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

of way of the entire system. p. Nolan. who
had charge of the southern division. re-
firing.
The Chicago. Burlington * QUINCY last
week placed an order Tor twenty-five en-
giDes with the Grant locomotive works. I'D
be OF the class TX" ~ pc.
The Louisville. Evansville * st. Louis
has contracted with the Cooke locomotive
works to build ten loo omotIves, six freight
and four passenger engines.
A grievance committee of engineers on
the st. Louis division of the Big -Four held
n two hours conference with General Man.
ager Ramsey yesterday afternoon.
The Ohio Falls car-works are binding
some passenger coaches for the Duluth ~
Iron Range road. equipped with air signals
and the searle system Of steam heating.
Persons interested in the building of the
New Albany IL V%incennes road have been
asked to get together the first Wednesday
In February TO place the ENTERPRISE upon
its feet.
w. b. Stamuer has been appoined yard
master of the Louisville, Evansville IL St.
Louis at Huntington. vice I. Fl. Murphy.
who was blamed for the recent wreck In
the yards.
J. r. Sample, who. on Jan. /. became the
superintendent OF the Louisville, Evans
Vile & st. LOUIS, gave n supper on New
Years eve to all the Office force of the
Mackey lines.
Another meeting of general passenger
agents of Chicago lines is to be held Jan.
20 to again canvass the question OF estab-
fishing on the worlds fair grounds an in
formation bureau.
In the year 1892 there were laid on the
indianapolis d Vincennes road eightand q
bali miles OF new steel rail, 7.400 cross
ties. one new iron bridge was constructed
and SIX large stone cnlverts.
The new ten-wheel passenger engines
which the Pittsburg locomotive-works
recently delivered to the Nandalia are per-
forming so satisfactorily that the company
will order three moro of the same type.
The directors of the Indianapolis stock
yards and Belt road held their monthly
meeting. yesterday. Nothing but q little
routine business was transacted. The an
nual meeting will be held the first Tuesday
In February.
Under the new arrangement the Pennsyl-
wanna has nineteen division superIntend-
ents east of Plttsburg, twelve on the Penn
sylvania proper. four on the Philadelphla
d Eric and three on the United Railroads
of New Jersey.
Lake Erie & Western stock is attracting
the attention of English capitalists. so
small ie it's bonded debt as compared with
that of most American railways. Last
week one English capitalist purchased $500
shares of the stock.
IL ounN6i hCCbluB " tub
of the Indiana, Illinois d Iowa road Will
be held on Jan. Is. in Kankakee. and on
the same day the stockholders of the Terre
Haute ~ Peoria will hold their annual
meeting In Decatur. Ill
ID. j. Mackey, president of the Louisville,
Evansville ~ st. Louis, has promised the
business men of New Albany that the CON-
Dany shall this year erect a new passeng re Z
station at that point which will be an
ornament TO the city and q credit to the
company.
Capt. 8. L. Peters. the well-known con-
ductor of the Royal Blue train, run be-
tween New York and ST. Louis, has fallen
heir to q fortune of $50, 600 through the
death of an uncle. OF this sum, $40, 900 is
In bank stock and $1,000 in stock OF the
Baltimore IL Ohio road.
For the last eighteen months sixty steel
cars have been in service on different
roads, and 1t has been demonstrated that
steel can be used in the construction of
cars to good advantage. The average life
OF a wooden box-car is twelve years, and
1T is believed that q steel car will cost rs
little for repaIrs and be as good for service
at the age of twenty-five years as q wooden
car at the end of twelve years.
General Manager st. John. of the Rock
Island. reiterated his assertion yesterday
that no strike exists on that road. He had
noticed an announcement of the return to
Chicago of A. ID. Thurston. past grand
chief OF the Order of Railway Telegraphers,
who proposed to continue managing the
affairs of the striking Rock Island opera
tors. There 10 NO strike OH the Rock
Island. and l have no business with Mr..
Thurston."
Charles w. jenkins yesterday begun his
thlrty-third year In railroad service. with
the exception OF the thlrty-fOur months be
was with President Harrison's regiment in
the CIVIL war. Mr.. jenkins commenced as
office boy on the Je~ffersonviile Madison IL
Indianapolis road in 1850; in 1851 he entered
the service of the Pennsylvania Company,
and q short time after enlisted in the army.
On his return In 1Sc5 he again entered the
service of the company as foreman at the
city freight depot, a position he has held
since without loss OF a days pay. Several
times he has been offered promotion, bnt
preferred to retain his present position.
Chairman Walker and Commissioner
Blanchard and Goddard, of the Central
Traffic and Trunk-llDe associations have
handed down q decision on the question
OF diiferentials across Lake Michigan and
the Straits of Mackinaw. Al the recent
meeting OF the managers a resolution was
proposed providing for the withdrawal OF
these Giferentiais, but it did not receive
unanimous support. and the matter was re.
ferred to the commissioners for arbitra.
ton. They decide that there should bt
no dltferential rates on traffic via either
the kewaunee or Maekinaw routes where
freight is transferred in ears without
breaking bulk, and order the restoration
VI rates Dy tnoSc TOuleS TO tuc all-Tal
tariff basis not later than Jan. IL.
Several chang es in the official roster OF
the AtchIson. Topeka & Santa Fe road are
announced. IL. G.. Ives having resigned &c
accept other services with the same com.
pany. ). r. hesscguie is appointed superin.
tendent Of lines east of the Missouri river,
g.. j. Hartman is appointed superintend
ent of the southern division, vice G.. f.
Ressegule transferred; II. u. Nudge is ap
pointed superintendent of the western
division. vice q. j.. Hartman, transferred,
and i. II. Sears is promoted to superintend
entOf the Rio Grande division, vice Fl. u
Nudge transferred.
ut Is not generally known, but we have
also stepped into control of the Queen Il
Crescent route, with nearly two thousand
miles of road and five thousand station.
formerly worked 10y the United States Elk.
press Company" said Manager Seaton, Of
the Adams Express Company, at Chicago
yesterday.
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