The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-14

track layers are now laying the second
track between Valparaiso and winelow. and
expect to have 1t ready for service by
-"m. r. MeKeen. president of the Terre
Haute & Indianapolis. Il in the city for
q day or two.
In November there were handled at the
Union Station 1854 passenger trains. on
which were hauled 21.zS7 Cars.
The Baltimore & Ohio il now hauling a
larger tonnage Of freight East from Chi
back.
The Ohio coal roads are all showing In
creased earnings, and their December earn
ings promise to be the most satisfactory In
years.
W.. H. Stevenson. Of Boston. has been
appointed receiver OF the Lancaster &
Hamden railroad. vice John @. Short. re-
The Pennsylvania Company's shops at
Fort Wayne are so crowded with business
that In the iron Departments a night force
John G. Williams. vice president and gen
eral manager OF the vandalia, and n. X.
Elliott, general superintendent. were IN the
city yesterday on oficial business.
for the chicago ( Southeastern. who sSe''i has
been confined at homo for six weeks with
typhoid fever. is slowly recovering.
Passenger Conductor Patterson. on the
Plymouth and fractured one OF his RIBS.
Charles Hendricks. passenger conductor
months absence and, sccompsnied BY his
wife, left, yesterday. for a trip through old
F. r. Hale. recently promoted to the
freight and passenger. agency OF the Van
dalia. at st. Joe, Mich. Will not teke
pleasure trip.
The Louisville. New Albany 4 Chicago is
arranging to put three Of Its new heavy pas
senger engines In service between Indian
apolis and Chicago to haul its heavy cx-
press trains.
C. D. Law. Superintendent Of the Western
division of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne &
Chicago, started, Thursday. on Z Southern
ton at Atlanta
u. C. Slower, claim agent of the Chicago
& Southeastern. Is In the city looking after
is h'nn now sei freer from litisation than at any
time in its history.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois lines
earned in the first week Of December ST.
responding week Of 1894 Of N.sOS. Since July
I the line shows an increase this year of
Harry Crawford, ST., president of the
Chicago & Southeastern. who of late years
has spent most of his time In the East,
returned Yesterday and will be In Chicago
and other Western points most Of the time
this winter.
1t is stated on excellent authority that
Assistant General freight Agent Holiday,
OF the Big Four. with headquarters At
st. Louis, has decided to remain I'm hts
present position. not accepting the one
offered on the Wabash.
The cars which the Indiana Car and
Foundry Company will commence deliver
ing to the Pennsylvania Company next
week will be assigned to the Pittsburg.
Fort WAYNE & Chicago and all will 60
into the Union line fast freight service.
After trying the "chain gang system on
the transohio division OF the Baltimore e.
Ohio for two weeks, in accordance with
the wishes of the engineers and f1remen,
the plan has been abandoned and the plan
Of regular engine and regular crew adopted.
Frank Foley. for some time past chief
clerk In the office Of J. r. C~avanaush, SUI
perintendent OF car service of the Big -Four,
left. last night, for Peru Ind, to take the
division superintendent of the Lake Erie &
Western.
Merchants and jobbers Of Kansas City
are protesting because the railway COM
pauies have advanced switching charges on
private tracks from s. TO 81 and on other
tracks from 81 to S. Indianapolis shippers
and jobbers pay but 81 per car for switch
ing service.
j. L. Allen, a telegraph operator at La
retto, KY. has invented a railroad clock
that Is a marvel Of ingenuity. 1t registers
each train as II passes a station, the time
IL passes. and ar accompanying device
| gives warning to an incoming train when
a train has passed that station within fif-
teen minutes.
II. ". DiehI, who has charge OF the air.
| brake department Of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago, has invented a system