The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16


strongest and lightest truck that has ever
been introduced.
In November there We're handled at the
Union Station an trains. hauling p, 23Z
cars, against 1874 trains, with 2O,68S cars, in
November, 1896; increase in number of trains
this year, 81; in number OF cars handled, 544.
Capt. James T. Chalfant, general agent
of the Pittsburg locomotive works will 1e-
tire from that position on Jan. l. Mr.. Chal-
FAINT has been connected with the works for
many years, and is well known to railroad
men.
H C. Holabird, general agent Of the pas
senger department of the E-is (WesO at
Cincinnati, and +. w. Buskirk, assistant
general passenger agent at Chicago of the
same system, are in the city on Official bus
mess.
The Pittsburg, Bessemer & Lake Erie is
replacing the seventy-pound-to-th yard
steel rail on the first fifty miles of the
road built with a rain weighing one hundred
pounds to the yard, using the rail taken up
in laying sidings.
The advertising department of the Penn
sylvania road has just issued its winter lit
erature, which is considered a great help
by those who intend making trip to South
ern winter pleasure resorts or to points on
the Pacific coast.
Freight officials of the roads in the Cen
trail Traffic Association were yesterday no.
titled that the reduction in rates on iron and
steel products, which, under previous notice,
was to expire Jan l. will be continued until
further notice at the figures now prevailing.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company an
nounces that, in connection with the South
ern railways, it will, on Jan. II, inaugurate
its winter limited trains to Florida. The
train will leave Jersey City at 1920 noon,
and arrive at st. Augustine at 2;20 p. m.
next day.
The directors of the c., c., c. & st. l..
Railroad have declared a dividend of IA
per cent, on the preferred stock, payable
Jan. 90 This is "a resumption of the regular
quarterly dividend rate up to April. 1897,
the July and October dividends having been
omitted.
Division officials are now going over the
Pennsylvania road, visiting the different di-
vision terminals, to become conversant with
the yards and other facilities. This inSpec-
ton is 10 give them some idea of the side
track capacity and conveniences OF the va
rious yards, freight depots, etc.
The Atchison road has decided that, be-
ginning JAM IL, it will run its limited train
three times each week between Chicago and
California The business of the road has in
creased very rapidly of late and 1t has been
found that two trains each week will not be
sufficient to handle the traffic after the holt
days The trains will leave Chicago on Mon
day, Wednesday and Saturday.
The Illinois Central is still spending mon
ey lavishly to improve its property and
place it among the standard systems of the
country. Within the next ten days its sec
ond track between Carbonate and Mounds,
will be completed, a distance of fifty-seven
miles. 1t IS laid with rails weighing tlgnty
pounds to the yard, has a perfect block sig
nal system and both tracks are bailasted
with broken stone
The agreement reached by the executive
officers of the Western roads yesterday to
restore and maintain all Colorado freight
rates has already received a set back The
International d Great Northern has made
further reduction in the rates from Calves
ton to Texas points, the result of which will
be that shippers in the city of New York
will be able to lay their goods down in the
Texas towns 8 cents cheaper than the mer-
chant in ST. Louis can deliver the same class
of goods.
Chairman Caldwell of the Western Pas
ion
that the agreement between the Chicago
st. Paul lines to maintain rates Is being
strictly observed. lie has made frequent
tests of the market and has so far failed
to find a single ticket that has been issued
at cut rates. This is all the more note
worthy in the light of the fact that the
business between the cities Is extremely
light and there is great competition to get
whatever of business there is.
Cincinnati now has daily through train
service to Tampa, Fla, over the Queen, &
Crescent route and its connections. by this
arrangement, which was inaugurated yes
terday daily train service via AND the queen
p. will be operated from Cincinnati, by
which through sleepers will reach Tampa in
ever before been attempted. The schedule
is a remarkably quick one, but the chief
feature is the through service, which en- VIII
rati who have hitherto gone by other
routes.
Property holders on the line, of railways
Will be interested IN Il decision HdHQeu uOWu
by the Supreme Court of Indiana a day or
two ago. The defendant was the Wabash
road. and the case went up from Alien
county. The finding of the higher court was
that. when the owner of property adjoining
a railway had notice of Il fire negligently
set by sparks from locomotive, II ne failed
to make an effort to prevent loss of prop
erty by such fire, when he could have pre-
vented the loss by reasonable effort, or un-
less any attempt which he could make, put
did not make, to save his property after
he discovered its danger would be useless
or extraordinarily hazardous and difficult,
he cannot recover for such loss.
The new type of consolidated engines to be
furnished by the Pennsylvania road for its
lires west of Pittsburg weigh, in working
order ia, 800 pounds. 1t has four pairs OF
driving wheels and pony truck, The driv-
ing wheels are fifty-six inches in diameter.
The engine has Belpaire boiler sixty eight
inches in diameter with 316 tubes, two inch
es in diameter; total heating surface of the
boiler, 274O square feet; steam pressure 80
pounds per square inch; weight on first pair
of drivers, $500 pounds; on second pair,
sc, 500 pounds on third pair, 401OO pounds;
on fourth pair, &c. 800 pounds. Although the
engine was designed at the shops of the
Pennsylvania Company at Fort Wayne. it is
understood that they will be built at AL