The Indianapolis journal., 1892-02-24

1,4s1. In death benefits 5000 was dis
bursei. in accident benefits $3.50. III sick
ness benefits S11.952 40. making the total
disbursements 10 the membership during
the month Sc. .30S. 40. In the thirty-one
months since the department. was organ
lied there has been disbursed In death ben
eiits S210.3l0 and in disablement benefits
S299. .0C5.02, making total of $50. .3l5.02.
Personal, Local and Ssaneral Notes.
The sixty new cpgines which the Big
Four will build will be provided with the
BellpaIrc fire. box.
The New York Central has prepared
plans for shops at Buffalo. to cost. it is es-
timated. complete. Sl,25O,0O0.
+. p. Sargent. grand chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen. has gone to
Texas. to be absent several days In ADJUST
ing grievances.
just received five parlor and buffet coaches
with the Scarritt reclining seat which are
said To be complete In every respect
The pay rolls show that 1866 men are en-
ployed on the Chicago & Alton road. and
Is per cent. of the gross earnings of the
road are disbursed among it's employees.
The Louisville. New Albany * Chicago
company yesterday awarded the contract
for several important iron bridges on the
Indianapolis division to the Pittsburg
Bridge Company.
Albert $. White general freight agent of
of the Central Traffic Association COM
mittee on the relations of the Western lines
TO the trunk lines
Edgar Van Etten. general manager of the
New York Car-service Association. has re-
signed, and is succeeded by w. w Hasey,
car accountant of the Western New York X
PennsyIy Iyaniaroad
On several of the engines recently built
for the Cincinnati. Hamilton ~ Day ton
road tho Beilaire fire-box was used, and
so well pleased Is the company thatit will
be used on new engines.
II. 4. Rice for several years agent of the
Chicago Cleveland, Cincinnati * St. Louis
railroad at Lebanon. has resigned to ac-
cept the position of general agent of tho
Chicago ~ Southeastern railroad.
g. J. Grammar, traffic manager of the
Mackey lines. was in the city yesterday
The l.. Il. X st. l.. division is now open for
business. and he looks for large earnings
OH tbs road the next few months.
The Louisville. New Albany * Chicago
has contracted for two more combined par
ior ana dining-cars. which are TO be put on
between lIouisvlile and Chicago with tho
taking effect of the spring time table.
e. Kadona. young Japanese nobleman.
has temporarily become member of the
corps OF Pennsylvania railroad engineers.
He is in this country for the purpose of ac-
quaintIng himself with American railroad
practice.
Harry Delaney. of the Louisville. Evans
viile q st. Louis road. has accepted the
position of assistant master mechanic on
the Louisville. New Albany 81 Chicago
road. w. j. Terrence succeeds Dir. Delaney
oil the L., L. d ST. J..
The management of the Cincinnati. Ham,
llton * Dayton lines is disposed to give the
Indiana polls division its full per cent. of
the new equipment. OF tho twelve new
coaches recently received. six have been
placed on the Indianapolis division.
A hapfsop,alv rrov,da al car or tbo NIL.
ern Pacific road stands on one of the spur
tricks near the Union Station which is
filled with the products of Oregon. Since
the ear was started It has bcen exhibited
in most OF tho Northern aDd Eastern cities
The Pennsy lvania Company IA negotiat-
ing for on option on the track leading TO
Premier steel l-works for three mouths. but
Tor what reason IS a mystery, unless IT is
feared by tho Pennsylvania people that
soino road from the South might wish to
use It.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Chesapeake " Ohio Railroad Company.
held at Richmond. Va, yesterday, tho of
ticers were authorized to issne S1O 600 900
worth of bonds for improvements. double
trackagc, acquiring and constructing branch
lines. etc.
An order has been fssued by the manage
ment OF tte Erie lines to tho effect that no
MISCELLANEOUS advertising can bo posted in
their stations, bnt posters conveying inf0r-
time only advertising OF the Erie lines
was allowed.
Tho harmonious relations which have
existed between tho Cincinnati. Hamilton
q Dayton aud the Big Four OF late are
causing favorable comment ns under such
conditions, rates are adhered to, earnings
show increases, and the travelling public Is
better pleased s
II. Moore. traffic manager of the Chicago
x SOUTHEASTERN findiana Midland) is In the
city. lie states that matters are moving
along very smothlv on the road. They aro
loading thirty carloads of freight day.
and wero the country roads better. would
be loading twice that number.
o. =. McCarty. general passenger agent
of the baltimore * Ohio Son til west crn road
states thai they are beginning to derive
some benefit from their new Southwestern
limited trains. which is evidenced by tho
increase IN passenger earnings OH through
business since they were put on.
The Phi 'adelphia Scashore railroad was
suld at Camden. y. -. yesterday. Ia re-
ceiver Baker. under an order of court, for
SlSj. 600. The purchaser il su ID posed fo hav q
acted on behalf OF the West Jersey Rail
road Company. To which tho new road
would have been n formidable rival.
Charles 5. Fee general t,rket ami passen.
ger agen: of the Northern Pacific rua,s was
ia the city Yesterday. lie speaks OF the
business OF l,his road az steadily and
healthily incgoasIng. and with Tho com plr
ti0n of several extensions it3 business will
still further increase. as Ii opens up new
territory.
The purchasing committees of the M,chi.
gan and Ohio divisions of the Cincinnati
jackson * Maeainaw road have convcy ed
their purchases 20 the newly -organ;z ed
corporations. Thu old officials will now re-
sign. and the real owners take charge of
the property as soon as few minor details
can be arranged.
At conference between w. II. McDoel.
traffic manager. of the Louisville
New Albany * Chicago road. and
=. u. Sargent. grand chief of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Fircmen, u
satisfactory scale Of wages for the iircmen
was adopted, General Manager McDoel
agreeing 10 lt rs soon rs hc saw the Justice
OF the iireiuen's demands.
The roads in the Central Traffic Associs-
ti0n nave agreed tn accept as have the
trunk lines, United States bills of In din z
for exhibits shipped to The worlds fair.
This applies 10 cOnsuls and United States
ministers In foreign countries. who may
make out bills of lad;ng for foreign ex-
hibitors. This will greatly simplify the
matter for foreign exhibitors.
Piel Brothers and Coiin. Fletcher tS Co.
will grant. on reasonable terms, the nse of
their track from the city limits 10 a conncc-
tion with the Vandalia tracks. which in
turn would connect with thu Union tracks
and furnish entrance Into the city for tho
indianapolis. Rockport * Chattanooga
connection with the Belt road, whic h
xxoulA ha NJ han