The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-10

s6s.sl2 The Louisville New Albany & Chi
of S29.6S7: net. s1450S. a decrease of 8, 224:
Inc gross earnings or the liIln9ls Sentra az
s.: ss5.O7 FEBRUARY were 'iU'l' decrease 0i
For the seven months ending Jan. 81 the
Atchison, Topeka * Santa Fe drops $,S52,-
responding seven months ending Jan. 81,
1893. and in net earnings for the same peri
cd the loss is 1888, 1872.
The first eight days of this month there
were handled on the Big Four system 30
21O cars, against $3.50 in the same period
of 1893, a decrease this year OF but Loo
loaded cars. which. under the conditions, Is
certainly favorable exhibit
The Grand Rapids & Indiana has elected
the old board Of directors for the ensuing
year. The resignation OF w. o. Hughart
as president Of the company has been &C
cepted. but his successor will not be elect
ed until about the middle OF April.
The ten engineers who were discharged
two weeks ago on the Big Four on account
of their wages being garnisheed to pay
whisky bills are 10 be reinstated on the
promise of obeying the rules OF the company
hereafter as regards visiting saloons.
Arrangements have been made TO at once
begin the construction of the Chicago. Pa
ducah & Memphis, which is really an ex-
tension Of the Wabash from Allamont TO
Paducah. which will give the Wabash
direct line from Chicago to Memphis.
Columbia, Pa, is a point on the Penn
sylvania where more cars are handled
daily than at any other point on the road,
cars passed that point in February which
was $50 fewer than in February. 1893.
The few men the Toledo, st. Louis &
Kansas City has employed at it's main
shops at Frankfort are making good pro-
gresS in rebuilding the badly worn lOcomo-
tives, every few days turning out one re-
built in a manner creditable to the shops.
Yesterday was a local field day with the
Big Four lines. special brought in from
Greencastle 373 DePauw University stu
Charlottesville. 154 students. and from the
State University at Bloomington 102 stu
dents.
On the Chicago & Erie, tomorrow and
every Sunday thereafter, the only trains
which will be moved on Sundays Will be
local trains governed by mail contracts,
through passenger trains also carrying
mails, and trains carrying perishable goods
in transit.
The growth of business of Indianapolis
lines in connection with the Southern Pa
cific lines is attracting attention. Cars of
the Sunset route are becoming much more
numerous on Northern tracks in this sec
ton. They come here laden largely with
California fruits and canned goods.
Frank j. Reed. general passenger agent of
the MonOn, is proving very efficient OFF,
cial. While he is taking good care of the
company's business. in doing so he is COM
handing the respect of competitors by liv-
ing up to agreements to an extent the Mo-
non has not been credited with in the past.
c. II. Talmadge, chief clerk in the aud
itorS department OF the Chicago Burling
ton & Northern. with headquarters at St.
Paul. Is the guest OF j. r. Cavenaugh,
superintendent of car service of the Big
Four lines. He Is en- route TO the Pacific
coast via New Orleans, being somewhat out
of health.
A meeting of the general managers of
Eastern lines was held in the office OF the
Central Traffic Association in Chicago. yes
taIday, to consider the Generalization IN
east-bound passenger business No definite
poned to the joint committee meeting IN
New York on March 10.
Fort Wayne has of the most prosper
Gus lodge auxiliaries in the country in the
ladies branch of the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Engineers. The lodge held its
annual meeting on Thursday last and elect
ed Mrs. William TOurgee president, Mrs.
r. f. Doty vice president, Mrs. Peter Car
ter secretary and Mrs +. NJ Dickson treas
urer.
The passenger engine on the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton which was exhibited at
the worlds fair the engineer says, has
now gotten fairly down to work and day
sisting of five cars, from Cincinnati TO In
dianapolis In two hours and forty-seven
minutes. making, the five stops required by
the schedule of the train
The Atchison may make another SLASH
at transcontinental rates in the near fu-
ture. 1t has found that it's competitors,
notably the Union Pacific and the Rio
Grande Western. are placing with brokers
the return portions of nlidwinter fair tick
cts and thereby making an eighteen-dollar
river. The Atchison will probably meet
the rate in the near future
DR. Hogeboon. chief surgeon of the Sante
Fe returned to Topeka yesterday from Chi
cago. where he went at the request of
George r. Peck, the general solicitor. in
Doctor found him to be suffering from merry
Prostration, brought on by overwork
DR.. HogeOoom instructed Mr.. Peck TO take
positive and absolute rest for one month.
He will probably go to North Carolina.
Quite number of persons were incon-
ria & Eastern night express on the west
ern division not waiting on the Cincinnati
connection, which was delayed one hour
On the train from Cincinnati were eighteen
passengers for points west of indianapolis
twelve going through to Peoria, all Of whom
were obliged to wait until the morning
train. On this train out Of Cincinnati Is
hauled the sleepeing car for Peoria, and a
number of passengers from Indianapolis who
had engaged berthS had TO ride in a day
coach all night
In commenting on the economies the rail-
ways are introducing the TeTre Haute Ga
zette says: 1t has not been many years
since the railroad people began 10 realise
that great deal of money was wasted
daily in the oiling of trains. 1t was
passenger coach half dozen times or more
between New York and st. Louis. Re-
Gently. however, this has changed. Tests
have shown that, with good waste, trains
will run for many days without oil. The
Pennsylvania now runs its trains from New
York TO Pttsburg without oil. Commencing
only a few days ago the Vandalia began
running it's trains from Indianapolis to st.
Louis without OIL They were formerly
oiled at several of the intermediate sta
tons. Not only does the change save a
waste Of oil, but it saves a great amount
of nuisance, especially about depots. where
the oil drips the ties and makes great
deal of work for the station men Under
the Old system enough oil was wasted at the
Terre Haute depot to run the trains the
entire trip