The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-17

get no business for the East which they
can control. Formerly the interchange of
business between the two roads run from
forty to sixty loaded cars day; now it
ranges from eight to ten loaded cars
day.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The vandalia is working more men in it's
shops than at any time in the last three
years.
The Rock Island & Peoria has declared a
semi-annual dividend OF 212 per cent, pay
able July ].
On Saturday the INDIANAPOLIS Decatur &
Western received two new freight engines
from the Baldwin locomotive works
Picnics have been arranged for every day,
with but two exceptions. on the line of the
Indianapolis & Vincennes for three weeks
to come.
Ralph Swinburn, said to have been the
oldest locomotive engineer in the world,
died in West Virginia last week. aged nine
ty-one years.
The book Of summer tours just issued by
the passenger department of the Baltimore
& Ohio is a gem in that line, and replete
with valuable information
The Panhandle keeps seventeen extra
coaches at Pittsburg and sixteen extra
coaches at indianapolis to meet any emerg-
ency for cars which may come up.
D. T. Bacon, general manager of the In
diana Car-service Association, went to
Cleveland last night 10 attend the annual
convention of the National Car-service As
ISOLATION.
The interlocking switch and signal which
the Lake Erie * Western, the baltimore
* Ohio and the Indiana, Illinois a. Iowa
are jointly erecting at Walkerton, Ind,
is rapidly nearing completion.
W. c. Scott train dispatcher OF the Big
Four. who was married at Eaton. Ind,
Thursday last, and has since been visiting
friends in this city, returned yesterday TO
his headquarters at Bellefontalne.
The indianapolis, Decatur & Western pas
senger earnings for the first week of June
showed an increase of over $1,000 over the
corresponding week Of last year, while the
freight earnings showed decrease.
In order to facilitate the movement Of the
through passenger trains over the Pennsyl-
vania road at Altoona and other division
points, the crews OF both divisions must be
on hand TO assist in making any required
changes.
Ten miles of steel rail. Weighing eighty
five pounds to the yard, and the rails sixty
feet in length. were delivered to the Lit
tie Miami division of the Panhandle lines
last week, to be placed in the track of
that division, commencing near Waynes-
vile.
The tank cars which the Memphis Car
and Foundry Company is building to haul
molasses in, Ii is said, is to be a success.
Their appearance is much similar to
oil tank car. The dome TO the car is of
sufficient size to admit man 10 clean out
the tank.
The Pennsylvania lines are hauling such
large quantities of Bedford, Ind, stone East
New York that it has attracted the atten-
ton Of the Pittsburg and the Philadelphia
press, the movement reaching sometimes a
train day.
DR.. j. NJ Kells, medical examiner OF
the Pennsylvania lines at Columbus, o..
in May increased the membership of the
Pennsylvania voluntary relief department
on the Columbus division 252, the largest
number of members ever received in one
month on any one division.
Train 90 over the Vandalia and Pennsyl-
said tn Be- 6e train When
the number of cars 1t hauls Is considered,
in the country. Trains from st. Louis to
New York hauling three or four fewer cars
make but an hour better time on their fast
schedules.
Large blocks of Iowa Central stock are
changing hands and there is much specula-
ton as to who the purchasers may De.
At one time the Brice syndicate, which
owns the Lake Erie & Western, was anx-
ious to secure control OF the property and
their hands.
After June Is all passenger trains of the
Pennsylvania passing through Cresson, ex-
cept the limited, will stop at that point; the
limited trains will stop only. when there are
passengers for Cresson. Beginning the same
day. the Pacific express west and the day
express east will haul observation cars 60
ing over the mountains.
l.. d. Button, superintendent of the Kan
sas division of the St Louis & San Fran
cisco, has been transferred to the st. Louis
Division with at
OHara, trainmaster on the Kansas City
division, succeeds Mr.. Button on that divi-
patcher on the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western.
Competitors of the Big Four are dis
turbed and have gone so far as TO bring the
matter before Chairman Blanchard. Of the
Central Traffic Association. charging that
the Big Four, on the occasion of carrying.
the Christian Endeavor people TO Boston,
tenders too many side trips. The competing
lines claimed that stops were authorized
only at Chautauqua, Niagara Falls and
Saratoga.
The business of the Knickerbocker express
has become SO heavy that the train Is now
run through solid over the Lake Shore and
the New York Central on its arrival at
most of the time there have been five sleep,
ing cars hauled into Cleveland on that
train which. east of Gallon, Is consolida-
ton of the St. Louis and the Cincinnati
Knickerbocker trains.
An official of the Vandalia says that two
months from now train can be run safely
over the Vandalia from st. Louis to Indian
wheels. improvements to the roadbed are
being pushed all along the line. Harry Mil
Ter, superintendent OF the main line, is
anxious to get the track of the Nandalia
in as good shape as was the Louisville di-
vision of the Pennsylvania lines when he
went to the Vandala
Chairman Blanchard, of the Central
Traffic Association, is making a desperate
effort to form a passenger pool on east
bound business out of Chicago This has
been pet scheme with him for the last
year, but he finds that two roads Will OPP
pose to the end any such arrangement,
as they can get more business on the plan
by which they now secure their business,
in an open arena, than the other lines
would allow them in any pool which might
be formed.
T.. F. Brooks has succeeded Joseph Craw-
ford as superintendent of the New York
division of the Pennsylvania, the latter re-
signing on account OF i'll health. w. y.
Barnard, of the Altoona division. succeeds
Mr. Brooks on the Maryland division, and
r. r.. Marshall. superintendent of motive
power of the p w. a r.. is promoted to
Superintendent OF the Altoona division; G.
NJ Mendenhall. road foreman of engines on
the New York division, becomes superin-
tendent of motive power on the r.. w. q b.
The Railway Age is publishing a daily
edition during the conventions of the mas
ter car builders and the master mechanics
and il is a very creditable undertaking
reports appear portraits OF the more prom
inent members of the organizations. The
Master Car Builders Association always
was an eminently respectable body, but it
can now claim TO be large one Accord
the Master Car Builders Association there
are 16 active. 40 representative and as
sociate members; total of S51. The repre-
est number of cars represented is 30. and
ard practice for almost every part of
rim ri