The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-05
Fewer Broken Rails.

engineers in this section, and VINO mas been
on the Big Four for over a quarter of a
century. now being assistant chief engineer,
says people do not realize how much safer
travel is now than twenty even ten years
ago in severe winter weather. Fifteen to
twenty years ago, in season of cold such
as that of the last week, an average of
eight to ten broken rails per day were re-
ported, and In most cases they would be
discovered in season by track walkers to
prevent accidents During the recent cold
weather not single broken rail was re-
ported on the Big Four Mr.. Morris said
this was in some measure due to the use
of heavier rail; still, the weight in equip
merit had been Increased fully as fast pro-
portionately. and was that much harder on
the track. He thought, however, the ex-
emption from accident from broken rails
and the little trouble the better class of
roads were experiencing in that respect was
more due to the Improvement of roadbeds,
most roads now being well ballasted with
broken stone or gravel. and the use OF
"a decided Improvement in the quality of
the rails. Experience has taught how to
manufacture better rail. which was less
brittle Very seldom is rail seen that is
broken into several pieces, while this was
not an uncommon thing ten years ago.
The introduction of longer fish-bars a bet
ter make OF spikes and many other minor
things had conduced to better standard
of track Still everybody is inclined TO
credit this Improvement almost entirely TO
the use of heavier rail, while there we're
other things which had resulted so favor
ably and made it safe TO run trains at
the high speed many are now scheduled.
A Prosperous Association.
The Railroad Mems Building and Saw
ings Association elected as officers for the
ensuing year d. S. Hill. superintendent of
the Lake Erie & Western, president; ]. @.
Van Wrinkle general superintendent of the
Big Four, vice president; w. T. Cannon. of
the Union Railway Company, secretary; j.
L. Pirece, of the Merchants Dispatch
Transportation Company, treasurer, and F..
Jacoby, a railroad attorney, as attorney.
The directors are: ID. S. Hill. NJ. w. Mans
field. George Rech, A. Galloway. j. Q. Van
Winkle +. Jacoby. j. Z. Pierce and w. Il.
Cannon. The annual statement has been
published in pamphlet form. Secretary
Cannon, in submitting his ninth annual re-
port. says: We would respectfully call at
tention to the following results for the year
SIG 81: book deposits. 1856, 1921; paid-up
certificates, $4S, 200; gross earnings S4S 10 63
net earnings. si3 SJ6.1s; expenses, S5l6.S5;
dividends. s35,5l6.s9; reserve fund, slO0'O.OS;
assets, $40 6S5.67. Withdrawals-book de-
posts. sol. 199. 80; paid-up certificates, $72,-
900. Considering the business conditions of
1896 we regard the above results favorable
to our association. We have every reason
TO believe that had the hard times been
ordinarily prosperous, our growth would
have been much larger. To show how Will
our association fills its place as savings
institution, we call attention to the fact
that from the panic OF July. lSS5, to Jan. l.
1897 we paid out in Withdrawals the sum
of Si4S. 055.55 With the exception of July
and August, 1893 and January. 1896. these
Withdrawals were paid practically on de-
mand.
scheme to Defraud the santa Fc.
Before United States Commissioner
Thompson at Purcell. l. T.. yesterday. A.
s. Brown. night bill clerk for the Atchson
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company. al
this place; ]. NJ. Rearicx. ex-station agent
for the same road at Newkirk, o. T., and
ID. c. Wilson, grain dealer. of Bolton. Tex,
were called 10 answer a charge of conspir-
acy to defraud the Atchison Railway and
were allowed bail in the sum of $500 in
the first case. There are thirty-seven sim
liar cases pending against them. Detectives
had been in Purcell several days. Their
investigation led TO arrests and on the eS-
amining trial yesterday II developed that
Mr.. Hearick would buy grain in Oklahoma
and Kansas and ship il TO Wilson in Texas
via the Santa Fo road, arrangements hav-
ing previously been made by them with
Brown TO change the weight stated in the
way bills When Rearick shipped the corr
he would immediately notify Brown of the
number of the car in which the grain was
and Brown would change the weight OF
that car as much as ten thousand to fifteer
thousand pounds. Accompanying each no.
tee from Rearick to Brown was a check
for S. which was the compensation re-
ceived by Brown for SO changing the
weights. Brown was arrested and gave the
entire scheme away and sent telegram
to his partners which brought them TO Pur.
cell, where they were arrested.
Appreciate Good Service.
Col W. II. Foster. manager of the Wiz
zard-Shaffer Company. unsolicited, writes
T. o. Mccormick. passenger traffic man
ager of the Big Four lines
as follows: After travelling for twenty-siA
years. am moved for the first time i'm my
life to send line of commentator to {
railway official for personal comfort in
| travelling over his line. | was passenger
| on your II O'Clock noon train from St
Louis TO Cincinnati. and was most agree
ably surprised 10 find IL the smOothest
swiftest and best all-round day run that
have ever made. The dining-car cuisine
| the courtesy OF attaches from conductor Il
| brakeman. We're exceptional. and command
| my admiration. l did not have a pass;
| bought a ticket and paid s. for IL. and il
was the best 81 investment | ever made"
Ticket Scaiping Condemned.
The general passenger agents OF tn,
transportation lines in the territory east o.
! Chicago and St. Louis and north of tn,
| Ohio and Potomac rivers who are now il
| convention in Buffalo. held a mass meetinJ
| yesterday. There We're present also repre-
| sentativeS of the various Chautauqua as
| semblies, the Baptist Young Peoples Uniol
and the Grand Army. The agents passed
resolutions sustaining and favoring TIN.
measure now before Congress known as III,
! anti-scalping ticket bill. The resolutions re