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

syndicate.
The passenger department of the Toledo.
st. Louis * Kansas City has fixed upon
Dec. % as the date for putting on It's new
Louis.
W. A. Place, for many years passen-
ger conductor on the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton. is now in charge of through
Illinois.
W T. NIalott left for New York yesterday
to look after some matters in connection
with his duties to the Chicago e. Western
Indiana, he being chairman of the execu-
tive committee.
The Track Foremen's Association is in
session at Atlanta. The association is ma
tional in character, and large number or
Wilson presides.
The vandala has a large bridge force
repairing its bridges where needed and
pile-driver at work driving p.ling at the
smaller waterways where washouts might
give them trouble.
Charles II. Rockwell. late general passen>
ger agent Of the Cleveland, Akron q CO.
lumbus, has been appointed auditor OF the
Western Passenger Association, position
he Is well fitted TO I'LL.
The Richmond locomotive works are
building for the Chesapeake & Ohio road
six consolida ted engines for freight serv-
ice which weigh 10000 pounds without
tank and have 20 by 24-inch cylinders.
George Burns. formerly in the office OF e.
A. Peck when the latter was general su-
ing general manager Of the Queen & cres-
cent and is filing the position with marked
ability.
The Chicago & Alton has put on two
complete new passenger trains 10 run De-
tween Chicago and Kansas City. They are
vestibued throughout, heated by steam
from the locomotive and lighted with
Pintsch gas.
John w. Campbell better known as
Jack Campbell, travelling agent OF the
Pennsylvania and Vandalia lines, yesterday
celebrated his seventy-second birthday, and
was the recipient OF several presents APP
propriate TO the event.
Chicago and Ohio river lines have ten
dered their Western connections rate or
A5.15, from Chicago TO Atlanta and return,
TO be used as a basing rate, Dec. Il. the
tickets sold at this rate are 10 have final
return limit of ten days.
The first week in December the Peoria.
Decatur & Evansville earned sl1,l13.ty, an
increase over the corresponding week OF
1854 OF $1,0l9.69. The Louisville, Evansville
& st. Louis earned in the first week 49,
567 so, an Increase this year Of s6sf4.s2.
For eighteen consecutive months the cars
shown steady increase over corresponding
months of former years, demonstrating
what an improvement has been made in
the efficiency of the locomotive power Of
these lines.
The vacant vice presidencies OF the Erie.
II is stated, will be filled within the next
ten days, and E. Il. Thomas, president, is
quoted as saying that j. X. Hannaford Will
not be one OF them, as he is well satisfied
with his present position, that OF traffic
manager Of the Northern Pacific.
Nicholas Handiboe. one Of the Oldest EN-.
ployes in the Panhandle shops in time OF
service. was buried at Columbus yesterday.
He was a valuable man to the company,
being an expert coppersmith. His funeral
was attended by 1856 OF the shop employees
and a number of the railway officials.
Charles W. Fairbanks, of this city, who
for many years has been prominently iden-
titled with railroad matters, much of the
out of this field; in fact is not now con-
nected with any of the pending litigation
with which he formerly was identified.
Chairman A. c. Bird. who will shortly
traffic manager of the st. Paul system,
has resigned his position as chairman of
the committee for two years: J. NJ. john
son. general freight agent Of the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific railway, was elected
chairman to fill the vacancy.
The Chicago Live Stock Exchange yester-
day. flied with the Illinois state Board of
complaints against the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific, the Burlington & Quincy and the
Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroads;
charging them with extortionate terminal
charges in handling cars carried for the
Union stock yards. Chicago.
The Southern Pacific Railway Company
is said TO have determined to require each
conductor III It's employ 10 give a DOnu OF
$1,000, secured in the Kansas city Surety
Company. The surety company will send
out spoilers to watch the conductors
when deemed necessary. and assume any
losses the railroad company may sustain
through dishonest employees.
John +. Miller. general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania lines Southwestern sys-
tenn. has been in Pittsburg for a couple
of days in consultation with other Penn
sylvania officials as regards proposed im>
proverrents the coming year, Mr.. Miller
feeling that the earnings OF the Panhandle
lines will justify some improvements which
have been shelved for couple of years.
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
is now laying large mileage of track
with steel rails weighing eighty pounds 10
the yard and with Gold.e tie plates. The
officials of the Pennsylvania lines are very
proud of the physical condition of the Fort
| Wayne road at the present time and pro-
pose to lay the whole line with this weight
steel rail where it is not already so pro-
vided.
! At Akron, yesterday. Judge Morris
! granted temporary injunction restraining
| Daniel Babst from assuming the duties OF
receiver of the New. York. PENNSYLVANIA
| Ohio railroad, he having been appointed
| by the court at Marion. The action was
| taken at the instance of John Tod, OF
| Cleveland. who had been previously APP
| pointed by another court. The hearing is
| set for Dec. II
But few business men are aware of the
| expense attached TO the doing OF the gen.
| eral switching service by the railways. A,
| ty-six switching engines and crews are in
| daily service. The average cost of working
| the ninety-six engines, including the pay Of
engineer and fireman, has been 81, 592 pei
| day. To this service is yet to be added the
pay OF the conductors and switchmen.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton rail-
| way having, by the passage OF an ordi-
| nance, Tuesday night acquired the right OF
way through Jefferson, Second, Third
| Fourth, Charles and Libby streets, at Mid
| dletown, IL was announced yesterday that
| the Cincinnati and Dayton branch will be
| connected there with the main line with
double tracks, between Cincinnati and
Middletown, within a few miles of Dayton.
The rate committee of the Southern
1 States Passenger Association met at Sa-
vannah yesterday. Almost every roailroad
/ in the South was represented. 1t was de-
cided to reduce rates to the Atlanta ex-
position from Dec. 10 to %. inclusive, as
first-class fare; 100 to 249 miles, 50 per cent.
% TO 80 miles, i cent per mile; under q
{! miles one fare for round trip. All tickets
| will be good five days.
William Dunnick, one OF the Panhandle
| passenger engineers running between Indi-
| annapolis and Columbus, on Monday drew
| his last months pay and put $50 OF ii in
! minutes later he felt for II TO put IL in safer
| keeping, and IL was gone. He thinks that
| in pulling out his watch the money came out
! and dropped without his noticing IL. He has
not been able TO find 1t and has no clew
| other than the one stated regarding the
| loss.
| According to recent comparisons of the
| different trainloads on the various lines
| in this country the Chesapeake & Ohio
| leads sos tons to a mile; Lake Shore Is
| second with 2s7 tons; the New York Cen
trail third, with go tons, and the Erie