The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-27

1t is authoritatively announced that an
other heavy reduction in the working force
OF the Pennsylvania railroad Will be made
Jan. l. The discharges will extend over the
line between New York and Pittsburg, but
not further West They will include the
clerical forces also, which it was thought
would not be touched. number OF en-
ployes about the Union Station and
yards at PittSburg have received notice or
dismissal and others are to follow before
the new year.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The mother of Albert S. White. general
freight agent of the Big -Four, died yes
terday.
Belt road engines last week handled s35
carloads of stock, and l5,42S cars We're
transferred over the road.
The Central Road of Georgia has dis
charged six passenger conductors because
their services were unsatisfactory.
c. w. Fairbanks. general solicitor Of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton * Dayton, left yester-
day for New York to be absent ten days.
George Lowe, chief clerk in the office Of
j. +. Cavenaugh, car-service super1ntend-
ent of the Big Four, will retire on JAN 1.
William b. Thompson, who built the
jackson, Lansing & Saginaw, now part OF
the Michigan Central system, died at his
home last week.
In November there arrived and departed
at the Union Station 1852 trains, handling
21,372 coaches, against 352S trains in No
vernber. 1892, handling 1904 coaches.
George Sipp, car service superintendent
of the Chesapeake e. Ohio, and b. F. Sipp,
superintendent of the Whitewater road, are
city fg1.''''s N' . ~" "'''' '0''|'0 - '''N
The English locomotive, James Tollman,
which was exhibited at the worlds fair, is
to be put in service on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St Paul, hauling passenger
trains.
The Wabash directors, at their meeting
in New York on Saturday, resolved to pass
the dividend on the debenture bonds Jan. 1,
on account of the costly disaster to the
road during the worlds fair.
1t has been practically settled that the
conductors and entire passenger crews on
the Chicago division Of the Big Four will,
early next month, commence running
through between Cincinnati and Chicago.
Chairman Caldwell of the Western Pas
senger Association, has decided that short
line round trip tourist tickets from Kansas
lily 10 Fior1aa points cannot DE aPpii Ssa 10
routes only.
j. n. Weaver, who was appointed assist
ant general superintendent Of the T.ehigh
Valley, with headquarters at Sayre, now
that the strike is over, returns to the posi-
ton of master mechanic Of he companys
principal shops.
rated regular passenger service on its new
extension of twenty-Seven and one-half
miles between Butte and Anaconda, Mont,
and trains will be hereafter run through
from st. Paul without change
]. B. Harter. superintendent of the Chi
cago 81 Southeastern, Is in the city with
ing expenses. as, when it is doing but lit
tie IL trims its expenses accordingly; or,
IN other words, no business, no expenses.
Arthur E. Underhill superintendent of
retire from that position Jan. l, on account
of poor health. Mr.. Underhill was the first
master mechanic to build locomotive with
boilers which would carry 160 pounds of
steam.
TT The trunk 20 lines in the year. end
n rpCOppfiVa
minaIs 14599l2 tons of freight against
1,554,5S0 tons in the corresponding twelve
months ending Nov. 30, 1892; decrease this
year. 94,61S tons
The Chesapeake & Ohio has in the last
four days delivered 625 carloads Of freight
loaded with grain. 100 with -four, Is with
live stock and the other 125 with miscel
laneous freights. such as hides, provisions
and hardwood lumber.
The entire F. f. V. vestibule equipment
run on Trains and over the Chesa-
peake & Ohio is undergoing thorough re-
pairs, and will come out of the shops
practically new. 1t requires four trains for
this line between Cincinnati and New York
| via Washington, ID. c.
Receiver Trumbull, of the Denver & Gulf
| road. has appointed A ID. Parker auditor
of the road under his control. Mr.. Parker
| is at present chief clerk In the auditors
| office Of the Rio Grande road. 1t is under
| stood Frank Semple will be appointed gen.
| eral passenger agent of the Gulf.
The magnitude Of the private car abuse,
says the Railroad Gazette, is forcbly
| shown in the published statement OF the
Interstate-commerce Commission, showing
that the mileage paid on such cars amount
| ed to $3G0oGo year; Private cars pay
The loaded car movement on the Big
| Four proper for the week ending Sunday,
Dec "a, was q. 321; last year. %, 434; increase
| this year, 2sS7 cars. on the p. & e. for
the. same dates the movement was A. 152 for
| this year and 1906 cars last year; increase
| pa. making total increase on the system
/ 1874 cars
| Monday Engine POP on the Cincinnati
| Hamilton & Dayton brought a theatrical
| company from Hamilton to Indianapolis.
| hauling two cars, in ia minutes-distance
| 100 miles j. Corcoran was engineer Su-
perintendent Galloway says this was the
| fastest time ever made between Hamilton
| and indianapolis.
Representatives of the Erie at this point
| have been notified that freight rates, east
| bound. will, on Jan. /, be advanced TO a
| tariff based on % cents from Chicago to
| New York. Indications yesterday were
that the roads We're now in earnest in tue
| matter and would for time at least live
| up to their agreement.
Calls have been issued for the regular
meeting Of the Eastern COMMITTEES Of the
| on Jan. and or the general association
| on Jan. 3. The most important matter TO
be brought before the meeting of the gem
| eral association is the request of California
| lines that Second-claSs rates from Cali
fornia TO Missouri river points be changed
| from so to $35. The Eastern committee
Charles Lewis. president of the Wagner
| Car-door Company, has written recently TO
| several of the leading works regarding
using the door. and while his answers are
| very satisfactory, every letter shows de-
| pressed times with car builders One writes
| that their works are shut down and pros
| poets for early contracts; another writes
| that in the long series of years their works
| have been in operation the company has
| never been so near out of orders, with no
| prospect of an early Improvement. The gen
| eral manager of one of the leading car
| works. a few days ago, said TO a Journal
dred cars to build at a loss of SIS per car.
| in order to keep their men at work that
they might take care OF their families.
! The Vandalia seems to have withstood the
, financial stringency thus far without suf-
| fering seriously. There has been reduc-
\ ton in pay of it's employees or in hours of
| work or dismissal of men more than is
ordinarily made i'm the winter months. In
| speaking OF this a Big Four official said
| yesterday: 'Our road would be in the
same situation were all divisions like the
| The Nandalia proper has been carrying
| nearly as many passengers and as large a
| tonnage this year in 1892 At Indian
| apOlts General Agent Rodney states that
| there has not been a month this year thus
! Ear that the receipts were not In excess of
| those OF the corresponding months of 1892,
ard December, he was confident, would not
be an exception
1t Is stated what seems good authority
that Henry ;. Ives has arranged 10 build
| a connecting line of road between Column
bus and Washington Courthouse o.. or
| Greenfield Fayette county. This win join
| the Cleveland Akron a. Columbus railroad