The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-20

lllt AiOAlOl IlOuot III ouo
The cement mills on the Louisville d.
vision. of the Pennsylvania lines are start
ing up and the road already has a per-
ceptible increase in local freight traf1c.
This Is one OF that roads best earning
features.
The election OF George Saul as one of the
directors OF the Cleveland, Akron & Column
bus is taken as an Indication by his friends
that he Will be reelected president or the
Ohio Southern. both roads being owned by
the same syndicate.
Col. John McCook, one Of the receivers
OF the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe, says
there is no truth in the statement tele-
graphed from the West that Wagner cars
We're 10 be substituted for Pullman cars on
the railway named.
Coal traffic on the Ohio Southern is now
the lightest at any time since the road was
opened. The miners at the jackson mines
ticaUv at a standstiI so FAR as coal zhip-
mentS are concerned.
Engine 1917. of the Big Four, on Sunday
hauled the Southwestern limited of six
cars from Greencastle to the Union Station,
Indianapolis. thirty-nine miles, in forty
nine minutes. stopping at Danville and run
ming slow In the city limits.
On March 81 the stockholders of the
Terre Haute, Saylor Springs & Mount Yer
non road will hold a meeting at Mount
Vernon, Ill. to take action as to building
the road. Negotiations are in progress
which will doubtless furnish the necessary
money.
on April l W.. T. Reed, superintendent
OF motive power OF the Chicago * Great
Western. will retire and the office be abol-
ished. On that date r. Dickson will take
charge, with the title of master mechanic.
and on the same date A. n. Hays Will be
appointed master car builder of that road.
The official report of John Riley, superin-
tendent of the Peoria & Eastern, shows
that in the first fifteen days of this month
400 trains were handled on the road. haul
ing 9,759 loaded and 1906 empty cars; in
crease in loaded car movement over the
same period in 1898. 692; in empty cars, 496.
The general passenger agent of one Of
the strong lines writes his district passen-
ger agent that he has gone to the annual
meeting of the general passenger agents
in Florida, which begins to-day, and that
without doubt transcontinental line rates
VIII be restored as a result OF this gather
ing OF the general passenger agents.
Tbs first step towards carrying out the
order TO reduce expenses on the Boston 4
Albany has been taken. one hundred men
in different departments being discharged.
During the past two weeks twenty-seven
gineers reduced TO hremen. making the
whole number OF men discharged and re-
duced 100.
The gross earnings of the Pittsburg. Gin
cinnati, Chicago & st. Louis for February
were $l35, 233 below those of February, 1899,
but the net earnings incSeased over last
year under the present economies s6S,242
For January and February the gross earn
ings were S232. 547 below the corresponding
two months OF 1893, while the net earnings
show an increase of $9O,0O7.
Inc Philadelphia q Reading has greatly
reduced its fuel expense by substituting
bituminous for anthracite coal as locomo-
tive fuel. The economy, 1T is stated, is
burn it. So pleased is the management
with the equipment that as fast as the fire
boxes need renewal the engines will be
equipped with a flre-box to burn the
cheaper coal.
A railroad official who attended the meet
ing in Louisville last week of the freight
claim agents states that 1t was one Of the
best meetings the association has ever held
and more was accomplished The attend
ance was large. Nearly one hundred differ
ent devices for sealing ears were on ex-
hibitton ard also numerous methods of
locking cars. President Harrington pre-.
sided and was very efficient in that posi-
ton.
The compound engine which the Richmond
locomotive works built for the Big Four,
and which the Illinois Central has been
testing for a month, was yesterday returned
to the Big -Four, and at kankakee twenty
nine loaded cars and a cabooSe were at
tached to IL. The run from Kankakee tC
the Big -Four yards east of the city was
made in six hours and twelve minutes, the
best time ever made over this division by
a freight train.
II. c.. Parker, traffic manager OF the Lake
Erie x Western, said last evening that all
store east-bound rates TO the tariff of Au-
gust last, except corn and corn PRODUCTS.
These are to be carried on the basis OF
70 cents per 100 pounds, Chicago to New
York, the roads which have been shading
that rate agreeing TO adhere to IL after
April 2. and he feels confident the last
agreement Will be put into effect and lived
up to by all the lines.
Vice President Green, of the Pennsyl
vania, is quoted as saying that the Penn
sylvania has offered to divide its purchas,
of the Toledo. Peoria & Western with the
Chicago, Burlington q Quincy people, and
the latter have the matter under considera
ton. The capital stock Of the T., p. & w
is 1850. 900, of which 1923. 100 is still in the
treasury. 1t has $5.0O0.O00 four-per-cent
gold bonds, of which $4.S95.00 are outstand.
ing. In 1893. under unfavorable conditions
the road earned enough to paw its operat.
ing expenses and fixed charges, but haC
a surplus above that of only $l2,9Si.
These who know the ability of the new
Four say that President ingalls, has made
excellent selections. Mr.. Bailey, who is
appointed superintendent, is an unusually
transportation matters, and William Quinn
who has been appointed trainmaster, was
for several years a locomotive engineer
then a passenger conductor. going from that
position to that of -trainmaster, which po-
sitlOn he filled with unusual ability. There
is really no harder division on the Big -Four
system to handle than the Cairo division
owing TO its locality and the character oil
country IL passes through.
William Cronin. the contractor who is t.
build the extension of the Chicago d South
eastern from Anderson to Muncie, will be
gin work at once. The engineering corp:
is locating and stalking out the line this
Ntths dlu MI. NIuWIOIu > RtIeTdl uIlllIA
man, Mr.. Moore. Is on the ground anC
tells people he will have trains runninl
between Anderson and Muncie by July /
An emplOye who is owed back pay by tn,
Chicago u Southeastern company, says /
seems easier for Harry Crawford, presi
dent of the company. to raise money L
extend his road than to raise money to pay
the company'S employees. When the roa(
is completed to Muncie the company will
receive $4,000 in subsidies from Delawar,
county.
II. +. Smith, superintendent Of the Penn
sylVanta Voluntary Relief Association, ha.
issued his monthly bulletin for February
which shows that there was paid out il
death benefits from accidents $500: from
natuIa al causes, $3.50; in disablement bene
fits from accident, $.621.50; from sickness
$7.2sS.60. making the disbursement of tn,
month S21,355.1o; Number of paid benefits
S5 members. In the forty-six months tn
organization has been In operation $l13, 2l6. G.
has been paid in death benefits from acci
dent, 1927, 726 on deaths from natural causes
in disablement benefits from accident, 1867.
go. 40; in disablement benefits from sick
ness. 1872 $50. total disbursements in tn,
forty-six months, $l.02l. 266. 80; total numbe
OF employees who have received benefit
during that period, 1865.
Building Permits.
Building permits were issued yesterday a: