The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-05
to the company and an ornament to the
city, will be delayed until the early spring

to the company and an ornament to the
city, will be delayed until the early spring
of 1890.
The business of the Belt road has in
creased to such an extent that the doubling
Company's yards has become imperative,
at least as far as the Bee-line's yards at
Brightwood. Trains are often much de-
layed on account of that portion Of the
road being single track.
Edgar Hill, general freight agent of the
c., c.. G.. q st. L., with the approval of
Traffic Manager Murray. announces by
circular the following appointments: L.
H. Noonan, general Western freight agent,
Chicago, vice b. V. Jackson transferred;
Lucius Fr:nk, commercial agent, Mime.
apolis; William Campbell, commercial
agent, Milwaukee: w. w Bromley. travel
Ing freight agent, Chicago.
President Ingalls, has given instructions
to have the cost of placing an elevator in
the Union Station ascertained. The largo
and cheerful rooms in the fourth story are
practically useless on account of the diff
Guilty in reaching them, which an elevator
would overcome. 1t is proposed to put it
now is, and transfer his Office into the room
opposite, on the west side, formerly occu-
pied by superintendent Whitcomb.
Acting President Hartman, of the Illinois
Central, made number of changes yester-
day. consequent upon the sudden retire.
OF the road. A. w. Sullivan, superintend-
ent of the lines in illinois, becomes acting
general superintendent of the system. vice
=. "A: BECK promoted I to be acting general al
the Wisconsin division. was made superin-
teDdent also of the Illinois lines.
The distribution of Poors Manual. TWEEN
ty-second annual issue, for 1885, is now go-
ing on. The preface is full of instructive
| matter. 1t shows that population of
100000. in 1889, has grown to 65OOO.OOO
and, IN the sixty years ending in 1883, has
built for itself 156, 0S2 miles of railroad, at
rate, since 1865, of $500 miles per annum:
| Mr.. Poor estimates the number of railroad
employees at six per mile (say 9S6,OOO); the
number of employees in affiliated and de-
| pendent industries at five per mile t7S0. 0OO.l
These. with their families make a total of
e.S5O,OOO or nearly seventh of the popula-
| ton.
The official statement shows that the c.,
| T., 4. q st. l.. system, not including the
Cairo 81 Vincennes road in July earned
| SS7S, $40, an increase over the earnings of the
corresponding month in 1888 of $50, 74.
The net earnings of the month were 1922 09S.
| an increase this year of $94.545. When it
was announced on the New York Stock EX-
| change, a few days ago, that the system
would show such an increase, it was inti-
| mated that the report had been exagger-
| ated. but the official returns show the
statement to have been about correct The
| road last month was operated on GO. 70 per
/ cent. of the gross earnings. In the CORE
| spending month OF 1888 it cost Is per cent.
| of the gross earnings.
| If reports are true the officials in New
York are not making much Roadway in the
matter of fixing terms on which the Louis
| vile, New Albany & Chicago shall use the
Joint tracks of the Big Four and the Lake
Erie & Western. The fact of the business
is that the last two arrangements enter
tain anything but kindly feeling toward
the L.. N. A: q C., and the question will
be delayed for some time. 1t is more than
probable that as a last resort the L., n. A.
g. c. will be obliged to condemn right of
| way from Observation-Disclosures crossing
to the Union tracks Their track from
HOwland's to Massachusetts, avenue is now
| laid and Rraveled in good shape.
The Western States Passenger Associa-
ton. at its meeting in Chicago, yesterday.
attempted to elect permanent chairman
| and failed. The present incumbent, John
n. Abbott has held the place for nearly
three years. When the association was re-
| organized last winter he was not reelected,
and since that time has, in reality, been
only acting chairman. The agreement pro-
| vldes that chairman must be elected by
unanlmous vote, and when the balloting
| commenced it became evident that Mr..
Jewett could not be reelected. E. P. Will
son, general passenger agent of the Chicago
| q Northwestern. and w. +. White. traffic
manager of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
| Fe, were among those who received votes
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for any of the candidates proposed, the bal
| loting will be resumed to-day.
Mr.. Ford. the inventor, backed by st.
Louis capital. is in Plttsburg building q
| curious railway coach. The distinctive
feature of the car is the fact that it is all
iron or steel. No wood will be used in its
construction. The roof, sides, and ends of
the car are made of steel boiler plates riv-
! tied together. and it is nothing more nor
less than big boiler. 1t is not quite round,
however, being somewhat the shape of a
horse-shoe-the round part being the top.
In the bottom are several steel Orders
packed in cement much the same. as in the
of windows precisely similar to those of an
| ordinary passenger coach. The top of the
car is destitute of the heavy roof and
ventilating arrangement that is seen on or
binary cars. Ventilation is to be secured
| by pumping air into the car through pipes.
| A New Connecting Road.