. which he accepted.
The American locomotive works, which
recently purchased structural steel plant
at Montreal, will expend S5,00OOU in doub-
ling its present capacity. 1t is the inten-
ton Of the locomotive works to secure ali
its iron from Germany or England, TAX
ing advantage Of the preferential tariff, at
lower price than can be purchased at
Pittburg. 1t is believed the purchase of
the locomotive and machine company at
Montreal will result in procuring better
prices in this country than HERETOFORE.
A committee representing the railroads of
Ohio met with the Ohio Shippers Asso-
citation at Columbus yesterday and an
agreement was effected by which is is ex-
pected many of the complaints growing out
of the enforcement of car-service rules Will
be remeded. The agreement goes into eff
feet April /. Hereafter all complaints will
be presented directly to a grievance COM
mittee appointed by the shippers. The Ohio
Shippers Association now has 1900 men,
bers and over 400 attended the meeting yes
terday. The association elected c. B. Jen-
kins, of Marion, president: II. j. Rober of
Springfield, secretary and treasurer; 4. w.
Seedes. of Columbus, chairman of execu-
tive committee.
The Lake Shore people are congratulating
themselves the fact that they have not
been hampered in moving their traffic by
the severity of the winter, like the other
Vanderbilt roads. and as a result the re-
ports show no great falling off in earnings.
Traffic in both directions is now moving in
q manner calculated to keep the grea test
part of the roads equipment in constant
service, and in the spring the Lake Shore
will probably show its greatest earnings,
as there are indications that the gross earn
ings of 1904 may exceed those of the calen-
dar year 1903 which were s34000000 the
largest, in the roads history. The Lake
winter than the Michigan Central At
times the latter's traffic was almost at a
standstill as result of heavy snowstorms.
At a special meeting in Toledo yester-
day the stockholders OF the Wabash voted
TO authorize an increase of s50.0O0.O00 IN
the company's capital stock. This is sim
ply TO comply with the law of Missouri,
under which the Wabash was Incorporated.
which provides that the company cannot
have a greater bonded indebtedness than
it's capital stock. Since the reorganiza-
ton of the Wabash the bonded debt of the
company has exceeded Its capital by about
100000, but the increase voted to-day
brings the capital stock up TO Sl02, 000, 600,
about 100000 more than its bonded debt.
The meeting also voted to ratify the agree
ment between the Wabash and Bowling
Green Trust Company, as trustees, for
an issue of Sl0000,0o0 of first lien fifty-year
per cent gold bonds. to provide money
for the Improvement or terminal facilities
in various cities.
will have in service two locomotives which
will startle the railroad world. They are
locomotives OF size, shape and capacity
the Pacific coast. They measure seventy
five feet over all and weigh 246.000 pounds
each. There are twelve wheels beneath
edCO, SIN VI WHICH, arc seventy -SeNtI inches
in diameter Every part is made in pro-
portion TO the modern triumphs of the en-
CINE makers art. The engine carries q
cylindrical water tankof 1000 gallons capac-
ity, while the fuel tank is capable of hold
ing 1900 gallons of crude OIL q supply suf-
ficient TO haul an ordinary train 900 miles.
Electric headlights and duplex air pumps
with a capacity OF % per cent. greater than
the ordinary pump, are features of these
giants There is TO be no limit to the speed
OF these engines. Just what the running
schedules with passenger trains will be is
not decided. One of the engines will be put
in service tomorrow and the other within
a few days.
REMOVAL ANNOUNCEMENT.