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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
9
Vital statistics column lists rites for August 7 with names and addresses of married couples and individuals. Includes chronic illnesses and deaths with ages and locations, plus funeral home ads and local real estate listings. Also notes embalmers, undertakers, and low-cost column advertising rates.
Cincinnati dates show stockholders meeting August 25 in Indianapolis to approve merger with Indians Decatur Western forming Cincinnati Indianapolis & Western Railway Company with capital $8,200,000 and mortgage bonds. bids sought for supplies, stationery, clothing, and farm goods. multiple notices from Indiana National Home and Quartermaster office detail proposals and freight equipment needs. market reports detail cattle hogs and sheep prices across multiple cities including Chicago and Cincinnati.
E H Williams of Irvington urges Indianapolis to adopt a meter ordinance after Sept gas cuts. He argues open systems fail for heating, supports charging only for gas used, cites Consumers' Trust success, and criticizes the Indianapolis Gas Company for not providing adequate service or dividends.
Indianapolis stock market report shows cattle receipts moderate with steady to weak demand. Hogs demand fair early then eased, prices mostly down 5 to 10 cents on heavy weights. Sheep and lambs steady to weak with limited inquiries and several unsold consignments. Prices cited for steers, cows, heifers and calves vary with weight and quality.
Real estate ad states that proper title ensures security and avoids abstract fees. It promotes Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Company located at 19 East Market Street with emphasis on reasonable fees.
The era of larger heavier locomotives continues as boiler plates thicken and boiler dimensions grow. Atlantic and Prairie engines lead passenger designs while the consolidation and mogul types define freight power. Pending rail deals and stock moves entwine with a volatile Western freight-rate fight and potential rate cuts by Santa Fe.
The Big Four earned 570 363 57 in the fourth week of July, up 38 238 40 from 1991. July earnings were 1 567 473 29, down 26 721 14 from last year. Had coal tonnage remained typical, earnings would exceed last year. Peoria and Eastern posted 76 287 85 in the fourth week, up 3 201 98 from 1991, and July earnings reached 204 558 67, up 516 05 from July. O C Carter named general freight agent of the Monon road, replacing the abolished general stone agent position.
The Baltimore & Ohio serves notice to Western Maryland that it will discontinue the business turned over at Cherry Run as part of a traffic diversion plan. The move, viewed in Baltimore as retaliation for Pennsylvania Railroad plans to run a trunk line against B and O and Pennsylvania, follows an inspection trip by Cumberland Valley, Baltimore & Ohio, and Philadelphia & Reading officials to review the routes for soft coal traffic and changes near Shippensburg and Martinsburg.
The Wabash Railway’s aggressive expansion and push for higher efficiency have long unsettled the eastern railroad scene. The line has faced hostility from eastern rivals and other roads opposing its growth, yet management has continually met and overcome each obstacle. The Wabash is described as a persistent rate disturber and a strong competitor to trunk lines.
Industry-wide moves unfold with Big Four leadership changes and Union Pacific land sales. New depots rise at St Marys, Toledo Ohio Central gains expansion, and several railroad executives announce transfers, retirements, and appointments amid a surge in trunk line excursions and electric signaling trials.
The Indianapolis market notes smooth trading with few price changes. Apples are plentiful and good, peaches in strong supply, lemons abundant, and poultry eggs remain firm with possible price rise. Wool, groceries, and hardware show steady activity. cereals ease slightly with mixed bids for wheat and corn and varied wagon market quotes.
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