The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-09
sengers should be carried safely. even If
trains were a little late in arriving at ter

sengers should be carried safely. even If
trains were a little late in arriving at ter
minals.
At one time Horace Scott was one of the
largest holders Of Belt road stock. At his
death his holdings had dwindled to fifty
the preferred stock, and this is held in his
wffe's name
Douglas DaIlan, for some years CONNER
ciai agent Of the Nashville & Chattanooga
Southern agent of the Hoosac Tunnel line.
with headquarters at Louisville, vice Y. X.
Mcintosh, resigned.
nessee, Virginia & Georgia, has been APP
pointed general freight and passenger agent
OF the Knoxville. Cumberland & Louisville,
vice w. 1. Bradley, who goes to the Ma
rietta & North Georgia
1t is stated that the presence of ]. J. Hill,
president Of the Great Northern, in En-
efforts of the Canadian Pacific in extending
it's Duluth & Winnipeg Division into the
wheat section of North Dakota.
The suit brought by the administrator of
Charles Osborn, the brakeman killed OH the
Peoria & Eastern, which has been on trial
for some days at Charlottesville. was decid-
ed in favor of the railroad company. The
administrator sued for ten thousand dollars
damages.
The construction of the Hinton G. New
River road, which is to connect the Chesa-
peake & Ohio and the Norfolk & Western.
passing through the famous New River cadl
Easin, is to be commenced at once. 1t con-
n. & w. at Glen Linn.
Holders of bonds of the Evansville &
richmond who are opposed to the proposed
settlement of it's financial troubles met yes
terday in New York to appoint a committee
70 protect their interests. They will hardly
e ee1eat of ea me phr op%se5as adjustment US TIM snssa as 50 81 per
A. A.. Zion, superinter dent of the Union
hallway Company and Belt road, has con-
tracted for two miles of seventy-pound
steel rail- and proposes to do a good deal
this season in reballasting the Belt road.
-Four of the engines have been rebuilt at
the Panhandle shops and one at the Belt
road company shops, which will be put in
service on Monday.
The severe cold weather of the last week
has cut down the receipts Of hogs and cat
tie at the Indianapolis stock yards SO per
cent. Not at any time in the last six
months have the arrivals from the west
been as light, and this has affected the
eastern lines, two of which have for four
months past been handling more live stock
than at any time in years.
The health of j. S. Morris. superintendent
Of the Toledo division of the Pennsylvania
lines, has not improved by his trip to
Florida. and kilograms received yesterday
state that his recover, is not likely Mr..
Morris has been with the Pennsylvania
lines twenty years, and is looked upon as
being a very able railroad man, especially
In transportation matters.
The Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern yesterday became members of the emil
grant clearing house of the Western trunk
line committee. Neither of the roads has
ever interposed any obstacles 10 The work
ing of the clearing house and their becom-
ing actual member has no special sisnif-
canoe beyond the added strength impaired
to the agreement by their membership.
A general superintendent, yesterday, in
speaking of the effect of cold weather on
statement of their lines for January. The
freight earnings were 500. 600 less than In
December, while the expenses OF handling
the business in January was $4,000 in excess
of December, which was a mild month, while
January was, much of the time, cold
weather.
The Appropriated gross earnings of the
Atchison system, all lines, for the fourth
week of January, amounted to 1881 ,365, a de-
crease of $9,7S3 from the corresponding week
of last yea~. The earnings for the month to
date were 1886, 1874. an increase of $14, Col
e enep ans of same tine I pe5,Ga 81 svs sas9 y yeeper we're rne
for the week 1921, 622, an increase OF SIS, 761,
and for the month to date $2,197, 066. ar in
crease of $4S, I4S.
William Garstang. superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Big -Four, claims that
what are known as the Garstang engines
On the m,,c Big -Four VII Nsr run vas as fast ssnt as will
CINE. 999, and it's mates, with the same
sized train and same track. The Big Four
dianapolis to Gallon. on the Knickerbocker
express, and are scheduled at forty-five
niles an hour, up and 2 doWn hill t,, while the
the train, and has a track free from grades,
practically, and with fewer curves.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
ending Dec 81. 1884. s., so4. 2ss. a decrease,
as compared with the same period of 1893,
of s21s.672. While the road can hardly in the
last half of the year recover the shortage
of the first half, it will certainly make a
long stride in that direction. In January
the road showed an increase of $33. S45. and
the outlook for the next five months is very
favorable. A heavy stone ratio is in sight,
and the road is now hauling more coal than
In any winter for some years; it is also
handling large quantities of timber, lum-
Der and miscellaneous freights.
The strong roads among the Central Traf-
Selves sci over the applying Ipts s. Of d Mif1reasinfi ' rates
to party-rate and round-trip business. The
weak lines, which are given differen-
bilities they labor under apply to all kinds
of business. and that the principle should
neT - amy - apply b1paIres 70 the tn h weaker Err. lines esa on
more difficult to secure such business.
Chairman Donald. of the passenger depart
has asked the members to refrain from in
dividual action pending the settlement of
the question by arbitration. and most of
the general passenger agents have con-
sented to do so, providing the ruling of
the arbitrators is made promptly.
Said a retired raIroad man yesterday:
we are hearing much about the hardships
OF ttrainmen this severe cold weather, but
they really know nothing about tough rail-
reading. When l began railroading the en-
gineer and fireman were exposed to the
weather, cabs not then being provided on
the locomotives; the freight crew had no
comfortable caboose to ride in, but had to
remain on the top of the train. The freight
cars were then on four wheels, and were
fifteen feet long; now they are thirty-six
feet long. and to run over a train. then was
much more dangerous than now. The lon
ger cars make the risks less; cars are
now coupled more closely-in fact. there
has been much done to make the life of a
train man less unpleasant. We then had
no telegraphs to move trains by, and often
stood on side tracks for hours to await the
arrival of a passenger train from the oppo-
site direction"
Cost of Omce.