The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-10

week. are building five hundred cars for
the Moron and one thousand for the
Great Northern.
The Pennsylvania management has
ordered ten class z engines built at the
company's shops at Juniata, and five of
the same class AZ Altoona, Pa. All are for
lines west OF Pittsburg.
z. Potter. formerly roadmaster on the
Bee-line. whom General Superintendent
Peck, Of the St Louis & Iron Mountain,
gave a temporary position on that road,
has been appointed roadmaster.
John f. Rose. formerly car-servlce super
intendent OF the Big Four, now division
superintendent on the St. Louis & Iron
Mountain, under General superintendent Il.
A. Peck. is thought TO be fatally i'll.
The Chicago & Grand Trunk has fulfilled
is promise to the Chicago Freight Bureau
and has superseded the uniform bill Of lad
ing by a form Of its own, being a simple
receipt without the noa-negotiable feature
In IL.
New Castle is becoming an important
and passenger. In March 2,424 tons of
freight were transferred from the Peoria
& Eastern to the White Water division of
the Big Four.
A train consisting of a baggage car, a
chair car, a dining car and four Pullman
sleeping cars was hauled last week over
the Chicago a from Council
Bluffs to Chicago, 4SS miles, in ten hours
and ten minutes.
In the reorganization of the Minneapolis
& st. Louis the Chicago & Rock Island will
undoubtedly secure the property, as the
NJ. & st. l.. company owes the Chicago &
Rock Island $4,000 for money advanced
on its equipment bonds.
There is good authority for saying that
the $4,000 penalty agreement of the Trunk
Lines Association has not yet been signed
by a single company, and that Mr.. De-
pew's late Characterization of it's affairs has
stirred up a veritable hornets nest.
Yesterday President and Receiver II. H.
Clark, of the Union Pacific, when shown a
dispatch stating that ne would soon re-
sign and return to the Missouri Pacific,
principally because Of his disagreement
with the other receivers, entered a positive
denial.
The superintendent OF the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas has issued an order that the
practice of accomplishing men who have
been discharged for drunkenness and have
afterward taken the gold cure" which
has been in vogue some time, must be
stopped.
1t is stated that the Big Four. the Lake
Shore and the New York Central propose
TO shorten the time with the taking effect
OF the spring and summer schedule one
hour and a half between St. Louis and New
York. and one hour between Indianapolis
and New York.
This new shops of the Monon to be built
at Lafayette, it Is stated, will be very
complete and provided with new and mod
ern machinery. The company will not only
be able to repair it's locomotives at these
shops but to build engines and cars. Most
Albany, however, as the company will not
abandon those shops.
At Topeka: yesterday, Judge Riner. of
\ the United States Court, dissolved the in
| junction sought by the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy road to restrain the sheriff Of
Norton county from levying on the rolling
stock to secure unpaid taxes. The princi-
pal railroads of Kansas are fighting their
taxes on account of the advance in assess
ment. This will give the counties a chance
TO force collections.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has COM
pleted and is using for freight the link
| between Milford and Sidell, which is a cut
1 off from its TuScOla branch. striking the
| Big Four at Shelbyville, Ill. Within a. few
weeks a passenger route between st. Louis
Chicago q Eastern Illinois will be estab-
| lished, and it is claimed the line will be
| eight miles shorter than any now in oper-
alton.
John F. Miller yesterday issued a circular
appointing G. L. Peck superintendent OF the
Richmond division of the Panhandle lines.
| taking effect yesterday. To-day a circular
will be issued appointing H.. Bonebrake SUI
perintendent of the Louisville division, to
take effect April 10. Mr.. Bonebrake, in COM
tendent of the Louisville division. has for
the last two or three days been going over
the lines.
Buffalo grain dealers have induced the
railroads running into that city from the
| West to allow grain to stop OF there with
out extra charge; that is, a Buffalo dealer
receiving a carload of grain from the
West ard afterward selling it to go East.
can have his freight bill discouraged ana
the car will go ON as If billed through from
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through rate. This is done under what Is
termed the in-transit system.
The Journal has information to the effect
that with the changes which take effect
April 10 on the Vandalia neither N. X. Ell
lott, who then becomes general superin-
tendent. or Harry Miller. who becomes SUI
will make any changes in subordinates, ali
now in position being fully competent to
A majority OF the men on the Nandalia
have been associated with Mr.. Elliott for
years.
on Sunday one of the engines which went
Big Four, a short distance west of Terre
Haute, two years ago, was, raised ana
PLACED fIa@ Te on 4 Ha 6arss Spent Hu sanday IN IN w PsfHhe
ing the raising of these engines. The one
raiss5 Is sr5 not v, dam 1a a b to breue eStep to the
Brightwood shops to be rebuilt. Some por-
tons are so badly rusted that new material
will be required.
has been looking the field over carefully.
visiting Chicago, St. Louis and Peoria, says
all the lines are adhering to tariff and do
ing all in their power in a legitimate way
to increase the tonnage. The disposition, he
saws. is to favor a fixed and stable tariff,
and the better class OF Shippers are en- s
in line, feeling. said he. that II Is neceS-
sary for business to improve with the rail-
ways as with the manufacturers.
In France one may leave a trunk at the
baggage rooms of a railway station TO DC
stored the first day for 2 cents; after the
first day but l cent is charged. II IS stated
that many people store their light and
fragile goods at the stations to sucl an eX-
tent that the railway. companies Will PROB
ably increase the charge. owners or bl-
cycles who use them only on Sunday store
them there at I cents per week II Is now
proposed to increase the charge TO 4 cents
q day. At the Union Station, indianapolis
% cents a day is charged, and a point mas
bsen reached where the extra charges or
baggage and storage reach a sum which
largely exceeds the expense OF the baggage
department.
1t is said to be probable that the Cincin'
natl, Hamilton & Dayton will not make
any further move as regards the building
of the new freight depot on South Ala
bama street until after the foreclosure sal'
Of the indianapolis, Decatur q Western
which was arranged between the e., ii
& ID people ard the l., D.. a w. SECOND
mortgaCe bondholders will be carried on
by the first mortgage bondholders, in which
case the ground of the L., ID. * W. OF
West street could be used for a depot To-
both lines. one important consideration II
the c., Fl. * ID. getting control OF tn
=. d. & w. is its depot grounds and II
shops on the west side, which are jus
what the c., h. IL d. needs.
The annual report OF the Pennsylvanii
Company is much fuller than that given Il
the newspapers, giving the earnings iron
different sources, the working expenses be
Ing under fve general heads and thre
grand divisions. under the head of traffic
Taking these all together, passenger traffl
decreased 3 per cent, passenger earning
% per cent, freight traffic decreased 2
per cent. and freight earnings 80 per cent