The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02

user u the Big fttur, mas appointed II. w.
11angeorake as special advertising agent.
Mr.. Langebrake has been identified WIKI
the Methodist Book Concern. at Cincinnati,
Tor some years
eral agent OF the Big Four at this point,
shows that in September 1851 carloads OF
freight were handled at the city freight
houses. against 6.453 in September, 1896. an
increase this year of 1o9S cars.
In September there were transferred over
Ihe Belt road $3.50 cars against g.. 346 in
September 1886, an Increase this year of
5;n4 cars. Belt road engines handled at
the stock yards 4442 carloads of stock,
against 1881 in September 1886, an increase
this year of GIL cars.
s. r. Galloway. who was on Tuesday
elected president of the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie, in addition to his duties as president
OF the Lake Shore, has for three days past,
with General Manager Beach, been going
over the line and examining into the man
ner 1t is operated and its needs in the way
of equipment
The miners of Ohio and Pennsylvania
have resumed work. but a rate war has
been started between the coal-carfyinS
lines. A Toledo paper says not only are
rates being cut on coal. but other classes
or freight and this in face of the fact that
neither OF the lines has cars to handle the
business offered. The two roads which are
reported as cutting rates are in the hands
or receivers.
The story is revived that the vanderbilts
have secured control of the Wabash. and,
while 1t will not be known as a Vanderbilt
property, there will be close working ar
rangement which will be of particular adj
vantage to the Lake Shore and Nickel
plate 1t is stated that the Vanderbilt peo-
pie are not looking with favor on the re-
cent alliance formed between the Wabash
and Grand Trunk
John B. Garrett third vice president of
the Lehigh Valley, has resigned from the
board of managers of the Joint 'Traflc AS
ISOLATION. The reason for the resignation
is that Charles Hartshorne, vice president
of the Lehigh Valley, is going on a four
matters will take up all Mr.. CARROTS time
during Mr.. Hartshorne's absence. Gen. Or
land Smjth succeeds Mr.. Garrett.
The double track of the Big Four west of
miles at the Indianapolis terminal are
proving great convenience when business
is as heavy as at present, greatly expe-
diting the movement of both passenger and
freight trains. 1t is probable that on the
Cincinnati end the track will be doubled
as far as Lawrenceburg Junction soon art
er the new bridge over Whitewater is
completed.
It is stated that the power of the Wa
bash road is now in excellent condltlon.
This company in the past has built its
Motive Power Barnes has turned out sew
eral locomotives which have made remark
able records. General Manager Ramsey is
inclined to believe, it is stated, that the loco
motive works can furnish the company
with a very superior locomotive, ana Tor
that reason he will buy twenty-five new
locomotives. The Wabash system has got
to be so extensive that repair work has
greatly increased, and keeps the shops busy
without building any new engines.
1t was expected that at the annual meet
ing of the Fitchburg Railroad stockholders
on Thursday something in the nature or
sensationalism would develop, hut on the
dried meetings of the sort usually DO.
There was large attendance or eNlcently
interested stockholders, but no discussion
of the company's affairs ensued, and the
only business transacted was the election
Of twelve directors and the massage or a
vote to issue 81, 900 to care for certain
maturing issues and other necessary con-
tingencies. The matter of the presidency or
the tangled accounts was not mentioned.
The Atchison road is confident of secur-
ing the bulk of the California franc IAN oyer
of the Southern Pacific in advertising the
withdrawal of the Sunset limited between
limited trains of the Atchison, which will be
run twice week and possibly three times
per week after the holidays, the the fastest
ern Pacific has made arrangements
with the Alton, Iron Mountain and
Texas & Pacific to run a limited train
longer route it is not likely that 1t VIII pc
able to equal the time of the limited on the
Atchison-seventy-tw hours.
Attempts to get the Union Pacific to arpi-
trate its differences with the lines of the
Western Passenger Association nave faiAen
very fiat The Union Pacific takes the stand
that it will not arbtrate until i, tne oIller
the Oregon Short-line any better commls-
sions than they have been granting 10 the
Central tn PaGf the Western iG roads viii take
this action it will at once consider the adj
visibility of joining the Western PASSENGER
Association and will withdraw ITS large
commissions on Northern Pacific coast bust
ress. Otherwise, the Union Pacific VIII con-
tinue to be an outside road ana VIII COLI
tinue to pay such commissions as II chooses
TIE h1Icin with
terests alone and without considering the IN
terests of any other line
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie of which
GAYLORD Beach is manager, has ordered ten
Immense freight engines from the Fits
burg locomotive works, which WI lie used
in hauling ore trains in comletlsion Eith
the new Bessemer or Carnegie line. Inc
new engines will be the largest ever used
on a lake line, and will be capable OF maui
ing at least twenty additional cars oyer
the easy grades of the Lake Erie Fne. Ine
Pittsburg & Lake Erie has easy Rraaes De-
tween Red Stone Junction and Youngstown:
on the main line the only eraaeS ere at
ShousetoWn and the Shenango river E14dge,
at Mahoningtown. The first Grade is not
over eighteen feet to the mile ana the { IN
err one while more severe Is very t sri4ru
of sixty-five loaded cars can be sent norLn,
and there will no necessary limit 70 the
south-bound trains, save the cap piac re oa
new locomotives will weigh at least ifo,VO0
pounds, and will be not only powerful, put
SDeedV that trains can DC hcpt ~'toNlNS
rapidly, an object of much Importance on
busy road.
The annual report of M. E. Ingalls, presi-
dent of the Chesapeake & Ohio is exciting
much friendly comment in Eastern imam lal
circles During the year the company
charged nothing TO construction account.
There was purchased and charged 10 ex-
penses in the year ending June 81, TO re-
place wornout and destroyed equipment, ten
locomotives 232 freight cars, two passenger
coaches and one steam tug, at a total cost
of S243 4S897. These purchases nave Kept
intact The number of engines ana cars ana
coaches and as the additions have all Deen
Of modern and heavier type in place OF the
old and light equipment, the general con-
dition OF the equipment has been CORE
spondingIy improved. Included IN the oper-
afing expenses is also the cost or !0.o mics
of second track, 2526l.l3; l6.l miles new
sidtnes S54 300. 26; new buildings at dlIIerent
noinfs on the line $35 550.59. OF the double
trsck so charged 60 miles are betH cen run
tineton and Kenova, and connect previous
w existing sections of double track, and
tive a continuous double track lS2 miles on
one OF the most crowded parts OF the road.
An extension Of 80 miles was made IN the
New River coal district to facilitate the
svgitching to and from some of the large
mines
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