The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-14


to traffic as a through line, it forming a
3l5-mile line from Omaha u Quincy, Ill
j. +. King, an old-time Wabash man,
mas oeen appointed master car builder or
the Grand Trunks middle nd northern d.
1t is stated that since Charles NJ. Hays
became general manager of the Grand
Trunk salaries on that road have been re-
duced $J9OO0O year.
W. G.: Bayley. superintendent of the St.
Louis division of the Big Four. yesterday
left for Wisconsin, where he will spend a
two weeks vacation.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton will
on Aug p run an excursion to the Soldiers
rome at Dayton from all points on the IN
dlanapols division east of Indianapolis
Passengers who come over the Evansville
q Ierre Haute state that there IS con
road between 1erre Haute and Evansville
Twelve freight conductors on the Oregon
Short-llne have been discharged WITHIN a
week Tor failing to return cash fares COL
lected from caboose and box car passen-
gers,
The Monon is erecting at Lafayette a
building for the train employees TO rest In
when at that division point. 1t Will be pro-
ences.
NJ. e. ingalls,, president of the Big, Four,
left Tor Hot Springs, w. Va, yesterday, to
remain until the 18th, when he VIII go to
dents.
A. J. Shank, who, during the sixties, was
general freight and passenger agent OF the
Pittsburg & ConnellsYille, died on Wednes-
day at his home in Braddock, Pa, the re-
suit of paralytic stroke.
To-day the employees on the Lake Shore
road will hold their annual picnic at Massa-
ployes in other departments will be given
opportunity to enjoy the day.
W. j. A. Jones was yesterday appointed
agent of the Indianapolis & Vincennes at
Mr. Cheever has been agent of the road at
that point nearly twenty years.
The large Garstang engines 200 and POI,
of the Big -Four, were yesterday transt erred
TO the st. Louis division to maui the SOutn-
western limited west and the KniCkerbOcker
express east between Indianapolis and ST
Louis.
The presidents of the trunk lines have
asked the Toledo, St. Louis q Kansas City;
the Cincinnati Hamilton " Dayton, ana
the Norfolk & Western to have representa-
tiVes at the meeting of the presidents aug.
10 in New York.
The Norfolk &. Western shows an in
crease in net earnings in the year ending
June 30 of over 100000, as compared with
President Fink says this handsome increase
has been made without decreasing the
roads efficiency.
The fast mail on the Santa Fe now makes
the run from Chicago - Kansas city, 45S
miles, in eleven hours and thirty minutes,
including nine regular stops, two changes
of LOGON olives and stops at water SlatlonS,
which practically makes the speed nLIy-
two miles an hour.
Charles Watts, general superintendent of
the Northwestern lines OF the PenlSylVd-
MIA Company west of Plttspurg, mas peeli
granted an extended. leave OF absence ana
until further notice the duties OF lnat OIL
flee will be discharged by A q Starr with
title OF acting general superintendent
Tests on the Wabash thus far have shown
that it is more expensive to burn oil for
fuel for locomotives than coal. The differ
ence is so small. however, that the VA
bash people will probably adopt 1t as Iuel
for passenger locomotives. 1t costs 500 TO
change a locomotive from coal to oil burn
The Baltimore & Ohio has reduced its
freight tariff on West Virginia coal to the
tariff which prevailed a few weeks ago,
rate of the last sixty days. The advance
created a good deal Of i'll feeling on the
part of manufacturers who use the West
Virginia Goals.
The heavy increase in shipments has CIV
en- the presidents of the Eastern lines an
idea that the time has come when traffic
should move without special inducements to
shippers and renewed efforts are being
made to stop contracting agents from cut
ting rates. In this direction the rates on
-four WILL on Sept. ], be restored to tarlf.
Six months ago the Erie put on a cafe car
between New YORK and Cleveland and New
York and Buffalo, and the result has sur
prlsed the management. Instead of losing
money, as on the old dining-car plan, the
netted a fair profit. This plan was adopted
some years ago by the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton q Dayton and the Monon on through
trains, and has proved decided success
A few days ago the Knickerbocker ex
press over the Big -Four was late leaving
St. Louis and did some lively running be-
tween that city and Terre Haute. On the
train was hauled Il private car with officials
of a Southern road on board. Between
Paris and Terre Haute the conductor OF the
train came into the car. The official asked,
hny ia ct
The conductor answered, about SiXty-tive
miles an hour" Look at the speed indi-
Gator on my car" said the official, and
you will see that the train is moving eighty
miles an hour right now" and it proved to
be the case AS the train neared Indianap-
oils the official said to the conductor: You
tell General superintendent Van Wrinkle
that he has got an excellent road and some
good power, out he IS running MS Trains
too fast"
Since the death of Fl. S. Marcy, president
of the Fitchburg road. Robert Goldman, one
Of the executive committee is acting presl-
dent w. D. Ewing, general superintendent
of the road, is prominently men
ton Herald says: Mr.. w. d.
Ewing the general superintendent,
is another gentleman who Will very likely
be- considered in relation to the present
vacancy. He has had extensive experience
in the operating department OF the road,
and since his connection with the FItchpurg
has effected d number of reforms that nave
saved to the company thousands or dollars.
Had he been freer to act no doubt the
results in this, direction would have been
sesses the esteem and respect OF the entire
working force OF the road and were he to
succeed to the head of the management
he would have the hearty cooperation of
all in assisting him to attain the best pos
sible results.'' Mr.. Ewing was for some
years general manager of the h. & I. II.
lines and ranked among the most capable
of the Western railway managers
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