The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-10


demand upon the trunk lines re,ciud their
boycott against the Alton and other commission
paying lines, and thus enable the Western roads
20 carry out their agreement for the maintenance
OF uniform rates"
Personal. Local and State Notes.
I'D. Laying, Of New York, president OF the
Decline, is West, but will remain but a day
or two.
H. ". Eibbard, general freight agent Of the
Vandalia, was in the city, yesterday, on official
business.
The Office Of traffic manager on the Missouri
Pacific road, recently filled BY Oscar Murray.
has been abolished.
All the freight locomotives on the Wabash
road are being fitted out with an air-brake re-
Gently invented by Master Mechanic Morris
Barney, Smith &C. Co., Dayton, O., have been
awarded a contract to build 500 box cars and 500
tide-water coal cars for the Chesapeake d Ohio
road.
John A. Fenno treasurer Of the Boston,
Revere Beach & Lynn road, has been elected
presidert of the New England Passenger gents
Association.
The general manager of the Union Pacific
aud perintsndent Bleckensderfer do not get
along we'll together and the latter has rendered
his resignation.
The Ohio Falls cnr-works have filled the Or
der for the South Carolina road. for six passeu-
ger coaches and 200 box cars, and are now build
ing 100 hat cars for another Southern road
Chief Enginee- Ball, OF the Louisville, New
Albany d. Chicago road, has contracted for new
combination iron and steel bridges to cross
the White river at Gosport aud at Bedford.
Superintendent Stewart, of the Illinois divis-
ion Of the American Express Company, WAS in
the city yesterday in conference with Division
Superintendent Fargo. regarding puttini.
some additional runs
President Iagalls, OF tho Chesapeake & Ohio.
has ordered in the last few days four engines
from tae Schenectady ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ten
from the Cooke locomotive-works, ana will p,sce
orders shortly for ten more.
The Hnckely locomotive-works have Just
completed for tie Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois
road six switching engines of excellent design.
aud have twelve heavy mogul engines to build
for the Illinois Central road.
Allen Pamer.ou, inventor OF the Pamerton
wrecking frog. has invented new station sig
nal which promises to DO good thing, costing
about one-third what the signals now IN use d.
and being fully rs ssrviceable
The most important Improvement made by
the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad Company this
year VS. tho construction OF seven and O half
miles Of road which enabled them TO reach New
Albany and Louisville over the kentucky & In
diana bridge and tracks.
j. T. Sheshan, who has been appointed master
mechani: of the Orange Belt railway, came out
OF the P< tnsylvaniA roads shops At Rsnova,
Pa, which has been the training shop Of more
boye who have become master mechanics than
any other shops in the country.
William Garstsng, superintendent OF motive
power OF the Chesapeake & Ohio, and r. L. Ell
finger, chief draughtsmsn OF the company. are
in the city for the purpose of examining the
sample car for the 900 cars the Indianapolis
works are to build for this company.
The meeting of general passenger agents Of
roads In the Central Traffic Association called
for Tuesday next st CHICAGO will among other
things consider proposition TO Issue an inter
Tor rate-shest showing rates from all junction
points o road to its local stations.
The Penpsylvania Company has placed an
order with the Pullman Car Conpsoy for 6
number of their new style OF parlor cars,
which are TO be put in Service the Western
lines. In finish and furnishings they are the
best that the Pullman Company turns out.
The Lake Erie & Western road earned, in
October S21S, 2l9; increase over earnings cor
responding ucnth. 1857, sl5.l67. The Evans
vile e. Terrs Haute road earned S77, O36; de-
crease this year. ,266 The Evansville & In
diAnspolis, So. 5l3; increase this year. 81 100
Evidence is not at all wanting Of strong
probability that railroad building is TO take q
fresh start next year, not In rough and
tumble race to cover competitive territory, but
TO cover legitimate needs Rail manufac turers
say that recent inquiries justify such u pre-
dieton.
Since A. NJ. Mosier. late chief train -dis patcher
OF the Indianapolis & st. Louis road. assumed
the duties Of superintendent Of the western Ill
no accident worthy of mention. Before be took
control an accident every twenty-four hours was
the rule.
AS evidence that President ingalls, has got a
good hold the Richmond & Allegheny road,
We note the fact that be has appointed j. Il.
OdeIl, general manager of the Chesapeake &
Ohio. general suIeriotendent OF the K. & A,
and VIM Garstang superintendent Of the mo-
tive power.
Under the changes 10 the time schednl Of the
j., NJ & L, which takes effect 10 morrow. the fast
express. now leaving here for Louisville at $3.50
a. NJ, Will not depart until 400 A. NJ, the train
nov leaving &C A NJ. will not depart until $50
A. NJ. the tram now leaving at p N. not un-
I'll 01O p. NJ.
IL is stated that the New York. Mshonine 6
western road has got into such financial straits
that the company will be Obliged TO sell il. Ii
Is fortunate that the city of Fort Wayne has not
put mp the two hundred thousand dollars which
was TO oe donated to that company tor locating
its shoDs there
The season for improvement to road beds is
about over on Indianapolis roads But sixty-six
miles Of steel rails nave been put in the lbs
season against lT2 In 1857. The larger portion
OF the new steel was laid on the Lake Erie &
Western, the indiana polls Decatur & Western
and ono, Indiana & Western.
j. L. Barnes. recently appointed superin,end-
ent of the Southern Kansas railway was the
first Pullman sieeping-ear conductor Just
thirty years ago be ran the Pullman sleeping
where passengers were transferred from the
coach TO a steaDb boat tor St Louis.
Now that more friendly relations have been
Peestablshed between the Nandslia and the
Pennsylvania people, the seaooard business OF
the Vandalia Is nearly all for warded via Indian
spolis. Only freishts for the New England
points and live stock for Buffalo are shipced
north. This they send east over the t., Il &
l. division and the Eiekel-plate.
The Louisville. New Albany & Chicago have
10 the last few months, received pine heavy
freight engines Four were built at the Roger.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and five at the Rhode Island
locomotive-worka Last week the engines Of
each build were weighed. and thu engine snC
tank Of the Rhode Island locomotive works
build weighed 92s toes, that Of tho Rogers loco
motive works 924 tons
In commenting on the Pennsylvania redsc
Ing the rates on two or three classes 81 freight
yesterday, general freight agent Of n compel
NJ line says The Pennsylvania people are