The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-16

falsely. come to believe that the Indiana
roads were not living up TO rates on coal
shipped to Michigan points
The Norfolk & Western road was sold
at foreclosure, at Norfolk, Va, yesterday.
for 50 100000 subject to mortgage of
So. 900 600. The property was bought by the
bondholders committee, represented by
Gorge Coppen, j. Kennedy Tod, W. E..
Glynn and Victor Morawetz.
John F. Miller. general superintendent of
the Southwestern system Of the Pennsyl-
vania lines, was in the city yesterday. and
last evening, with his son, Harry Miller,
line, accompanied P. A. Bonehrake, super
intendent of the Louisville division, to
Louisville.
A railway official who has given the mat
ter some investigation states that the pas
senger earnings of the lines in Ohio In
diana and Illinois for the summer months
fell from 10 to 25 per cent. behind these of
the corresponding months of 1885, and it is
noticeable, said the official, that local earn
ings show more of a deficit than the
through business.
A number of railway men were in the
city yesterday including General Superin-
tendent Turner. of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton q Dayton; Superintendent Parker, of
the Monon; President Gibson, of the Louis
vile Bridge Company; r. p. Jones, of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul, and Robert
McSmith, the newly appointed representa-
tive of the Grand Trunk in this territory.
The regular monthly meeting of the gen.
eral managers of the Indianapolis lines was
held at the Union Station yesterday. The
routine business being transacted. IN the
absence of General Manager Loree, of the
PENNSYLVANIA lines, the regular chairman
of the association, J. A. Barnard, general
manager of the Peoria & Eastern, was
chosen as chairman.
The forty-first semi-annual meeting of
the American Association of General Pas
senger and Ticket Agents began at At
lantic City n. j., yesterday, and Will con-
tinue three days. Some of the best-known
railroad men in the country are in attend
ance, representing 143 railroads in the
United States, Canada and Mexico. The
convention was called to order by Presi-
dent d. j. Flanders, of Boston.
The Wabash shops will this week turn
out what master car builder Howard
claims TO be the model mail cars of the
country; They are sixty feet long. with
all modern improvements; their frames
are of steel and rest on two six-wheeied
trucks They have no platforms or hoods,
so that tramps cannot ride on them The
brake can be operated from the inside or
outside of the car. Pintsch gas is used in
lighting them.
On Sunday a remarkable run was made
or the west end of the Chicago division of
the Big Four by "A merchandise train. In
the train were twenty carloads of mer-
chandise for Chicago firm, and Engine
351. known as the high-wheeled Richmond
type of engine. hauled this train from In
danapolis to Kankakee 145 miles, in three
hours and thirty-eight minutes, which is
within one minute of the time of the Big
Four express train between the two points.
The train was in charge of G.. w. Hafdes-
ty, conductor, and B. +. Dean, was en-
gineer.
A. B. Stickney, president of the Chicago
Great Western, has written book of fifty
pages, which has been published in PAM
phlet form, entitled Economic Problems of
valuable statistical information and makes
the point that the United States should use
it's capital more generally in developing
the resources of the country, and he pre-
diets the results would be a great surprise.
The first edition OF the pamphlet was 500
copies, but orders are coming in for the
another edition.
The chairman of the Transcontinental
Passenger Association has ruled that the
Canadian Pacific. the Northern Pacific and
the Great Northern have gone beyond their
powers under the association agreement in
making a rate of $50 for the round trip for
the meeting of the Angelica Synod of all
Canada from Winnipeg to the Pacific coast
The chairman holds that all the trans
continental roads should have been allowed
to make the same rates. AS all the bust
ness has been carried, the rule Will only
serve for the guidance of the roads in
future matters.
A prominent railway official, in speaking
of the Improvement in business with the
Baltimore & Ohio lines since Oscar Murray
took charge, said it was largely due to his
work in the past On the Cotton Belt, on
the Big Four, and wherever he had held
recent visit West and the business pouring
in on the B. 81 O. prove they are workers,
directly or indirectly. for Oscar Murray
more than for any other railroad The OH
cial said he thought it no exaggeration to
say that Mr.. Murray was one of the most
popular traffic officials in the country
The unexpected heavy business the
through trains between Cincinnati and Chi
cago via Roachdale are doing has ex-
cited the suspicion of competitors, and it is
alleged that some irregular work is going
on The through car is run over the Gin
cinDati Hamilton & Dayton, the Indiana,
Decatur & Western and the Monon from
work is now in progress to see if there is
any ground for the charges Of crookedness
ticket scaipers are well provided with
tickets over. this route in both directions.
Harry Flanders, formerly superintend-
ea it Of the St Louis itt Iron Mountain an
just received his patent papers on con-
trivance for weighing freight shipments
revolution in that branch of the railway
service. 1t consists of two weighing ma
chimes, one for each truck under the car.
They are attached to the side of the truck
bolster in such a manner as to cause a
pendulum to move, indicating the weight
of the load automatically it goes into
the car BY adding together the weights
as shown on the indicator on each of the
two trucks can be ascertained Immediately
the weight of the freight in the car al any
stage of the loading.
The Panhandle is using between IN
dianapolis and Columbus two class X en-
gines, hauling trains and 20 from one end
of the division to the other without change
of engineers 1873 miles. The performance
of these engines on the long runs with
such heavy trains will be watched with
interest by the engineers and firemen,
we'll as by the officials, as, in case the ex
pertinent is a success, it means the work
usually done with two engines and crews
will be done with one engine and crew,
thus reducing the expense nearly one
half. The engineers are of the opinion
that the complicated class X engine, hav-
ing more journals and more parts than
q ten-wheel engine. will cause much
trouble and delay, and that just as soon
as business begins to pick up the company
will have to go back to the two-section
plan again.
EpEREPICK CuNSRERG DEuD