The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-17


ccIular form Judge Gof's opinion regarding
improve the property
George c. Smith, travelling agent of the
cincinnati. Hamilton q Dayton, yesterday
returned from New ork. where he had
been spending his vacation.
Reports from the joint agent in charge
OF the National Educational Association
business at Milwaukee show total of $500
tickets were sold for the meeting.
There was only a difference of one ton in
amount of freight hauled by the Pittsburg,
r.. Wayne Chicago and the Panhandle
lines in the week ending July 10.
Roger Compton, who has been appointed
postmaster at Greenville, has for twelve
years been employee of the American
Express Company at New Albany.
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton has
oeen given authority TO run an Atlantic
City excursion from points on its line, July
q, at the rate of $13 for the round trip from
Indianapolis
nVes Of the Evansville & Terre Haute We're
listed on Thursday on the New York Stock
exchange, making the total amount now
listed 81 223, 600.
The Monon has completed its water
plant at Lafayette which is to furnish
water from the Wabash river for the shops
and its locomotives, and it was put in oper-
alton yesterday.
The Evansville & Terre Haute is running
over to its connections at Terre Haute
twenty to twenty-five carloads of Bedford
other Eastern points.
The establishing of hospitals on the Big
-Four system similar to those on the Ches-
apeake q Ohio is again being agitated. The
matter was dropped when the depressed
times began to be felt.
Ladies' branches of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen are being organized at
q number of railway division points on
Southern roads. One was organized at
Texarkana on Sunday
George Saul is said to be in New York
Of the Ohio roads, he having, it is stated
lost his position on the Ohio Southern
through the recent changes.
The Cotton Belt the Missouri Pacific and
loudly on northern lines to furnish cars to
ship tie immense melon crop. which has
just begun to move northward.
The Baltimore & Ohio is delivering at
shipped from the mines of West Virginia,
and the receivers are trying to borrow cars
to further increase the shipments.
A M. Mendenhall, trainmaster Of the
suit of an accident on the Fourth of July.
While not of very serious nature it may
confine him to the house for some time.
One of the results of the change in own
ership of the Lehigh Valley is that the
Big Four fast freight lines will send bust
ness consigned to Philadelphia over the
Lehigh Valley instead of the Philadelphia
& Reading.
c. A. Fox, who is to take charge of the
new mileage bureau of the Central Passen-
ger Committee, has for three years been
Donald, and is said to be well fitted for the
new position.
The Pennsylvania has completed its i'm
provements at Radebaugh, and on Thurs
day removed its immense steam shovels to
Ninevah, where the main lire will be
Strengthened by the grading Of new road
bed for quite a distance.
The last number of the Texas Railway
News contains a nhOtORrd
liam Deppe, recently appointed assistant
general passenger agent of the Big Four at
st. Louis, and a very complimentary no
tice of his ability as passenger official
On Thursday there we're handled on the
Big -Four system 1905 cars, 4S73 being
loaded which is handsome increase in
the Big Four is well pleased when the aver
age movement of loaded cars is 5000 every
twenty-four hours
The per cent. of operating expenses to
gross earnings of the Wabash for the year
ending June 30 1885, was 7217, and in the
year ending June 30, 1897, 6S.n per cent.
Each year since Joseph Ramsey was APP
pointed general manager the exhibit in this
direction has been more favorable.
Walter B. Welbrook, one of the victims
of the Merrick road tallyho disaster, has
brought suit against the Long Island road
for $780, 000 He sustained nine fractures of
the arms and legs, and his recovery is
surprise to the attending surgeons His
injuries incapacitated him from earning
livelihood.
The directors of the Pittsburg, FIT. Wayne
& Chicago, under the terms of it's lease
for betterments the sum of S283,6 in shares
of sO-called special guaranteed" or better
ment stock The total am mo M Of SUCH stock
issue will swell the sum to total of $l9,-
167, 149
The establishment of new ferry by the
Baltimore q Ohio between Jersey City and
the Battery at New York for the use of
passengers arriving by the Royal Blue line
trains from the West has heen postponed
for the present by the threat Of the city of
New York to enjoin the projectors OF the
undertaking. An injunction will be sought
if any attempt IS mai? 20 operate the pro-
posed ferry without franchise.
One of the engineers of the Big Four, the
monthly pay roll shows, earned SOP; an
other $206, and several who run the fast
freight trains made 1857. Engineers who
run the engines that haul the Knickerbock-
er and the Southwestern limited on the Big
Four average $145 month, and are on the
hours. Engineers of the fast freight trains
are on duty but seven hours of the day.
William Garstang, superintendent of
motive power of the Big Four, has turned
designing for the transportation of plate
glass. These cars are thirty-six feet long,
nine feet wide, and each has two pits seven
teen feet long, the pit being twenty-three
inches wide three feet three inches deep,
with a clearance above the top of the rail
of six and three-eighths inches. These cars
will carry, without trouble, plate glass
which is Seventeen feet in length by sixteen
in width.
The New York Clipper, dramatic pub
Hcation contains the following in it's issue
Of July 10: Sam r. Jack writes that
man calling himself H. 3. Marks is repre-
senting himself to be in the employ of Mr..
Jack and by this means has secured tickets
at reduced rates from various railroads,
which he afterwards disposed of to ticket
scalpers at a profit to himself. Mr.. Jack
states that Mr. Marks is not in his employ
1t is stated that Marks has been trying to
work one of the Cincinnati and Indiahap-
oils lines and general passenger agents
have been warned to give him a wide berth
If he calls upon them.
A gentleman who is conversant with rail
road matters and who keeps we'll informed
as to the strict rules of the companies, said
yesterday that the time had seemingly
come when the department of a passenger
conductor, in fact any other employee of
a railroad, whether on or off duty, was of
more Importance than that he be strictly
honest. He cited cases where men had
been dismissed on reports detrimental to
their character, which did not originate in
the line of service. No one has intimated
that the conductors recently dismissed on
the Pennsylvania lines were dishonest, as,
under the rules of the Pennsylvania Com
pany. it is difficult for a conductor to take
a cent should he chance to take in one or
more cash fares on a trip.
Pensions for Veterans.