The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-31
Traffic Notes.

ing week OF sixty-four loaded cars.
The Lake Erie & Western had an off
week. handling at this point $50 cars. $50
being loaded. a decrease as compared with
the preceding week of eighty-seven cars.
The Peoria & Eastern shows some i'm
provement at this point-l,%i loaded cars.
against 1,S11 in the week ending Aug. %
and against 1.5S2 in the week cnding Aug. 10
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
Indianapolis 4.635 cars, 1876 being loaded.
an increase over the preceding week of l6I
loaded cars, most of which increase was
made on the Louisville division.
The Big Four lines handled at Indanap-
oils last week 9.7S1 cars, S,03S being loaded.
an increase over the week ending Aug %
of $40 loaded cars and an increase over the
number handled in the week ending Aug.
Is of 1907 loaded cars.
The Nandalia makes an unfavorable ex-
hibit for last week handling at this point
but l. 200 loaded cars. decrease as com
pared with the week ending Aug. % or $40
loaded cars. OF the inbound business, l63
cars were loaded with live stock
Personal, Local and General Notes.
Panhandle trainmen are this week 10 be
measured for their winter uniforms.
The Vandalia yesterday discontinued its
lake special which is run through the sum-
Iner months.
Harry Miller, general superintendent of
the Nandalia. and n. G. Dean, superinten-
dent of the Vandalia main line. have gone
to Pittsburg.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers now have contracts with 107 of the
most important roads of this country COW
ering the wage question.
John c. Wood. the new agent OF the IN
ion line at this point will arrive in the city
to-day and will establish his office in the
Commercial Club building.
DrA c. i. Fry has been appointed chief
surgeon Of the Peoria, Decatur * Evans
vile, with Headquarters at Mattoon, ILL.,.
vice DIR. c.. NJ. Young. resigned.
George Dalv brother of c. f. Daily. gen.
erai passenger agent of the Brice lines, has
been appointed cashier of the Cleveland,
Akron * Columbus, Brice line.
Citizens of Piqua are making strong ef-
forts TO induce the Cincinnati Hamilton *
Dayton people i'm rebuilding their shops
burned at Lima, TO erect them at Piqua.
=. X. Voorhees,. formerly with the Kan
sas City. Fort Scott a. Memphis. has been
appointed assistant general freight agent of
the Kansas City. Memphis * Birmingham
William Green, general manager of the
Baltimore & Ohio. has sent out orders to
curtail expenses in every department where
il can be done without dscommoding bus
mess.
Joseph Sanger. formerly with the Indian
apois, Peru & Chicago now living in the
East is visiting friends In this city. Mr..
Sanger was founder OF the National Mas
ters' Association.
A special on the West Shore road on
Thursday made the from Saratoga to
New York, $50 miles, in three hoVrs and
fifty minutes. The New York CenNal must
look TO its laures.
s. T.. Smith, who has been elected presi-
dent of the Florence * Cripple Greek road,
was for eight years superintendent of the
Union Pacific ana iater - neral manager OF
the Denver * Rio Grande.
The Southern Pacific will put on its Sun
set limited on Nov. 9. and thereafter. untii
further notice, it will be run on Monday
| and Thursday of each week. The i,sdule
will be the same as last year.
John W. Ferguson who has been local
| freight agent of the st. Louis & San Fran
| cisco at St Louis for twenty-five years,
ras been retired and is succeeded by J. Fl.
Mace, who has been his chief clerk for sew
eral years.
ON some of the Eastern roads conductors
of freight trains are now required 10 In
spect their trains to see that trucks.
heels, etc, are in order. This is an inno-
vation of American roads, but quite COM
mon on foreign roads.
The Panhandle between Pittsburg and
Columbus is said now to be in the best
physical condition of any part OF the sys-
tenn. In the last few months a large mile
age of new heavy rails has been laid be-
tween Pfttsburg and Dennison.
While Western lines are complaining of
light passenger traffic, the passenger busi-
ness of tie New York New Haven * Hart
ford in July and this month has compared
favorably with last year, and from its pas
senger business the road gets the money
for its dividends
D. w. Caldwell. president of the Lake
Shore, says the Joint Traffic Association
sohdate the city passe nger offices at prom
inent points, but he thinks competing lines
viii not sanction making such a step with
tie freight lines.
sas City Pittsburg * Gulf new towns are
springing up rapidly and the country is be-
| ing developed surprisingly. 1t is stated that
within four weeks the town OF Mena, Ark.
| has come into existence and already has a
| population OF 5000 people.
| Shipments of political campaign matter
are now SO heavy that the postal depart,
ment is obliged haul additional postal
cars TO carry 1t. One day last week the
] mail train over the Pennsylvania west
; bound. hauled eleven cars, including TWO
extra cars, TO carry the political matter
| Work is already in progress on the link
| of railroad FROM Shelbyvile on the Chicago
| * Eastern Illinois, and ST. Elmo, on the
Vandaiia ana Chicago & Eastern Illinois
will establish q through line from st. Louis
| TO Chicago only four miles longer than
| that of the Illinois Central.
The Chicago & Alton has dore away Will.
! porters en- its trains. In the porter's place
| is found n gateman, whose duty il is 10
| perform the work heretofore done by the
| porter. The brakeman ~ TO open and shut
the gates with which neariy all Alton pas
| stnger cars are equipped. BY this arrange
| when In motion or jump on after it starts
The Board of ArbitTators have fixed upon
| Sept. l. as the date 10 met and discuss the
| demands OF the Panhandle for diferential
| between NEW 1cLE ana 1ElcdSO. An I'M
| preston prevails that it Will be refused
! as line in the country has made a better
speed record than the Panhandle between
those points in connection with the Penn
| sylvania read east of PittSburg.
The Illinois Central people claim that
! their plan of having the platform even with
those of the passenger coaches ut suburban
stations enables them 10 unload Or take on
! passengers in half the time occupied where
| three steps to be aScendeS or descended.
| Besides, there is much less danger from ac-
| cident when the platform at the station Is
| on the level with that of the coach plat
| FORM
| 4 freight official who has investigated the
matter says the impression that the Toledo
| ST. Louis * Kansas Citys increased earn
of St Louis is not correct The fact is that
| there were poor crops ondts line, while this
! year they are good: then its coal traffic has
| increased through exertiOn on the part OF
/ the coal operators. But the chief gain /:
in the movement In grain TO Toledo the
| several elevators along the line having beer
put in good repair and in shape TO handle
more business than ever before.
The Baltimore * Ohio has adopted a new
| standard color for its coaches and lOcomo
tiveS. Il is said that the train Will be 81
handsomely painted as TO attract much at
tention. one thing may be said Withou
flattery in favor Of the present manage
meut and that is that they are making tn,
road and its equipment good. IL nOt bet
ter. than the majority Of the roads. and ar,
determined TO bring the system up 10 "A higi
standard Of efficiency. II il stated that a {
ter a short time Baltimore * Ohio South
western coaches and engines will be re
painted conformably TO the new standar,
Pol q frrra8 a.