The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-28

will not only put up new shops here next sea-
son. but will make other improvements which
will 0s q credit TO the city. he says that In
diarapolis has been settled upon by President
Ingalls, and the directors Is the best point for
commodious shops, 1t being the terminus of the
two most important divisions Of the road.
With the notice from the Eastern lines that
they were again in shape to forward live stock
the s%hipn ents from the West began to improve
yesterday. and today they promise to be the
heavist Of the season. The Belt road had four
of their engines busy yesterday doing the
switching in the yards and to the manufacturers
on their line.
Nearly every road now has what is termed a
trade mark" The Pennsylvania has a Key
stone aud the Bee-line a bee. It has become
very common for a representative Of a road to
wear on the lapel of his coat a neat button bear
ing the DISTINGUISHING mark of the road which
employs HIM. Especially among passenger men
is this idee prevalent.
". II. Fisher, district passenger agent OF the
Cincinnati, Hamilton d Dayton road, has issued
o neat pocket timetable. Besides giving the
running time on that road il gives the arrival
and departure Of the trains of all roads at the
Union Station, and also contains the newly
arranged time table OF the street railway COM
pany over the different routes.
The Wabash company is building several en-
gines at its own shops in Fort Wayne. Last
week it turned out a passenger engine which is
said TO De a superior piece Of machinery. The
general master mechanic Of the road is the in
veutor OF several Of tho most important i'm
provements made to locomotives in the last few
years. and every time he builds an engine he
introduces some new feature.
The numerous friends Of Normsn Bsckley.
general manager OF the Cincinnati, Wnbash 81
Michigan road, will regret to learn that he
seriously contemplates retiring, on account OF
poor health. he has held his present position
for ten years, coming off Of the Lake Shore
road, on which he was for many years a division
suDerintendent. He entered railway service in
ls4o. on the Vermont Central road.
General Passenger Agent Farmer, OF the Erie
lines, states that the statement Of the Journal q
few mornings ago to the effect that the Erie
had given permission to It's agents to again re-
ceive commissions on the sale Of tickets was
only partially true. Itappiies only to agents on
the y. Y, z. o. road. To allow agents on
the Eric proper to receive commissions would be
contrary to the spirit of.the agreement between
the truuk-lines.
District Passenger Agent Hendry, Of the
Atchison. Topeka g. Santa Fe. has just returned
from a Western trip. He reports Pacific coast
travel os again assuming large proportions. Fri
day has become the big day with the road, and
1t IS not uncommon on that day 10 run out four
sections In one train, hauling twenty-five to
thirty tourists cars, with every berth occupied.
Other days only two or three are sent out. Most
OF this tourists travel comes from New York
and New England ia charge Of tourists agents.
Outside of tbs obvious injury done TO the
roads thro Ugh the operation OF the interstate
law, a big complication exists in the battling Of
the Pennsylvania road for the abolition Of diff
ferential rates. One who has been watching
closely the fiounderings of the Pennsylvania
people in this matter says that the Psnnsyl.
vania Rsilroad Company, OF at least its man
ayers, feel that they cannot now we'll abandon
theIr position without shame to themselves, ard
they will probably rather sacrifice some of their
profits than retrace their steps in the matter.
Nuncie has become one OF the best paying
stations touched by the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati
81 Louisville road. W. ". Worthington, gen.
eral manager of that road, got the advantage of
other roads running in there by building a line
of switches TO the various industries located
there, which practically forms a belt road. TAX
ing in nearly every manufactory Of Importance.
or course the other roads catch some Of the
business, but the Fit w., G.. & l.. has largely
the advantage. This road works its east-bound
business with the roads which respond most
literally in giving a west-bound traffic.