The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-15

physically to transport freight traffic at
the lowest possible cost, and II ever a
struggle comes in freight rates for the
survival OF the httest. il is safe TO say
that these roads viii be in the front.
A decision has been handed down recent
" in New York state by the Supreme
to ride free in a drawing-room car IL all
the seats in a passenger coach are occu-
must provide seats for each passenger.
superintendent Zion, OF the Union Rail-
way Company and Belt road. has asked the
general managers and superintendent of
the indianapolis lines TO make a trip around
the Belt to-day. He will try and arrange
for those in attendance at the Chicago and
Ohio River Traffic Association to join the
party.
The Pennsylvania railroad department of
the Young Mems Christian Association at
Philadelphia. last week. held it's commence
ment exercises, and diplomas were given
to forty-six members Of the classes in
stenography, telegraphy, mechanical
draughting. bookkeeping. arithmetic and
penmanship.
presidents nave virtually abandoned the
$4,000 penalty on passenger rate violations,
as proposed by himself and adopted largely
by his fellow presidents In the Trunk-line
Association. 1t will be put in some other
shape. but he could not say what would be
done at present.
DR.. BeIknap. of Niles. and DIR. Bell, OF
Benton Harbor. railway surgeons of the
day from Galveston, Tex, where the an
nual meeting of railway surgeons was held.
at which nearly 1,500 surgeons were pres
ent. DR.. Ford, chief surgeon of the Big
Four. was elected secretary of the asso-
citation.
The new tunnel through the Jersey pals
aides, built by the Susquehanna railroad,
costing 5000, 900, is completed, and will be
formally opened for coal traffic to-day. The
b fe9nel i en nearly ia sbo o%e @iIss tGng months Mfrk a Mas
Twelve Italians were killed about six
months ago by the falling of a part of the
trestle.
S. NJ. FELTON,, president of the Queen and
Crescent, who has been in New York for
two weeks. has returned to Cincinnati. He
speaks Of the outlook for a friendly re,
organization of the Southern
and Railway company Association as be-
ing very favorable. The term of +. B:
Stahlman as commissioner of the present
association, which is badly demoraliZed,
does not expire until Sept. /.
In speaking OF the security holders of the
Peoria, Decatur * Evansville employing
Lake Erie & Western, TO inspect and re-
port as TO the condition of that property,
the Financial Investor says: The stock
time TO act, and consequently a
has been appointed to represent their IN
terests. While this committee Will cooper.
ate with the bondholders' committee, OF
which Mr.. G. $. Fairchild is chairman. II
will insist upon Immediate action 1t Is Its
intention to m into the exact condi-
" Va lAC AoL4s tAAAo E1A ~
cal railroad man will be chosen and the
matter will be prosecuted In an entirely
practical way. When this expert has COM
pleted his report, some plan for reorganiza-
ton will be at once drawn up. Anything
which seems 10 demand investigation will
receive thorough questioning. No stone Will
be left unturned 10 discover the exact
status of all matters pertaining to the
road" In the better days OF that road Mr..
Bradbury was its general manager.
The Eclipse Bicycle Company, of this
city, has come into absolute control of the
Abernethy patents relating to signals. sema-
phores and switches for railroads. One
great advantage the Abernethy signals have
over anything now on the market is that
trains can be ~signdled when passing sta
lions, and yet will not have TO so much as
slow up to get a caution signal. The sema-
phores are In use on the main line of the
B. & o: s; w, the Pennsylvania system
line, and other roads. The signal commit
tee of the Pennsylvania railroad east of
Pittsburg has taken up the matter of adopt
ing the Abernethy on the entire system.
III. H.. Fulton, president of the company,
returned to the city Saturday from Mont
gomery, Ala, where he met Mr.. Durham,
general superintendent, Mr.. Jack, assistant
to the president, and Mr.. Rutherford, SUI
perintendent of motive power of the Plant
PRODUCED on the entire fifteen hundred
miles of this great road. Another valuable
feature of the Abernethy device is the in
terlocking of signals. A switch cannot in
any way, be opened till the danger signal
has been set. II is also impossible to put
the danger signal to safety till the switch
has been closed. The semaphoreS and in
terlockers have been ordered by Mr.. Turn
er. superintendent of the Panhandle, and
Mr.. Graham, superintendent of the Balti-
more & Ohio, to be placed on the c. & O..
division of these roads between Newark
and Columbus.