The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-25
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Peraopal. Local and state Notes.

The Pennsylvania Company is just completing
n very handsoma passenger depot nc Hamil-
ton. o.
George o. Clinton has been appointed super-
intendens OF the Joliet, Aurora & Northern
railway. vice G L. Nichols, resigned
The east-bound shipments out of Chicago last
week dropped to IS. 100 TONS The Pennsyiya-
mia lines carried 26.1 per cent, the Vanderbilt
lines 20 per cent
For some time past the vandala people have
purchased only steel rails weighing seventy
pounds to the yard for the naiE line. and soon
the entire road will be recons tructed with this.
J. Il Sullivan. who for many years was pas
eenger conductor on the New YORK Centrai, mas
been appointed superintendent OF the orange
Belt road, Florida, with headquarters at Oak
land.
The Lake shore people placing only paper
wheels under their locomotive tanks and using
them in the pony Trucks under the front OF the
engine, making the improvement as fast as the
engines come into the shops.
President LAYING, General Manager Beach
and other officials OF the Bee-line, who have
oeen in St. Louis for q couple of days, will re-
turn to-day. Altar remaining in Indianapolis a
few hours they will move on to Cleveland.
The Springfield Republican says that although
three are living of the first quota OF locomotive
engineers brought to Sprinfeld on the opening
OF the Western railroad. fifty years ago, Luther
Taylor, Of Pittsfeld, is the only one of them in
active service
Chief Engineer Dorian, of the Union Railway
Company, states that If the work moves
briskly as for some days past. by the frat of
july the new station can be opened for bnsi-
ness. In few days the remaining portion Of
the old depot will be torn down.
The Louisville, Cincinnati q Dayton Railroad
Company have asked for the right of way across
several strests in Hamilton. o., that they may
connect their tracks with the Cincinnati Ham
ilton 81 Dayton. The latter road, when connec-
tion is made. viii operate the line to Middle
town.
The Indianapolis & St. Louis road is now laid
lite entire length 263 miles, with steel rails
70 in
with the exception of four miles, ia ballasted
with broken stone and gravel depth of four
teen inches. Within thirty days the four miles
will be so improved.
Some very satisfactory tests OF the American
air-brake being made the Wabash road.
The parties owning the brake intend engaging
expectations be realized. One of the features of
the new device is that it releases the brake by
forcing additional pressure into the pipes.
While railroad earnings are not satisfactory
and many of the roads doing but little bet
ter than paying operating expenses. they prom
Use to be better within a few weeks. Reports
from all parts of the West indicate good de-
gree of confidence in business circles and an ex-
pectation Of large movement OF merchandise.
r.. ID. Marshall. receiver Of the Dayton, Fort
Wayne a. Chicago road, is in the city for
sultatier with @ w. Fairbanks who represents
certain interests IN the property Receiver
Marshall has already contracted for forty miles
of new steel rails. to De laid in the track. and
will make further extensive improvements TO
the property.
A movement is on foot which will probably
result in the Vandalia and the Indianapolis %
St Louis roads closing their outside ticket
ofices on South Illinois street. The officials OF
the two roads have given those in charge of the
passenger departments 20 understand that one
Office fitted up in the style of the uptown
offices is enough in one city.
Indications are that the old express companies
not to have things entirely their own way
There is considerable talk among railway own
ers and members of the Stock Exchange regard
he affr i1xxyau all tho
revenue for business done their lines. Past
experience, however. indicates that the railroads
can make more money by leaving the express
business to others
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Indianapolis
Railroad Company has fitted up at a cost of
several hundred dollars the large brick house
ployes' home. There are fifteen rooms in the
building, all well furnished, and a lady has been
placed in charge; Meals and lodgings are
furnished at actual cost The home is to be
provided with good library.
II. r. Dering. assistant general passenger
agent OF the Pennsylvania lines. headquarters
indianapolis, is certainly one of the rising rail-
road men of the day. Within the last two
months he has been offered higher position on
two Of the trunk lines, at handsome increase
IN salary. He declined both. The Pennsylva-
mia Company, however. to show their appreeia-
! tion of his ices. have voluntarily advanced
his salary to handsome figure.
The Dayton. o., car-works yesterday notified
! the Decline people that they would begin in
r
for &C the rate Of four week until the order 10
filed. When the company receive them they
will have ninety-three coaches which are new
have been rebuilt in the last few months
These, coupled with their new vestibule cars,
viii place the Bee-line in the front rank far
"a passenger equipments are concerned.
An architect from . neigh boring city thinks
that the immense sheds which the Union Rail-
way Company erecting made to look
cheap through the class of material which is be-
ing used to cover the roof and the manner that
the ends of the sheds finished. He says
that the finish of the train sheds does not COM
pare favorably with the grandeur of the station
house itself. At small additional cost the
train sheds could have been greatly improved.
The yardmen and local switching trainmen
on the Pennsylvania lines feeling quite
jubilant notice of au advance in their paw
thereafter conductors of the switching trains
and in charge Of yards will be paid So so day,
their assistants 81 for night service and 81 90
Cor day work On the other roads centering
here. what 10 known as the conductor is called
foreman, and receives So 10 day night; two
helpers, MS they are called, 81. 50. day or night
The pay Of swilchmen Is also 81 95. The last
scale Of wages is now uniform on all roads, the
Pennsylvania lines excepted.
Il is said that tho negotiations which have
gbsen pending for some months looking to the
Pennsylvania Company securing the portion of
the Cincinnati. Hamilton 81 Dayton road be-
tween Hamilton and Richmond, so far adj
vanced that there IS but little doubt that they
will be contaminated. The deal is more compre-
hensive than at first glance il would seem to be.
TIE Cincinnati, Hamilton 81 Dayton will then
turn all it's freight and passenger traffic entire
for Chicago and the Northwest on to the c., H.
e. ]. division. and the Louisville. New Albany
g. Chicago will be greatly benefited.
The Judicial Convention.
70 tho Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal.
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