The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-17

Asoots OHt % U new type lJEDItOINcS. Inc
trip was said to have been made IN the ma
ture of a test of the new style engine. and
as far as the speed power OF the iocomo-
tive was concerned II was considered high
sent out IL is said that one OF the Class
T locomotives. also a new type, probably
80. l5l5. will be used. and although the
statement is made that the proposed run
is merely for the purpose Of testing a
new high-speed brake. Il is generally un-
run the ninety miles In as many min
utes. The proposed train will weigh near
ly one hundred tons less than the last
OUTSIDE Of some "S Of the New york divt.
sion officials and the belief is generally en-
tertained among Pennsylvania officials that
the train will cover the entire distance at
mile a minute.
Meetings at Chicago.
General freight agents Of the Western
roads met in Chicago yesterday in conform
ity with the instructions issued by the
executive officers last Friday, to arrange
for the restoration and maintenance of
rates. 1t was agreed that wire and nail
rates should be advanced to fifth class
and rates restored between Chicago and
the Missouri river. There was a long dis
cussion on the restoration of coal and lum-
Der rates, but before any decision was ar
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was taken until this morning.
All the lines between Chicago and the
Missouri river were represented at a meet
ing or general passenger agents to con-
slider the resignation Of the Western Lines
Passenger Association Considerable prog
ress was made. The meeting resolved it
self into a committee of the whole and
went over. clause by clause, the first six
articles of the old agreement. No radical
change was made in any OF them and they
are likely to be adopted as they originally
stood. The meeting adjourned TO meet
again to-day TO continue the work.
A meeting of Iowa lines was also held
yesterday, at which the Iowa Central road
agreed to adopt and strictly enforce all
the restrictions agreed TO by the other
roads in connection with the sale of tickets
for the harvest excursion to be u Oct.
p. The matter of additional excursions
has not yet been decided.
A Fast Run ON the Little Miami.
A run which was remarkable in many re-
spects was made on the Cincinnati divi-
sion of the Panhandle Monday afternoon.
]. F. Miller, general superintendent. was
making the trip in his car, No. IS, from
Cincinnati to Columbus and was accom-
panied by Ralph Peters, superintendent of
the division. The run OF 110 miles was
made in two hours and thirty minutes, in
Guiding a stop Of eight minutes at xenia.
six other stops and two slow-downs. The
70 ldll VI ZIG "a was UclWCCl <Atuld
and Columbus. when engineer Ganson.
with engine No. 23, made the hfty-five
miles in fifty-seven minutes, with three
stops and a slow order at Darby bridge.
The special was running as second No. 6
and reached Columbus at sos p. m. Mr.. Pc
ters was anxious to return to Cincinnati,
p. m, and a little late, Just as ii was
swinging under the Hfgh-street viaduct,
had the honor of making the fastest round
cities in the history "a the road, as he COW
cred the 40 miles in about hve and one
half hours. The rum between Xenia and
Columbus. though not quite a mile a min
ute, was in actual running time made at
the rate of sixty-ive miles an hour when
stops and slow-downs are considered.
Faster Trains ON the j., vi. & L.
p. A. Bonebrake. superintendent of the
Louisville division Of the Pennsylvania
lines, has arranged a schedule which takes
effect on Sunday next, which he thinks
will better accommodate the travel between
Indianapolis and Louisville than has any
former train service. Train 10 viii leave
indianapolis at 3:45 a. m. reach Louisville
at 7:13 a. M; train No. 2 viii leave Indian
aDolis at $40 a. m, reach Louisville at
1875 a m; train No. 4 will leave Indian
apolis at 3 d. m. and reach Louisville at
6:l3 p. M: train No. Is will leave Indian
apolis at 4:45 p. m. and reach Louisville at
~ ?. m All the trains are fast and run run
aatlt 4At ~ u r. 49," 49,
make al the stops. but run on a fast
schedule. Train No. Is, which is the Chi
cago & Atlanta fast train. will make the
run from Indianapolis TO Louisville in less
than three hours.
Changes ON the Southern Pacific.
The office of general superintendent of
the Southern Pacific Company was estab-
iished yesterday and ]. A. Fillmore was
given the title of manager of the Pacific
system Of the Southern Pacific. which in
cludes the roads between Ashland, Ore,
on the north, Oregon on the east and e.
Paso on the south. A circular letter to
that erect has been issued by General
Manager Kruttschnitt, whose name, to-
gether with that of c. p. Huntington, was
aIsacs annOS 10 es; t anf w. SSme g. ea cursis is set ap-
pointed engineer OF maintenance of way of
the Pacific system and lines In Oregon.
Mr.. Curtis, In addition to the duties or
his office, will attend to such duties fer
to- time be assigned him. This makes Mr..
they were under the late A. N. Towne.
Personal, Local and General Notes
The Evansville & Terre Haute has just
received thirty miles of new steel rail, which
is TO be placed In the track at once.
]. r. Donough. general ticket agent at the
Union Station, has gone to philadelphia,
being called there by the death OF a sister.
The PittSburg & Lake Erie is so crowned
with business that II has borrowed a num-
Der of engines from the Lake Shore n
Nickel-plate.
On Oct. IS and Is, Nov. 5, Is and Is and
Dec. 5 and is the round-trip rate will be,
from indianapolis to Atlanta, 1880, with a
ten-day limit.
T. NJ. Pierson, assistant grand chief Of the
Order of Railway Telegraphers. Is in Can
ada organizing lodges. and is meeting with
success.
A number of the master bridge builders
of Indianapolis lines are this Week In New
Orleans, attending the bridge carpenters
annual meeting.
Complaint is made that the limit on tick
cts to Atlanta Is not as long as it should
be to encourage travel to the exposition and
to Southern points.
The passenger trains on the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg are now so heavy
that only the heaviest locomotives are used
for the express trains.
Commissioner Midgley has issued a circu-
lar to roads in the Western Freight Asso-
citation, In which he says that all rates are
to be restored to tariff Nov. l.
The $50 Gags which the Pullman company
is to build for the Pennsylvania lines are
to be 5000 pounds capacity each, and TO
be substantially built for fast service.
The dining cars. as run by the Pennsyl-
Company, on the lines west of Pitts
burg. are -self-supporting, and. in fact. show
a little surplus over cost OF operation.
The P~ittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
management claims that the Pennsylvania
party will find that road in the
best physical condition Of any period in its
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