The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28

one train gets dangerously near another he can
signal IL at once, and tho engineer can take
| whatever precautions are necessary The whole
apparatus is worked by electricity
| IL would be an excellent idea for the Railway
Age to label its cuts so No to better distinguish
| them In it's last number the Age publishes
lengthy obituary of j. n Devereux, late presi
| dent Of the Bee line system, and use IS a cut
| portrait of NJ e. Ingalls,, president Of the c.. l.
81 St L. railroad, as that of the deceased presi
dent.
| The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has es-
tablished system of promotion for its employees
which is bringing into its service an exceptionally
| fine quality of young men, who may start by
handling the brakes, and the system is pretty
sure to extend through the railroad business. and
| to be a common feature of the vast and con-
solidated corporations of the future.
| General Superintendent Hill. of the Vandalia,
says: "Our men have grievances. They do
not complain about the wages paid them, and
do not know anything else that they can COM
plain about If they wanted more money they
should have said so, and we could have fixed
matters. They are merely going out to help, as
they imagine the St Louis strikers"
FL. NJ Hoxie, third vice president and general
manager Of the Missouri Pacific railroad was
contractor on construction of the Union Pacific
railroad, of which road he was for time super
intendent; subsequently general superin-
tendent OF the International IL Great Northern
railroad; several years past third. first vice.
president of the Missouri Pacific, and general
manager also.
The Engineers Club of Philadelphia, is un-
covering good deal OF ability, and its papers
and proceedings are attracting great deal of at
tention In railroad circles. General and special
questions are considered, and all OF them are
treated with signal ability. Clubs of similar
character to that in Philadelphia should be es-
tablished at some Of the important Western
railroad centers
A. A. Lovejoy, one of the Ohio & Mississippi;
passenger conductors recently discharged, is
learning the Airline division of the L., N. A. b
O., and will soon be given q run. Amusing in
cidents are transpiring between these two roads
for by Superintendent Bent, of the Ohio 81 Mis-
sissippI, and those of the o. & M. by Superin-
tendent Woodland, of the L., N. A. q G.
When the West Shore railroad was being
built, one of the workmen had two fine ST Ber-
nard dogs, which he kept at shanty at Peggs
Point. near Marlborough the Hudson. He
went away unexpectedly in 1884. and never re-
turned. The dogs remained. and now there is
quite large pack of them. They are f1ne large
fellows very shy but savage. and are known all
along the river as the "Wild Dogs of Pegg's
Point" fa.q -
It is believed that Cornelius Vanderbilt has
gone to Europe to consult with the stock and
bendholders of the c., c., c. s. I. road regarding
the future of that property. It is stated that 70
per cent. of of the Bee-line stock is held in Eu-
shows good Judgment on the part of Mr.. Van
derbilt that he learns their views before taking
important action regarding the future Of this
valuable property.
The forthcoming Ohio railroad report will de-
scribe an entirely new instrument for indicating
graphically the vibration of bridges under differ
ent conditions Of load, length of cars, length Of
spans and panels, speed Of trains, and all the
varying conditions that arise in the operation Of
trains on bridges. This article of the report
will embody much original and valuable matter.
The article brakes treats of the practical
tests of the leading brakes, pointing out their
relative points Of merit and ineficiency The
subject of the essential elements of couplers,
and their relation to the brakes in use Will be Of
general interest.
G. p Huntington. who is attracting 80 much
attention in railroad circles, entered railroad
service in 1863. He holds numerous important
official positions among them that Of first vice.
president and general agent of the Central Pa
eific Railroad Company. agent and attorney of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and
president of the Chesapeake 81 Ohio. the Chesa-
peake, Ohio g Southwestern, the Texas & New
Orleans, the Kentucky Central, and the Louisi-
ana Western railroad companies. He was born
in Harrington, Conn. Oct. ~, 1921. In 1851,
and others, he organized company to construct
the Central Pacific; was subsequently elected to
the several positions above named, and has been
actively connected with these enterprises for the
paSt tWenIy-Lnree years.
General Manager Pugh, Of the Pennsylvania
road, has issued the following notice: 'Owing
to the limited time available the modified regu-
latons by the relief department have not been
fully completed, and, as some Of the members of
the fund may not wish to withdraw until they
have had an opportunity Of becoming entirely
familiar with the notifications determined on,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and other
companies associated in the organization Of the
relief department. will contribute to that depart
ment the full amount Of the contributions for the
month of April for those members of the
relief fund who have not withdrawn prior to
March 25 Under the provisions Of this notice
no contributions for April will, therefore, be de-
ducted from the March rolls" The significance
of this notice is that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, in a liberal way. is going to give its
employees chance to let it down easy. It means,
I think, that the company is going to give q
months time for all the contributors to with
draw. so that by the 25th of April 1t can say:
There will be no relief department; the en-