The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09

r. Wood, ". H. McDoel. II. B. Ledyard.
George II. Nettieton. George W. Towne,
A. @. Wells, c. H. Chapel and numerous
others.
The Peoria & Eastern earned in No
vember. gross. 1853 o49 %, an increase over
November. 1894 Of 81. The earnings
or November were the largest since the
present management took control
One day last week fifteen carloads of
Bedford stone, in large blocks. passed
lines. Every year this Indiana stone is
coming into greater demand IN the East.
]. Il. Rourke, who for some years has
represented the Chicago Great Western at
ceeded by II. L. Watkins. who has repre-
ssnted the road at St. Joseph for some
time.
The locomotive built by engineers on the
Erie, which was exhibited at the world 5
fair and well spoken of, was sold last
week by the engineers to the reorganized
Erie road II is fine, heavy passenger
locomotive.
Doel. OF the Louisville, New Albany & Chi
cago, has given instructions to purchase 100
stock cars; The company has neglected
give il more attention.
The laborers on the docks of the Penn
syiyania Company Ashtabula struck and
the company imported forty-six laborers to
take their places The new men were gath
cred at points on their own line, this us
ually being the way the Pennsylvania COM
pany handles strikes.
Two years ago the Big Four had its cars
built and repaired at seven different shops
on its system; now 1t is all done AT three
dlnerent shops. and only locomotive repair
ing in case OF light repairs is done at the
other four shops, which mas greatly reduced
the cost OF repairs and equipment.
The Lake, Shore people now propose to
carry out the pans OF the late president,
John Newell, and extend it's line east from
HaZeltOn.
cutoff between the Lake Shore and the
Pittsburg IL Lake Erie. This improvement
the Erie lines as a connection OF the two
roads.
OF the 800 passengers the Nickle-plate re-
Gently carried east on its cheap rates. 40
were Scandtnavians, who were bound for
Europe. Competitors of the Nickle-plate
are excited over it, and some declare that
~ IL Is me death knell Of the Central Traf,
permitted the Nickle-plate to run the ex-
cursion.
A Western railway official who last week
made trip over. the Cincinnati. Hamilton
* Dayton from indianapolis to Cincinnati
said ne has seldom Travelled over road
With smoother more solid track. Dur
ing the last two years much has been done
10 the Indianapolis division in the way OF
putting in new steel rails and new cross
ties; every bridge has been rebuilt, iron
taxing the place of wooden structures and
the most approved modern frogs, switches
and switch stands introduced, which favor
ABLY impressed the Western official
AS result of the adoption of the new
system of audit settlements adopted by the
Vanderbilt fast freight lines, it is expected
that on Jan. /. when ii goes into effect
about twenty clerks employed I'm the var
ous freight Offices at Niagara Falls will
be thrown out of work. Clerical forces at
other points are also likely to be reduced
for the same reason. This is really one of
the outgrowths of the organization of the
Joint Traffic Association, which proposes TO
cause fast freight lines to be operated on
a less expensive scale than they have been
csher economies WILL be brought about in
due time that are awaited with no little
anxiety by men who are now holding posi-
tons as clerks and freight solicitors
curious case has been evolved from the
new bulletin system of discipline now used
on the western division of the Panhandle
John Wilson was an engineer running from
Columbus TO Bradford, and about a year
ago he was discharged. The charges
against him, as Indicated on the bulletin
boards at Columbus, Bradford and Indian
apol!s. were as follows No 227, freight
train, departed from a terminal with en-
g.neer under the influence of liquor. Rec
ord shows engineerman and conductor dis
charged, fireman reprimanded 12-11- 81. -
Wilson claims that result of the
charges made against him by the company
he Is unable TO obtain work. and claims
5000 damages. The result of the case will
be watched with interest by all railroad
men.