The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-15
RAILWAY OFFICIALS DO NOT THINK
THERE Is ANY sLAsHING.
Passenger Agents Divided ON the
cursions Are Profitable.

city. He smiled and said: THAT rumor does
not come from the right point to give 1t any
credence." The telegram read:
1T is stated here to-day on excellent au-
fhority that AT least three or the railroads
running out OF Chicago are ignoring the
agreement made recently to restore and
maintain rates on and after July s. This Is
said to be true of both freight and passen-
ger rates. and there are rumcrs that
charges viii be preferred against two Of
the lines"
President VI. z. ingalls, OF the Chesapeake
& Ohio and the Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chi
cago & ST. Louis. arrived in New York yes
terday and win attend the meeting of the
Depew-IngaIls committee, which has been
called for II a. m. to-day. In regard to the
reported Generalization in east-bound rates,
Mr.: ingalls, said: II have kept myself close
AZ informed. and am sure such rumors
absolutely. without foundation 1 believe
that all the reads are adhering TO the
agreement to restore rates"
The New Holman Engine.
In the early part OF September an engine
will be completed at the Baldwin locomo-
tive works of ordinary type. with driving
wheels FIVE feet in diameter, which W.
J. Holman. the inventor. expects will make
the run from Philadelphia to Jersey City.
ninety miles. in one hour,-or one half the
time the Pennsylvania best locomotives
usually take to cover the distance. The
claim is not made by the Baldwin locomo-
tive works people. in fact. they have little
20 say about it, They simply building
the locomotive for private parties, who
give them $4,000 for 1t. and when COM
pleted their part in the matter ends The
locomotive Is not. however, to be set on
the rails as engines generally are. When
it Is completed it is TO be placed on what
are known as the Holman friction-geared
trucks. which Will raise it thirty inches
above the surface OF the rails. 1t viii
that each of its driving ns Wheels viii rest
upon and between two smaller Wheels
which in turn will rest upon and between
three other wheels that finally rest on the
rails. The instant the drivers of the loco
motive begin TO turn they necessarily,
through friction. give an opposite rotary
they bear, and these small wheels just as
necessarily give a forward rotary motion
to the third set of wheels upon which
they are bearing. The natural and newt
able result is that one revolution of the
locomotives driving wheels by this multi
plicity Of wheels in pyramid form, carries
as single revolution OF the driving wheels.
In other words the speed of the engine.
whatever that speed might be on the rails
of this newly invented truck. In an ex
pertinent which was made with an ordi-
nary locomotive thus mounted in Mime
Il
a speed of eighty miles was said to have
been easily attained The invention has
been kept quiet. 1t being the purpose OF
until its practical utility was demonstrated
by a run from Philadelphia to New York
within an hours time. In addition to the
vention will, ii is claimed. save millions
OF dollars through the diminished wear and
tear upon the rails, for the weight of loco,
motives will then be further distributed
along the track, and az no point of any
rail will there be q pressure more than
one-third as great as is now exerted by
the driving wheels
Are Lov-Rate Excavations Profitable:
In passenger circles one os the much
talked-of features OF operating railways Is
whether running 1ow-rate excursions is
profitable to the roads over which they are
run. Among general passenger agents there
Is a difference OF opinion All are agreed
that II Is the weak road that profits by such
excursions Take. for instance. the running
Of Niagara Falls excursions. The Big Four
line cuts into its business more than does
any competitor. because IL is the direct line
from Indianapolis to Niagara Falls. and
thus cuts into its Cleveland and Buffalo
business. while the Lake. Erie & Western
has nothing to lose. as II does not claim to
be an east-bound line except in running
Niagara Falls excursions or going over some
Eastern point. This is not intended
as reflection on the Lake Erie
nIv . 6hs anps is mones
the Lake Erie & Western gets from such
business IL clear gain. while lie It isAa question
sns as -Four rs Is thar 6e
Sunday low-rate excursions are remunera-
tive to the roads which them. providing
= 80 ~ ,'s<,,,ls ,rha bavs- NJ ofhe~ dav on
which.fo travel but Sunday. and will not go
II the rate Is over 81. The limit is short
and cannot seriously II at all AFFECT ie week Elk,
excursion business to any distant point
gives long limit. then 1t is that the strong
roads Ieei the result OF running iowsrste sx
results of the numerous excursions run in
all directions the present season will be
dnlsed in so extensively that. if found to be
Improbable. few excursions viii be run next
year.
SIR Charles Rivers Wilson Speaks.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson. the new presi-
dent of the Grand Trunk line. arrived in
New York on the Majestic yesterday. His
arrival has been looked forward TO with
considerable interest. not only by the. Grand
Trunk line. but by the railroads in general,
as he comes just in time to attend the meet
ing of the executive committee OF the
Trunk Line Association. on Friday. Aug. Is
Sir Charles was asked for his views or
this particular meeting. as well as about
the general purpose OF his visit to this
country. and his ideas on the pressing finan-
ciai problems OF the day. The meeting TO
consider rates." ne said. as of the great
est interest to the Grand Trunk line as II
IL TO all the railroads. The matter Of rates
II a matter of life and death to the carry
ing interests. The best solution of the
question would be a pooling BILL but In
the absence OF that the best course is TO do
what we can to reach an agreement in a
meeting OF this kind. How great the
chances OF success are / cannot vet know
Tor. of course, Ii Is all new to me- as
have only recently taken Office and have
never been to this country before. Really
my part In the conference will be a slight
one and my attendance there is only Incl
dental TO the principal object OF my visit.
was connected with his. own road and the
duties OF his new Office. 81 came principally
to become acquainted with the American
oficers Of the company. TO gain knowl-
edge of the property and generally to get
an idea OF the situation. for have never
seen the property or the road. and have. as
ret. no adequate knowledge of fits affairs.
II is. Therefore. impossible for me to go
into details. and IL Is really a little early
Tor me to express any opinion at all"
All VIII Run Excavations.
The Western roads put in all of yesterday
Ct Chicago working on their proposed