The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-29
10 pay dividends, President Mackey had
not N air tained the physical condition of

10 pay dividends, President Mackey had
not mair tanned the phys condition of
the property.
Toledo people nre still urging the Wabash
company 60 build from Montpelier, on the
Detroit d Chicago. TO Napoleon on the
Wabash proper, which would bring Toledo
nearer to Chicago by several miles.
The colored porters employed on the
through vestIbuled trains between New
York and ths West over the Pennsylvania
and the Erie lines are paid $40 month to
keep the cars in order and wait on passen-
gers who need some little attention.
The New York Central and the Philadel-
phia az Reading are working IN traffic mat
ters so haImoniously. as TO excite SURPRISE
They Jointly have established through
line between Buffalo and Philadelphia
building cars specially for the service.
The New York Central takes control of
the AdiroBdacks n ST. Lawrence road Aug
1. This gives the New York Central o
through line from New York to Montreal.
The new road passes through q country of
grind scenery and of historical interest
John Egan, superintendent of the "Tin
Soldiers" has fifteen men in training for
train agents on the st. Louis division of
the Big Four. Before being placed on
trains they must be we'll informed
CARDS the duties Of collecting tickets or
cash fares.
A Class "S" engine on Tuesday last
hauled fortY-tye carloads of 1--we stock
from Louisville TO Indianapolis, ITO miles,
In three hours and twenty minutes. Super
intendent Miller thinks this record with
1--we stock and train of its length cannot
be beaten.
Superintendent Sutton, of the White
water road, is making an effort to build up
business via ita connection with the Peoria
a. Eastern for Indians polis, and Is accom-
pllshing something In that direction. The
Catholic Temperance Association of Con-
N "a Wi IN nd m mil
week over that route.
Business was resumed on the Chicago Il
Southeastern yesterday, and fifty carloads
OF grain W as moved and forty carloads of
miscellaneous freights. which had been de-
layed by the legal trouble which the conf
paDy has had to contend with the last few
days Indications are that for the next
two months the road will have all the bust
ness it Gun handle with its present power.
An order to reduce expenses has been Is
sued on the Pennsylvania system, and
there will not be as many new engines
built this year at the company's shops as at
first contemplated. Consequently. all
Class RI engines which were to come to
the indianapolis division will be given to
the PittsburB division and Class IS" en-
gInes Will be transferred TO the Indianap-
oils division.
One hundred miles of the new Detroit g.
Chicago short-line which the Wabash peo-
pie are building, was com pleted Ola Wednes-
day night, and the grading on the other
nifty mftes is 30 far advanced that the
the rate of o mile day without oyertak-
ing the graders That trains will be rum
ming over the short-line by Nov. is prac-
tieaily assured.
Fl. Moore, who has been the general-util-
fty man for the Crawfords since they came
into control of the Indiana Midland road.
now the Chicago & Southeastern, was yes
terday relnstated, practically, as general
manager, after being ont five days, which,
to him, was uuite serious matter. Mr..
Parknurst. who was general freight and
passenger agent of the road before and un-
Ger it's recefvership. is appointed again gen.
eral freight and passenger agent on the
Crawfords renewing control
Earnings for tho third week of July. as
expected. are below the average of last
year somewhat. but the fourth week will
overcome the decreases of the third week
without doubt. The Wabash road earned,
In the third week of july, $3.50. 1S0; decrease.
as compared with the corresponding week
of 1891. S46.210. The Chesapeake 81 Ohio
earned 4,.0l; decrease this year, $40, pa.
The four Mackey lines earned Sos de-
crease thIs year. S9l7 But one of the four
lines showed an increase-the Louisville,
Evansville q St Louis-an increase of $50
only.
The owners of the Cincinnati, Jackson &
Mackinsw read are In moro trouble. They
Cincinnati. Hamilton a. Dayton, which
would have Incurred their getting the in
forest on their bonds whether the road
WAS operated at a loss TO the c., II. N ID. or
not. Now tho probability is that this deal
cannot be carried through. Under the
laws OF Ohio the road remains on the hands
of the c., j. 81 NJ. company, not earning
enough to pay it's operating expenses and
us liked charges. and what Will be the out
come is becoming q hard problem to solve.
Said railroad official yesterday: ut is
all night for the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers to take up this matter of
securing better class of operators at sta
tons, but on our road we have been more
troubled by experienced operators neglect
ing their duties than by incompetent
operators. At the smaller telegraph offices
the operators frequently allow bright boys
to Ioiter about their Offices and learn tel
egraphing: then, to please che BOYS. allow
them TO send messages, and usually they
are sent correctly. but the agent takes ad-
vantage of this boys proficiency and VIII
allow him to remain at the instrument
while ho goes down town. sets round the
stores and chats while. Last week one
Of our best operators did this thing and
was away from hls telegraph instrument
for three hours This Is q matter, however,
which will be looked after more closely on
our lines How TO get faithful men even
at aood sal Arles Is still question with
railway officials. Ninety nine times out of
ct the instrument. but, as in the case re-
made US q good deal of trouble"