The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-02

train cuts but little figure. These engines
will practically do away with an entire train
crew in hauling the same number of cars,
including engineer fireman, conductor and
two or three brakemen; in fact, on the
Nandalia the Introduction of the big freight
engines has enabled the road to do as much
business as with double the number of
train crews when the light engines were
used, and this is one of the reasons that
trainmen are not looking upon the intro
duction of these monster freight engines,
unless it be on mountain divisions, with
much favor but with business as heavy
as at present, the effect of the use of the
larger locomotives is really not much felt,
as they are run day and night, and re-
qutre a night and day crew.
ScaIpers Moving Cautiously.
Yesterday the new scalping law in New
York State went into effect. The intentions
OF the scalpers are not known, but scalpers
all over the country are watching it's opera
tions as, if the fraternity driven out
of New York similar laws are likely to be
passed in other States. Buffalo is hot
bed of sealpers, and one OF the Buffalo
papers says: They refuse to divulge any
of their plans When asked they simply
look wise and with a merry little twinkle in
the eye say: I'VE are going to keep open
as usual and take the chances of being ar
rested" 1t Is settled, however, that there
will be combined action in Buffalo
Every broker will take his own chances
and pay his own bill ii he gets in trouble
1t was the intention some time ago to form
an association for mutual protection, to
pool their issues and make a general fight
to prove the law unconstitutional, but lack
of harmony failed to bring the union about
and now it is every man for himself. 1t is
understood that in New York combined
action will be taken to test the law. 1t
has even been reported that the Scalpers
there had their men picked out to be ar
rested. If they are obliged to close up in
Buffalo many of the brokers will be heavy
losers, as they have a large stock of tickets
on hand on account of the encampment.
The c., III. & ID. Has Not Withdrawn.
Some of the agents of the Cincinnati
Hamilton g. Dayton lines have not yet re-
ceived their mileage exchange tickets, and
D. G. Edwards passenger traffic manager,
has sent out the following notice:
Owing to unavoidable delays in prepar-
ing the mileage exchange tickets TO be used
in connection with the new Central Pas
senger Association 100O-mile tickets we
will not be able to get them TO you to-day,
and you will use the mileage exchange tick
the new form is sent you. Conductors will
have orders to honor them in connection
with the new l. O0-mile tickets. In all other
particulars follow circular of Instructions"
The failure to supply some of the agents
with the new mileage caused the report TO
had withdrawn from the new mileage
agreement.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
G. II. Stearns yesterday became CONNER
ciai agent of the Illinois Central at Mil
Waukee.
on Sept. Is and 16 the Cincinnati, Hami-
ton & Dayton will run a special train each
day to the Indiana state fair.
On Sunday next the Big Four will run
an excursion from Terre Haute to Cincin-
natl. The tickets will be good to return on
until Monday
Since Jan. 1 the Pennsylvania lines have
handled 12,643,473 tons of coal and coke,
1926, 756 more tons than in the corresponding
period of 1896.
The earnings of the Chicago Burlington
6c Quincy lines are now running $4,000
day ahead of those of the corresponding
period or 1896.
The Lake Erie & Western, through having
an elevator located on its track at Rush
vile, is getting a large share of the grain
traffic out of that city.
G. w. Blakeslee, secretary of J. B. Hill,
lines, will on Sept. 16, be married to Miss
Stella Houseman, of Columbus, Q.
w. f. Snyder has been appointed travelling
passenger agent of the Baltimore q Ohio.
Mr.. Snyder was formerly identified with the
passenger department of the Big -Four.
c. f. Schaf, general manager, and Divi-
sion Superintendent English, of the Big
-Four, and tamflles, yesterday returned from
| q six weeks stay on the Pacific coast.
The large new interlocking plant at Whit
ing, Ind, where the Baltimore d Ohio and
several other roads cross will be completed
this week and put in operation at once.
u. " Cummack yesterday took the agen-
cy of the Big -Four at Knightstown vice
NJ A. Marland resigned Mr.. Cummack is
succeeded by James Wilson at Eau Claire.
Parker Buggy the Big -Four engineer who
was so bruised by jumping from his engine
when it colLded with the rear of a freight
train on Friday, is improving and will be
out again in a short time.
G.. S. Mckee, who on Tuesday retired from
the position OF master mechanic of the Big
-Four to go to the Wabash, was presented
by the employees of the shop at Nation
with a diamond pin costing $500.
The limited express on the Baltimore e
Ohios Chicago division was on Sunday
hauled quite a distance at a speed of seven
" miles an hour. There was seven cars in
the train, including two Pullman cars.
The special arrangement by which West
ern and southwestern merchants could
make a trip to New York at reduced rates
has been declared Off, there having been
some misunderstanding about the matter.
d. 1. Roberts general passenger agent
of the Erie, states that this company ham
died s2,2l3 passengers during the q. A. X.
encampment without the slightest accident,
and the business of that week viii net the
company 100000
The 1srre Haute car works building
thirty-seven poultry cars for the Chicago
Live Poultry Transportation Company.
They are very conveniently arranged for
feeding and watering the poultry. Each
car has 1zo compartments.
The Western roads have agreed to extend
the selling dates for the tickets for the ex-
cursions of merchants to Chicago from
Sept and to Oct. and g. This will
give the purchaser of the ticket a return
limit of one week on his ticket.
The Missouri Pacific has just turned OUT.
at its own shops, an engine patterned after
the 999 of the New York Central 1t viii
haul the express fast mail between Sedalia
and Kansas City and is expected if re-
Quired, TO run eighty miles an hour
The annual report of the Lake Shore
shows: Gross earnings, Sl9,3S0,s6i, a decrea 9
Of 81, 1921; operating expenses $l24lG1o9
a decrease of S2,0i4063; net earnings S., 964-
79S, an increase of S254. 7i9; surplus after
dividend, $3l4I2, an increase OF $2,1Sl.
William p. Deppe, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Big Four at ST. Louis.
was in the city yesterday. The handsome
increase in business at ST. Louis since ne
was promoted TO his present position nat
urally makes him feel somewhat elated
There is trouble between the roads an
Kansas City. Two roads leading east il is
found, have been dealing with the scalpers,
contrary 10 the agreement between the seV-
eral lines, and these roads must pay the
fine or il will be a serious blow 10 the or
ganzation.
The Haskell 4 Barker car works at Mich
gan City yesterday delivered the last on
a contract 20 build $50 coal cars for the
Chicago < Eastern Illinois. After COM