The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-21

rates and facilities are accurately de-
scribed, and in addition there are two large
maps of the territory reached by the Lack
awanna, showing the principal roads.
streams, lakes and other typographical
features on a large scale These maps are
In col9rs and were especially designed f9r
tones add to the interest of the book. and
there is also a brightly written love story.
1t is stated the rate clerks of the Central
Passenger Association have been unable
to agree upon differential for the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton Dayton out of Gin
cinnati, via the Michigan Central and
Detroit, the same as the Erie has via
Dayton. The Erie objects on the ground
of irregularty.
A NJ Schoyer, general superintendent of
the Northwest system of the PENNSYLVANIA,
is spending two or three days in Fort Wayne
in the. interests of the service of the vari-
Gus departments He says 1t is purely
business trip, to establish closer relations
with the heads of the different depart
ments, and thereby be in position to
handle business more effectively.
The Pennsylvania Railroad passenger Of
ficials who will arrive at Cleveland to-
morrow morning have reserved forty-two
rooms for the party at the Hollenden Hotel
for Friday. The intention is to see the city
thoroughly winding up the day with a
visit to one of the theaters. The party is
headed by j. r. Wood. George Boyd and
E. A. Ford, head passenger officials of
the respective lines.
This years convention of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, which is to
be held at Los Angeles, promises to be
be the first since the death of Grand Chief
Arthur, and it is predicted there will be
a lively contest for the head r oiilee ,o,,,s
TO attend the convention, despite the dis
lance.
The officials Of the Erie Railroad have
decided to begin work on the building of
a direct track between Cleveland and
Gallon. This new route will shorten its
line to both Cincinnati and Chicago. The
through trains of the Erie will then pass
through Cleveland instead OF through AK
ron. Surveys have been completed for the
work and construction will begin during
the summer.
The Wabash reports for the seven months
ended Jan. 81, gross earnings of $14,03S, l54;
operating expenses, $1O,O66,S12; miscella-
neous earnings, s1S7,3S0; net earnings, 3d.
7SS. 662; accrued interest on bonds. ST. 1888;
leased lines, SIG, S95; balance of joint track
sundry accounts. s22,991; additions to prop
erty, 1926, 253; gold equipment bonds, sink
ing funds, sSs.SS1 appropriated for new
equipment, 100000; total, $3,ISS, 109; balance
to net income, SOD, 900.
The Interstate-commeroe Commission
yesterday issued a report showing that in
the United States during October, Novem-
Der and December. last, the total number
of railroad casualties aggregated 144S5, a
decrease of 702 as compared with the pre-
ceding quarter. There were killed 175 pas
sengers and 9s1 employees and 1887 passen-
gers and II, 1872 employees were injured. The
damage by these accidents to cars, engines
and roadways amounted to $2,527,OOO, a de-
crease of $5I,34S.
The Lake Shore road is becoming I'M
easy over the grain rate war that has been
convulsing the lake grain roads from Buff
falo to tidewater for the past two months,
and has given notice that unless the con-
test between the New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore lines is speedily ended IL
will enter the rate war with a severe cut
i'm all-rail rates The rate, the notice
| states, will be cut 10 or II cents from Chi
cago to the seaboard, effective with the
| opening of navigation.
The report emanating from Norfolk, Va,
| to the effect that the Gould interests had
secured control of the Norfold q Southern
| Railroad, operating 149 miles of road
| through eastern Virginia and North Car
olina is denied. Along with this report
| was the older one. that the tidewater rail-
| way projected from West Virginia to Nor
| folk. is also Gould venture. President
| Ramsey, of the Wabash, and other eastern
| Gould properties, states that the Wabash
| has no connection with either of the prof.
| ectS.
| president Stuyvesant Fish, of the Hi
| nois Central. stated to friends connected
| with that interest. when in the East, that
| factory The improvement work in Iowa
| which was dropped last fall, Will be re-
| sumed at once. The double tracking of the
/ mainline from Chicago to New Orleans Is
completed except between Fulton and
| Memphis. "a distance of 40 miles, and about
| one-half of this has been double-tracked
| but not connected up. The sections al.
| ready completed afford considerable relief
| Work on the terminal improvements &c
| enlargements will be continued without
| interruption. The company has recently
| ordered thirty-five new locomotives 1ol
| early fall delivery, and has made contract:
| for rails it will use this year. He looks
| for continuance of good business and ex
| poets an Improvement in net earnings.