The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-21


other roads and salary attached which
would have won some men, but he was
deeply Interested in the vandaIia and no
omciaI was more in earnest to have the
earning exhibit up to expectations.
The roads are now watching closely their
tracks, as more broken rails are found when
tne frost Is coming out OF the rails and
OUT or the ground than at any other time.
MOST OF the section men rest during
the day anu walk the tracks at nigfit.tIIn
Some new coal cars of the Pennsylvania
company are attracting a good deal of
attention.: they are 5000 pound capacity.
rest on the style of truck used under re-
i,rigerator cars. have Janney couplers.. the
improved air brake and in every respect are
or very substantial build
The first case whereby discharged en-
ptoye of the Union Pacific seeks reinstate-
Judge Sanborn in Cheyenne. wyo. If this
case is decided in favor of the employee 1t
is certain a number of the discharged en-
ployes will take similar steps.
In early November the Pennsylvania lines
increased the speed of trains No. 20 and q,
and by officials report it is shown that
the increasing of the speed had resulted In
trains No. 20 and q running nearer on time
than when the schedule between 1ndianapo-
lis and New York was one hour longer.
Eugene Zimmerman, first vice president of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton was in
the city Saturday in consultation with At
torney Harris regarding the city freight de-
pot. question. The road is now suffering
in it's business from the inconvenience 1t
encounters under the present arrangement
The Panhandle people expect to, have
the new depot at Marion Ind ready for
credit to the company and an ornament
to the thrifty town of Marion. The COM
pany has gotten the material on the ground
for the putting in of long side track at
Kenneth, Ind.
In 1894 1t took es.9 per cent. of the gross
earnings of the Illinois Central to operate it;
in 1893, 69.5 per cent. This illustrates, per-
haps as well as anything could how easily
a compact line can economic in operation
and show large gain in net ,e earnings 1s Inc me
cent. of it's mileage runs should not be over
looked, however, when comparing 1t with
other roads.
day, the Pennsylvania took off the local
sleeping coach which has been running
trains 20 and q. The fast Knickerbocker
train over the Big Four and Vanderbilt
line is the only train which now haulls
q local sleeping between Indianapolis
and New York and it will be better patron
lied than ever, although it has been well
filled ever since put on.
The action of the New York Central road
In curtailing the sale of half rate tickets
to clergymen has raised quite stir among
the clergymen on its lines; and it is the
trunk lines will likely take similar action;
In fact, the Erie already has, and the Nickel
Plate announces that it will do so. An item
is going the rounds of the press to the eff
feet that the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne &
Chicago and the Panhandle lines have taken
oiHliidT dCllOH lnlS Is not correct. IneSe
companies have simply curtailed the issues
by more closely scanning the rights of ap-
plicants for clergymen's. permits. and such
permits will be good only for use between
local points west of Pittsburg, but in no
case will minister be given a pass.
There is a feeling of sadness among the
employees of the Vandalia over the death of
HI. w. Hubbard, general freight agent. On
norroad in the country is there so much of a
family feeling among the officials and en-
ployes. and 1t is often said were all railroad
officials as much interested in their men
and treated them with as much respect as
does William r. McKeen, president, John
G. Williams. vice president and general
manager, and N K. Elliott, general superin-
would never be known, at least no Leg
islatures would be asked to pass laws look
ing to arbitration between officials and en-
ployes. 1t is stated that there is no road
in the country having like number of men
per mile on which so large per cent. are
veterans in service