The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-22


streets. in Fort Wayne. The plans for the
freighthouse and changes of tracks have
been submitted and approved. This Will
give employment to two hundred freight
handlers.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
John p. Green has been elected as one of
the directors of the Pittsburg, Youngstown
Ashtabula, vice George b. Roberts, de-
ceased.
Pullman car porters have asked for an
have greatly decreased, while their duties
have been creased.
Both pas cars of the Big Four were in
ployes on the lines running east from here
and tie other on those running west.
1t is stated that a number OF changes are
to be made in freight men of the Wiscon-
sin Central, one of which is the appoint
ment of Il new commercial agent at Cinctn-
natl
c. G. Mordough, district passenger agent
transferred to Milwaukee, vice J. n. Rob
inson deceased, and G. w. Jones succeeds
Mr.. Mordough at Des MONIES.
AT the Big -Four city freight depot IA
and unloading, a number which, it is stated,
cannot be exceeded at the city freight
depots of any lines in the country.
The earnings of the Chesapeake & Ohio
the second week in May show decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
of 1896 of SSH, being, the first week in
months in which decrease has been
shown.
Howard Hamer of Philadelphia, has been
appointed city ticket agent of the Pennsyl-
vania lines at Pittsburg, He comes from
the general offices and is is said to be wen
informed as to the duties of the position he
assumes.
Mrs. NJ. e. ingalls, came up from Cincin-
natl last evening, bringing with her Miss
Barnard, her granddaughter, and they are
the guests of j. A, Barnard at the Denison
House. Mr.. B. has about recovered from
his recent illness.
Engines POP and 2O3 of the Big Four the
largest passenger engines run in the coun-
try, are now hauling the Knickerbocker
express from Indianapolis, running through
to Cleveland, and coming west hauling the
southwestern limited.
With number of the roads in this ter
ritory the freight earnings this month are
not footing up as favorably in comparison
with last year as for several previous
months, while the passenger earnings begin
to show some improvement.
The Indiana & Illinois Southern is doing
as good a business as at any time in it's his
tory. If short of equipment the Illinois
Central loans them all needed, and this IN
the past has been one of the drawbacks of
the Illinois & Indiana Southern.
An association has been organized and in
corporated in New York to be known as the
Railroad Porters' Association. 1t is formed
for mutual protection, and its membership
consists of porterS of the Pullman and
Wagner sleeping car companies.
Harry Fuller, general passenger agent of
the Chesapeake & Ohio, is rapidly recover
ing from the surgical operation performed
a short time ago. He is now resting on his
farm at Keswick, Va and expects in a few
weeks to be able to walk about.
Matters are again running very smoothly
with the Evansville & Terre Haute. 1t is
bringing large quantities of fruits and
vege tables from the South to Northern
markets, and it's passenger business for the
centennial at Nashville is improving its
earnings.
General Manager Dickinson, of the Union
Pacific, is spending a few days in New
York, and he tells the Eastern railroad
men that the prospects for the Western
and Northwestern lines, unless something
comes up to blight the crops, could hardly
be more favorable.
The passenger department of the New
York Central has issued in pamphlet form
the twentieth number of it's four-track
series. This number sets forth the attrac-
lions of the Adirondack mountains and
tells how to reach them and how to en-
joy ones self after getting there.
On May II w. H. Collins had been in the
employ of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford fifty years. He began to work for
the company May II, 1847, at eighty cents
a day. In 1850 he had charge of the special
train which carried President Filmore'S
message from New Haven to Hartford.
Oscar Murray, receiver and vice president
of the Baltimore e. Ohio, and Vice Presi-
dent, Peabody, OF the Baltimore & Ohio
st. Louis yesterday and an impression pre-
walls that a number of changes are to be
made in the operation of the Western lines.
Engines on the Panhandle accommodation
trains run through from Denison to Lo-
gansport, 28S miles, without change. The
policy of First Vice President McCrea is
being carried out in the long runs for loco
motives. He takes the position that loco
motives are made to be steadily kept at
work.
The large new Vandalia freight engines
are taking trains of thirty-ffve to thirty
eight loaded cars through from lndianap-
oils to ST. Louis in less than twelve hours
Running the heavy freight engines through
without change is seemingly working as
we'll as when engines are changed at Terre
Haute and again at Efingham.
The board of managers of the Joint Traf-
fc Association have recommended that all
special or commodity rates in effect on
salt from points east of the Western term
mus of the trunk lines to points on the
lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul
and the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville roads
be withdrawn to take effect on legal no.
tice
Mrs. ]. H. Allen, whose husband was lost
in the wreck on the Evansville & Terre
Haute road at Hazleton, has compromised
with the company for 81 900. None of the
other people have settled This accident
was not one in which the railroad company
could well be held in fault, and a reasona-
BILE compromise is'looked for by all claim
ing damage.
The Lake Erie & Western which for
some time past has been showing decreased
earnings. in the second week of May
earned S62 800 an increase over the CORE
cago & Eastern Illinois earned in the sec
ond week $4,000, an increase this year of
So 900 The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville
earned in the second week $14,654, in
crease this year of 81, 490.
The line established a few months ago
between Cincinnati and Chicago over the
Cincinnati, Hamilton &. Dayton the In
diana Decatur q Western and the Monon,
known as the Roachdale line, is now, it
is stated. on a paying basis and will become
a permanent arrangement. When the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton gets full con-
troll of the Indiana, Decatur q Western
other changes are contemplated which win
increase the passenger business OF the l.,
d. d. W.
jr., superintendent of the shops of the Van
dalia at Terre Haute, the Brown coupler
was given very severe test with satistac-
tory results, and it is spoken of as being
the most perfect automatic coupler ever in
vented. Mr.. McKeen says that in every re-
spect the coupler is all that is claimed for
il. p. c. Brown, the inventor of the
coupler, was born in this State and is a son
of Isaac M Brown, who was the oldest
editor in the State at the time of his DEATH
Yesterday one of the through fast trains
which have been undergoing a general
overhaulng at the Indiana, Decatur az
Western shops was shipped to the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton 81 Dayton and will be run
as one of the fast trains between Cincin-
natl and Detroit. Seldom does a train
complete come out of any railroad shops
that presents a more attractive appearance
than did this. The mechanics of the In
diana, Decatur & Western shops are proud
of this work, and defy Pullman or Wagner
car works to excel it in any particular.
The immigrant bureau of the Western
Passenger Association is doing business
vic oil nd inn Il