The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-09

been definitely decided to run two trains
second from Buffalo and probably a third
will start from Pittsburg.
The new passenger engines received by
the Vandalia recently are doing fine work
proper weigh 10000 pounds and move
heavy train with great ease and with
small consumption OF fuel compared with
the work they accomplish.
The Canadian government has resumed the
practice of permitting the baggage of pas
sengers going from the United States 10
Canada TO be bonded to interior points. and
the inspectors will board through trains on
the American side of the line some distance
before reaching the border so as not To de-
lay travel.
L. F. Loree, president of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific will next week, go
over the lines. accompanied by w b.
Leeds, to make an inspection of the entire
system. Mr.. Loree has been in New York
the past week forming acquaintance with
subordinate officials of the Rock Island
located there.
1t is stated that many prospective tour
lists are waiting for the Inauguration of
the through sleeping car service from Nor
thern cities to Jacksonville and ST. Au-
gustine, which will begin making its regu-
lar runs on Tuesday, Jan. II. Numerous
reservations have already been made for
the first trip of the car.
The new depot of the Erie at Salamanca
has just been completed at cost of $4,000,
and was thrown open TO the public on
Wednesday. The banquet and reception
given by citizens of Salamanca in celebration
of the completion of the new station were
attended by many of the officials. Covers
were laid at the banquet for 100 persons
The official report of DR.. Talbot. who
represents the Pennsylvania Voluntary Re
lief Department at indianapolis, shows that
in the year ended Dec 81 on the
lines west of Pittsburg, there were 1860
employees who applied and were accepted a s
members of the relief department. OF this
number 609 were employed on the Indian
apolis division.
s. Z. Carter, superintendent of the Wa
bash, announces that merit marks were
given to three conductors, two engineers
and six brakemen during December, and
that four engineers, three firemen, one
hostler two conductors, three brakemen,
two switchmen, two agents, four operators,
two clerks, one helper and one fireman
received demerit marks within the same
period.
The Vanderbilt people will take special
pains TO make their dining car service on
the fast train between New York and st.
Louis first class in every respect. The new
dining cars cost about $4,000, and are said
to be the finest ever constructed. j. *.
Smart, superintendent of the service on
both the New York Central and the Lake
Shore, is an executive in his department of
recognized ability, and designed the i'm
provementS in the service.
There were number of officials of foreign
lines in the city yesterday. Among them
a. W. Noyes, recently promoted general
agent of the passenger department OF the
Chicago Great Western He was accom-
panied by II. MOzier, who succeeded him
In this territory as travelling passenger
agent. c. w. Pitts, representing the Great
Northern. Claude Hill. the Wisconsin Cen
tral, and George McCarrew, representing
the Nashville, Chattanooga st. Louis,
were also in the city. This was Mr.. McCar-
rew's first trip into this territory
w. E. Rinearson, general passenger agent
of the Queen & Crescent, writes: I'VE
change time on Jan. IL, with the inaugura-
tion of the Chicago and Florida Special
putting on three trains day to Jackson
Vile and st. Augustine, one via AsheVille
and the Land of the Sky, and the others
via Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain
We have variable route tickets sale
going to Florida via Lookout Mountain,
and returning via Ashevile and the Land
of the Sky. The indication is that our
Florida business will exceed that or all
other years"
The report that the New York Central
had under consideration taking off its long
distance flyers and giving more attention
to general punctuality in train service is
denied. The Empire State Express says
one of the officials, and the Twentiety Cen
tury Limited, have come to stay, and as
these flyers influence service on competing
lines, ii is evident that general punctuality
will have to be attained by. some other
means than that Of Withdrawing fast
through trains Interference with general
punctuality comes principally. from wrecks,
bad weather, poor motive power or lmper-
feet rOadbeds.
The German government has advised +.
d. CasSanaVe, in charge of the PennSyl-
vania's exhibit at the st. Louis exposition,
that four engines will be sent to the ex-
position to compete with those of French
and American builders. The tests of speed
and traction ability will be made in the ex-
position building, and the novel sight VIII
be witnessed of locomotive having its ma
chinery going 100 miles an hour without
its body moving. The driving wheels, pony
| IL DE IL will pO-
vOlve upon other wheels corresponding IN
size, but in an opposite direction. By the
use of instruments these figures can be
taken just as accurately as il would be
done were the locomotives to be raced
across the country hauling long trains.
When the Seaboard Airline ran its first
train through the famous Pinehurst dis
trict of North Carolina, two of the most
interested spectators were George Ran
dolph Washington and his wife, Amanda
Calhoun Randolph. Their remarks con-
cerning the first steam engine which passed
| through that part of the Tar Heel State
were so characteristically pertinent of the
darky that the passenger officials of the
line determined to. recognize the couple in
some way out of the ordinary. Last year
q handsome calendar issued by the COM
pany contained a cOlored sketch of the
! Pinehurst bride and groom, aged sixty-five
and seventy respectively. as they were
entering the town in cart. This year the
| official calendar of the company shows
| the couple as they are leaving the cart
| for q stroll.
The directors of the Seaboard Airline,
| at meeting in New York yesterday, APP
proved the plan to issue s., 100000 of three
| year collateral trust bonds. The bonds are
! TO bear interest at per cent. OF the total
issue of So 900 900, 81, 10000 to be for gen.
| eral corporate purposes the balance TO take
| up and provide for $2500,0O0 notes recently
| issued Half of the new bonds will be used
for further construction of the Birmingham
extension current obligations and improve
| ments generally. Holders of voting trust
certificates now outstanding will have the
privilege of subscribing to the extent of II
| per cent par value of the holdings for
| So 900 900 of the bonds at par, and will re-
| ceive voting trust certificates for about
! 5000 shares of preferred and $4,000 shares OF
] common stock Under the proposed issue
! each holder of voting trust certificates f0l
! every 100 shares will be entitled to subscribe
| 81 600 and will receive 81 600 bond and vot-
! ing trust certificates for nine shares of pre-
| ferred and sixteen shares of common stock