The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

and if any member is found guilty he viii
be dropped from membership.
The several freight officials who have
been in session at the Betes House for
couple of days. last evening completed the
points to conform TO those of the Central
Freight Traffic Committee, and returned TO
their respective headquarters.
The Morgan Bros. yesterday shipped
trainioad of fine cattle from Greene county.
part coming to the Indianapolis market
and part going to Chicago. On Friday the
same parties Will ship twenty-four carloads
more The cattle are said to be the finest
and latest ever shipped from this State.
The Local Passenger and Ticket Agents
association has passed appropriate reso-
lutions on the death of the late Dewitt G.
Drake, city passenger agent of the Big
Four for some years. The action of the
association has been printed on a neat
card for distribution among the passenger
fraternity.
Frank Reed. general passenger agent Of
the Monon lines, states that notWithStand-
ing the unexpected good business what is
known the Roachdale line is doing, it
has not cut into the business of Train 80
over the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton
and the Monon proper between Cincinnati
and Chicago.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern is 10
erect a drinking fountain at the mineral
well at Hampton. where the trains stop
to allow passengers to sample water. The
company will construct large reservoir
where the gas from the well can collect
during the day and utilize the gas at night
TO light the companys yards at that
point.
George Likert, for many years yardmas-
ter OF the Vandalia at Terre Haute, on
Oct. l will take the position of conductor
of one of the fast freights between Indian
apolis and st. Louis and be succeeded by
M Cowen, who comes from the yards at
Columbus. Albert West, night yardmaster
at Terre Haute. viii Vacate that position
Oct. 1.
1t is stated that the passenger pool be-
tween the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern, the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
and the Vandalia and Big -Four lines on
business between Cincinnati and Chicago
went to pieces because the Baltimore oS
Ohio Southwestern showed an unwilling
ness to divert business to its competitors
when it got ahead.
longed session at New York yesterday, and
when it adjourned for the day Secretary
transacted He said that Since the limita-
ton of the 15-cent grain rate between Chi
c@go and New York and the regular rate
of 20 cents was restored the matter had
not come before the association, and that
the regular rate of 20 cents would be main
tanned.
Ogdenburg & Lake Champaign Railroad
Company Attorney-generai Hancock, of
company to show cause Why a receiver
should not be appointed to take charge OF
the affairs of the company. The order WAS
granted and is returnable in Syracuse on
Saturday. Statements are made to the eff
feet that the company had defaulted on
interest and the road was operated at a
loss.
The Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago has
{ very easy manner of handling the large
number of passenger trains arriving at
Canton. The road is double track, and the
trains arriving from the west, as soon as
emptied Of the Canton eXcursionistS, run
on to Alliance fifteen miles, and are
ranged to return when ordered; those from
the east are run on to Massillon, eight
miles, and there arranged to return. Con-
sequently, short work is made of handling
the immense passenger business for Can
ton.
Of no Of ha
Peoria, Decatur & Evansville railroad,
started yesterday with a party of young
leo. They travel in Mr.. Illusions private
car which is combination sleeper and
dining car, and has all the conveniences
consists of Perry Huston and Harris Hus,,
ton his brother Misses Ruth, Mabel and
JONES' of Paris, ILL.,, and Mr.. Yocum.
Misses Yocum and Allen, of St. Louis.
They left Paris, ILL.,, over the Big Four for
ST. Louis
1t is stated by an expert superintendent
OF motive power that on no road in the
country has the locomotive power been
graded to the increase in traffic, both pas
senger and freight, and to the increase in
size OF cars so systematically as has been
the case the Pennsylvania lines. To
illustrate he said that twenty-three years
ago the trainload between Pittsburg and
Columbus vas nineteen cars per 10 some-
of to-day has 10000 pounds capacity while
that of twenty-three years ago had 240io
gines now used has been increased in the
same. proportion. and the same remark
will apply to the passenger locomotive
power.
About a month ago the Erie company
placed orders for twenty locomotives to
be built in an unusually short time. The
Brooks locomotive works were to build five
ten-wheel passenger engines, the first to
be delivered in forty-hve days. the other
tive works filled it's contract and had two
or three days to spare it. delivering the
fifth last Monday. The following are the
chief dimensions of these engines: Cylin-
ders, 20x26 inches; driving wheels, dame
ter. SO inches; diameter Of boiler, GA inches.
fire box, length, 10Ts inches; fire box
width. 1912 inches; hues, number of, 2S2;
fiues diameter, 2 inches; fiues, length, Is
feet 2 inches; wheel, base, rigid, 10 feetf6
inches; wheel. base, driving. 10 feet
inches; total wheel base Of engine, "a feet
2 inches; total wheel base of engine and
tender. so feet inches; weight in working
order, total, l44,150 pounds; weight on driv-
ers, los, 900 pounds: weight OF front truck
s. $50; weight of tender 5000 pounds.