The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-22
IRON HIGHWAYS.
The Troubles Of the Green Liae Pool
Not Yet Amicably Adjusted.
A Conductor Who Fights Bloodthirsty
Tramps - Mr.. Westinghouse
Latest Move-Other Items
Of the Rail.

1It NaI0blla ls naming Conslderao D g
amount of very fine ica to this city, which
IS taken Zen LAKE. Msxinkuckee.
There viii be meeting Of the Executive
Committee OF the Chicago and Ohio River
pool. at which time the Passenger Commit
lee viii make recommendations regarding q
revision CT the agreements.
Those of the Managers OF indianapolis
roads who opposed the opening of the out
side passenger Offices q. one time are be.
ginning 10 realize that they were not mp to
snuff" to use e rough expression, and the
monthly reports of the local agents, com
pared with those o. q little over a year ago.
will bear out this statement. It is also true
that rates were never so well maintained
when the outside Offices were closed 81 al
the present time. Again, a large amount of
business fell into the hands of scalpers that
would not have gone there had the offices
besn supplied with q ticket case brimming
over with psstebosrds.
The Boston and Albany Railroad has fur.
nished its Boston depot with a new style of
train indicator. a clock dial is displayed in
front Of each OF the four outward tracks, be-
meath which is a frame with four divisions
side by side, each occupied by what ressm.
bles common swivel blind painted black.
BY turning crank or key. the istbsred
side OF the swivel is turned ont, Displaying
the names OF the stations h which the
train will stop. Each indicator has the
names Of seventy eight stations but only
the names OF the stations at which the
particular train then in waiting is to stop
are displayed. The hand OF the clock dial
works automatically, so that "a simple
twist Of the wrist show in an instant the
names OF the ststions and the time at which
the train IS t. start.
A gentleman converssnt with the affairs
of the Cincinnati, Webssh snd Michigan
Road says there Is every indication that this
company will extend TO this city during the
coming spring. There is st present traffic
agreement between this road and tbs Bee
Line, and connection is made for lndianap0
lis at Anderson, Ind, this being the ter
minus OF the G., W and II 1t is quite
Drobabls thst this extension would have
been buils last year had II not beer that the
Cincinnati Wabash ahd Michigan, like all
other roads, been materially effected by the
extreme dUlness OF business. The clouds
are rapidly clearing away now, and there is
& much brighter prospect for tbs railroads
and especially those that PASS through rich
farming country like the G, W.end NJ. Sew
eTal very Iich coal miUes were recently
opened along the line cf this road, aud its
lumber traffic much larger than ever before
1t is true that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is grabbing all that comes within
its reach, but it is also true that the Residing
Railroad Company il doing the same thing.
Both are violating the Ia zs and both have
fastened their fangs on Philadelphia. But
they are alike only in degree. The Psnnsyl-
vsnis Railroad Company, while despoiling
the city. is treating ITS stockholders to some
cHQrp N 8 rnn
Company. while discriminating against Phii-
a0elDhIa, IS being sacrificed 20 its Own greed
and Is making mouths at its mora successful
rival. The lOrdly disregard with which the
Pennsy lvsnis Railroad Company is treating
the rights of the public bears no more re.
sernblsnoe to the sublerfuges and deceits OF
the Reading Railroad Company than the oD.
Grafton of a gentleman highway robber Of
the Dick TDrDin school do TO the work of a
sneak thief.-Philadelph Record.
A brother of George Westinghouse, Jr., a
year or two ago, designed spark arrester for
an agricultural portable engine, and it has
worked very satisfactorily in practical use.
Mr.. Westinghouse conducts agricultural
machine works in Schenectady, n. y, and
he lad good opportunities for perfecting his
invention by adding the notifications that
practice indicated TO be necessary. His sues
cess in this line hss made him ambitious for
tTiumphs in wider fields, and he concluded
that be could equip q locomotive with an
appliance that would entirely prevent throw
ing OF sparks. Some time ago be borrowed
8 locomotive from the New York Central 70
experiment with, and he is now striving to
solve the problem he has undertaken, but
be finds that controlling the throwing of
sparks by the strong blast of q locomotive is
= much more difficult matter than he sup
posed ii to be. We understand the line Mr.
Westinghouse is working on Is to catch the
sparks in the smoks-box by means of a series
OF plates which perform the functions done
by the cone in the diamond stack.
1--WE are having mora trouble with tramps
this winter than ever before" said psssen-
ger conductor on one Of the Indianapolis
roads to Sentinel representative yesterday.
81 can't remember the time when these
gentry were more bold and nervy than they
are now. Why it's almost worth conduc-
tors life to fire one OF them Of his train
Every time be does c be takes his life N
bis hand. 1 have been shot a. By tramps
this winter times innumerable, and one oc-
cGsiOn recentlyawhen I attempted 10 ejsct s
veg from my train, would have been stabbed
to death had not the brakeman come to my
assistance just IN the nick OF time. As II
was / sustained no in Jury other than 3 few
scratches, although my clothing was badly
slashed snd cut. The other day
whole gang OF the most desperate
looking scoundrels any human ever sat eyes
on got on my trsin and il was only with the
assistance OF the brakeman and a number OF
passengers that I got them off, They were
disposed to fight At frat but when the pass
eDgers began pulling cut guns thsv weak
ened. Taking everything into consideration,
spoilers, wrecks. collisions falling bridges
asd worst OF all, tramps 3 conductors life
is not what you might call happy one, but
Notwithstanding this, / want 70 hold my
sit a little while longer anyhow" aud he
sighed deeply IS he boarded his train, which
soon Dulled out OF the smoky depot, feeling
TO doubt that he was destined to become
the victim Of some bloodthirsty tramp ere
the new day dawned.
The recent meeting Of freight agents for
the reorganization of the Southeastern Pool,