The Indianapolis journal., 1895-08-27

Locomotive works. are now all IN service
and proving a great addition to the power
Of the road All are equipped with ar
brakes and other modern devfses for freight
locomotives.
Carey E Cowgirl solicitor for the Michi-
gan division of the Big Four, has rendered
his resignation and says he will insist on
health compel the step. He has been con-
nected with the old c., W. & NJ. and the
Michigan division of the Big Four eighteen
years.
The various locomotive works are sending
handsomely framed pictures of the locomo-
tives they build to VIM. Garstang, superin-
tendent Of motive power of the Big Four.
wood which are to be occupied by the rail-
road mems department OF the Young Men s
Christian Association.
Z. ID. Kenna, who for years has been
general attorney for the ST. Louis q San
Francisco Railway Company. with head
quarters in ST. Louis. has been appointed
general solicitor of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Re system. He will on Sept 10
to accept similar position with the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul road.
At st. Paul, yesterday. Judge Sanborn,
in the United states Circuit Court, on the
application of the Central Trust Company.
of New York, for receivers for the st.
Joseph e. Grand Island railroad. appointed
the Union Pacific receivers as such receiv-
ers. the st. Joseph & Grand Island being
a feeder of the Union Pacific. The petit
TONER may come into court later and ask
for other receivers.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
company expects TO begin operations in
some departments of it's new shops at La
fayette on the first of September, but VIII
not have them in full operation before
Nov. /. A number Of the men at the shops
in New Albany have been transferred TO
Lafayette to assist lin placing the new
machinery in position The new machinery
to go into these shops will cost $4,000
Trdf
apolis, Decatur g. Western Is doing every
thing possible to encourage local industries
on its line in the way of building ware
houses and elevators Two warehouses
are to be built at Tuscola for the benefit
of this road, and within the next thirty
days a half dozen elevators and ware
company providing switches and everything
reasonable to encourage the projectors
According to Poor's Manual the leading
trunk lines lost during the first half or
tials allowed to weaker lines 80 per cent,
as compared with what they would have
received had full tariff rates been main
see on al oi az, s st esor,aJ 10
Grain rates, for instance, were cut from
Is to cents per hundred. The loss in
both freight and passenger earnings for
fully 10 per cent. of the gross earnings of
the roads.
Vice President Harahan. of the Illinois
Central, who last week returned from Eu-
rope, says that in England and all over
Europe they are far behind us in the uses
of electricity. In some respects the rail-
roads on the other side are ahead of ours,
but we can give them points in a great
many other ways. The great drawback
seems to be the tunnels. which are small
and consequently their rolling stock cannot
be enlarged. The result is that while the
roadbeds and bridges are equal to any
trains hauled in this country, they are put
to immense expense in moving freight In
In the way of signaling we are far ahead or
European roads and semaphore signals are
everywhere.
Jeffersonville News: The Big Four Rail
road Company received flag, on Satur-
day, which was to be used in decorating
their quarters for the encampment. When
IL was examined, however, IT was FOUND 10
be too large to float from the building or
from any other in Louisville. The banner
is 72x48 feet, and Is probably the largest
ever seen here. 1t has been decided TO
float 1t from the new bridge, where it
intendents OF ali of the Louisville lines
are having all they can do now to prepare
for handling traffic during the encamp-
ment. Every day brings information OF ad-
ditional trains, and IL will require every
available inch OF space to handle the cars
at the terminals The Pennsylvania is
making the most extensive prepare tions.
and has made requisitions on Pittsburg for
extra men as we'll as extra cars and loco
ing had experience in handling the crowds
at Pittsburg, feel that they will be able to
get along here without any congestion of
traffic.