The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-21

minutes Bs nd to the otys ssprse of
Friday engine No. 76S, a simple type of To-
comotive, hauled similar train in every
respect over the same division Ia three
hours and twenty-seven minues, In both
cases the engines were constructed TO take
water from the track tanks.
Morse Gets a Better Position.
Frank w. Morse has rendered his resigna-
vison of the Wabash system. May / he will
assume the office OF superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Grand Trunk. with head
quarters at Montreal, one of the most re-
sponsible and best salaried positions of its
kind In America. The Grand Trunk railway
motives nas number ' i2oo T Mr Morses % jurisdic m
ton extends over the entire system. When
Charles M. Hayes left the Wabash and as
sumed control of the Grand Trunk it was
predicted that he would soon call TO his as
sistance some of the best men on the Wa
bash official roster. and this prediction has
been verified. Mr.. Morse's successor has not
been named.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
w. C. Arp, superintendent of motive power
returning from Columbus.
Rates on merchandise from Michigan points
to indianapolis have been advanced from, 13
10 10 cents per 100 pounds.
The net earnings of 1876 American railways
for February were $13, COS, an increase
over February. 1895. Of SOL $685.
o. W. Case has been appointed superin-
tendent of the Pacific Express Company,
with headquarters at Dallas, Tex.
Oliver Meek, one of the receivers of the
Union Pacific system Is arranging his af-
fairs to spend a few weeks in Europe.
Harry S. Latham. who was SHOT accident
day day. was Was for i many years an engineer S on the
Wabash road.
Pond ansn snt Of Of the
Pacific, are on an extended Eastern trip, trav-
cling together.
The Erie is fitting out several construction
trains to do work on the Chicago & Erie di-
vision. An these trains will be manned by
The Big Four Friday handled on the sys-
tenn 4.75S loaded cars. and on Saturday 1884
loaded cars. Five thousand Is It's usual av-
erage when traffic is moving freely.
The Wabash earned in the second week OF
April s227716,. an. increase over the corre-
spending week OF 1885 OF N.140. Since July
1 the road shows nincrease Of $685.. .643.
ID. b. Martin, general passenger agent of
the Big Four lines, was in the city yesterday
en- route to Chicago, where he will attend the
Central Passenger Committee meetings.
The Brice people emphaticaIly deny. that
they are In any manner connected with the
Lima Northern road, and that the Lake Erie
& Western has influential interests in the
company.
The general managers of the roads COM
prising the Union Railway Company will
hold their regular monthly meeting to-day.
Nothing but routine business Is TO come be-
fore them.
way officials and Employees Association at
Chicago, Is spending a couple of days here
in conference with the general officers of the
association.
On May 1 C. e. winterringer. city ticket
and passenger agent Of the Cleveland, Akron
4 Columbus, at Columbus, o., will retire and
accept similar position with the Columbus.
Sandusky Hooking.
John Chesbrough, general passenger agent
of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, Is in
the city looking after the Y. p. s. c. +.
business; this religious body this year meet
ing at Washington, ID. c.
The Edgar Thomson steel works will this
week ship ten thousand tons OF steel rails to
the Japanese government. They will be
loaded on vessels at Baltimore and will be
shipped TO Toxic via Cape Horn.
Train No. q. over the vandalia, left In
dianapolis yesterday thirty-elght minutes late
and reached ST. Louis on time. making the
run in five hours and thirty-1ine minutes,
which, for so heavy train. is fast time.
F. S. Davis has been appointed general
Western freig1t agent Of the Fftchburg road.
vice G. E. Wolfe resigned, and Edward Shat
tuck. jr, Is TO succeed Mr.. Davis as east
bound freight agent. with office in Boston.
George T. Jarvis, who has been appointed
by the court 70 the receivership OF the Louis
VILE. Evansville q st. Louis road, has gone
20 Boston TO consult with the owners of the
property. the securities being largely held
in New England
The Norfolk & Western last week dis
charged six Of its Oldest passenger conduc-
tors in time OF service, most Of them hav-
ing been with the company twenty-five years.
Nonobservance of the rules OF the company
is the reason assigned.
The new fast mail trains on the Wabash,
Which stop only az county seats, are Deconi-
ing very popular with the local travel be-
tween such points, and, with the mail have
already become remunerative without loss Of
business TO other trains.
John Mitchell, the first porter employed by
the Pullman company, died al Chicago last
week. Thirty years ago he entered the serv-
ice OF the Pullman company He born
In slavery in Alabama in 1888, and came North
just after the war broke out
John f. Miller. general superintendent OF
the Southwestern system OF the Pennsylya-
MIA lines. was in the city yesterday, 1ccom-
panied by his wife, He had been at ST. Louis
10 spend Sunday with his son, Harry Miller
superintendent of the Vandala main line.
c. +. Parker, who has been appointed gen.
eral agent of the Illinois Central at ST. Louis
Is to have supervision of all matters pertain
ing to the traffic and transportation depart
ments at that point, and viii also have
charge OF the terminals at East ST. Louis
The Chicago, Milwaukee G. St. Paul last
week placed an order with the Baldwin To-
comotive works for two large passenger en-
gines OF the latest improved type, which are
to be able TO maintain speed or seventy
five miles an hour with an ordinary train.
Albert s. White. general manager OF the
Erie fast freight lines, spent yesterday IN
the city. He states that the Erie is Rapidly
coming 10 the front In the physical condf-
ton OF It's roadbed and its passenger and
freight equipment He left last evening for
Big Four agents have been. notified to re-
caiys freight consigned over its line TO lake