The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-03

the best earning service of railroads it seems to
US quite timely for managers to call a halt to
this tendency to beat the record.
The Electric Headlight.
In yesterdays issue, the Journal published I'M
der the heading .The American Electric Head
light Company Must Look to Its Laurels, an ex
tract from the Charlotte On CO. Observer. In
this extract was glowing account of trip made
over the Richmond & Danyille railroad of an en-
CINE equipped with an electric headlight. The
Journal reporter learned yesterday that the light
used was placed on the engine by the American
Electric Headlight Company of thiscity not by
Philadelphian. and two trips of $50 miles each
made with the same means as was made with
the light on the c., st. L. g. p road. The factof
the light operating as it has places it beyond
experimental work, and now what the public
wants is to see the company controlling the
light put it into practical use. The men at the
head OF the concern are cautious business men
men who have made their private enterprises
grand success land there is no doubt but that
they know what they are doing, although to
those not acquainted with the obstacles they
have had to overcome, the delay in putting the
light before the public seems inexcusable. For
the first time since the light was tested in this
! city, nearly year since, the company now claim
to be ready for business The light is now
being placed on the N u, P. & o. railroad, and,
as fast as possible it viii be put into operation
on ten different roads. When it is considered
that it was three years before the air-bPake was
ready for the market-after the first test-the
headlight company Certainly deserves credit for
Its work Nearly hundred patents have
been allowed, and applications have been made
for letters patent in Great Britain, Germany,
France, Austria, Russia, and other foreign coun-
tries.
Cheering News for the Temperance People.
The railroad companies seem to be doing more
to help the temperance people out than are the
| political parties. Tho Iowa Legislature has
passed an act ferbidding any common carrier
company or employees Of such companies to re-
ceiye intoxicating liquors for transportation
within its confines, under penalty of 500, I'M
| less first provided with a certificate from the
auditor of the county into which the liquor is to
be delivered, certifying that the consignee is
authorized to sell such fluids The act takes
/ effect on July In circulating this notice, the
! Iowa railroads conclude their instructions to
1 agents as follows:
It is the purpose Of the undersigned compa-
MES to observe the law, Its agents will not re-
/ eeiYe any Intoxicating liquors (including alcO-
| hol, ale, wine, beer, spurious vinous and malt
/ iquorsl for transportation from any point either
within or without the State to any point
| in its limits, when such transportation can not
| be completed before the 4th day of july 1884
time such liquors are received. certificate
signed by the auditor of the county in which the
point OF destination Is located, showing that the
consigned has authority, by the grant of the
board of supervisors, to sell Intoxicating liquors
in such county. The law does not prohibit
transportation Of such liquors through the State
or from points within to points without the
State" Several Indiana roads have notified
shippers, by circular that they will refuse to
! ceive liquors for points in Iowa not shipped in
accordance with the above notice.
A Good Time for the l., Is. & w. People to
Exercise Caution.
1t is daily becoming more evident that the St
Louis division Of the Toledo, Cincinnati s. st
Louis road is to fall into the hands of the Corbin
syndicate, and it would not be surprising If they
yet get control of the entire property and thus
secure line into Cincinnati and To-
! ledo as well as ST Louis. One thing
is certain, the bondholders of the T., G. & ST.
| L. have great confidence in Mr. CorbiR's ability
asa fnancier, and they are in such adilemma that
relief will be welcome from any party in whom
! the bondheIders have confidence. There is a
| possibility that the ,Corbin syndicate in
| their efforts to enlarge the l., B. 8 w.
1 system, will oyerreach, ana that the narrow
/ gauge, viii, like the Indianapolis. Decatur g.
! Springfield. be burden upon them The ST.
| Louis division undoubtedly would be valuable
4 property TO the L. B. & ". So far as any other
division being profitable for them to secure con
troll Of, 1t Is questioned by railroad men of large
/ experience.
i Standard Time.
/ 1t is now some nine months since standard
] time was adopted by majority of the roads in
this country. In fact every railroad, big and
small, except the Central Pacific, on portion Of
its route, and two short local lines running out
Of Pittsburg, has adopted standard time. II has
been adopted also by nearly all the important
cities in the country. It gives dissatisfaction