The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04
Association Notes.

The Official statement of DR.. Talbot.
medical of the Pennsylvania Vol
untary Relief Association indianapolis d.
vision. shows that in 1892 500 employees be-
came members OF the association on this
division. On the Pennsylvania system at
the present time % $40 per cent. of the en-
ploy es are members of the organization.
The Indianapolis Division of the Order of
Railwa Conductors was founded in 1888,
with eighteen charter members. fourteen
of whom are now living and holding MEM
bership. The polls division now
has 26S members, an increase IN 1872 OF
sixty-three members. Death has carried
Oft ten of Its member in the last year.
Indianapolis Division, No. IS, Order of
Railroad photographers. was organized
June (, 1857. with fourteen charter MEN,
bers. On Dee. 80. 1871, it had se~venty-One
members; Dec. 20, 1892. 800 members-a net
gain of 255 in the last year. The aesoci-
alton has changed its IN and place OF
meeting from Frater Hall to the Engineers
Hail (old Plymouth Churchl. and from the
second and fourth Thursday afternoons To
the second and fourth Friday nights of
each month at 5 o'clock.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS, Division No. IL, Indianapolis. has
reached the thirtleth anniversary of its
organization, 1t being organized in an old
frame onildiDg that stood where the Union
Station now stands. In the year 1868. A
number of the charter members are now
prominent In the association. In Its In
fancy it was known as the Brotherhood of
the FoOtboard. Many of the engineers are
alive today. and some of them running
passenger trains or engines into this city
who espOused the cause IN the time when
1t was worth q mans place should IL come
to the ears of his officials. But the major
ity of officials take n different view now,
knowing that elevation OF the engineers
character Is one of the prime objects of
the order, and that the organization resorts
to strikes only when everything else fails.
No. IL gave nearly $4,000 TO the c.; Il. d q.
engineers during their trouble. It's menu
bershlp list fiuctuated more than usual
during 1892, having given M fftv of Its
members TO start the new division
known as No. 4s2. No. lis average
increase in membership from initiation is
about three q month: besides. brother en-
gineers are being transferred forward and
back. as the case may require, to enable an
engineer TO belong to q division that Is To-
Gated on the line of road where be Is en-
ployed. Some have been ex PEELED for yIo-
latiOn of rules and a few have died. fIhe
division has 235 members. The members OF
No. IL are very apprsciative of courteous
treatment by their officials. and II was
with much regret that they learned of the
retirement of General Superintendent
Peck, of the Big Four system.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
George b. Roberts. president of the Penn
sylyania lines. Is said 20 be worth $50. Ooo. 900.
The Ohio Falls car-works at Jefferson
willie built. in 1882. 249 passenger coaches
and leo freight cars.
The Peoria * Eastern begun the year
well. handling on Monday 726 loaded and
143 empty cars. and 4,O01 passengers.
Work at the Monon shops, New Albany,
has SO increased that the men who were
laid oil a month ago have been re-employc d.
y. X. Elliott. superintendent of trans
portation of the VandalIa lines, has
returned from Florida fully recovered IN
health.
ANIMALS and press tickets of 1892 will be
honored on the Big Four aud the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton ~ Dayton lines until
JAN. Is.
Car-works established by Boston cap
~ftalists, with a capacity To build ten cars q
day. begun operations In Houston. Tex, on
Monday.
Capt. L. I. Clapp, an expert in statistical
work. comes with Joseph Ramsey ir.. gem
eral manager OF the Big Four. as his right
hand man.
At their animal meeting. on Monday, the
directors of the Terre Haute Il lndianap-
oils road declared the usual three per-cent.
semi-annual dividend.
NJ. A. Took. who. n few months ago. left
the Monon TO accept the position of engineer
of maintenance of way of the AlAbam a
Great Southern. northern division. has
been appointed engineer of maintenance