The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-25

E. B. Wingate, chief engineer of the Union
Railway Company, retires from that position on
April l. He expects to go to Kansas City.
George A Hurd has been appointed assistant
superintendent of the Chicago division of the
Wabash road, with headquarters at Forest,
Ill
The programme of most of the east-bound
lines is to haul as little business as possible at
the present rates, therefore very little soliciting
is done.
The miners in Parke county, on the Terre
Haute & Lcgansport division of the Vandalia,
have resumed work, and that coal is taking the
place of block coal at Terre Haute.
The Vandalia company is fitting up at their
shops in Terre Haute two elegant chair cars,
which are to be run between indianapolis and
st. Lous-westward on the day mail train and
eastward on the cyclone express.
President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania road
tells their competitors that there would be no
trouble in maintaining rates if this wild cutting
business was stopped and each road would live
up to to the agreement OF the pool
A. A. Talmage and other officials of the
Wabash system have now arranged to pass over
the portion of the system which they did not in
spect on their recent trip. The inspection
party will be in Indianapolis Thursday Fri
day, unless there is a change in their pro
gramme.
The indianapolis & st. Louis management is
9fecbllg an electric signal alley, lSJ west
of Greencastle, where there are several sharp
curves, and where, within the last two years,
there have been several ugly head collisions. At
two or three other points the road electric sig
mails are to be erected.
The meeting of general passenger and freight
agents of the roads in the Chicago & Ohio river
pool called for tomorrow, by Commissioner
Richardson, has been postponed until Wednes
day April 3 Most of the officials asked to con
vene on the Goth are obliged to be in Chicago on
that date, hence the postponement
The steam shovel of the indianapolis 6 St.
Louis road was placed in position yesterday at
the Terre Haute gravel pit, and to-day six
gravel trains will be put on to run through the
season. The & St L. has purchased one Of
the Harris road-levelcrs, which, in ordinary
work. dispenses with the labor of some fifty
men.
The Vandaha is daily bringing to this market
sOmeforty carloads of bituminous coal from the
Abbey mines, on their Western division This
coal, which is equally good for steamiug pur-
poses as the block coal, is loaded upon the cars
at 81 l 2 cents per ton, while under the proposed
reduction at the block coal mines, it will then
cost 81. % per ton loaded upon the cars.
W. P. Ijams, superintendent of the Stock
Yards and auditor of the Beld road and Union
Railway Company. has under consideration the
rendering of his resignation, his large business
interests at Terre Haute demanding more Of his
attention. Mr.. llams, as an official, the Stock
Yards people cannot well spare, as under his SUI
pervision the yards have been highly prosperous.
There is the best of authority for saying that
John Mcleod will remain as the general super
intendent Of the Louisville, New Albany g Chi
cago, the matter having been settled definitely
during his recent visit to New York. Unques
tiOnably Mr. Mcleod is of the best men, all
things considered, the company could have to
fill this position, although he, as the term goes
has some I'd fogy ideas of railroading.
The cyclone express, over the Vandalia line,
on Saturday last made the run from Green
castle to the Belt railroad crossing, distance
thirty eight miles, in forty-four minutes.
Just east of Custersburg two miles was run
in one minute and fifty seven seconds. The fast
mall which consisted of seven cars, last week
beat the above record, running from Effingham
to Greenup in twenty three minutes, distance
twentY-One miles The train dispatcher's record
showed that it was twenty three minutes from
the time the train left bingham till it was at
stand-still at Greenup.
The death of H. B. Hurlbut, of Cleveland, for
many years president of the Decline, and later
president of the L. & ST. L. road, and of
H. 6. Lor), formerly president of the
indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette road, at
about the same hour on Sunday, at their respect
i've residences, was a matter of much comment
in indianapolis railroad circles yesterday. So
well were both KNOWN and so long were they
identified with the railroad interests of this city,
that in their death they are kindly remembered,
and many instances where they showed great in
terest in the prosperity Of indianapolis cited
The Pennsylvania people have decided to at
once build depot at Pittsburg modelled much
after their Bond-street depot in Philadelphia.
The depot will be of pressed brick, with brown
granite trimmings, and enameled brick half way
uD the first story. Over the main entrances will
rise two elegant towers siXty-fve feet in height,
while each corner of the building will be adorned
with gothic spires. Extending from the Lib
erty-street entrance will be a spacious shed
structure extending several hundred feet toward
the present depot where all trains will receive
and discharge their passengers. This portion of
the depot will be of iron light in structure, but
highly ornamental
It is stated that one of the fastfreight lines
yesterday offered cut rate on lumber for New
England points We were unable to confirm the
rumor, however. 1t seems that the lumber
men are not to be favored with reduced rates
through the naction of the Trunk line pool eX
cept the reduction usually made April l, known
as the summer rate which is cents per 100
pounds less than the winter rate. The summer
tariff rates on lumber etc, will probably be
published to-day, and are based from Chicago to
New York, pine, hard and soft lumber, lath,
shingles and logs; also articles in tenth class 30
cents per 100 pounds, while the rates on slaves,
heading, hoop=poles, shocks, hoops stave bolts or
rough, undressed stone in carloads will be %
cents per 100pouuds.
Captain c. w Rogers, who is well known in
indianapolis railroad circles, and who is now
general manager Of the St Louis e. San Fran
cisco road is boasting a good deal that he oper-
ated the road last year on 40 per cent of the
gross earnings. No one will deny that Mr..
Rogers is avery competent railroad man, vet it
should be borne in mind that in 1881 and 1882
this road and equipment was put in the very best
condition, and while he may have maintained
fully this condition of the roadbed and equip
ments, he operated the road in 1883 under the
most favorable circumstances. Stockholders
may well be satisfied in the Western country
when a. road is operated on IS per cent of the
gross earnings and the physical condition of the
property is not allowed to deteriorate.
Worrying the Scalpers Again.
George Boyd, assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines east of Pitts
burg. whom the ticket scalpers look upon as
being their most successful and untiring oppo-