The Indianapolis journal., 1895-09-09

burned.
The New York Central earned in August
>. os1, "a 46. an increase over August, 1894,
Of $751;
let the contract for 500 more steel-lined.
hopper-bottom cars
The Wabash lines have earned since Jan.
!. gross s1.556.434 more than in the corre-
spending eight months OF 1894
The Wabash. the Chicago & Alton and the
Illinois Central yesterday ran low-rate ex-
cursions from St Louis TO Chicago.
Blue envelopes are in circulation along
the West shore road. and last week sew
1t Is stated officially that on Tuesday and
Wednesday the Big Four will run fifty
one special trains into Louisville carrying
g. A. X. travellers.
Agents and conductors on the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton on Saturday were noti-
ned tnat the Cairo station would be re-
opened to-day for business.
officials OF the Pennsylvania lines say
their business Is highly satisfactory and is
before in the history of the road.
James Gies, one Of the veterans in service
at the Panhandle freight offices, is in such
Door health that II is feared he will be
obliged to give up work entirely.
The Georgia Central. by order OF court
is to be sid on October Z. 1t is understood
that receiver Conner is to be the first presi-
dent of the reorganized company.
east of Pittsburg and several locomotives
have been sent west for use by the Penn
sylvania lines during the encampment week.
The excursion of the Wabash and the
New York, last week, disappointing,
not over 300 people availing themselves Of
the low rate.
1t is stated that the Columbus. sandusky
& Hooking road will soon be out of the
hands of the court, and that the company,
when reorganized, will elect receiver Men,
sarratt president
There are forty-seven meetings yet to be
held in different parts of the country which
will be given excursion rates on the certi-
ficate plan. These meetings are to be held
in nine different States.
w. X. Beard, formerly district passenger
agent OF the West Shore, has been ap-
pointed general passenger agent of the
Interstate Steamboat Company, with head
quarters at New York city.
The Lake Erie & Western earned, in Au-
gust, Si.949 less, gross, than in August,
1891 Since January l, however, the road
has earned s144,642 more than in the corre-
spending eight months of 1894
aane,1 Inc committee mt S appointed 10 draft a new new
completed It's work, and the document is
being sent to the proper officials Of the
roads interested for signatures.
The executive committee Of the Master
Mechanics and the Master Car Builders
associations met last week and selected
Congress Hall. Saratoga. as the place to
nOlu tuclr next annual meeting.
The test of a understanding device on
the Little Miami division OF the Pennsyl-
vania lines has been so satisfactory that
Superintendent Ralph Peters proposes to
with 1t.
The Big Four's fast freight service be-
tween Benton Harbor and the South is
proving successful. On Thursday this train
was run from Benton Harbor to Green's
burg, Ind. 225 miles. in twelve hours, stops
to be deducted.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton is
considerably increasing it's side-track room
tank at Connersville. ten feet higher than
usual. The tank will be eighteen feet deep
by twenty-four in diameter.
1t is known beyond all doubt that the
Brice syndicate owns the Ohio Southern and
the Cleveland, Akron Columbus. One Of
the new directors Of the Ohio Southern Is
a son Of Samuel Thomas, president Of
At the knights Templars conclave in
Boston the Big Four had a larger represen-
tation OF sleeping cars stored on tracks,
assigned for such & service .h than 2, had had any
enty-nine Wagner sleeping cars on side
tracks.
The Terre Haute Car Works Company has
in contemplation making some extensive
improvements, putting up a car erecting
shop 343 feet long by 157 wide. and a planning
mill 500 feet long by 144 wide. When these
aIe before t1f was M I
burned The company is now working $50
men ten hours day.
The highest officials of the Buffalo, Roch-
advised or consulted by any of the Brice
syndicate to making the road part of
new trunk line. Probably not; that is
They go into the market, secure controlling
stock and then announce to the manage
ments of such roads what is to be done.
s. B. Bush, superintendent OF motive
power of the Pennsylvania Southwest sys-
tenn. 10 investigating the system of water
publication in use on the Chicago Milwau-
kee st. Paul for engines. He is accom-
gineer Of the department. and w. c. Pen
mock, master mechanic Of the Logansport
shops. They are making trip over the
their investigations and will be absent some
days.
Marion Leader: 1.-THE suspicion that the
Pennsylv mia Company is behind the c.,
like fact. Years ago the Big Four and
the Pennsylvania companies entered into
an agreement by which the former was not
TO lay their tracks into Richmond. and the
latter was not to touch Muncie. If the
above suspicion Is trua IL is great scheme
OF the Panhandle people 10 violate the con-
and at the same time not lay themselves
open to prosecution" Harry Drew, of In
dianapol.s. who is one OF the leading sp.r-
its in the building of the road, says he
wishes the suspicion of the citizens of
Marion had foundation. as the company
could then get money with which to push
the enterprise.
Peter Styers, whose claim as being the
oldest locomotive engineer in the United
States has never been disputed, died at
Bethlehem, Pa, on Friday, of paralysis.
He was on the railroad for nearly half a
century and ran a locomotive for nearly
forty-six years. In all this time he was
never in collision and was the cause of
no accident. In 1876, then twenty-five years
old, he went to work at Crossona, on the
old Mine Hill branch of the Reading road.
In four years he worked his way up from
driver to trackman, to brakeman, to fire.
man, and in 1849 he pulled open the first
throttle on a locomotive as an engineer.
He was often wont to talk about the en-
gines of that day. There was only piece
OF weather boarding for the engineers cab.
Then came the canvas awning. He wit
messed all the advancements that the build
ers OF locomotives made. From the weather.
board cab to that of the luxurious cab Of
to-day he has experienced Ii all. Subse-
quently he ran on the North Penn for
thirteen years, and was one of the first
engineers on that road. Then he ran on the
Lehigh Valley, and in 1866 he secured a
position on the Jersey Central, remaining
continuously in that company's employ un-
I'll Jan of this year, when he was forced
by illness 10 resign.