The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08

The Wagner Car Company has not yet in
troduced them on their lines to any great
extent.
S. Ross, of Columbus, o., freight claim
agent of the Pennsylvania Company, was
in the city yesterday on official business.
On Dec. 81 he closed his thirty-third year
of service in this position.
On most of the roads division superin-
tendents yesterday instructed roadmasters
TO put on night track-wslkers to detect
broken rails. should there chance TO be
any during the cold weather.
The Locomotive Firemen's Magazine be-
gins the new year with handsome dress.
being set IN new type from cover to cover.
and the reading matter 1t contains Is or
more than ordinary interest.
The Haskell & Barker Car Company. of
Michigan City. on Wednesday turned over
to the Louisville. New Albany ~ Chicago
twenty-five new box cars, the first on
contract to build five hundred cars.
The Chicago & Alton has adopted the
plan of the Pennsylvania lines requiring
passenger conductors to turn over at
terminal points all tickets and cash fares
received on trip to ticket receiver.
The three roads which carry the bust
ness between CINCINNATI and Columbus are
ARA ngiDg to carry three thousand people
from Cincinnati on the occasion of the in
augura ton of the Governor next week.
The Railroader IS the name of a neat
the Pennsylvania Company's Employees
X abroad Christian Association. 1t is edit
ed by j. w. VickermaD, who is much inter
ested In this work.
The passenger d apartment of the Cincin-
natl Wabash & Michig an road announces
by circular that mileage books issued by
the c., w. * NJ. road will be honored on
any division of the Big Four ystem. This
looks like case where the ia il ways the
dog.
The annual report of General Baggage
Agent Jenkins, at the Union Station. Pitts
burg, shows that in 1891 there were ham
died at that station S15.04 pieces of bag
gage. a number only exceeded at one union
station in this country-Broad-str sta
ton. Philadelphia.
Huntington, Ind. is becoming an Impor-
tant railroad point. q large number of rail-
road men making it their home. A lodge
of the Brotherhood of Trainmen has just
been organized there, and is sending out
invitations TO their first grand bail on Fri
day evening, Feb. 10.
Z. +. Knibloe. superintendent of the
TIoga division of the Erie lines. mas re-
signed to become general superintepd emit
OF the Buffalo, Creek road. He Is succeeded
on the Erie by III. E. Gilpin. promoted from
position on the Chicago & Atlantic.
w. H. McCombie, in charge of the found
ries of the Illinois Central shops, has in
vented o spark-consuming continuance
which expert mechanics think will be q
success. The smoke and sparks are forced
through long passageway of hot fire brick
before they enter the stack of the loco
motive.
John McClurg. master mechanic of the
Peoria x Eastern road, was in the city yes
tercay for conference with the new su-
perintendent OF motive power of the Big
-Four lines. He states that at the shops in
Urbana the conf any is working 260 men
full time. largely on repair work. having
no time for building new work.
The telegraph operators and train dis
Datchers on the Atehison, Topeka q Santa
Fe railroad have asked for an increase in
wages. They have presented q schedule,
which is now in the hands of President
Marvel The mon are all members of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers and are
thoroughly organized. They claim to have
the backing of the tralnmen.
The strike in the Clay county coal mines
was quite blow at the earnings of the L.
II. * l.. division of the VandalIa as forty
to fifty carloads of coal day were shipped
north on this line. This class Of traffic is
now moving briskly again, and the losses
of November and December will, in some
measure, be overcome, yet it will not show
in the earnings of this division in 1891.
The c., c.. g. & ST. L. on yesterday made
public its net earnings for November, W hich
were sS59,655. an increase over November
1890. of $9,615. For the five months of the
fiscal year beginning with July the net
earnings were 81, SOS, 431; increase over tn 9
corresponding period OF 1890. S103.666. The
surplus. after paving operating expenses
and fixed charges, was S796, 1913, an in
crease over 1890 of S109.075.
Chairman Blanchard has issued his Gall
for the next regular freight meeting of tho
Central Traffic Association, to be held at
Chicago next Tuesday. Among the impor-
tant matters to be considered are: Through
rates on lumber from Pacifc-coast points;
request of the Grand Rapids Board of
Trade for equalization of rates from Grand
Rapids to Missouri-river points and the
practice of stopping grain in transit
A fast run was made over the east end of
on Wednesday night. The train. which
consisted OF nine cars. was hauled by one
of the ten-wheel passenger engines and
left Springfield, o.. one hour and fifty
eight minutes late and run INTO the Union
| Station at Indianapolis but fifty three
| minutes late. The train was hauled from
| New Castle to the Belt road. f0rty-two
miles. in forty minutes. From New Castle
| to Indianapolis the track Is on an air line
and in excellent condition for any speed an
engine can run.
George III. Prescott, superintendent OF
the rolling stock of the Vandalia line. was
| in the city yesterday. The first of this
| month he commenced his eleventh year IN
this position. He states that during the
ten years he has held his present position
| the number OF men employed in the shops
! of the company has not varied flve. From
| November to March 1 the shops are run
| only nine hours. the other months of the
| year ten hours. When the repairs do no,
keep the force st the different shops busy
| he builds new work and manages to build
/ q couple of switching engines three or four
passenger coaches and about fifty new
freight cars year in addition to the repair
/ work.
General Manager Clarke, of the Union
4 Pacific and (1euaral MapaOar Rohi nj
the st. Joseph & Grand Island road are in
| Omaha arranging the details of the man.
agement of the latter road, which is in the
future to be operated independent of the
Union Pacific. st. Joseph will be the head
quarters of the road. 1t is understood that
| 5. NJ. Adsit, now general agent of the Union
| Pacific at st. Joseph. VIII be general pas
senger and freight agent. j. G. Drew, chiei
clerk TO superintendent Rush. of the Grand
| Island, is slated for the authorship. He II
In Omaha with Mr.. Robinson. Richard
Berry. now at ST. Louis, 10 mentioned fol
Mr.. Robinson's chief clerk.