The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-05
OF THE RAILWAYS
Equipments Added to the BIG Four Sys-
tenn During the Year Just Closed.
Many New Locomotives, Passenger Coaches
and Freight C~ars-Annuil Report of the,
Illinois Railway Commission.

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and Freight C~ars-Annuil Report of the,
Illinois Railway Commission.
But few roads of equal mileage in the
country increased equipment to the extent
that the c., c., G.. * st. Il. did In 1S52. In
May orders were let for fifty engines, dis
tributed as follows: Brooks. ten six-wheel
lsx24-ineh switch engines; these have all
been delivered: Richmond locomotive
works, thirty ten freight engines, 10
xo4-inch cylinders. and of this contract four
have been delivered and the rest will be
delivered In January; schenectady loco
motive-works, ten eight-wheel lSx24-
inch passenger Engines TO De de-
liyered by Jan. 1. In September an
order was given to the schenectady WORKS
for ten six wheel 1Sx2i-inch sw~itch-engines
TO be delivered by Jan. l. Five OF these
were received before Dec. ID. Early In the
spring contracts were let TO the Barney ~
Smith Car Company for 1000 thirty,ton
box cars with air-brakes and vertical plain
couplers. to be delivered by Jan. 1. The
same company is also building forty-three
coaches, three postal cars and four combi-
nation cars, also two dining cars. vi this
contract ten coaches were delivered early
In the year, and one dining car and fifteen
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Illinois Leads In Railroad Mileage.
The Railway Commission of illinois on
Tuesday handed to the Governor its twen-
ty-second annual report. This shows that
ninety-six miles of main track, twenty-six
miles of second track and 237 miles of sid
ings were laid last year. Illinois still leads
all the States Of the Union" the report
.o-a 49,, %ha ta%o1 railwau rnilaaCa nm
structed and in operation. and in the num-
Der of miles of railway per square mile of
territory The addition of income from
oil other sources and the deduction of ex-
penses classified as fixed charges bring
about a net income for fifty-four roads of
$50, GIG. 701. and a net deficit for twenty
seven roads of S2,276, Isl. The dividends
paid to stockholders were. In the aggregate,
something over S25. 600. 900. which is over 5
per cent above the aggregate paid in the
previous year.
Three roads, the C~entralia q Chester. the
East st. Louis connecting, and the Pawnee
railroad failed TO earn enough TO pay OD-
the State is the Rock Island ~ Peoria.
which gave Its stockholders this year ID
per cent. on common stock.
The average earnings per passenger per
mile were O fraction over 2 cents. and
the average revenue per ton of freight per
mile was 3 Clio mills. The passenger de-
partment earning have increased since
1889, in round numbers, about S4.O00,OO0
and the freight department earnings have
increased about S13, 00O. 600. The operating
expenses have increased, in the same time.
S11. COO 600. The aggregate of freight car
rIed in Illinois during the year Is 62,O2l,94
tons, which is an increase or nearly 10 per
cent. over the year 1891. The number of
people employed by the roads In Illinois Is
66.6S0. and their aggregate annual salaries
exceeds $40. 600, 900. The increase in auto
matte couplers is 21,595.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The Monon has promised Ladoga, one of
it's best stations. q new and commodious
depot this year.
w. X. Christie. on Jan. 1, took charge as
superintendent of motive power of the CHI
eago& West Michigan.
The mechanics In the Vandalia shops at
Terre Haute have organized q band, all of
whom are good musicians. NJ
Charles L. Shaw has resigned IS chair
man of the Chicago freight committee of
the Central Traffic Association.
p. j.. Doherty. for some years In the
White line Office at this point, died yester-
day at the home of his parents at Union
City.
F. s. Deal on Monday assumed the duties
of superintendent of telegraph and pur-
chasing agent of the Wheeling q Lake
Erie.
J.. III. Palmer has been appointed general
Southern agent of the Chicago, Burlington
d Quincy, with headquarters at Nashville,
Tenn.
George Brecount. commercial agent of the
Monon at Cincinnati. was in the city yes
terday, on q business and pleasure trip
combined.
DR.. j. w. Marsee has resigned as general
surgeon of the Big Four lines, and yester-
day DR.. G.. w. Combs, of this CITY, was ap-
pointed his successor.
w. b. Shattuc. general passenger agent
of the Ohio IL Mississippi, goes TO Florida
on his usual winter trip, not worrying in
the least as to his future with the o. u NJ.
people.
On New Years day eighteen engineers OF
the Lake Shore and the Big Four roads at
tended the funeral of Edward Mcconnell at
Hudson. Ind, who died IN an insane asy-
ium on Saturday last.
President Mackey has given orders that
the work OF building a new passenger and
freight depot at the East ST. Louis terminal
of the Louisville, Evansville 81 st. Louis
road be commenced without delay.
In the rules governing the movement of
trains on the Pennsylvania lines the one
reading as followsi Is known rs the Golden
RULE" I'm case OF doubt and uncertainty
cake the safe course and run no risks"
According to the number of trains run
the Lake Erie X Western trains arrived
the fewest times late ut the Union station
In 1892, and the Indianapolis Decatur &,
Western ranked second in its time exhIbIt.
A telegram from General Manager
Barnard. of the Peoria ~ Eastern, yester-
day. stated that his wife was not so we'll
President Ingalls, and wife are in New
York, awaiting results. it is feared, of q
fatal relapse.
The Pennsylvania Company is making
Q more important point of Logansport.
There are now employed in the shops there
65 men, and pa tTainmen are paid off at
these men monthly.
President Galloway, of the Toledo. st.
Louis * Kansas City. In al interview pub
Ished in the Toledo Commercial. comes out
strongly In favor of the profit-sharing sys-
EN-. He thinks the plan will be the solu-
ton or q great many labor troubles.
Memphis. Ind, claims TO have furnished
more railroad men than any town of It's
size in the State. The town has three hun.
dred inhabitants and has furnished for the
different branches of railroad service eighty
men. and forty of it's citizens are now en-.
ployed on railroads.
beginning with Jan. 2 the lines cast OF
the Western terminal of the trunk-lines
will pay only = cent per mile run on al
ears. and the lines in the Central Traffic
territory viii pay but Y cent per mile, ex.
cept on cars carving dressed meats; on
snch cars hey will pay / cent per mile run,
The indianapolis. Decatur x Western
earned in 1872 Sj04. TABS. against S507, 544. A
in 1891. q decrease in 1852 of S3,471.S. The
decrease is attributable TO the lighter