The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-02

her 9. 293 were checked out.
All hands, even to the scalpers, braced up east
bound passenger rates yesterday. When the roads
refuse to work with them scalpers are in
ErOuble.
J. E. Rose. master of transportation on the
C., w. & B., is on trip through Mexico and
The Southwestern Territories hoping to regain
his health
1t is stated that thirty days will decide
whether the indianapolis, Peru s. Chicago is to
b. operated independently or part of the
Wabash system.
J. v. McNeal, auditor of the l., d. g. S. road,
leaves this morning TO attend the funeral of Mrs.
H B. Hammond. which occurs tomorrow after
noon In New York city.
John f. Miller. general superintendent Of the
C., ST. l.. & p. lines, who has just returned from
an extended Southwestern trip, spent yesterday
in the city, looking matters over.
A ST. Paul friend of Henry Willard says that
MIR Willard writes from Germany that he intends
80 return to this country very soon and embark
In active railroad operations again.
Is A. Dawson, who, for some years past has
heeH assistant Western manager of the Union
9Inp with headquarters at Columbus, o., was
yesterday appointed Western superintendent OF
2hpTine.
East bound freight shipments on Wednesday
fass from indianapolis proper dropped to 2oo
tons, not a carload apiece for the fastfreignt
IiRes doing business out of here. The strike is
AeIling seriously on the volume of through traf-
&c.
The meetings of the Cincinnnti and the Indi-
mnaDolis committees, which were called for to-
day, at Cinncinati, have been postponed until
Next Tuesday. At that time an attempt Will De
gzDade to agree upon an arbitrator, to complete
gali pooling preliminaries, and to sign the two
contracts binding these committees.
O. Waters the commercial agent of the Michi
sg7R Central railroad. headquarters at Bay City,
faDs later than June l. Mr.. Waters has repre-
scented the Michigan Central for several years
saEitc satisfactorily to all concerned. 1t is in
&iInated he will return to the practice of the law
Thomas Noonan, late division freight agent of
she Baltimore 81 Ohio road, headquarters at
Tifkn o., was yesterday appointed Northwest
ern manager of the Continental line, to look
after their business on the O., l., st, IL. q Z.
and other indianapolis lines. e. S. Sawyer
looks after the Southwestern territory, including
fhs Ohio & Mississippi and its feeders
The strike at Sedalia is bringing the l., ID. 81
IS road into prominence Western line The
west bound tonnage over this road the past ten
days has been the heaviest in its history. It's
Western connections have not been disturbed by
&hs labor troubles. This is fortunate for the
wOaa, as east-bound business is quiet with all
1inea So light is The grain and live stock market.
matt & St. Louis road are now engaged in reor
EArizing the company to conform to the laws of
ahe several States through which the road passes.
When this work is completed, the several divis-
ems will be consolidated under the name of the
sFoiedo. St. Louis & Kansas City Railway Com
@any, this title having been decided upon yester-
aaaY.
The indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Rail
fRRy Company are using the Eames automatic
vacuum brake on all their passenger equipment
and the simple vacuum brake on all the drivers
ena tenders of their locomotives The officers
Df the road speak very highly of the efficiency
OF the brake and of the small cost 1t entails for
repairs. The passenger cars that 60 on to other
Foads are equipped with the Westinghouse auto
fEatic brake, as well as the automatic vacuum
In the yard connected with the Cincinnati,
Hamilton 81 Dayton road at Lima o., there is
an old four wheel locomotive that was the first
Rncine used on the Cincinnati & Hamilton Rail
road, which was chartered in 1876 and opened in
ISIS The engine is carried by the four wheels
ccnnected aud has inclined cylinders, although
there is no truck. The steam-chest is on top of
Ghs cylinders, as in modern locomotives, and the
waive motion is the V hook. The engine is pre-
served a curiosity
The effects of the strike at East st. Louis are
beginning to be felt near home. Yesterday
General Roadmaster Henry, of the l. d. st. Ia.
division of the Decline system, received orders
30 drop two men on each section until the strike
troubles at East St Louis are over, and bust
ness is resumed. 1t 10 understood that
orders will be issued to day to cut down the
Humber of working hours at the Brightwood
Shops, the cutting off of revenue through the
BtDppage of freight necessitating such action.
Indications are that D. ]. Mackey, president of
Che e. g. T. Fl. road, has secured control of the
Peoria. Decatur & Evansville road. large
amount of its stock has changed hands of late at
an advance of q per cent. and Mackey and his
friends sale to be the purchasers. Mean
zine General Freight and Passenger Agent
tGrnmmar is in high spirits over the situation,
md the officials of the p, d. e. E. are on the
anxious seat Should the report prove true D.
j. Maekey will control out of Evansville three
Northern roads
Parties interested in The Cleveland g. Canton
road said to be greatly worried at articles
Bhich appear IN Eastern papers, consolidating
4hat road with the l., b. 81 w. Ono of
She largest stock and bondholders states
that Austin Corbin had been asked to aid them
IN adjusting their affairs simply for the reason
that he had displayed so much ability in straight
Gning out the snarls of the Danville, Olney 81
Ohio River road in which the same parties were
anserested. All talk of consolidating the Cleve-
land & Canton with the l., B. & w. originated
ard ended with the newspapers.
TIE question of disposing of the ashes, cinders
md elinkers that are cleaned out OF the locomo-
Aiyes at all large round houses with little labor
and expense as possible has produced several in
Renious ways of handling the refuse. At the
Indianapolis shops of the Chicago, ST. Louis &
Pittsburg Railway they have struck very
economical way of handling the cinders. The
ash pit is open, the rails being supported by pill
Jars, Alongside of the pit track is depressed
Exack, into which cars run to be loaded with
Gsnders This brings the cars so low that the
men shovel the cinder direct from the pit into
fhs ear, thus providing for only one handling
The Master Car Builder says they have a very
economical system of handling coal at the coal
sDg station of the Panhandle railroad shops at
indianapolis. The road coal cars are placed for
unlOading on raised track, under which the
opal dump cars can be run on short tracts set at
Eight angles to the main track. When dump
ear is got in under the road car the coal is
drOpped by gravity through hatch in the bot
gtc1n of the latter car. The dump car now loaded,
A run out to simple elevator and hoisted to the
cealiDg platform, where it is weighed on scales
provided for the purpose. A large quantity Of
coal Is handled in this way by couple of men.