The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-02


built throughout
The Indiana. Decatur & Western will to-
day put on an additional train to run be-
tween Newman and Decatur.
The Erie people have established at Hunt
ingtOn, Ind. Cleveland, o., and Meadviile,
Pa. air-brake schools. and the men are
taught its use by practical experience and
tests.
The Erie has purchased rotary snow
pillow costing $1,000. IL is OF the latest pat
tern and said to be the best device for
clearing snow from railroad tracks yet in
vented.
The damage suit OF William Drummond
against the Evansville & Terre Haute. an
outsrowth OF the big strike last summer,
viii be tried at Terre Haute Dec. by a
struck jury.
At Columbus, o.. is fourishing rail-
road branch of the \. NJ. C.. A, and each
sunday they have some popular minister or
OF these meetings.
A special train consisting OF three pri-
vate cars and a day coach was hauled from
Buffalo 70 Manchester last THURSDAY over
the Lehgh Valley road, eighty-hve miles.
In eighty-six minutes.
The Pennsylvania Company has already
paid 900 as It's share OF erecting the large
dianapolis lines have not felt the cost of
yiaducts very sharply.
w. X. Bells, general manager Of the
Railway Officials and Employees Assocta-
exposition and to look after the companys
interests on Southern lines
OF the net increase of s1,o2s 914 the
Pennsylvania lines west Of Pittsburg in the
lines are to be credited with $4,000 and in
ten months the gross increase on the Pan
handle line has been 1906, 442.22.
There is said to be determination on the
part or the Western trunk lines to have
tonnage percentages on east-bound freight
adjusted when the traffic managers meet
in Milwaukee, Dec. 10; Otherwise the mat
ter will be submitted to arbitration.
Passenger officials of indianapolis lines
have been notified by the passenger de-
partment of the Plant system that the
quarantine of the State of Florida against
the island of Cuba has been raised and
round-trip tickets TO Havana can again be
sold
One Of the questions now discussed in
railroad circles Is the use of liquor, on pri-
vate cars. George Stevens, general mana
ger of the Chesapeake & Ohio, has en-
forced strictly on his private car the rule
that no liquor can be used except for medic
inal purposes.
1t is said that the electing of four New
York representatives I'm the directory of the
Baltimore & Ohio gave rise to the rumor
removed from baltimore to New York.
and at the present rate OF changing the
board OF directors another year will bring
about such result.
An impression prevails that with the COM
ing OF the new year there will be fewer
official changes than usual A majority of
the railways now have the most efficient
corps OF officers in their history, and the
best OF feeling prevails between officials and
employees Of the important systems.
"Agitators and shirks." said general SUI
weeded out and men holding official posi-
tons who were not capable have also found
their level"
A rate of one and one-third for the round
trip has been authorized for students OF
colleges, seminaries and universities going
home for Christmas vacations, but only to
parties presenting certificates signed 10y the
must be limited TO continuous passage in
each direction, the return limit TO cover
than Jan. II. 1896 special form Of GER
tifcate will be furnished all agents who
will have call for tickets for students.
Some OF the railway managers are issuing
orders TO the effect that no tranman Will
be allowed TO be on duty over eighteen
hours continuously. in these cases an engi-
neer is limited 10 five thousand miles 4
month This will give "A freight engineer
$50 per month. Cases have come to light
recently wnere engineers have made nearly
$3.50 per month by working over their usual
number of runs. When business is as heavy
as IL has been the last three months the
temptation for train crews TO work over
time Is great.
Joseph Ramsey. jr., took charge yesterday
as general manager of the Wabash lines.
He began his railroad career In 1869 In the
engineering corps of the Pittsburg. Gin
cnnati & St Louis, and soon made his
mark as a good railroad man. Since that
time he has held high positions on the Penn
sylvania lines. the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton and the Big Four going from the
Big Four to accept the position of general
manager OF the St. Louis terminals, which
position he now leaves TO go with the Wa
hash. In every position he has held he has
done efficient and satisfactory work
The Chicago Tribune has come out fiat
footed against the presidents agreement.
A railway official, speaking of this. said that
1T was expected the Tribune would take
such position as il has been the instigator
of most Of the east-bound rate wars out of
Chicago. The official added that the Trib-
une was in the habit of making mountains
out of molehlls of any slight manipulation
of rates which were brought to light by
any of the freight officials who are happy
only when rates are demoralized. "A class
of freight men, said he. whom I hope
the presidents agreement will throw out
of positiOns."