The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-29
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS

How an Engineer Would Furnish "sport"
for Worlds Fnir Visitors.
An engineer of the Louisville 81 New AL
bany railroad Is responsible for one of the
most novel worlds fair schemes yet formu-
lated. His idea Is to lease piece of land
near the exposition grounds, Chicago, and
build q railway track a mile in circumfer-
ence. with another track inside. both 20 be
connected by switches. Around one side
of the track he would build an amphithea-
ter with seating capacity for 10000 peo-
pie. On these tracks he would place two
locomotives. He would start these two
engines in opposite directions, and when in
full speed the connecting switches would
be thrown open and the locomotives al
lowed TO collide. To make the collision
more realistic he would have the engineers
Jump Just in time TO save their lives. 1t is
his opinion q real railroad wreck would be
an attractive spectacle. He says he can
furnish an entertainment OF this sort for
$4,000 q performance about twice week.
which can be bought cheap, and he says
that the beauty of the project lies in the
fact that this IL an easy and profita way
60 break the old locomotives &c pieces and
get the old iron.
Personal. Local and General Notes
The Wabash earned in the third week In
September Sis. AGO. an increase over
1891 of S3,ll0.
spends annually $3.50. 600 in advertising It's
lines east and west of Pittsburg
C. NJ Lowen has been appointed assist
ant general manager of the Philadelphia &
Reading lines, TO take effect Oct. /.
The L.. n. A. IL C. earned in the third
week OF this month S72. 173. an increase
over the same week of 1891 of Sass.
~
cite coal west will advance the rate TO q
bnsis OF SO per ton, Buffalo to Chicago.
East-bound rates on hog products will be
advanced Oct 10 to the basis of so cents
per one hundred pounds. ChioaGo to New
York.
II. H. Gardner has been appointed for
eign freight agent OF the Central States
Dispatch, with headquarters at Boston,
Mass.
+. A. Rodney, general agent of the Van
dalia at this point. who has boon seriously
i'll for some days. was thought yesterday to
be Improving.
The lower ticket Office of the Big Four
will tomorrow be turned over to Samuel
Hoe. Col. VIM. Hicklin retiring as agent
on Friday night.
On Saturday. Oct. ]. all the roads in the
Western Passenger Association will put
into effect the nine months limit on Cali
fornia tourist tickets.
ne Oato 0XeO upon OY arDltrAtOrS Ford.
smith and Atmore for hearing the Santa
Re case has been changed from Oct. II to
the 18th of the month.
Elkhart Is one of the best passen ger sta
tions on the Lake Shore road In northern
Indiana, the monthly passen ger receipts of
the station averaging $4,000.
General Manager Mellen has resigned
from the New York & New England and
will be one OF the ice-presiden ts of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad.
General Roadmaster WITTY. of the Union
railway and Belt road, says that the Belt
road Is so busy with trains moving over it
that it IL difficult TO make any track repairs.
The striking freight-handlers on the st.
Louis division of the Big Four at Terrs
Haute have returned to their work at I3is
cents per hour. The checkman will De paid
S45 per month.
J. ID. Riddell. travelling agent of the Gen.
trail States Dispatch. has resigned 60 ac-
freight agent of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott ~ Memphis road.
o. +. Hughes. general Southeastern
agent OF the Railway Officials and En-
ployes' Association, with headquarters at
Columbia. !. g., is in the city for o confer
ence with the general officers.
At the recent meeting of the Brothcrh God
OF Locomotive firemcn a resolution was
unanimously passed to donate 8, 900 to j.
A. Leach. the founder of the ASSOCIATION, to
purchase him home in Sedalia, Mo.
Indictments against thirteen ticket brok-
ers. charged with violating the law prohib-
iting brokerage In railroad tickets, were
quashed at Chicago yesterday, on the
ground that the law is unconstitutional.
A train over the >Monon hauled the City
Club Burie.que Troupe from Louisville TO
Chicago, $40 miles. on sunday, in eight
hours and forty minutes. making fourteen
stopsat Junction points and railroad cross
inga
All the roads interested in passenger traf-
no between Chicago and Buffalo decided
yesterday 10 make round-trip rate Of Is
on account of the national convention of
real-estate dealers 10 DO held in Buffalo.
The tickets will be sold only OH Oct g. and
viii be good for return until oah a. Thssa