The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-17

way on the Big -Four, has been appointed
general roadmaSter of the Central Vermont.
An official OF the Wabash discredits the
idea that company will build a line to the
Ohio river. 1t once owned the Cairo, Vim
cennes & Chicago road. and was glad to
unload II.
The Big -Four people, when they get
viii put on a through sleeping car from
Louisville to New York via Anderson,
Gallon and Cleveland.
In the week ending Sept. IL there were
transferred over the Belt road 1f.211 cars.
an increase of 72o over the preceding week.
Last week the Belt road engines handled
$50 carloads Of live stock.
c. Z. Schaff, assistant general manages
Of the Big -Four, arrived in the city last
the general managers meeting, TO attend
a Muncie Belt road meeting.
II is probable that the general offices of
the Indianapolis. Decatur & Western viii
be removed from their present location on
South Meridian street to the new building
OF the Indiana Trust Company.
Among the higher freight officials a be-
lief prevails that the proposed Union Traf-
control the traffic situation, is not destined
TO be a popular measure East or West.
For the first time in eighteen months, 1t
can be said that the Western passenger
ger agreement, and will rest until the Santa
Fe and the Union Pacific get ready to come
down off the fence.
c. J.. White, formerly chief train dis
chief train dispatcher Of the High Springs
division OF the Plant system, the division
being SO miles In length, is in the city
visiting friends for a day or two.
The London & Southwestern and the Lon
don &. Northwestern have placed orders
with the Gould Coupler Company. OF this
their cars. This is the first time the auto
matte coupler has been introduced on roads
in England.
At no time in its history has the men,
bership of the Railway Officials and EN-
for the last six weeks, which the officials
take as evidence that railway employees
are In much better condition and finding
steady employment.
L. A. Koehne was yesterday appointed
city passenger agent of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton and the Monon, taking
effect to-day. Mr.. Koehne has been a resi-
dent of this city for some twenty years,
excepting the time he was connected with
the passenger department OF one Of the
Florida lines.
George Bradbury. vice president and gen.
trolled by the Brice syndicate, returned
from his vacation in the East yesterday.
In the next two or three weeks Mr.. Brad
bury says he will be better able to tell
something OF the plans Of the future with
the Brice syndicate lines.
There is a movement on foot AMONG the
e ppSsls s., int ter 2 eS,d in the 1s,,i phi rcsd pr co1 q
solidate the two. The Philadelphia & Read
ing has receivers certificates out. which.
with it's floating. debt. will require SIC. 100000
TO liquidate before the funded debt and
other liabilities are taken care of.
A new man has come to the front for
commissioner Of the new Southern tSates'
freight association, which. lessons the
chance of Colonel Haines being selected as
the commissioner of the association, Will
liam Fitzgerald, now commissions of the
Virginia and North Carolina associations.
having expressed a willingness TO take the
position.
The court at Bucyrus. o.. set aside the
sale of the Columbus, Sandusky & Hooking
railroad. and ordered the road resold on
Oct. l. The sale was set aside on the
ground that the price was run up TO an ex-
cessive limit by an authorized bidder. The
bondholders' committee bid in the road at
BIOLOGY. when 1t had expected to Pay only
A,500,000.
In commenting on the fact that the Van
dalia last week handled nearly twelve. hum
dred loaded cars out Of Indianapolis for the
West, Commercial Agent Pendleton said
that business west-bound with all ines was
heavy; In fact, the heaviest at any time in
the last three years. indicating. that busi-
ness with industries all over the East is
improving. as the west-bound shipments are
made up largely Of manufactured goods.
The Union Pacific is beginning to restore
rates generally in the territory 1t covers.
been formed between the Northern Pa
cihc, the Great Northern and the Union
Pacific a marked increase. in rates from
st. Paul and the Missouri river TO Montana
points and Spokane. and other Washington
points has been made. The Union Pacific
is now in the lead TO place rates on a
higher basis.
west to run on the vandalfa, yesterday
hauled Train 20. consisting Of ten cars,
from Greencastle to the Belt road in
miles. The train left Greencastle fourteen
minutes late and came to a standstil1 in
the Union Station On time. Conductor
train hauled SOS passengers on local tickets
and turned over twenty-five passengers for
the East to the Panhandle.
The Louisville C Jeffersonville Bridge
Company was reorganized last week, and
the list Of directors shows that it Is an out
and-out Big Four interest. After the reor-
SANITATION the following were elected as
Vile: treasurer. F. d. Comstock: secretary.
NJ L. Akers; directors-M. +. Ingalls,, of
Cincinnati: George j.. Long. A. p. Humph-
NJ. z. Standard. of Jeffersonville- NJ. L.
Akers will have charge OF the bridge and
Big Four terminals.
w. HaselI Wilson: of Philadelphia. has
just published a brief review of railroad
history from the earliest period to 1894.
Mr.. Wilson is one of the very few men
still living whose working life covered the
steam railroad in this country. He is now
eighty-four years old: he began his rail-
road work in 1927, when he was sixteen,
and is still in active service. His life has
been spent on different portions of the
Pennsylvania system, and he is still presi-
dent Of some OF the minor roads.
Norman Beckley, who built the Cincin-
natl. Wabash & Michigan, the Michigan di-
vision Of the Big Four. and who was for
fifteen years its general manager. never
would run a train over the road on Sunday.
but since the Big Four took control of 1t
Sunday Is the cleaning up day on that di-
vision. In speaking of this Mr.. Beckley
said: Everybody who knows me funder-
stands my position on this question, and the
Big Four. OF course, Is no more an offender
against Sabbath observance than all the
other trunk lines. 1 believe that IL railroad
companies do business six days a week they
should, like concerns in other branches,
suspend traffic on Sunday. 1t would not at,
feet their revenues. for the public would
at once adopt itself to the new conditions,
and the companies would handle quite as
much traffic In six days as they do In seven.
But the basis of my objection to Sunday
traffic is not one OF dollars and cents. I
believe that large corporations should set
a worthy example and refrain from the
suspicion OF Sabbath dissertation. / think
that Sunday railroad labor Is one of the
OF American homes that we have. 1t breaks
up family relations. takes the husband. son
and brother away from the home on the
very day they should be at home or at
church. I make this statement in a gen.
eral way, because l believe IL To be right.
There is nc urgent demand for Sunday
trains. and there are many railroad man.
ayers who would gladly stop Sunday work
II their competitors would do the ame."