The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-17

Francisco to Dawson city. but the route is
too roundabout a line to become popular.
The Wabash now has the largest number
of men on its pay rolls in the history of
the road. In all departments the company
finds need for full complement of men.
w. Durham. late contracting agent of the
Illinois Central, on the first of the year
goes to the Baltimore & Ohio as travelling
freight agent, with headquarters at Cleve-
land.
L. T. Fowler has been appointed general
agent of the Plant system of roads with
headquarters at Pittsburg. His position
covers all points in the Central Traffic AS
ISOLATION territory
Investors are bidding $3.50 per share for
Little Miami stock and none can be OBJ
tanned at that price. This is its highest
quotation since the road became part of
the Pennsylvania system.
w. H. Hurlburt, general passenger. agent
Company. is expected in the city to-day; j.
II. O'NeilI, travelling passenger agent of the
lines was here yesterday.
The Vanderbilt interests yesterday prac-
tically took possession of the Union Pacific,
and as the Chicago q Northwestern is now
under the same ownership much closer traf-
fic relations are looked for
1t is stated that the Pennsylvania lines
have secured 81 contract to carry 100000
bushels of grain from Chicago to the sea-
board and competitors allege that it will
be carried on a 2-cent rate.
W. d. Murray has been appointed superin-
tendent of the hotels and cafes on the Ili-
nois Central, vice Mr.. wilcox, deceased.
Mr.. Murray was for some years connected
with the Grand Pacific Hotel at Chicago.
Seventy-ton locomotives the Wabash
lines will be new thing but practicable,
now that the new heavier steel is laid. In
the past a forty five-ton engine was the
heaviest used on that road for regular serv-
ice
The Burlington &, Missouri and the Mis-
souri, Pacific on Wednesday returned to the
method of billing live stock shipped from
NGbra Kansas Wyoming
at carload rates, instead of so much per 100
pounds.
The first two weeks of December show
no falling off in tonnage or in earnings of
Western lines, and many of the lines will
make more favorable exhibits than We're
those of November, which were highly sat
isfactory.
VIM. Green. general manager of the Balti
more e Ohio lines, who has been West for
several days, returned to his headquarters
at Baltimore yesterday While West he Wis
tied Chicago, st. Louis, Cincinnati and
Pittsburg.
In constructing third track between AL
toona and Gallitzin the Pennsylvania Will
build immense stone retaining walls and
make enormous fills. This is to be accom-
plished by taking rock from the cliffs above
and shooting them over the embankment.
General Passenger Agent Morse, of the
Southern Pacific, has appointed Mr.. Deck
err. his chief clerk. successor of o. p. Nc
Carly assistant general passenger agent,
with headquarters at New Orleans w. s.
Moore succeeds Mr.. Decker as chief clerk.
Judge Bacon, general agent. of the Chicago
& Rock Island, is in the city. When asked
why the road was to withdraw from the
Southwestern Passenger Association, he
said it was because the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas would not live up to its agree
ments
The Big Four is realizing good results
from protecting its freight, such as flour
in sacks and other goods that should not
be soiled by coming in contact with the
a a
cents per car.
The Big Four will run a personally con-
Quoted excursion to Mexico One sleeping
car will leave Indianapolis Jan. % and H.
M. Bronson. assistant general passenger
agent, says it is already an assured success.
If necessary, more than one sleeping car
will be provided.
George ingalls,, coal traffic manager of the
Chesapeake & Ohio, has built up an inn
mense coal traffic on the c. e. o. 1t is not
an uncommon thing to load over 900 cars
day at mines on the G. & o., about nalf
of the coal coming west and the remainder
going to tidewater.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has re-
ceived FIVE eighty--ton locomotives from the
Pittsburg locomotive works They were de-
signed by I, A. Lawes and are proving
very satisfactory, hauling 50 per cent more
loaded cars than. any other freight locomo-
tive the company owns.
The method in the Central Traffic Associa-
ton territory for issuing clergymens tickets
through a bureau in charge of Commissioner
same plan will be pursued the coming year.
The clergymen's ticket issued is good to
travel on some fifty roads at half fare.
On the first of the year the Terre Haute
time past 100 men have been employed, but
pending the change 200 have been laid off.
1t is expected that the works will resume
operation full handed after the first of the
year, as the new purchasers have ample
funds to operate with.
The fact that an employee on the Chicago
a. Northwestern, who claimed to have been
blacklsted, has been given verdict for
$4,000, has started similar actions all over
the country. John Horner, discharged en-
gineer on the Wabash in 1894, now demands
5000, and John Young. who had similar
suit and lost it, has had his case reinstated.
Charles G. Clarke. first vice president of
the New York Central, passed through the
city yesterday, over the Big -Four, en- route
to California. In speaking of the business
of the New York Central, he said the road
was practically swamped with traffic He
was much pleased with the condition of the
Big Four track from Cleveland to Indian
apolis.
The fact that President Woodford of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, whose
headquarters is at New York, asked Cen
eral Manager Waldo and Passenger Traffic
Manager Edwards, of the c.. Fl. & D.. and
r. b. F. PIERCE, general manager of the
Indiana, Decatur & Western to meet him
in New York yesterday. leads TO the be-
lief that some new move is pending in re-
lation to the Indiana, Decatur & Western.
The Michigan division of the Vandalia,
like the main line. is now handling the lar
gest tonnage of freight since the road has
opened for business. 1t is stated that the
bOndholders of the Michigan division are
watching with more than ordinary interest
the business the road is doing. and, should
it's present prosperity continue, the Penn
Sylvania Company. to secure control of it,
will be obliged to protect properly the first
mortgage bondholders and also the extern
sion mortgage bondholders.
c. A. Paquette engineer of maintenance
of way of the Peoria & Eastern lines, has
he has improved the condition of that prop
erty. The Western division is now one of
the best leading from Indianapolis. 1t has
been practically relaid with heavy steel rail-
the track well ballasted, many fills made
doing away with trestles, and a good deal
has been done in reducing grades and
Strengthening curves, and the company's
freight engines are hauling from five to
eight more loaded over the road than
they could before these Improvements were
made.
A refrigerator car line is now being
started which will use no ice. Ten of the
cars have been built and a practical test
it is claimed, has proved that the new idea
is a success. The new car has a refrigerat-
ing machine 1t is manufactured by the Chi
cago Refrigerating Machinery Company,
and the company will be interested very
heavily it is said. in the car line. In the
ten cars that have been in use the machine
was propelled by the movement of the car.
The machinery was geared to the axle of.
suction pump was used to induce the re-
frigerator.
The fight over the interchangeable mileage
ticket of the Central Passenger committee
is still on and there seems to be no imme-
diate chances of settlement. Some of the