The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-12

It is stated will begin within thirty days.
The work will begin between Defiance and
Lima
In the last few months the Mobile & Ohio
has added twelve flrst-claSs locomotives to
its power and considerably increased its
freight equipment.
The Big Four and the Chicago & West
Michigan will jointly erect a new passen-
ger station at Benton Harbor, the esti-
mated cost being $1,000.
The Pullman Company now has a surplus
in its treasury, Of $4,000 900, which, it is
said, will soon be distributed in extra divi-
dends to the stockholders.
There arrived and departed at the Union
Station, Indianapolis, in the month Of July
3.911 trains, handling %. 0l2 cars, against 49,,
$50 cars handled in July, 1886
Despite losing it's usual heavy coal traf-
~. the Chicago q Eastern Illinois shows
decrease in earnings for July of only $37.
when compared with July, 1896.
Harry Miller, superintendent of the Van
danlla main line, spent yesterday in the
city. The road is again getting business
enough to put its power all in use.
Freight traffic on the Panhandle lines is
four hours, eighty-fve freight trains were
hauled between Pittsburg and Columbus.
On Sunday next the Cincinnati Hamil-
ton & Dayton viii run another 81 round
trip excursion from Indianapolis to Cincin-
natl, and expects TO run the train in two
sections.
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Erie with heavier steel rails has been COM
menced. 1t is proposed TO continue the
work until the main line is laid with
heavier rails
c. G; Pierce general agent of the Mer-
chants Dispatch at this point, says the
only complaints Of the fast time made by
the fast freight lines now come from the
express companies.
II. T. Porter, of Baltimore, with the
Toledo, ST Louis & Kansas City Railroad
has been appointed chief engineer of the
a Pail vi
H. {. Landon, resigned.
The Canadian Pacific is offering very low
rates to points west of Winnipeg or east
of Moose Jaw, in the hope of inducing la
borers to go TO that country and help har-
vest the vast quantities of grain.
District Passenger Agent Bruner, of the
states that passenger business has i'm
proved some of late and the outlook for
heavy fall travel could hardly be more
promising.
hauled Train 6 from Indianapolis to CO.
lumbus, lSS miles, in four hours and twen-
ty-one minutes, making its usual stops. AS
seven cars are hauled on this train, the run
is very creditable one
Under arrangements which went into eff
feet last Saturday on the st. Louis, keokuk
be used in hauling it's trains on the two
divisions. To do this each engine must
average over 5000 miles per month.
L. H. Parker, superintendent, +. w.
Quimby, trainmaster, and W. p. Coleman,
assistant master mechanic of the Monon
lines, were in the city yesterday to inVesti-
gate the recent collision between one Of
their switching trains and the Panhandle
fast express.
The large new freight engines the Pan
handle is receiving are to be run between
Columbus and Wallis hauling fast freight
trains, the engines to run POS miles. These
new mogul engines are designed by II. n.
bly,, superintendent of motive power of the
pennsylvania, and combine speed with
power.
T. H. Hanley, New England passenger
agent of the Central Vermont is considered
the best tenor singer in the New England
States, and on Thursday he sang at the
annual gathering of the Vermont Fish and
Game League, at which President McKn-
ley and several members of his Cabinet
were present.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Adams Express Company, in New
York yesterday, Henry Sanford was elected
vice president and William b. Dnsmore
trustee. The vacancy in these offices was
acted in q dual capacity. Mr.. Sanford was
at one time president of the company.
The improvements on the second division
of the Baltimore &, Ohio are about com
heaviest grades on the system and elimi-
mating several bad curves. Similar improve
mentS Will be completed at Meyers Hole
next Sunday, doing away with a number Of
curves and grades and one dangerous dip.
John F. Miller, general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania lines Southwestern SyS-
tenn, telegraphed last night that the excur-
sion from points on the Southwestern sys-
tenn to Atlantic City would this evening
sleeping cars and twelve day coaches, be-
ing the largest excursion ever run from
the West to Atlantic City.
The employees of the Missouri Pacific sys-
tenn, including the Iron Mountain Railway
and all branches, on account of general
srance comnanfes dnie accloemt IN
road, which pooled and raised their rates
recently. have combined and formed a mu-
tual accident association, to be conducted
without profit to any one.
General Manager Caniff, of the Lake
Shore, claims that this road has lighter
East bound the heaviest grade s is f but SIX
teen feet to the mile, and this stretch is
but eighteen miles, from fourteen miles
miles east. This accounts for the low cost
at which freights and passengers are car
ried on the Lake Shore.
There is quite an active buying of 1000
mile books OF the present standard, which
are good until Dec 81, but the local ticket
agents are supposed to sell only to bona
Still, it is noticeable that some of the local
scalpers are purchasing the books and
signing their own names to them and will
run the risk Of their being taken up if
offered on trains by other than the scalper
who signed his name.
The estimated gross earnings of the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad Company for July
1897, are $21So,2O7, a decrease as compared
with the actual gross earnings for July
1886. of $SO9l. Although the gross earnings
decreased there was an increase in net
earnings in July last over July of 1896 of
$537Sl. The decrease in the gross earn
ings is attributed to the coal strike on the
Pittsburg and Wheeling divisions and along
the lines of the Baltimore s. Ohio west of
the Ohio river.
The new bridge over the Niagara river
will be opened to traffic early next month.
A test of the bridge was made last week
by the Grand Trunk people, which was very
satisfactory Sixteen locomotives, weigh
ing eighty tons each, and as many freight
cars loaded with iron and stone, weighing
much as the locomotives, passed over
the bridge, making stops on each span, and
measurements showed the detection was
less than one inch. The bridge is guaran-
teed to stand a strain of 10000 pounds to
the lineal foot. The material in the bridge
weighs 900 pounds.