The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-22
ant general passenger agent gets the duties of his
sition well understood, he win be promoted to Mr.
Johnson's position.

stion wen understood, he win be promoted to MIR.
Johnson's position.
The trunk line executive committee voted TO allow
the Baltimore q Ohio full percentage n the freight
bility This Is believed continuance of the
pool.
The Indiana Train dispatchers' Association has pre-
pared very handsome and appropriate memorian to
be presented to the widow of ID. x. Finlay. The en-
blem it bears is two broken telegraph poles, and
several broken wires dangling theretrom
Attorneys ftr ths Allegheny Valley railroad bond
holders have moved for the discharge of the present
the PENNSYLVANIA road, and ask to have others ap-
pointed in the interest of the bondholders
Harry Drew president of the construction company
which is building the ST. Louis. Kansas City d Colo
RADIO road is spending day two in the city, Harry
reports the work moving grandy and that there is no
Lack of money to push the enterprise to completion
Hon A. Mcdonald. president of the Indianapolis,
Eel River d Western Railroad Company, yesterday
telegraphed Chief Engineer Devore that he and the
party who propose to push this road to completion
win be West the middle of this week to look over
matters.
It is coming to be wen understood that one of the
most important positions railroad is that of train
dispatcher, next in Importance under the supern-
tendent and the qualifications for this position of
most superior character. Upon the dispatcher
the great responsibility of running the train by tele
graph orders.
President Depew, of the New York Central is stin
in Europe well Robert Garrett. of the Baltimore
peg day or two ago, and Vicepresident Hayden, of
the New York Central, is also on his vacation. Pres
dent Roberts, of the Pennsylvania is really the only
one at his post.
has just issued a neat book, under the title of
Social Amusements which is full of good things,
and rs well, advertses the attractions the Wabash
offers the travelling public In readable manner from
its pages much information regarding the leading
amussments of the present day can be derived.
One of the improvements in methods of mill and
ing salaries to the directors. The unpaid director OF
railroad is apt to operate in his interests rather
than in those of the stockholders IF directors were
paid Salaries and made TO understand that their posi-
ton is that of trustees there would be less neglect OF
duty, well less misuse of inside information,
which belongs to the stockholders.
Of tie old railroad organizers and those who led in
pushing the leading roads of this section to completion
there are left now but three namely T. A. Morris,
David Macy and j. M. Ridenour. John Newman.
Chauncey Rose. E. j. Peck, John Brough, w. H. Noble
Albert S. White, billiard Ricketts, have crossed the
river but they to out of their they
would be thunderstruek as they footed up the bond
debts which have been piled on to the roads which
they engineered through, since their departure.
The railroad which the Russian government is
building in Central Asia is being rapidly pushed for
ward 1t has already been carried far the oasis
Of Merv, 500 miles from the Caspian sea, and in a
year two more, viii reach Samarcand, in Russian
PurAestan, which is 800 miles beyond Merv. The
road has been built chiefly for military and srategcal
purposes and at the present time It would probably
be Impossible for foreign traveller or merchant to
avail himself of the accommodations it affords But
in time this strict military supervision win probably
give way to more reasonable order OF things.
The Addison & Northern Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has brought out new idea In the latest
time table. This is small map of the road, printed
in ght-coiored ink directly over the center OF the
time table. The plan is very good one, the map
showing plainly while the ink in which it is printed
is not dark enough to hide the black figures OF the
time card. One can thus consult map and train time
at the Same time without the trouble of handling two
separate sheets or turning the table over would DO
the were the map the back of the sheet. This
plan originated with Mr.. Frank NJ. Baker, general
perintendent of the road and Is an excellent idea.
James T. Nulty, Pittsburger of an inventive turn,
has just got patent improved railroad spike,
which, it is claimed will make big change in railroad
hearth steel and perfectly straight At either end
with shoulder in the middle, which. when the spike
has been driven into the tie clasps the base of the
track. The top of the spike is then bent over by
of an iron bar invented for the purpose until
the top of the spike is bent under the cap OF the rail-
where it prevents the rail from creeping spreading
turning The spike is especially adapted to curves,
and in lonely sections and isolated places requires
attention when placed in position. The same
bar used to bend the spike is also employed to extract
after it has been rebent to perpendicular position
John Blake, secretary of the Board of Trade. can
abuse railroads roundly thoroughbred
granger He Is the holder of annual pass over the
Vandalia but has the c., l., st. L. q @.
This week ne had occasion to to Lake Maxinkuckee
Superintendent Sherwood of the latter road out
of the city he could get trip pass, and that he
might his annual the Logansport division of
the Vandalia he purchased roundtrip ticket over the
G., l., St. L. 81. G. to Cofax, paying $3. 10 for it.
After getting home he learned that roundtrip ticket
from Indianapolis to Lake Maxinkuckee was only
81 So that to use his Vandalia pass he had paid
sixty cents than excursion rates from this city
to the lake. Now he bowls loudly about the discrim-
inaton in rates practced by the railroad companies
The trial of w. H. Bigelow, wire manufacturers, of
Boston the charge of evading fare between North
Adams and Pittsfeld, was held Monday In the
Pittsheld District Court Mr.. Bgelow bought ticket
conductor he could stop at Adams it was less
than iftycent fare. He did stop there, however.
but when he boarded the next train his punched
ticket refused, and he was arrested for declining
to pay. In the District Court Mr.. Bigelow was dis
CHARGED, Judge Tucker stating that the defendants
action did not come within the statutes for evading
fare he honestly believed he had right to ride be-
tween the two stations and insisted on his rights.
The Judge thought Americans were too easy in giving
up their rights rather than have trouble. The de-
contract represented by the ticket but still ne had
not evaded fare.
Division superintendent Chesley, of the Boston &
Albany road, has in his possession photographs of
two trains which were taken when the trains in
motion and running at the rate of forty miles per
hour. The photographs show the South birmingham
train, due in Boston at 2:35 NJ, coming down the
grade on the long curve just west Of Riverside An
excellent view of the train consisting of three Boston
& Albany and four Old Colony cars. is shown and al
though moving faster than any trotter passed
camera, every line is as distinct and clear cut as
though the exposure had been five minutes instead Of
2-100 of second, as the fact. The smoke is
rolling up in heavy rings from the smoke stack
and spreading out the train in gradually dssolv
ing Clouds while the parallel rod the engine is per-
feet in outline not the slightest blur being percept
BILE. The Boston Herald says: "A curious thing is
the fact that both pictures although taken differ
emit days and from slightly different location show
the train in almost precisely the spot, while the
parallel bar is shown the top of the wheels in
both pictures. The photographs were taken by
amateur who prefers not to have his made pub
hc but they would reflect credit upon the best profes
siona1 artist"
Camp-Meeting Story from Down East.
Boston Record.