The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-07

crease will go to stock noiders in the shape OF
dividend and the other 81 600. 600 will be avail
able for subscription at par by railroad compa-
mics which adopt the improved Westinghouse
freight brake.
Local News Notes.
The L.. N A & c. company is to build new
freight depot at Louisville, $50 feet in length by
10 feet in width.
LISA significant fact that while there are
numberless rate wars in progress between West
ern roads, their net earnings are larger than
ever before
The projectors of the Evansville & Richmond
road are again in the field and working no sub
sides with the promise that the road will be
bult this year.
George w. Andrews agent OF the Chicago e.
Eastern Illinois road at Terre Haute, has re-
signed. and is succeeded by F. E. Scott who
has been acting as city ticket agent of the COM
peny.
The Pennsylvania Company is 70 reconstruct
the yards at Fort Wayne, increasing the capac
ity by some four miles. the heavy through
freiehtage handled there making such i'm
provement necessary.
In the year 1887 one hundred and six clergy
men availed themselves of the reduced rates
that clergymen are entitled to under the cour-
tesy of the railroads, and the number this year
promises to be larger.
Below is the statement OF the receipts from
freiehts handled at the Indianapolis station of
the Vandalia road in the year 1887 as compared
with 1856: Receipts for 1887, 1852, $50 06; for
1886, $6l2 90; increase in 1887, $40. 573 OF.
The management of the Terre Haute car
works putting new men in the places OF the
foundry men who struck a few days ago, and
The police OF that city are called upon TO protect
The new men against the assaults of!the strikers.
committee of the engineers on the c., l.,
st. L. 81 c. road on Wednesday last, had
conference with President ingalls,. and laid be-
fore him some of their grievances. 1t is not a
question Of wages, as the employees on this road
lre all satisfied with their pay.
The old project of building road from Rock
port to Evansville Ind, has been revived with
rood prospects that it will be built. 1t will be
done through extension of the Evansville g.
Newburg road, which has been projected and
financial aid promised, which insures its con-
struction.
1t is not surprising that the roads at prom
inent railroad points anxious to establish
weighing associations after the plan of the In
danapolis association, as it costs but $l75 per
month TO run it. while it costs from 81, 600 to
81 200 per month to do the thing at ST.
Louis and Cincinnati, cumbersome is the
method under which they are operated.
The Evansville Journal says that the long
and close alliance between the Pennsylvania
and the Vandalia has been broken by the Ives
coup d'etat and a GOODNESS has been engendered,
never probably to be broken Notwithstanding
this statement the traffic relations between the
two thus far are undsturbed and never was the
train service between the roads more satisfac-
tory.
The new method OF paying for cars when on
foreign roads is not as popular with car account
ants it expected it would be. They
have to keep track of the mileage made and of
the number of days off of the road own
ing it. and it is quite task. move is to be
made to make so cents per day a uniform charge
while is off of the road to which it belongs,
this being the most accurate and convenient
way OF collecting for car service.
On the 18th of this month grain rates between
Missouri river points and Chicago are to be re-
duced to 10 cents per 100 pounds. and it is
understood that on that date live stock rates be-
tween Kansas City and Chicago Will break.
Should this prove true the Indianapolis lines
will meet the cut, the Indianapolis lines
propose that from this on the same rate shall
prevail on live stock from Kansas City to Indi-
annapolis as from Kansas City to Chicago.
The impression prevails that General Man
ager Baldwin, of the Pennsylvania lines. will
increase the pay OF the men in the train service
as desired by the latter. He says that when
his answer is ready no will give it to the mon d.
rect, not through the press Right here it will
be well for General Manager Baldwin to bear in
mind that the course the press has pursu ed on
the line of the Pennsylvania system has done
more to prevent strikes than has the wisdom of
the management
The kindness of the Vandalia to the CONNER
cial Travellers Association In again giving them
q special train free of charge to attend their
nual ting met with a response yesterday in
the presentation by the association to Mr.. Geo.
e. Harrington, secretary of the Vandaia road. of
the most elegant. and unique society badge and
charm that has ever been seen in this part of
the country. 1t is knight Templar and Scot
tish rite charm combined. with diamond setting,
bearing the inscription George E. Harrington"
and the monogram sc. Il. A. of Indiana"
On some of the roads where the rules which
were adopted at the recent meeting of the
superintendents of the United States have been
introduced the trainmen not taking kindly
to them. They do not object to the rules re-
gardine the use of Intoxicating liquors, but they
hardly think it fair that they cannot smoke
when on duty. especially the freight crews. "Of
course, no employe on a passenger train would
think of smoking when on duty. but the freight
train crews like TO get into the caboose and
mn a md tel VIII yraIt cid
tracks, says one of their number.
The Baltimore & Ohio people are considerably
disturbed that SO large a per cent of the through
travel they formerly had is going over the Ches-
sapeake d Ohio road. It is easily explained.
however The latter pays commissions to
agents and the 3. e. o. does not. at least it is
that it will not An amusing Incl
dent is told in this connection. A passenger
agent who had been an earnest worker for the
b. e. o. in the days of commissions, has been
working industriously of late for the c. & O.,
and when he made up his voucher for commits
siors he sent it by mistake to the general pas
eenger agent of the B. q o. road, who returned
it with comments which the agent will likely
during his connection with the pas
senger business.
NJ E. Ingalls,. president OF the c., l., st.
L. q G.. Mr.. Green, assistant to the pres
ident, aud Superintendent Bender, spent
Thursday In Peoria, and this has led TO consid-
cradle speculation as to the object of their visit
there President Ingalls, states that il is several
years since he had been there, and hs thought
ing over. He spent two three hours in con.
ference with the Toledo. Peoria a. Western peo-
pie and It Is intimated that closer traffic alli-
auce has been formed between the two compa-
MES. This would indicate that the scheme of
Ingalls, working his Peoria business
over the Lake Erie 81 Western when it is COM
pleted to that point is of.
Miscellaneous Items.
1t is announced officially that 1861 miles of
new main line trackage was added to the A, I.
& S. +. system in 1887.
The railway mileage of the United States in