The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-29


be hauled at high speed.
+. II. Osborne, who has been appoint
ed commercial agent Of the Michigan Cen
tral at Chicago. was formerly relief agent
or the road, and later was agent of the
company at Chicago Heights.
On July 1 T. NJ Orr. who. as general
agent, has represented the santa Fe at
Pittsburg. will take a similar position at
Chicago. j. w. Tedford has been appoint
ed his successor at Pittsburg.
On Monday next the Chicago, Indiana &
Eastern VIII begin the running OF regular
trains between Paramount and Matthews.
The laying Of the track between Fairmount
and Converse Is being pushed vigorously.
Judge Bacon. general Western passenger
agent OF the Chicago & Rock Island, is in
the city. He does not talk very en-
couragingly Ss regards the outlook Tor bqsi, ,
looks for a heavy fall business.
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago is
completing arrangements for the location
OF large supply house at Alliance, o.,
where the. entire eastern division Of the
road will be furnished. John f. Hogan is
to be placed in charge of the plant.
The Erie is making improvements at its
more important stations where accommo-
dations have been inferior. At a number of
points commOdious freight stations are be-
ing erected to take the place of old build
ings erected when the road was built.
A little war cloud has come up between
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the
Big Four over the former announcing that
in connection with the Baltimore & Ohio
ii would run an excursion to Atlantic City
on July sth, making $3.50 the rate for
the round trip.
All lines have promised to run through
chair cars from indianapolis to Denver Tor
e1den e1 s one H boG JIy ali the ana eacf
ers who Will go. because stop-over privileges
will not be allowed east of the Colorado
line in either direction.
The through Pullman cars which the
Pennsylvania, in connection with the Chi
cago & West Michigan, have put on to run
between Louisville and Mackinaw, are being
prise of the passenger department, the cars
are getting considerable south-bound busi-
ness.
now appears station bearing the name
Gibson. While not a regular station, 1t has
become an important meeting point. On
either side of the main track is a side track,
which will hold over one hundred cars, and
as passing point it is very great con-
venience.
For some months the Baltimore & Ohio
has been testing the use of coke on its
locomotives for fuel For some time two OF
it's fast limited trains have been using IL
for fuel and thus far IL has proven very
satisfactory. The locomotives are making
schedule time with an absence OF smoke
and cinders, which the patrons OF the road
appreciate
The Pennsylvania Company. in taking
control of the dinng-car service of the
Western lines, retains the same conductors
and dining-car crews. and will increase the
service. The cars now run between st.
Louis and Indianapolis on the limited will
run on 10 Richmond and come back IN the
morning the fast train D. running through
to st. Louis
The Pennsylvania Company has under
consideration the establishing of cleo
trio line between Pittsburg and Walls.
where its largest yards are located The
tracks of the Panhandle and the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne x Chicago are so arranged
ynat sacn Iaish' isb tho o
trains hauled by locomotives in freight or
passenger service.
Commencing with Sunday the fast limited
over the Pennsylvania lines will haul a
sleeping car between Indianapolis and New
York, which will give two sleeping cars
daily. between indianapolis and New York
st. Louis and points this side requires all
the space the St. Louis and New York
be put on at indianapolis to accommodate
Indianapolis, Richmond and Dayton busi-
ness. Two of the large Class p engines are
to be sent west to haul the limited.
President Hughtt of the Chicago &
Northwestern. says: From present
ports we VIII have the largest wheat crop
which the Northwest has ever known.
People have queer idea of railroad busi-
ness; they think that when they are ousy
all lines of trade are good and take their
unable to haul anything unless it is brought
to us, and business must be good in all
lines before we can get large traffic |
about the outlook for future business than
/ do at present although we have not Sc
cured our crops
The earnings of the Burlington road for
the month of May show a decided increase
over the month of late years, al
though the general showing for the year
from JAN l Is not so cheerful The gross
crease of $39. lis; the total expenses and
charges were s.. AL 499. a decrease of $91.-
7ds ieavins net earnipgs m I for or the month OF OF
last year. when there was deficit of s16,
~ The statement of the road for the
months from Jan. l to May q shows
deficit of .572, decrease of $763, ,005 from
last year, when the net earnings for the
corresponding period were s5l9.OsS.
For some time past the matter of con-
verting the Brtghtwood Home into rail-
road branch of the Young Mems Christian
Association has been under consideration by
the. officials of the Big Four and of the as
sociation. Plans have been drawn for re-
| pairing and refitting the building through
| out and operating same as first-class as
restroom restroom pl ATTACHMENTS. Plans have lust lust
been approved by President Ingalls, and AS
sistant General Manager Schaff. and the
work will be pushed through in the near fu-
| ture, much to the delight of the company s
employees at Brightwood, who have long de-
| sired something of this character The Sec
| retary will probably be taken from one of
the branches of like character on the Ches-
| apeake & Ohio. 1t is understood that this
| of several branches in and about Indian
apolis during the next few years.
The masters report in the equity case
| of William G. Mendenhall against the
Western New York a. Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company has been filed and approved
| i'm the United States Circuit Court at Pitts
| burg. The suit involves the reorganization
| of the defendant company. The report
| shows the total indebtedness of the rail-
/ road company, secured by bonds and mort
cages to be $25, ,s6l 6Sl.SS. Last February
| the road was sold by the receiver for 81, ,000,-
| 600. which was sufficient to cover the in
| debtedness that was unprovided for by the
| reorganiZed company. OF this Sl,OOOOOO
there is a fund for distribution of 1913 1855.
which makes deficiency OF sd SSS, ,236. 33, for
| which amount the court orders that a
decree be drawn entering ii as Judgment
against the company. The decree is merely
! a distribution of the 1878, il5.55, the bal
| ance of the Indebtedness is taken up by
/ the issue of mortgages and bonds.
| F. G. Darlington, superintendent of the
| Indianapolis division of the Pennsylvania
| lines has issued the following notice, which
| has been posted at the. roudhouses and
| shops: EFFECTIVE July 1 On the Indian
apolis division of the Panhandle regular
| crews will be assigned to the engines in
/ service engines and crews running first
| In and first out far practicable. which
| prior to March 6. 1893" The change Is
| quite radical one. but has already been
| put into effect the Louisville, Richmond
| and Chicago divisions. Instead of the en-
| gines being used indiscriminately by all
enginemen they will be assigned TO an en-
CINE as far as the engines viii go and be
| responsible, the other engnemen 70 be
| excessive time. In a notice to the crews
| superintendent Darlington explains thai
| enginemen will be required to give "A. tf7er-
Ough inspection TO engines beiore and after