The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-19


and that. IL built. II will place Richmond
more at it's mercy than under present con-
ditioDs.
The portion of the Cleveland belt road
which will connect the Cleveland. Canton
y Southern with the c.. c., Z. n Sc L. at
Llndale Is completed and will be opened
for business Feb. !.
Two new engines for the Terre Hsute &
Peoria. Pittsburg build. passe through the
city yesterday, making five new engines
the Vandalia has placed on that road since
1t took control of il.
j. w. Hewitt. travelling auditor of the
Big Four. has declined the offer made HIM
recently TO take the position OF auditor or
another road, and will remain with the
Big Four at an increased salary.
The last three weeks the Vandalia has
every day, with two exceptions. made u D
special train Tor st. Louis at noon and sent
IL out'on regular time. so late have been
the Pennsy wanna trains from the East
At BrIghtwood yesterday. there were
thirty-eight disabled locomotives. Twen-
ty.nine need general overhauling and the
other nine were condemned. on Monday,
by the superintendent of motive power
NJ. f. Ingalls, and wife will to-day return
to Washington, where. for the next few
months. will be his headquarters. be hav-
ing fitted up an Office in the building oc-
cupied by the Chesapeake 81 ONO officials
located in that city.
j. s. Rhoads. superIntendsnt of signals
and telegraph on the Big Four lines, in
company with j. +. Wallick. division SUI
perintendent of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. yesterday went to Chi.
cago on official business
AS expected. the Chicago & Eastern Illi-
nois and the Evansville & Terre Haute
have named 1t the great trunk-line between
Chicago aud Nashville. Tenn. There are
shorter lines. but this makes no difference
In the naming OF the line.
Master Mechanic McClurg. of the Peoria
& Eastern. was in the city yesterday. He
states that within the next week he will
turn out of the shops at Urbana three re-
built consolidated freight engines. aud will
at once take in three more to rebuild.
j. A. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria 81 Eastern, returned from Cincin-
natl last night, and will TO- day assume his
usual duties. Mr.. Barnard has been the
recipient OF many kilograms and letters
showing sympathy with him in his great
loss.
+. G. DarllnGto superintendent of the
Indianapolis division of the Pennsylvania
lines. states that they are gradually getting
into better shape. clearing the slde-tracks
of delayed freights. yet it il very difficult
to push business under present weather
conditions.
Some thirty shippers have selected COM
mittee to confer with the general manager
of the Indiana Car-service Association to
see what can be done to relieve the friction
which exists between some of the shippers
and the association. What they really
want Is more time to load and unload cars.
The directors of the Louisville. New Al
bany d Chicago have decided to classify
its stock. issuing % per cent. of new pre-
ferred and 20 per cent. of common stock III
place OF the present common stock. Sl2,-
000.00 Under this plan s.. 000. 900 of pre-
ferred stock will be issued, with dividend
mi e. 40 nf
annum.
The annual meeting of the American
Association of Baggsgemen was begun at
the Aud forum Hotel, Chicago. yesterd ay.
The principal business of the meeting will
be to make such arrangements as may be
baggage during the worlds fair. and in
that connection the members will visit she
exposition grounds and examine the facili-
ties provided and planned for that purpose.
During 1892 there were killed on Penn
sylvania railroads AZ passengers. and Cos
were injured. The total mum Der of passen-
gers. employees and other persons killed was
l.4S9. The total number injured was $500.
The whole number of persons killed who
were not passengers or railroad employees
was 951. OF this number il is estimated that
20 per cent-Iost their lives while lying on
the railroad tracks while under the in
huence of liquor.
Robert Elvin. the oldest living railroad
man In Indiana, who has been quite Ill. is
improving He is now eighty-four years
old. and receives 500 monthly as a pension
from the Pennsylvania Company. For the
past few years no has done little work. bat
often proves valuable to the company in
giving information as TO titles, ETC., of
property OF the company in this State. tie
began railroading on the Madison IL In
dianapolis road in 1887.
An engineer employed on the Indiauapo-
liza " NJ " mi a in
speaking of what it costs to be member
of the Pennsylvania Voluntary Relief As
sociation, states that before the association
was organized it cost the men in the differ
care for sick ana disabled employees than it
does TO pay the association asses sments.
from which An injured or disabled mploye
receives much greater benefit.
The Queen IL Crescent and the Pennsyl-
vania have established friendly traffic re-
iatiOns to handle business via Louisville.
A traveller can now leave indianapolis at
$40 A. NJ, and the next day be In Jackson
Vile, Fla. at IL A. NJ, making the run in
thirry-two hours. The Q. &. G. runs it's
trains to the station at Canal and Four
teenth streets. Louisville. where the Penn
sylvania drops it's Southern passengers.
Arrangements have also been made for an
Interchange of freight traffic at Louisville.
1t is stated that one of the, bondholder
syndicates of the Cincinnati. jackson *
Mackinaw Is determined to carry out the
plan of placing the road under control of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton IL Day ton. not
being discouraged over the late decision Of
the court. which. 1t was supposed, would
result in said bondhoiders going further
with the matter. The main thing sought
in the deal is the guarantee of the interest
by the G.. III. 81 ID. company. which will
give much more value to the bonds Of the
c.. J. q NJ.
8. NJ. FELTON,, president of the Queen Il
Crescent lines. Gays the outlook for South
ern roads is much brighter than one year
ago. The last year was hard year with
Southern roads, but many of them greatly
improved their properties. President Fell
ton Gays the owners of the Queen Il Cres-
cent did not lo"k for fav orable reports. and
consequently he took advantage of their
expectations and expended good deal of