The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-06

sent out twelve different copies of printed
matter setting forth the abuses of the
scalping system.
A large number of railroad men make
Rochester, n. Y, their homes, and have
organized the Rochester Railway Mems
Sound Money Club as permanent institu-
tion
p. S. O'Rourke who last week resigned as
general superintendent 'of the Grand Rapids
q Indiana. has gone TO .Asheville, n. c.,
to spend the winter, hoping to be benefited
in health.
Eugene Mertz. a conductor on the st.
Louis division Of the Big Four, was buried
at Nation yesterday. He was formerly
passenger conductor on the Peoria, Decatur
& Evansville.
On Dec. ! the Pennsylvania paid its semi
annual dividend. The amount was $323 900,
and 1t was paid by %, 600 checks, only thirty
shareholders calling for their money at
the treasurers office.
The Pennsylvania announces its intention
to construct third track from Altoona up
the mountain to Galltzin. The work will
give employment to fifteen hundred or more
men and will cost over a half million dol
lars.
Common stock of the Pennsylvania road
is now selling at STA per share, and more
stock, it is stated, is being purchased by
New York capital than by the capitalists
of Philadelphia, which is causing some
speculation.
The Jersey Central will, on Jan. l, dis
charge all engineers who have reached the
age of fifty years. The company gives as
a reason that it has decided that it cannot
afford to risk having men of advanced age
in such important positions.
Official notice is given that the Chicago,
of the Mileage Ticket Bureau, and all in
Interchangeable books, with or with 1ut the,
name of the Monon on them, are good on all
c., II. & d. and Chicago, indianapolis &
Louisville trains.
The Wood-street branch and the Union
Depot branch of the Railroad Mems Chris
tan Association of Cincinnati will to-mOr
row evening appropriately celebrate the
fifth anniversary of the organization Adj
dresses will be made and a fine musical
programme rendered.
All Pennsylvania. lines entering here are
exceeding all former records in number of
loaded cars they are handling. Their busi1i
ness last week exceeded that of the cor
responding week of 1896 by LOOP loaded
cars. Every one of the four divisions shows
handsome increase. -ssa
The Pennsylvania lines are now issuing
at all of their principal ticket offices, for
coupons of ], 00O-mile interchangeable tickets
of the Central Passenger Associations is
sue exchange coupon tickets to Harrisburg
Baltimore and Washington, at two cents per
mile, short line distance.
The cars of the Mobile & Ohio are again
beginning to appear on the Union tracks
and the Belt road. This company has the
best refrigerator car in service. 1t uses a
son has the proper apparatus cannot be
entered. 1t is also burglar proof.
Garstang Engine 1893 holds the record on
the Big Four line for speed and power in
moving trains. There is quite a strife be-
tween engineers over this engine. 1t is now
running daily between Cincinnati and Kan
kakee. and has not yet had even light re-
pairs since coming from the works.
The Chesapeake &. Ohio passenger depart
ment has decided to take off sale a mileage
book which has been feature of the depart
Snee aay efr vas bda
tainS 800 miles, just what is needed for a
round trip from Cincinnati to Washington
The business of the Big Four at Benton
Harbor increases rather than falls off as
the winter advances. The old and the new
car ferry lines are unable to keep pace with
the business offered, and on Saturday there
were ia carloads of freight awaiting trans
portation to Manitowoc, and more coming
on every train.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton is
fixing up the offices in the old Bee-line
depot in a very inviting manner and to-
day will begin to do business on the north
side of the Union tracks, abandoning the
old freight depot No action has been taken
yet looking to the erection of a, new freight
depot The company is paying the Big -Four
$500 month for the use of it's old Bee
line depot.
The trainmen on the Boston & Albany
have demanded an increase in pay. The
freight conductors ask for an increase from
S2.5O to 81 per day, the brakemen want a
Z.4U V,
men ask an increase from ST. to 50 per day
delegation from the trainmen will consult
with President Bliss. regarding the matter.
They claim that the heavy business the road
is doing justiffes the company in increasing
the pay of trainmen.
The Wabash has had several cases of
damages to pay on account of one of it's
bridges being too low at Fort Wayne. The
company began the raising of the bridge TO
prevent further trouble on this account,
and the city of Fort Wayne got out a re-
fInr< ct fI,o
The case will come up for a hearing on
Dec 10. The city is not satisfied with the
grade, as 1T will necessitate a fill TO APP
prOach the structure
So excellent is the record of the Wash
ington Southwestern limited in the matter
of time that the Southern Railway passen-
ger department. has arranged to keep tab
on TINS train, leaving and arriving at Wash
1ngton and leaving and arriving at Atlanta,
and. for the information of its representa-
t1ves and the travelling public, will issue
weekly statements showing the time made
by the train between these two points, GAS
miles. These trains are composed of nine
t1veS, of the same size and style as the To-
connective recently exhibited by the Southern
Railway at the Tennessee centennial.
M. E. ingalls,. president, and five other
charter for the Greenbrier Railroad, from
the Chesapeake & Ohio to the tract of lana
a connection with Senator Camden's system
CT railroads through central West Virginia.
The plans are complete for a connection
between the Chesapeake & Ohio and the
Hooking Valley Railroad by way of Hunt
1ngton, w. Va, and GaIlipolis, O.. Mining
engineers are preparing for opeling SIX
fully-equipped mines in the recently ac-
quired tract. The mines will produce four
grades from veins from nine to fourteen
rect thick, and with the latest machinery
coal can be got out for 20 cents ton
Last February the receivers of the Balti-
more &c Ohio decided 10 adopt the double
conductor system for all excursion trains
in order to reduce to a minimum the
chances of accident. One conductor under
this plan, is given entire charge of the run
ming of the train. while the other attends
to the tickets and the comfort of the pas
sengers. The experiment proved successful
during the travel to and from the Inaugural
tion of President Mckinley. but during the
past two or three months it has been thor
oughly demonstrated that it's adoption was
very wise. From Sept. to Nov %. in
elusive, the b. & o. handled eighty thou
sand people on Sunday excursions between
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and
Atlantic City. and. owing to the care taken
in the handling of the trains, not single
passenger was killed or injured. Fourteen
thousand of this number were handled on
Sept. 4.
Air Brakes and CoupIers.