The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-20
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Brooklyn Union says it would be a poor
day in Wall street if some new plan for the re-
organization of the West Shore was not evolved.
Net earnings Central Pacific first quarter of
1885 show increase 1899, 1861. Last year, in
the same time, the company's earnings were
swallowed up by the floods. Union Pacific's
net, first quarter this year, increased $474, 600.
The shipments of young cattle to Dakota and
Montana are giving the Northern Pacific quite a
good west-beund traffic. At st. Paul, one day
last week, nearly a thousand were awaiting cars.
AT the same time, telegraphic adviceS were re-
ceived of the shipments of Is, 900 head from
Washington Territory to one firm in Miles City,
NJ. T.
The Comptroller of the Currency has refused
to sell bonds of the Montreal, Portland & Boston
railroad. held by Receiver Hendel, of the Yer
mont National Bank, at the prices offered for
them. He has made assessment on the capital
stock of the National Bank for the whole amount
of $500, 900. st. Johnsburg banks are interested
in this assessment to the amount1of 500, 900, and
the Brandon Bank to about $40, 900.
On some leading railroads that have tried
large wheels under their passenger equipment,
serious trouble has been experienced with the
wheels getting loose on the axle. The leverage
is so great ON the small axle, when the wheel
stakes a heavy blow on the side of a frog, that
in many cases the axle is sprung or the wheel
started. Some of the roads are giving up the
42-inch wheels on this account, and others are
considering the desirability of increasing the
size of the axle.
The Baltimore & Ohio people. Monday, moved
into their new offices at Pittsburg, Pa. The
new Offices will be occupied by w. C. Harris.
superintendent; c.. S. Wight, assistant general
freight agent of the Baltimore & Ohio and gen
eral freight agent of the Pittsburg e. Western
roads; n. 9. Griswold, superintendent of the
baltimore d Ohio Telegraph and of the Express
Company; Il. d. Smith, division passenger
agent. Mr.. Wight took with him a number of
clerks from Columbus to take charge of the work
of his Office in Plttsburg.
An inventive Australian has devised an ar
rangement by which the doors of railway car
riages are closed and kept closed while the train
is Ill motion by a lever worked by the motion of
the carriage axle. When the train stops the de-
vice ceases to work and the door may be opened.
1t might be useful in Australia and Europe.
where, except in Switzerland and some parts of
southern Germany, the doors of railway car
riages are on the side, but would be of no use in
this country. In England, however, there is a
growing prejudice to the locking of carriage
doors, and it is now done on very few, if any. of
the lines.
On the New York Central they are putting a
new style OF step on all passenger-cars that come
IN for repairs. They have nine inches rise,
but there are no regular risers. The back of the
step is Enclosed by a board set at an angle. The
platform is reduced eight inches in width. The
top of the lower step comes within thirteen
inches of the top of the rail. The steps of the
cars of this road have always been considered
particularly easy 10 reach from the rail level
but these are till easier. For stations where
there are no platforms, and the cars have to be
reached from the ground, this is a great improve
ment. As the new steps do not project any
further than the old style, there is no difficulty
in using them on the main line.