The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-13

there has not been a day that there were not as
macy loaded cars held on the line as the COM
pany had power TO move.
Notwithstanding the large increase in number
OF passenger trains run over the New York Gen.
trail In the last five years, the number OF passen-
gers per train mile Is shown TO be 81 against So
nve years ago.
roadmaster OF the Baltimore * Ohio seventeen
years. died In Baltimore last week. His last
work was the survey of the Potomac Valley ex-
tension of the B. * o.
The vandalia has a steam shovel. two con-
struction trains and a large force Of men at Work
grading the ground for its new yards just east
OF Terre Haute. The company IS pressed for
yard room at that point.
VIM. r. McKeen. president OF the Terre Haute
& indianapolis. has requested the heads OF each
department to have the annual reports sent In
by Dec. 10, that he may be able TO get out his
annual report as early in January as possible.
There seems to he some trouble in the mechan-
ical department of the Chicago. Milwaukee az st.
Paul Elijah Fairbairn, master mechanics; A. T..
Alcott, general foreman. and Joseph Corner.
foreman OF the erecting shops, have rendered
their designations
Chicago parties have become interested in The
Indiana * Illinois Southern, and there is a pos
sibility of its becoming a more important road
than in the past. j. l.. Stockton. of Chicago, has
been elected treasurer OF the company, vice NJ
D.. Wilson, resigned.
rhe Toledo & Hooking Valley and the Toledo e
Ohio Central are getting into the same territory,
and Indications point to sharp competition be-
tween the two roads when the latter gets its line
completed between Toledo and Columbus, which
will be In a short time.
Jerome Larger. who for many years was a
passenger conductor on the Pennsylvania lines,
retiring five years ago To engage In farming.
general yardmaster at LoganspOrt, a very i'm
portant division point on the Pennsylvania lines.
+. Z. Minor. who has been joint agent Of the
Vandalia and Big Four at Coifax for nine years,
has resigned, and will take the agency or the
Lake Erie * Western at Frankfort Ind. It is
understood that Mr: Corners. for years past tel,
egraph operator at Colfax, will be appointed
joint agent at C0lfax.
General Manager Stevens, of the Chesapeake
& Ohio. has advanced the pay OF the telegraph
tions, and will abolish some OF the less impor-
tant stations to Offset the increase In pay or the
operators retained. The Baltimore & Ohio pur-
sned the same course.
Present indications are that the Wabash will
not use its Eel river division between Logans-
port and Butler, Ind. to the extent IL has In the
past, after its Detroit short line Is opened. This
piece of road has given the company much
trouble. Ii was built largely with bonuses, the
towns which gave them have been very e~xacting
in their demands. and its operation has been a
loss to the company, one or the officials states.
Under the schedule which takes effect next
Sunday on the Pennsylvania lines Train u will
leave New York ut 1910 noon, and will haul a
Pullman sleeping car from New York to Cincin-
natl, one from New York TO Indianapolis and
one from New York to 81. Louis; a dining-car
and two passenger cars from New York to st.
Louis, and a combination car from New York to
ST. Louis, making its equipment the same as
No. 20 going east.
There is a dearth of cars In North Dakota.
From every little town and elevator station the
cry Is going up for cars to ship wheat. Every
elevator 10 full. and farmers are compelled TO
remain at home with their wheat. IL is charged
that the roads are discriminating In favor of
large elevator companies. furnishing them with
cars while the smaller fry are forced to cease
buying owing 70 there being no more room in
which they can store grain.
A person well informed as regards the contem-
plated movements Of ID. j. Mackey says IL need
not be a surprise IL he builds a road from Jasper
TO Indianapolis. He has frequently spoken of
such a move as being a verr practicable one. 1t
would give a very direct lile from Evansville to
indianapolis, n good line TO st. Louis and a good
line to Louisville, utilizing the Louisville. Evans
Vile IL st. Louis road, in which be has the con-
trolling interest, to carry out his idea.
". X. Bells, secretary and treasurer OF the
Railway Officials and Employees Association,
now at Hot Springs, writes that he is improving.
As soon as he returns General Manager Brown
says doubtless the association will take steps to
erect a building OF Its own. The plan is to take
some prominent corner, erect a building, with
stores on the ground floor, and use the upper
stories for the association Offices The corner OF
Pennsylvania and Ohio streets, where the library
building now is, has been considered among
other points for tie association building.