The Indianapolis journal., 1893-02-07

agement is contemplating the putting In of
an electric-light plant. which Will admit OF
the company working a night as well as
day force.
General Manager Ramsey. of the Big
-Four. and General Counselor Jonn 4. Dye
will 20 to Wann to-day to meet a COM
mittee of the Legislature of illinois TO IN
vestigate the cause of the recent disaster
at that point
George III. Cross. superintendent of the
western division of the New York q New
England. has resigned. and, until his sue
cessor is appointed, his duties will be
looked after by Z. l.. Dewey. superintend-
ent of the eastern division
John L. Rose, late superintendent of
transportation of the Big Four. has ac-
cepted the position of general manager OF
lead mines In Missouri. IN which number
of citizens of Indianapolis are interested.
T.. A. Peck and William II. Dye being of the
number.
John ID. Campbell, superintendent of
motive power of the New York Central,
will this week remove his headquarters
from Albany TO Buffalo, that he may be
able to more closely watch the work OF
building the company's new shops at
Depew. few miles out of Buffalo.
The Peoria & Eastern has asked for bids
for the erection of q new depot at James
town. in place Of the one burned recently.
The plan of the depot includes two wait
lng-rooms. a baggage-roOm and q telegraph
office. to be built of modern style of
architecture. the cost not to exceed $1,000.
There were shipped east from Indlanapo-
lis, over the Pennsylvania line. in 1892.
1862 carloads OF live stock. which is con.
sidered a good exhibit when the scarcity Of
hogs and cattle for marketing the last six
months of the year Is considered and the
fact that the company carried but little ex-
port shipments.
The Toledo. st. Louis s. Kansas City in
A1p1
January, 1892. of S3,9sO. The Chicago q
Eastern Illinois earned 1856. 121. sn increase
this year of s44,522 The Wabash earned
81. .064. 100. decrease this year of S63. 7CO.
The Chesapeake x Ohio earned S696,31s
decrease of s31, 756.
One Of the best couplers for passenc ger
trains ever invented is said to be that of
President Blackstone of the Chicago Il
Alton, The patent has expired and 1t is in
use only on the Chicago IL Alton. The
coupler is based on the principle of making
practically one body of all cars in the train.
Its expenslveness is said to be the chief
cause of its failing to come into general use.
The Philadelphia & Reading has taken
possession of the Connecticut River road,
and President Mcleod has appointed Geo.
II. Evans general superintendent. Mr..
Evans has large railroad experience. and
was for eight years general superintendent
of the Louisville. Evansville q St. Louis.
retiring on ID. j. Mackey taking control of
IT. he being too h;gh-prlced q man for Mr..
Mackey.
The annual edition of the Big Four Ca
Zette 10 just out. and Is one of the most
complete and highly-illustrated works of
this character often sent out by any rail
road company. 1t contains portraits of
the general officers of the company, cuts of
the more important station buildings and
office buildings in which the company Is
interested, and well-executed cuts of the
Columbian worlds fair buildings. with
reading matter appropriate to q work or Its
character.
The sharp curves at the west end of the
Union Station train-sheds continue to
break trains in two and injure tho trucks
OF the long coaches and sleeping-cars and
frequently derail them. AT the next meet
Ing of the Union Railway Com 7any prob
ably some action will be TAX o remedy
this trouble. either by removin. the Van
dalia freight depot and extending the
tracks west, or by laying o couple of tracks
on the south side of the Vandalla depot,
thus reducing the curves.
Aspeoial meeting of the Western Pas
senger Association will be held at Chicago
to-day TO consider several important mat
ters. In addition 30 the question of COM
missions on immigran traffic and the sub
ject of reduced rates for the presidential
inauguration at Washington in March, the
meetIDg will have before 1t q comp plant
against the Chicago, Burlington IL North
ern road for placing It's tickets on sale in
the West Hotel, at Minneapolis. The Bur-
Ington has. apparently, violated rule of
the association. which provides that tick
cts shall not be placed on sale In any hotel
ticket offices. and some of it's competitors
have asked for reIIef. The defense OF the
Burlington will be that 1t took this action
to meet the com petition of the 500 line.