The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-09
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS


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The Evansville & Terre Houte road has
earned thus far this year SIS, 9j3 more than in
the first nine months of 1889.
The first nine months of this year the Major
Henning Florida system of roads shows an in
crease of $50. 06I over corresponding period,
1888.
w. W. Wheatley, for ten years past chief
train dispatcher on the Chicago & Northwes tern
road, has resigned to accept a similar position on
the New York, West Shore & Buffalo.
This season, both by Louisville and Cincinnati.
there will be double train service between In
dianapolis and Southern pleasure resorts. and
much finer passenger equipments than hereto
fore run.
Receiver Henderson has ordered that employees
on the D~anville, Olney & Ohio River road be
paid tomorrow for September service. The
present management is gradually lifting this
road out of the mire.
The earnings of the l., E. & W. for September
were $2S1, 643.f4. From freights, $1G3. S08.92;
passengers, $40 ,S15. %; miscellaneous. $l6,0I5.G7.
This is slight decrease compared with the earn
ings of September, 1888.
Weighty Scho6eld has been appointed road
master of the T., H.. u [. division of the Wanda
liza system, vice J. McMahan deceased. Mr..
Schoield commenced work on the T., Il. Il l. as
a section man some sixteen years ago.
Iue ItdSSillOu InfllEc company Yesterday DS-
gan placing the new c.. /, st. l.. & g. bridge
over White river in position. The structure will
be 1856 feet in length, two spans, all iron and
steel, and it is said will be the best bridge in In
diana.
George f. harrington, secretary of the Van
dalia, and wife celebrated their crystal we'd
ding Tuesday night at their home on south Fifth
street. Terre Haute. A large circle of friends
will wish that the happy couple will live to cele-
brate their golden wedding.
Monday the striking miners at Rosedale and
Minshall, Parke county, resumed work at so
strikes have caused great loss to the miners, as
we'll as to the Il, II. 81 l.. division of the Van
dalia system in its business.
L H. McEwan. chief train dispatcher on the
New York, West Shore & Buffalo road, has re
signed and will devote his entire attention to
the interests Of the recently organized National
Train Dispatches, of which he was elected
secretary at the recent meeting in Louisville.
There seems to be little doubt that east-bound
freight rates are being fully maintained by In
dianapolis roads, and if Chicago roads act hon
orabiy in the matter, unquestionably Indianapo-
lis roads Will. Generalization in freight rates
invariably begins at Chicago; in passenger rates
at Indianapolis.
With the first indications of cooler weather
passenger agents of Southern roads are appear
ing at Northern railroad centers. VIM. Hughes,
of the Savannah, Florida d Western, and Her
man Holmes. of the Louisville q Nashville. are
already in the city, and more come to day, to ar
range for putting on sale their lines of tickets,
Oct. 10, rates to be the same as last year.
Master Mechanic Black, of the c., H. & D..
lines, was at this terminus yesterday, looking
over matters. Mr.. Black has just turned out of
their main shops a passenger engine which Is
making a big speed record with heavy trains.
The engine, empty. weighs f~orty-One tons, has a
II by 24inch cylinder, ve-fOotd driving wheel, and
in its construction several important improve
mente have been introduced.
Colonel F.. D. May, of Philadelphia, the vet
eran passenger man of the Pennsylvania lines, is
in the city. The Colonels tongue. although he
is on the retired list, moves as glibly as even. and
he is still one of the best travelling talking adver-
Using men the Pennsylvania people have on
their pay rolls. The Colonel has written many
excellent articles on passenger service over the
signature of The Subscriber
Assistant General Freight Agent Kendall. and.
in fact, all agents and employees ON the II. II.
& L. division of the Vandalia, are much elated
that the I. II. & L. division is the only division
in the system that this year shows an increase
in earnings. Their feeling is aptly illustrated
this week. The agent at Logausport wanted
another switching engine put in service at that
point and telegraphed Master Mechanic Prescott
to that effect. The latter telegraphed back he
had none to send there. The agent quickly an
swered: Take one off of the St. Louis branch;
we must have more engines on the main line"
Mester Mechanic Prescott caught on, and with
o further dilly-dallying sent an additional
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The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
San Francisco papers of the 4th contain very
full reports of the proceedings at the annual
convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, and also the address of Grand Chief
P. NJ. Arthur. A civic welcome was given the
boys by Mayor Bartlett, and an address was also
made at the opening of the convention by w.
IT Papnac an haha1f Of tba poci6o GOoo+ Dp.cs
Association. Mr.. Barnes referred to the re
markable unity existing among the brotherhood,
closing his remarks in the following words. 'On
the road to prosperity you may carry $50 pounds
to the square iuch and with a seven-foot driver,
and as you travel toward the valley of tempta
ton, should you unfortunately get on the down
grade side track that leads to the chasm of de
struction, may some angel of heaven apply the
double safety brake and preserve your
lives, your Liberties and your sacred
lengthy and full Of good points, the
more important of which we reproduce He
commenced by saying the report for the past ts-
cal year is most favorable. When we consider
that throughout the country all branches of in
dustry have been greatly depressed and wise
heads have shaken solelnnly over the grave state
of affairs, we are surprised that, instead of suf-
fering with others, we have gained ground.
Twenty four new divisions have been estab-
lished, making 25S. Our membership was never
so large, reaching at the present time 16. 900.
among which number are many young men. At
present we have two divisions in old Mexico,
both in a prosperous condition and promising
well for the future. This is something that we
had hardly expected to have, hut l tell you,
brothers, where there is a railroad there are we
a necessity. This fact is being realized and
tacitly acknowledged by even railway managers
themselves. Florida is the only State in
which we have no division. but the indications
are we shall soon have one established there.
In every case but one we have amieably and sat
isfactorily adjusted all differences with the rail
roads during the past year. The Brotherhood
had, at the close of the last fiscal year, Sept. 30,
1883, 1920 members died during the year, ~;
disabled, 4; forfeited. 10Y. and had on Aug. 81,
1884, 1884, showing "a net gain of 664. We have
paid AZ claims of So. 600 each, making an aggre-
gate OF $l26, COO or a grand total of 81, 533, 1863