The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-28
Local and General Notes.

NJ. f. ingalls,. president OF the Big Four, is
in New York.
Train 20. over the Panhandle, consisting
of eight cars, on Tuesday last was hauled
thirty-nine and one-half miles in forty-two
minutes.
The Pennsylvania Company is spending
considerable money on its Toledo division,
laying a heavier rail and doing a good
deal Of ballasting, etc.
W. A. Garrett. superintendent of the st.
Louis Terminal Railway Company. was in
the city yesterday. en- route to New York
for a two weeks vacation.
Dr.. a. B. Frame has been appointed sur
geon of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
at Piqua. vice DR.. Parker. deceased, who
had held that position many years.
W. ID. Stearns has been appointed private
secretary and superintendent Of car service
to the receiver of the Cincinnati, Jackson *
Mackinaw, vice i. l.. Martin, resigned.
William Mobley. aged seventy-seven. a
locomotive engineer for fifty-five years.
most OF the time on the Chicago q North
western, died Wednesday at Kansas City.
Edward p. Murray. who died recently at
Chicago, was at one time superintendent
of the Canada Southern, western division,
and later superintendent OF the Toledo, st.
Louis & Kansas City.
The running time of Train 3. over the
Panhandle, between Chicago and Indian
apolis. has been cut down thirty minutes.
which makes il a very fast train from Log
ansport TO indianapolis.
The first woman to be employed in any
capacity by a railway company in Mexico is
Miss Beatrice 1. Watson, of ST. Louis. who
ger department of the Mexican Central.
T. z. Rock. formerly contracting agent
of the Northern Pacific for southeastern
position of travelling freight agent Of the
at Pittsburg.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern peo-
some of their trains are making. but it
is stated that their new fast trains fire.
an us strike t. Se a Seventy,miIe-an-hour pace
The Supreme Court Of Ohio yesterday
made an entry giving the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn ,iS9 days to settle With the state or
valuable railroad depot grounds regained
through legal action by the State.
Express business is so heavy that the
three companies have some thirty day por-
tiers. and the same number of night porters,
employed at the Union station and offices.
Business years ago was considered heavy
work.
Iowa now has but one hundred miles OF
narrow gauge road. the Des Moines & Kan
sas. part of a line extending from Des
Moines 10 GAINESVILLE. a small town in north
ern Missouri, and a contract has been let
TO convert the one hundred miles into
standard gauge.
General Freight Agent Taylor. of the Van
dalia, was in the city yesterday. The Van
dalia, he says. is not suffering as are some
of the roads in the east-bound rate war. as
us local BUSINESS. III connection WITH SOUTH
ern roads, and miscellaneous freight Of a
local character. is the best earning traffic.
The b. & o. and the b. & Q. Southwest
ern has issued notice that they will allow
tion within the transit limits on tickets
issued for the Boston excursions. No stop
have the effect OF extending the limits on
the tickets.
Charles Merrill. general Western passen-
ger agent of the New York Central, was in
Tho Afs~ IIA aa,-a - ~ ~
Central people are greatly pleased over the
amount OF travel they are getting from
points reached by the Big Four. and will
urge the Eastern line TO increase the sleep
ing car service.
Harvey NJ. L.ittell. formerly president and
general manager of the New Orleans City
New Orleans. has been elected president
and general manager of the Atlantic-ave-
nue. railway. and OF the Brooklyn. Bath q
West End railroad property OF the Brook
Ign Traction Company. Mr.. Littell takes
immediate charge OF these lines.
J. Z. Morand. who was with Frank Bird
OF the Louisville Transfer Company. is in
the city. He Is making a decided success OF
the enterprise; which IS backed by capital
a carload of fine horses to Louisville from
here. for the transfer company, being the
fourth carload he has shipped from here re-
Gently.
T.. a. Peck. formerly with the Big Four.
now general superintendent of the ST. Louis
& Iron Mountain. is making a very salts
factory record. il is stated. on that system.
One OF his ideas Was the putting on OF
fast trains and il has been such a success
that on Sunday the time between 81. Louis
and Dallas will be cut down two hours.
the improvement in the track justifying
such increased speed.
Superintendent Zion, of the Union Rail-
way. has instructed General Baggage Agent
Ferguson TO employ two more men on July
l. There are now th;rty-one men on the
baggage department payroll. and the mum
Der will be increased 10 thirty-three. Super
intendent Zion is looking into the question
OF restoring the reduction made in the
Union railway employees wages in 1898, and
viii do all he can to effect a favorable re-
suit.
Schuyler Hazard, civil engineer on the Big
Four, has invented a cross-tie which is at
tracing the attention OF railway civil en-
gineers. The tie is made of rolled steel plate
in the shape of an isosceles triangle. the
broad base resting on the ground, the
curved sides preventing motion. as the earth
can be tamped and kept in position better.
The interior of the tie is filled with wood
pulp. which acts as a deadener OF sound.
Mr.. Hazard has solved the problem OF fas-
tening the rail 20 the tie without weaken