The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-29
AGENTS ARE PLEASED
TICKET SELLERS THINK COMMITS
sIONs WILL SOON BE PAID.
They Believe the Railway Presidents
Agreement Will Collapse Before
Long-The Compound Engine.


nation to justify them in believing that
roads east of here will again return to pay
ing commissions. The ticket agents have
had hard time to make both ends meet
since the presidents agreement went into
effect, as their salaries are based on an
expectation that they are to receive COM
missions Two Of the Eastern lines which
are allowed differentials have been treat
ing local agents shabbily, dealing with
the ticket scalpers here, paying them the
differental, and this will work In favor
of the Baltimore 4, Ohio southwestern
which on the 18th withdrew from the pres
idents' agreement and is already paying
commissions. The result Of this will be that
the whole agreement will collapse, and that
will be inaugurated Naturally the ticket
ii means eventually that ali lines east and
west VIII resume the payment of commits
sions-
Testing the Compound Engine.
A few weeks ago the Journal gave de-
Ecription of a compound ten-wheel pas
senger engine which was building at the
Richmond locomotive works. which is the
largest passenger engine in the country,
in fact i'm the world. The engine itself
weighs $4,000 pounds, and in connection
with the tender 224,000 pounds. 1t is of the
compound type and is provided with num-
erous modern improvements. This engine
win to-day bring train No. - up from Gin
cinnati over the Big Four and this after
noon at clock will be run over the Bee
line division to Gallon, where it is to be
tested in hauling the knickerbocker express
or fourteen cars between Gallon and Cleve-
land. which is now hauled by. a. double
header, the speed being SO fast that one
engine cannot haul it. This it is thought,
will make an excellent test of the powers
AIKEN Is e sne ana m on the e De
sylvania road in hauling the. mountain
trains Should this engine perform ex-
fed fha
will be able to dispose of number of
them for the hauling of fast trains over
grades and maintaining high speed
New SIeepins-Car Company.
A Kansas City parer says the Williams
Palace Sleeping-car Company has been or
ganized with a capital stock of s., 900 900
to manufacture i'm that city new car, I'M
cqualed in point of comfort, convenience
and elegance by any sleeping car now in
use. The new is the invention of a
local railroad man, who was formerly
nected with the Missouri Pacific and the
ers of the company are Eastern capitalists
who are heavily interested in railroads and
Buchanan, Of that city, are also stockholders.
The main feature of the new car is
PASSENGER e into is The vail Of the car and IS
confined IN space 81 one and seven
be used. and All bed Clothing can be ee put
In lockers underneath the seats of each
section. The berths will be made of steel
and aluminium.
Engineers and Ffremen Dismissed.
The st. Paul Railway Company has sum-
marily dismissed eleven engineers and
thirty-flvc flremen from its division running
into Fort Howard, Wis. These men are all
former employees of the Milwaukee &
Northern road. recently absorbed by the
ST. Paul. The cause of this wholesale dis
missal Is said to be due to the men fire.
quenting saloons when off duty ana the
recent determination of the company to dis
countenance the practice.
A Handsome Increase in Earnings.
The c., c., G.. & st. T.. proper earned in
the third week of March. gross 1858. 1915.
an increase over the corresponding week
Of 1894 of $27,T21.3S. The Increase the first
three weeks. compared with the same
period OF 1894 is $42 90. and General SUI
perintendent Van Wrinkle Is confident, from
the business the road is doing this week.
that the fourth week will show better re-
suits than either OF the preceding weeks of
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