The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-05

he went to secure more equipment for the
lire. Nothing will 10 done In this direc-
ton until it is known that the new issue Of
bonds will be voted on favorably.
The declaring of per cent semi-an-
Dual dividend and ordering that 100 loco
motives and 500 freight cars be- built by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company indi-
Gates thas President Robertss visit, last
summer TO Europe did not lead him to
taking any backward steps with this great
property.
An official of the Pennsylvania Company
states that the engine which carried Oft the
honors in the recent speed race Is known as
class ~" having seventy-seven-inch
driving wheel, and while very fast. is not
thought as powerful as the class ~ engine
now In use In hauling the fast trains over
the mountalns
The new management of the Ohio az
Mississippi Is still dropping ont men who
held positions under the old management.
The latest report is that w. Il. Shattuc will
be retired OH Jan. i. and y. L. NcCarty,
general passenger agent of the baltimore
az Ohio Southwestern. be gwen the u. &c
III. to look after.
George L. Warfel, formerly travelling
passenger agent of the Baltimore d Ohio
Southwestern. has been appointed gen.
eral manager of the passenger department.
of the Ohio * Mississippi with headQuar-.
tiers at st. Louis. vice A. j. Little general
whose Office was abolished Nov. /.
The stone traffic of the Monon ont of
the Bedford quarries this year largely ex-
ceeds In tonnage that of any former year.
Although the company has six hundred
more fiat cars than in the preceding year.
at no time has it been able to supply the
cars called for. Bedford stone is now in
demand. not only at Chicago, but at many
other northern cities.
Several freight brakenen on the Penn
sylvania lines have recently been promoted
TO freight conductors, tc take the place of
those conductors promoted to the passen-
ger service. Among the brakemen pro-
NOTED were 4. A. Watson, K. Is. Kessler
and w. w. Stottlemeyer. AS they are in
the line of promotions. special care is taken
conductors.
G. Cunning, travelling passenger agent
for this district for the Atchison. Topeka
~ Santa Fe. was in the city yesterday. lie
states that on Sunday next the new train
goes on between Chicago and Los Angeles,
which will make the run seven and one
half hours quicker than it is now made. In
both directions Fred Harvey has been
appointed superintendent of the dining
car service on the Santa Fe lines.
Rapid progress is being made on the new
freight depot of the Big Four on South
Delaware street, the walls extending from
near POgue's run to South street. over seven
hundred feet. 1t is already evident that 1t
Will be substantial improvements and con-
veniently planned. This is to be the de-
livery depot. The new one which the CON-
pany will erect on the old Bee-line ground,
with frontage on Alabama street, will be
for receiving frelghts for Shipment
On Tuesday last the Western Traffic AS
ISOLATION ceased to exist, and Judge Walk
er. the late commissioner of the associa-
ton, has arranged to spend the winter in
Mexico. The third day after the associa-
tion passed out of existence the roads
which were in the association found them
selves tangled MP In an unfortunate con-
troversy over rate matters which threat
ems serious results, and reduction via
Kansas City in west-bound rates Is now
probable.