The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

the afternoon
Thomas Cooper. of Tacoma. and exMay-
pointed general Western land agent of
the Northern Pacific, TO succeed the late
Paul Schulz.
The St. Louis Merchants Bridge COM
pany has made arrangements to equip all its
engines with fuel oil burners. The. contract
for the burners has been awarded to par
ties in Columbus. o.
Officials of the Queen & Crescent say
there has been more Northern inquiry about
Southern homes and industries i'm the latter
part Of 1894 and thus far this year than in
the thirteen preceding years
One of the smoothest runs the knicker-
booker Doc express makes between ST. Louis
It making no stops from the start until
1t reaches Litchfeld run Of ffty-seven
miles.
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne e. Chicago
now has twelve miles of sidetrack, at Con-
way station, and at times traffic Is block
AIDED at that point. The company is now
putting in several miles more of sidetrack
at that point.
A. NJ. Stmson, purchasing agent of the
Big -Four, was in the city yesterday He
says he finds that railways can now pur-
chase supplies at exceedingly low figures
as compared with few years ago, or even
one year ago.
Ohio, Pittsburg and West Virginia coal
carrying roads held at Columbus (O) yes
terday to discuss rates to Chicago. adj
1ourned to May IL in Chicago without TAX
ing any action.
The Pennsylvania Company, which now
hauls its trains between New Albany and
under consideration making 1t an electric
line, which would give it a great advantage
over its competitors
Freight men say that the advance in the
price of beef will be great aid to the
owing to this advance, 1000 carloads Of
cattle will be shipped east over the Santa
Fe within the next six weeks.
The local freight agents, numbering sew
enteen, were yesterday in Cincinnati and
were handsomely entertained by the rail-
way and business men. Their special mis-
sion was to see the terminals of the roads
centering at Cincinnati and to enjoy them
selves.
The advance in oil has preceptibly de-
creased shipments. The Lake Erie & West
ern usually handles from sixty to one hum
few days it has dropped to twenty-five
Reports of other roads show an equally
large falling off in shipments.
Arrangements have been made for con-
ference in Buffalo. Thursday, April Is, to
discuss the reconsignments of railway
to be considered are the time to be al
lowed for reconsignment and the commodi-
ties upon which such privileges shall be
allowed.
The net earnings of the Chesapeake &
Ohio for February were st64002: against
$226, S13 in February. 1894, and against $751;
March / the net earnings it's present fiscal
year were S2115,1O2, against $2,180,SS4 in
March l, 1898.
The Baltimore & Ohio will this year ex-
pend a good deal of money in the construc-
ton of a new steel bridge on the Pfttsburg
division. Most of the present bridges were
erected when the road was built, are wood
en- structures, and hardly strong enough to
bear safely the heavy locomotives and cars
now run on these lines
For six years the passenger rate. first
class, from New York to Toledo has been
sl6.1e. and from Toledo to New York, $16.20;
NOV hos han nj a a
in both directions. Six years ago the Mich
igan Central. not then q strictly Wander
never oeen disturbed until now.
NJ. J. Carpenter, president, and c. I.
Stone, general passenger agent of the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois, came over from
Terre Haute on Monday night and yester-
day went to Chicago over the Monon. Pres
ident Carpenter takes bright view OF
the situation and expressed himself salts
fled that the worst is passed with good
railroad properties.
The new Class p engines to be built at
the Altoona shops for the southwestern syS-
tenn will weigh five thousand pounds more
on the driving wheels than do those sent
West recently for the Vandalia, and will
have six-foot driving wheel The superin-
tendent of motive power of the Altoona
shops is Of opinion that with the large
wheel Western lines better service can
be obtained.
The conventions next month of the mas
ter mechanics and master car builders give
William Garstang, president of the assoc
citation, states that some very interesting
papers have been prepared to be read at
these meetings, and the Importance of
bringing together practical railway men
from all parts of the United States needs
no argument.
General Travelling Passenger Agent
Sheehy, of the Canadian Pacific, is in the
city. When asked If the Canadian Pacific
was living up to its agreement not to pay
that they were, as he thought ticket
agent who worked up business for road
work they did, but not an exorbitant one,
as when a road begun to pay exorbitant
commissions it was good evidence that 1t
wanted to break up the practice.
But few persons are aware of the variety
of the business handled on the railway
switches in this city. Yesterday on side
loaded with oak timber shipped from Ar
kansas, oranges and canned goodsGtn other
lana, potatoes from Oregon, lead ore from
cotton from Memphis. .agricultur-
al implements from Rock Island. ILL.,, har-
vest implements from Racine, Wis, oats
from Dakota. a carload of pickles from
Pittsburg, Pa, vegetables from Mississippi
in refrig orator cars and lumber from Ten
nessee.
That general business is improving grad
ually, says a railway official. is demon
for March. The aggregate gross income of
1872 roads shows an increase OF "a, Ssl over
March, 1894. True" said he. the gain Is
small but the less important as an
indication that further Improvement may
be expected with perfect confidence" The
compares the topai gross earn
ings of the 132 roads for the month of
March and for the three months ending
March 81: March, 1895, sS9 240. 0O4; 1894 $685.
$685. 107; three months 1895, $110,177,324; 1894,
$l10, 449 ga.
The American Railway Association, which
to-day in st. Louis, is one OF
the most prominent and influential or
in the country Heretofore all
of its meetings have been held in New
York city At it's meetings any questions
relating to the operating Of railroads, are
train service rules interloeking
switch and signal rules, etc 1t was this
association which divided North America
into standard time belts now used by all
While in St Louis General Man.
aver Ramsey, of the Terminal AsSocia-
ton, has arranged for an excursion over
the entire system.
A number of Pennsylvania officials passed
through the city last night en- route to
the annual meeting of the American Rail-
way Association, which begins to-day in
st. Louis. Among the nun5oer were Joseph
Wood general manager of the Pennsyl-
yania lines west of Pfttsburg E. b. Tay-
Tor general superintendent of transporta-
ton; Charles Watts, general superinten-
dent of the Pennsylvania Northwestern
system; John f. Miller, general superin-
tendent of the Southwestern SYSTEM; Di-
vision Superintendent J. j. Turner, A: 3.
general Superintendent of the vandalia,
and Harry Miller, superintendent of the
Vandalia main line, came over from st.
Louis to accompany the party to that city.
The rumor has been revived that the
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