The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-18

II Is now possible that the meeting will not
be held in Duluth but at some central point
within twelve hours ride Of Chicago.
The Ohio a. Mississippi, now part of the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, has the
last few years had an exemption from &C
cident that has been a general surprise, as
many OF its trains are scheduled at high.
speed. 1t is claimed by the officials that no
road Of the same mileage in this country
can present as good a record as can the
o. & NJ. in this respect.
The passenger and freight officials of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy will meet to-
day, in st. Louis for the purpose of discuss
ing traffic conditions and to devise means
to bring about a revival of business. All
will be shown the new terminals of the 90
at St Louis, and Will examine the new
bridge the company has recently completed
over the Missouri and the Mississippi rivers
near Alton.
The electric locking and block system was
put In operation the entire length of the
New York Central & Hudson River road,
from New York to Niagara Falls; at noon
yesterday. The Central is the first road 10
adopt electric locks for switches. The new
system entails the employing of a small
army of operators. and. signal tower men,
while il reduces the force of SWitchmen
along the entire line.
Passenger traffic manager z. o. McCor-
mick, OF the Big Four, general passenger
agents ID. @. Edwards, of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton, and G. 5. Fee, Of the
Northern Pacific. will meet to-day In Chi
cago to arbitrate the questions in dispute
between the Chicago & Rock Island and the
against the Rock Island being preferred by
the Santa Fe people.
The PENNSYLVANIA has adopted as its
to the yard and sixty feet long. instead of
thirty, which has been laid heretofore and
the ends of the rails, instead of being
1t is claimed that In the use of a sixty
foot rail the danger in passing over curves
will be greatly lessened, while great saw
ing in wear will result.
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the successor of A. n. Towne on the South
ern Pacific road as its general manager.
that of superintendent of the Arizona divi-
sion. Mr.. Towne, who Ietires, has accumu-
lated a good deal of wealth. His early rail-
reading was on the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy. and he was at one time on what is
now the ST Louis division of the Big Four.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
earned the first week of January, $37.O49. a
of 1893 of S6623; the Toledo, st. Louis g.
Kansas City earned in the first week. $24,091
a decrease this year of S, 1874: the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois. 500, 795, a decrease this year
of Sll977; the Lake Erie & Western, $55,17S,
a decrease this year of $1.3sS; the Big -Four
lines, $l91 sol, a decrease this year of $33,O99.
William Green, general manager. and c.
c.. Waldo, general superintendent of the
Cincinnati Hamilton g. Dayton, who have
been in the city for couple OF days, will
Green says that his relations with the
c., II. & d. are very pleasant and his
subordinate officials are all aDle ana Nalu-
able men for the company. business is
dull now, but he looks for an Improvement
by April. He thought the deal by which
it was expected the c., II. d: would Sc
cure control of the Indianapolis, Decatur
& Western had been abandoned.
Train No 20 over the Vandalia, due here
from the west at $50 p. m, Is hauled by
worlds fair. and train No. Is, over the st.
Louis division of the. Big Four, Is due at
the same time. The latter train is hauled
by one of the much-boaSted Garstang
engines. Yesterday afternoon both trains
left Greencastle a few minutes late, which
gave both chance to do a little fast rum
ming, and the race was very close. Much
of the distance the trains can be seen by
OF enthusiasm was awakened among the
travellers. The Big Four train into
the Union Station a train length ahead of
the Vandilia. The Big Four had the adj
vantage of the interlocking signal of the
Belt road, consequently was not obliged
to slow down at the Belt crossing. and it
Is claimed that the engineer of the Van
dalia did not slack up much in going over
the crossing, at least the train did not
come to a standstill. but i'm both cases the
runs were very creditable to the power
and the engineers that handled it.
F: c. Donald, commissioner of the Gen.
trail Traffic Association passenger depart
day, where he went to attend the meeting
or general passenger agents held there to
settle existing differences and remove wide
spread demoralization of passenger rates.
He reports the work undertaken accom-
plished so far as the general passenger
agents can accomplish it, They have out
lined plan which will be submitted to
the presidents and general managers at
the meeting on Jan. "a. Mr. Donald states
that the plan as outlined TO be transmitted
to the superior officers is simply the or
ganiZation of pool for fair distribution
of business of n competitive character and
taking i'm all forms of transportation, both
east and west-bound business to be handled
through this pool. Where the percentage
to road cannot be adjusted by agree
ment the matter goes to arbitrators. Bar
ring the illegalty of the plan. Mr.. Donald
thinks Ii the best and really the only meth
od OF freeing the passenger situation from
decentralization and keeping it in a salts
factory condition.