The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

mile Of seventy-pound steel has been laid on
tracks
It il stated that some two hundred and
fifty railroad officials or this country viii
attend the international railway congress
TO be held In London, England, in June.
has been agent of the Panhandle at Nc
Donald, has been appointed agent at New
comerstown, to take the place of G. C. Cole,
recently deceased.
1t is rumored c. H.. Holdridge. lately
Chicago Great western, viii be made gem
eral PASSENGER agent OF the Utah & North
ern and Oregon Short-line.
Locomotive 1872, Henry Bugh, engineer,
on Wednesday made the run with the pay
Michigan division OF the Tandaiia. twenty
eight miles, In twenty-six minutes.
"; II. Potter. recently appointed superin-
tendent of the Toledo division of the Penn
sylvania lines. Is seriously i'll. For five
weeks he has been confined to his bed
and was yesterday reported to be very low.
The passenger department of the Plant
system and of the Florida Central & PENN
sular company have gotten into trouble,
and give notice that there will be no in
terchange OF tickets on competitive business.
The Big Four has commenced delivering
the sO,W0 tons of coal shipped from mines
on the Chesapeake & Ohio to the Indianapo-
lis lighting gas works. Over six hundred
carloads will be required to fill the contract.
1T IL stated that the car works have fallen
l24,0o0 cars the last two years below their
could be sold it Is said the car works Of
the United States every twelve months
turn out 100, 600 cars.
W.. III. Cushman, who has been cashier of
the Northern Pacific land department since
1883, has resigned, at the request of Land
with the Schulze shortage. G. HI. Knapp.
cnlef or the engineering department, will
VILE division of the Pennsylvania lines, is
strictly enforcing the rules of the company
drinking intoxicating liquors and several
men have been laid off of late for a viola
ton OF these rules.
The report of the secretary of-the Penn
sylvania Company Employees Christian As
ISOLATION at Pittsburg has been received.
The membership in the year ending April
IL increased from ninety to 265. The receipts
OF the association for the year were $493. 10;
expenditures, $464.23.
The yardmasters Of the roads centering
at Toledo have, with the approval Of the
several division s1perintendents, formed a
local association, and as a result of their
frequent meetings it Is thought there will
change or cars at that point.
A gentleman who stands near to Mr.. Viii
lard, and who occupies a high position
At New York that Mr.. Willard had stated
IN most positive terms. to him that there
he was to again assume control OF the
Northern Pacific railway.
General Freight Agent Clark, of the New
@NHkidi, viz has CIld his IGSlkud-
ton. has been with the Central forty-three
years. President Depew is quite determined
duties iightened BY assistant general freight
agents. AT any rate, his name is to be con-
tinued ON the companys pay roll.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton has
Of the summer time table, putting on a
through sleeping, coach from Indianapolis
M, reaching Toledo at 6 a.. m. and Detroit
at 7:20 a. m. 1t is believed that during the
summer months, at least, such a line will
pay.
One of the most complete interlocking and
signal plants in the country is now being
have sixty-four levers. The Lake Erie &
Western, the Baltimore & Ohio and the In
point. and the main lines and Y's connect
ing the roads require an unusually large
plant.
ing stock of the Big Four, yesterday went to
Chicago to award the contract for the four
new postal cars to the Pullman company.
cars are to be ready for service within sixty
days, and will be the most complete in
every respect ever turned out for this
branch of service.
1t is expected that next week President
Ashley, of the Wabash, will announce that
ments to refund its bonded indebtedness
at a lower rate of interest 1t is said that
the Wabash as a railroad property will be
in better condition financially and physical
~ If the plan is perfected than at any
period in its history.
The presidents and general managers of
the Vanderbilt lines held their monthly
meeting in New York yesterday. President
ingalls,, of the Big Four; Galloway, of the
Nickel-plate: Hughitt. of the Chicago &
Northwestern; Caldwell of the Lake Shore;
Ledyard, of the Michigan Central; Bliss. of
the Boston & Albany, and Depew, of the
New York Central, were present.
The Baltimore & Ohio Is
anxious to shorten the running time of its
trains between st. Louis and Louisville, and
the matter has been preached to the Louis
vile, New Albany & Chicago people of the
B. & O. Southwestern using the Monon
tracks between Mitchell and Louisville, thus
cutting down the distance between st.
Louis and Louisville sixty-six miles, the B.
81 O.. Southwestern now running its trains
via North Vernon.
Charles Hansel, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the National Switch and
Signal Company, was in the city yesterday
comforting with A. A. Zion. superintendent
of the Belt road and Union Railway Com
pany,, as regards the company's erecting
signals and switches at the points on the
Belt where it crosses other roads. and as a
result of the conference improvements of
such a character will be made on the Belt
road, but not at present.
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