The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-18

ton, comparative ECONOMY of prodnction com
tIes ali guanty and market value OF commodi-
ees, al OF which are entirely disconnected from
circumstances and conditions under which
transportation is conducted
Elsntn-Ine carrier has the right to judge In
sne nrst instance whether 1t is justified in max
lnS tne greater charge for the shorter distance
unuer the fourth section in all cases where the
circumstances and conditions arise wholly upon
It's own line or through competition for the same
tra,Hc win carriers not subject TO regulation
unuer the act TO regulate commerce. In other
cases under the fourth section the circumstances
anu conditions are not presumptively dissimilar,
anu carriers must not charge less for the longer
Instance except upon the order OF this commls-
sion.
. Ninth3when a carrier on complaint under
the ioertn section ayers substantial dissimilarty
ia circumstances and conditions justifying its
sreatcr charge for shorter hauls, IL is concluded
gy us pleading. and must affirmatiyely show
tnat the circumstances and conditions of which
t Is entitled to judge in the first instance are in
lac. su6stantiaiiy dissimilar but upona an appli-
calon Ior relief under the fourth section proyisO
Tue carrier Is not limited by such rule OF evil
aenee and may present to the commission every
maierlal reason for an order in its favor.
Ientn-Tne compliments in cases Nos. 234 and
no 80 are dismissed. In cases Nos. 3l4. 3l5,
SIG 81, and 326 the defendants ordered to
Tease ana uesist from charging more TO shorter
| than to longer distance points mentioned in the
complaints, or file applications for relief under
tue provision clause OF the fourth section and
SNOW cause thereon within specified time.
Locomotive Test on the Pennsyivanis.
For six months the mechanical depart
ment of the Pennsylvania railroad has
been conducting important experiments on
| It's New York division and on the Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne and Chicago road,
which, liz is said. will lead to important
changes In the construction of the COM
| pany's passenger locomotives. Two en-
| glnes of the Baldwin build. two of the
| Schenectady, two built at the company's
shops In Altoona. and two built at the
shops at Fort Wayne have been in the tests
| made. The two built at Altoona are known
| as Class "P" and *" and have proved
the best engines ever built at
| Altoona. Those built at Fort Wayne were
known as Class "X;" they are ten-wbeel
machines. with six driving wheels. sixty
| eight inches in diameter, weighing $4,000
| pounds. One of those built by the
schenectady works is compound ten
| wheel locomotive, has six-foot driving
wheels and weighs 135, 900 pounds; the other
Is an eight-wheel engine. with seventy
F.! eiRht-lnch driving wheels and weighs 1885,
| 600 pounds. One of the Baldwin engines is
| four-cylinder compound ten-wheel en-
CINE, with seventy two-lnch driving
wheels; weight 132, 900 pounds. The other
l. a four cy Under compound eight-wheel
engine, with seventy-eight-inch driving
| wheels. and weighs Ia. 900 pounds. Beside
the eight American engines which are
s sss snsn. tn. s sS4eeov is conn an
II
pound, with seventy five inch
driving wheel and weight of 1S2, 900 pounds.
| Already the Penney lvanla has commenced
the building of On engine IN which will be
| introduced all Improvements the expert
| menus with the present locomotives have
suggested. Mr.. Ely'sengIne. as 1t is called,
| will have seven-f0Ot driving wheels and be
atTo-cylinder compound; it's weight has
not been determined on. The test OF the
/ English engine has shown that it Is not
equal to the Pennsylvania build of locomo-
| tive for hauling heavy express trains. even
on a level track, and on grades its perform
/ at Fort Wayne are doing good work.
Engineers complain of their riding little
| hard, but this can be easily remedied; In
| fact has already been overcome on
| number of them which have been in the
shops for some light repairs.
| Personal, Local and General Notes
A. Mendenhall. trainmaster of the Pitts
burg division of the Pennsy lyania lines.
has been seriously i'll for several days with
throat troubles.
/ The Toledo, st. Louis g. Kansas City
/ earned in the second week of November
S42,3O5 an increase over the corresponding
week Of 1891 of $780,
Z. H. Chevee, travelling passenger agent
| of the Queen 81 Crescent. has resigned to
| accept similar position on the Lake Shore
| road, with headquarters at Buffalo. N. Y.
| T.. NJ. Bennett. superintendent of the
| Chicago division of the Pennsylvania lines.
| Yesterday received from the Baldwin loco
motive-works two heavy ten-wheel engines
Richard Doyle. chief train-dspatcher of
| the Big Four, has been appointed assistant
| trainmaster. and g. Ii. French, of the tram
dispatcher's office, has been appointed chief
| train-dispatcher.
Information from a reliable source is to
the effect that negotiations are pending
| which will probably result In consolida-
| ton OF the Pullman and the Wagner
paIace-car companies.
| L.O. Shaffer who represent Is the Big Four
| at Benton Harbor, is in the city. He states
| that the business at that point has nearly
| doubled in the last year. The new eleva-
tor Is handling q, 900 bushels of grain day.
John ID. White, who was assistant to
General Manager Evans when he held
that position on the Louisville. Evansville
| & st. Louis, has been appointed assist
ant general freight agent of the Boston q
Maine.
The Pennsylvania lines have the last
few weeks. been carrying o much larger
per cent. of the theatrical business than its
| competitors think it entitled to, and they
are doubtful whether rates are being main
tanned.
A. J. Fraser, trainmaster of the Ohio &
Mississippi with headquarters at Sey-
mour, it 10 said. will succeed Z. =. +. Bent
as su superintendent on Mr.. Bents taking the
position of general manager OF the Ohio q
Mississippi.
John Swisher who. q short time ago. on
account of i'll health, retired as train
master of the Decline division of the Big
Four. has fully recovered his health and
has taken the position of passenger con-
ductor on this division.
Under the new winter time schedule
Train Il, coming west over the Pennsyl J.
vania lines will reach Indianapolis at lO:45
A. NJ and st. Louis at 5:15 p. NJ. two hours
earlier than now. This will insure c0nnec-
tions with the Western trains out of st.
Louis.
The summoning of William B. Shattuc.
general passenger agent of the Ohio ~
Mississippi, to Baltimore, for conference
with the general officers. Is creating good
deal of speculation. 1t settled
that in the new D. q NJ. deal he will be
counted out.
The last rail IN the Columbus & San
dusky short line was laid yesterday. and
the line now unbroken distance of los
miles, from Columbus TO Sandusky. Trains
will not be put on before the first Of next
month. there is a good deal of surfacin g
up to be done on ten miles of the road.
The railroad officials mail, which Gen.
eral Baggage Agent Ferguson has to look
after at the Union Station. Will reach fully
q ton q day. In the past he has had but
| one man TO look after this business. but
now ne proposes TO have day and night
man. SO important has the work become.
An official of the Vandalia is very EN-
thusiastic over the electric headlights in
the watchfuiness of the engineers and the
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