The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-25

Personal, Local and General Notes.
The condition of Train Master Menden-
hall. of the Panhandle lines, is such as to
to his recovery.
In railway circles the opinion prevails that
the scheme to build another trunk line from
New York to Chicago will go no further
than the building of it on paper.
j. w. Russell, general freight agent OF
the Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western, is on
will of connections, hoping to build up a
good business for that road
The meeting of presidents of roads in the
Central Traffic Association called for to-
East-bound rates has been declared off, as
some of the presidents could not attend.
Albert McElvey. Of Pittsburg, assistant
and p. A. Hewitt. auditor of the Big Four
lines, are in the city to investigate matters
in which both companies are interested.
NJ. e. ingalls,, president of the Big Four.
who has asked the heads of departments
to come to Cincinnati tomorrow for con-
ference, will give the party a dinner, and
mas arranged for forty-Six plates at the
table
Neither the Wabash, the Missouri Pacific
nor the Chicago & Great Western shares in
the expenses of maintaining the fast freight
lines. All allow certain lines to do business
on their systems, but will not contribute to
their support
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Laird of
the Chicago Great WESTERN Fitzgerald, of
the Louisville & Nashville, and REYNOLDS
are in the city on a business trip.
The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville earned
in the third week of January s1ss55746 an
increase over the corresponding week of
1884 of S5,6S71. AS a result Of putting on
line of sleeping cars between Peoria and
Evansville the passenger earnings are in
creasing.
The new fast limited train of the Penn
sylvania lines on Wednesday night met with
bad luck, running through Big -Four
nirrht f,otv don cf1cr
which delayed the train five hours. No
person was seriously injured, as the train
struck the freight.
strong pressure is being brought to
bear upon. the appointing powers of the
pointed successor of H. w. Hubbard as gen
eral freight agent. Although chief clerk of
Mr.. Hubbard by title, he was practically as,
sistant general freight agent, and is Well
qualified for the position
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton last
night brought from Cincinnati train OF
carrying the members of the carriage
builders association, who are to so on a
Southern trip, From here they left over
the indianapolis, Decatur az Western and
the Toledo ST. Louis & Kansas City for
st. Louis, then over the Iron Mountain to
Hot Springs and other pleasure resorts.
The road foremen of engines, equipment,
stations, etc, on the Pennsylvania lines
have completed their inspection on the lines
west of Pittsburg and yesterday sent in
their reports, which are quite lengthy and
contain a number of suggestions which if
needed will prove of benefit to the company:
such a character had taken place, and the
results were such that it IS thought that
hereafter such inspections will be made
annually
The Railway Car Accountants Associa-
ton have made public their programme for
their annual meeting, which will be held in
| of sleeping cars will leave Chicago, over
| the Chicago & northeastern, to Denver,
the Southern Pacific to San Francisco. stop
| ping at Los Angeles. They will be in ses-
Sloh at 9ah partland lour etynne to St
| Paul by the Northern Pacific, and to Chi
| cago over the Chicago, Milwaukee st.
| Paul.
| sylvania has completed the specifications
| for a monster freight engine. With these
| at high speed. as the drivers will be larger
than on the class r. engine, the heaviest
| type now built. The first built Will be used q
| trains traffic which has reached large
! proportions the Pennsylvania lines.
| These engines will be run only between
| Pittsburg and Jersey City, as the class "R''
| engine is as heavy the company would
| like to run regularly on lines west of Pitts
| burg.
| W. s. Parkhurst traffic manager of the
| Chicago & Southeastern. was in the city
| yesterday. He states that the outlook is
| has purchased from the Pennsylvania COM
| pany four rebuilt locomotives, one passen-
| ger, two freight and one switching engine,
| and when they are in service, which will
, be within the next ten days, the road will
| show better financial results from its oper,
| atoms. For the last six months the road
| has practically been completed to Brazil.
but did not undertake to do business out OF
thinks 81 matters after will begin to move more
| smoothly
The c., c. G. & st. I. has funded debt lei
| per mile of $50, 600 and last year earned S.
| mile The Waha has funded
debt of s5OSoo per mile. and earned las
year s7,10o per mile. The. Atchison, Topeka ops aa7
| per mile, and last year earned only 540t
| per mile. From this statement it will be
seen that aside from its It's; un na, h geo go
| advantage in the lghtness of it's funded
debt and in the amount of earnings. The
Indebtedness of $4l,4O0 per mile, but its
earnings make a fairly favorable exhibit
being 5000 per mile last year
So common it is to speak of railway Off
Gals as being heartless and arbitrary tina
the action of It. c. Darlington, superlnten
dent of the indianapolis division of the Fan n
handle lines, is worthy Of notice. Mr.. Darl
ington has issued instructions to the effec
that employees his division. when dis
abed by personal injuries, may, en- recovery
| make a trip or work day and one-half a
| regular pay following the ordinary Wori
of the crew. on completing the work me
they think they are able to resume worl
in their former capacity or prefer lighte
|
| to ascertainng whether he can perform hi
work and fill his old position before entering
| on his former duties.
Mention was maoe recently that r. W
McKenna, formerly superintendent of tn
| Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis, bu
| now general superintendent of the Grea
Northern's Eastern division. had devised
| plan for using old steel rails which prom
ised him fortune. From one of his friend
| it is learned that the method is a perfec
success and that Mr.. McKenna has bee
offered ample capital TO bring his enter
prise to the front Mr. McKenna's metho
is 10 take old steel rails and by placin
them into a crucible convert them into ne'
rails at a cost of IS a ton less than ne'
| rails from the mills would cost. For tn
Western roads in this era of retrenchmer
such a plan it is estimated would be sui
| fic,ent to reduce their operating expense
from Go per cent. to 62 and 63 per cent
the gross earnings. To economist on fa
renewal many of the Western roads hay
| adopted the expedient of saving off tn
ends of the rails which become battered
| bore new holes for the fish-Dlates ana pl
the pieces into the track again, 1t
| claimed that putting rails through the cruc
! ble really improves their quality. The pla
| is 70 establish plant at Chicago with SUI
| Elementary companies at other points.
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