The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-08

ming the various departments as to have
II known that they are the most econom--
ically managed properties In the United
States.
John A. Hanley. for the last FIVE years
freight traffic manager of the Atchison,
has rendered his resignation, to take effect
on Nov. j. Mr.. Hanley viii rest several
months before going into railroad work
again.
A. b. jackson. who has been freight
agent of the Panhandle lines at Newark,
o.. since 1863, and who died after six hours
illness Friday, was buried yesterday A
number Of the Panhandle officials attended
the funeral.
The improvements which the Baltimore
more substantial than those made by form
er owners. At several points some very
heavy stone arches are taking the places
OF bridges and ~tresties.
The Strong engine. which was to revolu-
tionize the type OF locomotives, and which
was for a while run on Western lines and
attracted a good deal Of attention, now
stand on a side track of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton, rusting. Its fault was
that 1t required too much coal.
The cold shoulder that indianapolis is
giving railroad enterprises which propose
is exciting surprise among outsiders. A
Cincinnati business man says the CONNER
cial bodies OF Indianapolis are displaying
a great deal or energy to get conventions
OF different characters here, but neglect
railroad projects and manufacturing inter-
eStS WINE seeking IneSG SnOTl-IAme Dene-
fts.
The Baltimore & Ohio and the Chesa-
peake & Ohio each claim to have some
very fast trains between Cincinnati and
Washington, and make the run in seven
teen hours, while the new train the Big
Four put on, the "Knickerbocker," as ii
is called. makes the run from st. Louis
to Cleveland in fourteen hours. The dis
lance between St. Louis and Cleveland is
about the same as between Cincinnati and
Washington.
J. F. Richardson is lying very. low from
the effects of an attack of grip last win
ter. Mr.. Richardson was the first road
master on the original Big -Four. coming
from the East to Cincinnati in 1856, and in
road, succeeding j. w. Mills. After leav-
ing the Big Four he became a large rail-
road contractor. and on quitting railroad
where he now lives.
Some men of ample means nave secured
the right of way on the pike from Bates
and one-half miles. and will construct an
electric line and handle both passengers
and freight. Oldenburg is a thrifty town
of 1.500 inhabitants, has a large Catholic
school and several churches and much
needs such a mode of transportation to
reach the Big Four at Batesyille. it be-
ing the only road easily reached.
Probably at no railroad center was
there more trouble in establishing a car
service association than at Cincinnati, and
General Manager Fetter deserves much
credit for the success he has made of this
bureau, 1t being considered one of the best
managed of the twenty-six car service as
points. and the delay of cars by con-
signees has been cut down to an average
of twenty-six hours. Before. the bureau
was organized if a road got back from a
consignee a car in three days to a week
1t was considered fortunate.
The following changes take effect on the
Chicago & Eastern illinois to-day: r. d.
Fowler has been appointed division super
intendent at DanviIie H., and will have
charge of the main line, st. Louis division
and Cissna. RossvilIe and Brazil branches.
cept service with another company. III.
B. Harper has been appointed division SUI
perintendent at Brazi!, Ind, and Will have
Ter, promoted. j. j. Mclaughlin has been
appointed trainmaster at panville juno
ton in charge of Danville Junction yards
and terminals, vice Mr.. Harper, promoted.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in
September Sl4,713, against $Sl0,6 91 in Sep
TENDER. 1893, and against $34S. 219 in 1892.
l Tss al louisville assins; s Msw ss Albany n a ssn,s & Schica sSS9
and against S11.SS 81 In 1892. The Chesa-
peake & Ohio earned in September s7So,1H.
S5 in 1892. The Toledo, st. Louis & Kan
sas City earned in September s155. S57. an
increase over last year of S2,465. The
Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis earned
in September sl39. s43. a decrease this year
of $6,9S1. The Peoria, Decatur & Evans
vile earned In September this year STILLS.
a decrease of $23,026.
General Passenger Agent Edwards, of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, is anxious
to get on a train out Of Indianapolis for
Cincinnati about 8 a m: not a slow ac-
commodation train, but one to make the
run in a little over three hours, and max
ing only the most important stops. He will
see his way clear to do so when the Mo-
non gets its forty-three miles of new steel
on the Indianapolis division and can short
en- the time of it's day express thirty min
utes. When this is done Train 81, leaving
Indianapolis at 2:55 p. m, and Train 80, leav-
| ing at 4 p. m, can be consolidated, the
Monon still catching it's Western connec-
tons in the morning at Chicago, and the
c., III. & ID. making its connections al
| Cincinnati. Mr.. Edwards expresses a de-
| termination to find out what the Indianap-
oils travel wants for Cincinnati, and to
fit the trains to their wants.