The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

point OF shipment has nearly revolutionized their
business in this particular Very seldom 90 the
rates at which a car is billed exceed the weight
shown when the car is reweighed at Indianap-
oils.
Just one week after announced as definitely
settled in this paper the Boston Journal says:
It has been rumored for some time that General
Superintendent Gallup, of the Boston % Albany,
has been offered prominent position on the
Lake Shore railroad. It Is now announced that
ne will leave the Boston & Albany Dec. to as
sumo the office of general manager OF the Lake
Shore, position for which he is eminenty quail
fed by the various positions which he has held
IN railroad service since he entered it in 1869.
G. G. Waite, general manager, and other gen.
eral officers of the O., a. 81 D. system, are feel
ing much elated over the c., H. 81 d. having Sc
cured control of the Dayton & Ironton road All
the c., II. & DIS competition in Ohio, and, In
fact those that are not competitors, have coal
road; but the c.. Fl. & D., until now, has had
none, and the D. 81 I. can be made valuable
road to the system, which reaches number OF
large coalcousuming points. and, what is quite
important the company will secure coal for their
consumption at greatly reduced prices,
when compared with what they have been pay
ing The c., FL. q d. people will at once begin
the work of converting it into frst-class stand
ard gauge road in every respect
The Marks Car Coupler Company, of Cleve-
land, o., and Flint, Mich, have received orders
to equip 600 new cars on the Bee-llne system
with their automatic coupler. All the cars
must be equipped before Jan: This order
alone will keep their present shops very busy
till the end of the year. The company has pur-
chased large foundry at Kensington, ILL.,, four
teen miles out from Chicago, and expects to have
it in running order very soon. This will enable 1t
| to expedite their numerous orders now on hand
| received from the Delaware Lackawanna q
Western, LehIgh Valley and Flint d Pere Mar
quette railroads. The couplers that were placed
on the Flint & Pere Marquette road some three
| years ago still as good as new, and they are
| expected to do excellent service for some years
| to come
Progress That Has Not Been Appreciated.
| The public has not appreciated the great prog
ress made by the railroad companies OF this
country in the matter of stations, the better
| style of architecture, the more convenient and
| pleasanter waiting rooms, and the more Clearly
| and attractive surroundings at both city and
country stations. The railroad station in
| suburban town holds place of Importance along
| with the postofice, the town hall and the
church. The larger portion of the male inhabir-
ants and quite number of the females see it
at least twice in the course of the day, and the
influence which it's appearance has in the selec-
ton of dwelling place, although perhaps not
recognized is real and potent Of course the
architectural character Of the station must de-
pend upon the character of the neighborhood,
and railroad could be expected to build a
palace among sordid or squalid surroundings.
| On the other hand, it should not require its
passengers TO purchase their tickets and wait for
| their trains in buildings which are many OF them
| hardly decent, and most of them mere shelters
| from the actual inclemency of our northern
| climate. Every one remembers the square.
packing box form of the original station. gener-
| ally painted lead color, often without doors and
| with only remnants OF windows; stations whose
| only furniture WAS wooden bench ornamented
with the rudely. carved initials of the waiting
passengers or the loafers of the neighborhood,
| and whose plastered walls provided canvas for
| amateur caricaturists and lampoonerS These
have gradually given place to neat and pretty
| stations of wood or corrugated iron, sometimes
| in the Queen Anne style. which add much to the
| appearance of the town village. In the
| New England States and in Pennsylvania fine
stone buildings are being erected for stations, but
| in the West this character of buildings although
substantial and rustic in character, would not be
! practical But Western roads green piats
! and attractive 1ower-beds can be made quite in
| viting with very little trouble. The Pennsyl-
vania lines have set an excellent example in this
| direction Until the Pennsylvania people took
| hold OF this matter railroads had been regarded
| as scanning the face of nature, as no at
/ tempt had been made to soften the griminess OF
the appearances Another pleasing feature which
] is becoming quite apparent is that where these
| better class of stations are built and the sur
| roundings beautfed. the class of loafers which
| usually congregate about the depots become
! more civilized and do not spit tobacco juice all
over the ladies' or even the gentlemen's waiting
room floor. Neither do they stare out of coun-
| tenance lady who happens to be stranger in
| the town and is awaiting at the station the ar
| rival of train The whole tendency from the
| improvements above alluded to is to elevate So
caly and morally the inhabitants where such
| improvements are made.