The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-04

light motive power would last ten years
longer.
G. Fl. Doebler Formerly master mechanic
OF the Big, -Four shops at Wabash now
master mechanic of the shops of the Wa
bash at Fort Wayne, was in the city lass
evening.
ter time table on the Big Four lines would
become effective on Sunday. The number of
trains will not be diminished, but the time
schedule will be heightened.
The new trains of the Lake Shore road,
described in the Journal just after coming
out of the shops, are now in service, the
initial run from Chicago to New York and
vice versa being made last night.
The American Tourist Associations spe-
cial vestibuled train of Pullman palace
sleeping and dining cars will start on the
tour of all Mexico from st. LOUIS on Jan.
IL, 1898, via the Iron Mountain route.
Robert E. Kelley the engineer who was
SO badly scalded in the wreck on the Lake
Erie q Western last week, is slowly inn
proving and will doubtless survive. his in
Jurles, which were at first thought fatal
Walter Layman, master mechanic of the
ONO River road, was in the city yester-
DAY en- route home from JeffersOnville,
where he had been to close a contract with
the Ohio Falls car works for a number of
new coaches.
F. Hall. chief engineer of the Monon lines,
was in the city yesterday. He says the
Monon has not yet got through making i'm
provements to its track, and proposes to
hoNO lLo IIidlI1 llIl6 DIS wei DIS the 1lQldndp-
ohs division second to none in Indiana.
One of the local ticket scalpers yesterday
closed his doors, and it is said three more
are contemplating doing so. One Of the
number yesterday said that the inter-
changeable mileage was knocking the bot
tom from under their business very eff
fectually.
The Chicago e. Eastern Illinois on Mon
gay received the first of the five heavy
IIelght engines the Pittsburg locomotive
works are building for that road. The en-
CINE proper weighs 10000 pounds and is
guaranteed to haul seventy-tive loaded cars
over the road.
The understanding is that at the meeting
OF the passenger officials of roads in the
Central Traffic Association territory in
chicago next week the interchangeable
mileage ticket will be so modified to
give the travelling statesmen less occasion
for complaint
John McKenna, of this city, who for tweu~
Iy-nVe years was master mechanic of the
Indlana, Decatur Western, retiring from
the latter position two years ago, has been
Io1 tunate Ia owning a farm at Peru, Ind.
on which three oil wells have been sunk and
are bringing to him about $3.50 per week.
q. b. Warfel assistant general passenger
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern, who on the LIST of the month trans
ferred his headquarters from Cincinnati to
81. Louis, reports to General Passenger
Agent McCarty that he has already got well
settled IN his new office and ready to push
business.
Western roads have again failed to reach
an agreement regarding the withdrawal of
unauthorized freight rates. The Union Pa
cific, Denver & Gulf road refuses to discuss a
settlement of the points at issue except on
the basis OF 1t being allowed differentials,
which the other roads refuse to entertain.
There seems to be no means of ending the
deadlock which now exists.
In its new passenger train the Lake Shore
preciated by patrons of the road. The
dining car is, divided into three compart-
ments' one of the compartments having six
tables, with seating capacity of eighteen
people. Each of the other two compart-
ments is constructed in such a manner that
two or four persons can dine privately.
Some time ago the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company requested the Western roads
to give 1T representation in the sale of
tickets Yesterday. the Southern Pacific
f f6a vgor1Is protest IS against
being ticketed over its lines to San Fran
cisco and hence by the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company's steamer to Alaska.
The official report of George Brecounr,
commercial agent of the Monon at Cincin-
natl, shows that the interchange of business
of the Monon with the Cincinnati, Hamilton
Brecount in the month of October, 1897,
was $4,000 in excess of that of October,
1896. and was the largest months business
since an interchange of traffic was estab
lished between the two lines
The announcement by some of the local.
papers that Trains Is and 16, on the IN
diana, Decatur & Western, known as the
Chicago and Cincinnati trains via Roach
dale, would be discontinued on Sunday, was
not correct. When the Monon takes off it's
Sunday day express between Chicago and
Louisville Trains 10 and 16 will be taken off
on Sunday only, running on week days as
at present.
As a result of the inspection of the North
western system Of the Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburg the tirst prize of 500 for
the best division of track and roadbed was
awarded to G. w. Shrider, supervisor of
subdivision No. H. Western division; the
second prize $50 to c. Sherman, supervisor
of Division No l of the Western division.
The special premium of $50 for the best sec
ton on any subdivision has not yet been
awarded.
John Sebastian, general passenger agent
of the Chicago. Rock. Island & Pacific,
says he is confident that within a short
time, with the aiG Of the executive officers.
an agreement will be put in effect by the
permanently stop the paying of excessive
commissions on through tickets For q long
time the passenger-rate situation has been
badly shattered, owing to the payment of
these excessive commissions by certain
roads.
There is quite a stir in local passenger
circles over a local ticket scalper selling
and Pacific coast points via Bloomington
the passenger going from indianapolis to
Bloomington over the Lake Erie & West
ern. 1t has been understood that the Lake
Erie & Western steered clear of scalpers.
and as q consequence competing lines are
unable to understand how this local scalper
and no other comes to be handling such
tickets
Harry S. Waite. son of the late c. c.
Waite, for years president of the Columbus
& Hooking Valley road, has been appointed
general yard master of the Columbus &
Hooking Valley at Columbus, o. Mr. White
was educated for civil engineer, but has
a desire to begin railroading at the bottom
and work up. A railway official who knows
the young man says he shows marked abil-
-v in the railroad line and is anxious to
make as prominent mark in the railroad
world did his father.
The first annual meeting of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
since the change in dates between the COM
yesterday. Aside from the reelection of
the old board of directors the only business
transacted was the approval of the purchase
by the directors of the Grand Island &
Wyoming Central. the Grand Island &
Northern Wyoming, and the Big Horn
heretofore by the Burlington under leases,
but all the stock and bonds of which the
Burlington now owns.
The Union Pacific Denver & Gulf in ad-
dition to paying for fifty miles of road out
of its earnings has 100000 cash on hand.
Receiver Trumbull has made his report and
there is quiet satisfaction among the East
ern stockholders Everything is pointing to
the reorganization of the road. 1t can be
definitely stated that the Union Pacific,
Denver q Gulf will never go back into the
Union Pacific system. The interest of east
usually in conflict and the present reorgani-
cation and managers of the Gulf road in
tend to maintain its independence and work
for traffic toward the gulf.