The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-21

trains were handled in August, 1897. 23,O05
cars, against 22909 cars in August, 1896.
The Peninsular car works, at Detroit,
will at once resume work in all depart
ments that have been idle. the company
having received orders sufficient to justify
1t in increasing the force from $500 TO $500
men,
Vice President Harahan is quoted as say
ing that hereafter the Illinois Central will,
on its main line, lay only steel rails. weigh
ing 100 pounds to the yard. Several miles
of rails of such weight have already been
purchased
On Saturday an order came from London,
England, TO purchase 10000 shares of the
Chesapeake & Ohio stock. The size of the
order can be imagined from the fact that
it is the largest order for an American
stock in many years.
Through economies practiced on the Wa
bash the fuel account of the road Tor the
year ending June 30 was reduced, as COM
pared with the preceding year, $l98,2lS, and
of that sum $1S5,35 was in locomotive fuel,
a saving Of 1913 per cent.
In the year ending June 80 President IN
gals, of the Big -Four, made advances to
the Peoria & Eastern and the Louisville
extension amounting TO $l43,969, which has
been carried as an asset, but is now
charged to profit and loss.
Two Of the Panhandle's new postal cars,
just built at the Columbus shops, have
been put in service to run between Cincin-
natl and Chicago, via Richmond. They are
said to be the most complete in every re-
spect of any postal cars yet placed in serY-
ice on the Pennsylvania lines.
James Bridges has been reinstated as
passenger conductor on the Aandalia A
few weeks ago he failed to carry out his
instructions, and Superintendent Miller slIs .
pended him. Mr. Bridges is d popular ron
ductor and his friends expressed pleasure
on seeing him on his train again.
j. z. Moffett has been appointed travelling
passenger agent of the Seaboard Airline
in charge of territory east of Louisville and
south OF the Ohio river, and j. r. Tapp,
with headquarters at Kansas City, under
the same title, is to have charge of all ter
ritory west OF the Mississippi river
In the month of August there were
shipped from the Indianapolis stock yards
| over the Big -Four to Buffalo and other
| Eastern markets 331 carloads of live stock
| Until quite recently the Pennsylvania Com
| pany had full sway at the yards, the Big
-Four seemingly caring little for live stock
! traffic.
The Big Four people are urging the Gin
| cinrau Hamilton q Dayton TO make some
move regarding their new freight depot at
| this point. The Big Four wishes to tear
| down the old Bee-line freight depot, now
occupied as a freight house by the c.. IL. &
p and construct system of tracks on
| the ground for bulk freight use.
A. A. Zion, superintendent of the Union
Railway Company, and his force are in
| clined TO be proud of last weeks record at
the Union Station. Mr. Zion Saws at least
6OUUO state fair people were handled dur
ing the week, in addition to the res ular
travel, and not person was killed or In
Jured or even met with slight accident.
Among shippers the belief prevails that
the eaSt-bound lines are making a mistake
IN advancing srain rates Oct. 10, and many
or the freight men share the belief. The
last advance was expected so low were
rates on grain and grain products, but the
coming. advance, they think. will lead TO
some Of the lines shading the new rate AMI
then VIII follow decentralization.
The annual report of E. b. Thomas
president of the Erie system, shows the
following results from the operation of the
lines Tor the year ending June 80: Gross
earnings, $29051, 0l0; operating expenses.
S2O,2Sl 1858; net earnings IS, 1859 $751; other in
come $23S, S57; total income, $9,0OS,514; fixed
charges SS656, 1885, surplus, $352,0l8; total
surplus, $685. 2S; betterments, $6S9, 135.
The White special, which makes the run
between Cincinnati and Indiana polls over
the Big Four in two hours AMI forty-sVe
minutes, has now been on a YEAR, and but
twice has it reached Indianapolis late The
same train makes the run between CiLcin-
Iau ana chicago In eight hours, and but
TOUR times has 1t reached ChicaS late, and
IN neither OF the delays tie fault on
the part of the White special but due 10
frelghts getting off and delaying the trains.
The fiscal year of the Burlington road
having been changed so as TO begin July l,
the directors have submitted a statement
of earnings and expenses for the six
months ending June 30. The total net earn
lEgS from operations were So, l62, 434; other
income $ll5,SOS, making the total net re-
celptS or the road 81, 33s, 1872. The interest on
bonds rent of tracks and depots and sink
ing funds amounted to 81, 1873 $40, leaving a
surplus of $3.50 456. Dividends were paid
during the six months of 81 $40, 056, leaving
deficit for the six months of $l,040,5 500.
The monthly bulletin of X. +. Smith SUI
peIlnlenuenL or the Pennsylvania voluntary
rellet department west of PittSburg. shows
that during August there was a total of 1913
cases handled by the department. and $50
1910 paid out in benefits. On the lines of
the Pennsylvania Company there We're sew
en- natural deaths, $780, 172 accident disa-
Dlement benefits, $2,3S050; 240 sick disable
ment benefits, $2390.50; total 4l9 cases, So
5OA On the Panhandle lines there was
one accidental death, $1500; seven natural
Deaths SZsl0U; 2l6 accident dsablement ben
ehts, $3.50 70; 295 sick dsabement benefits,
$4,2l92O; total, $40 cases, $ll, 2lS95. In the
nlnety-elght months the department has
been in existence AIS cases have been
handled, and $1,SS4, 640.57 expended in bene-
fits.
One of the quickest runs over new rail-
road track was accomplished recently en-
the Kansas City d Port Arthur. The train
consisted of a locomotive and President A.
u. StllWells private car, and the distance
or ISS miles was accomplished in twenty
four hours. This is average Of about
thirty-three miles an hour, including all
stops, changing Of engines, meeting of
trains, ETC.. The train left Kansas City
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock The dis
tance from there to Pittsburg Kan 1870
miles, was made in q little less than three
hours Between Pittsburg and Joplin, thir-
~ miles, the run was made in thirty-fiye
minutes, including stop at Rea to allow a
passenger train TO Duss and stops, at two
crossings. From Joplin to Neosho speed
OF mile minute was sustained. From
Sloan Springs to StillWel twenty-nine
miles, is down grade, and in some places
the Speedometer showed "a gain of over a
mile a minute. Between Shreveport and
De Quincy, l6l miles, the run was made
over a soft track, heavy rains having fallen
during the night but an average speed of
forty miles an hour was made. The best
previous time from Kansas City to Port