The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-13

Nashville for the year ending June 30 were
S6.523,0S9 against $6,SS5,595 in the preceding
year.
For the first seven days in August the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul shows an
increase IN earnings over the corresponding
week of 1896 of $50,226.
In the month of July there arrived and
departed from the Union Station, Column
bus, O., 3,444 trains, 533 fewer than were
handled at Indianapolis.
The Lake Erie q Western is replacing
number of wooden bridges on its lines
between Peru and Michigan City with iron
structures, resting on new stone abutments.
At the annual meeting OF the board of di
rectors of Wells Fargo q Co yesterday
Captain John Birmingham was elected to
the vacancy created by the death of the
late Charles +. Croker.
The Chicago Railroad Association is said
to have given up all attempts TO adjust pas
senger rates IN accordance with the Pan
handle diferential until they receive furth-
er orders from the Joint Traffic Association.
T. NJ. Pierson. first assistant grand chief
of the Order of Railway Photographers, is
in Colorado where he was called to settle
the grievances which the order he repre-
sents have against one of the Colorado
roads.
T. J. Higgins, of Cleveland, superintend-
ent Of the Cleveland and Indianapolis divi-
sion of the Big Four, and his assistant, Al
bert ingalls,, were in the city yesterday The
health of Mr.. higgins has greatly improved
of late.
The National Hay Association, which has
yesterday, after adopting a resolution IN
strrcting the transportation committee
to demand four days time from the rail-
road companies for loading and unloading.
The stockholders of the Bangor, Orono q
Oldtown road have elected Mrs S. c. Mill
ken one of it's directors, she being the first
woman elected to that position in this coun-
try. The annual exhibits Of this line are
said to be the most satisfactory of any road
in Maine.
The new Glass I. engines on the Pennsyl-
Vani9. with eiUltV-iQCh driving wheels.
daily making runs which do away with the
idea THAI Small driving wheel is prefer
able to ,tbead driving wheel on these engines
in the hauling of ten or twelve cars up or
down hill.
A. r. Robbins for many years trainmaster
on the Vandalia, but more recently a diVi-
sion superintendent on the Columbus d
Hooking Valley, has been appointed super
Intendent of the new Buffalo division of the
Wabash, in charge of train service between
Buffalo and Detroit.
P. NJ Arthur grand chief of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers. will ne
gotiate with the Grand Trunk people for
settlement of the grievances between the
company and it's employees. The chief
grievance, it is stated, is that old and COM
potent employees are discharged and no rea-
sons given.
500 line who has been mentioned as
probable successor OF General Managec
Kendrick, of the Northern Pacific, denied
last night that he had ever been considered
for the place. 1t is thought that General
Manager Kendrick will be retained by Pres
ident Mellen.
There are intimations that about the mid
die Of September an advance in freight
rates, both east and south, on export bus
mess, may be expected. The Southern lines,
as well as the Eastern mes nave come
to the conclusion that they should make
little money out of the heavy grain move
ment the next few months.
The fact that the Wabash carried the
largest tonnage east bound out OF Chica-
go last week, in connection with the Grand
Trunk, is creating comment The Wabash
has close traffic relations with the Leh1gh
Valley and the Delaware l4ackawanna 81
Western at Buffalo, and the interchange Of
business between them is becoming large.
On the Pennsylvania east a large force
of men is engaged, not only in making the
track the best in the country but both
sides of the road are being cleared up and
sown in grass where there was no grass be-
fore, terraced and otherwise made attrac-
tive to the eye, and at the stations now
ers and beautiful shrubbery are again be-
ing cultivated.
A. A. Zion, superintendent of the Union
Railway Company, said yesterday that he
questioned ii there was another piece of
track in the country where as much bus
mess is done as on the tracks between Lib
erty street and Massachusetts avenue that
was not protected by block or electrical
signals, and it was a wonder that accidents
did not occur on that mile and one-haIf of
track more frequently.
1t is reported that new traffic alliance
will soon be formed which will make
Mexico. The alliance spoken of is that be-
tween the Great Western and the Kansas
settled as yet, but it is said that such a
combination may be formed in the near
future and that the Great Northern may
be one of the parties, also.
One of the Garstang type of engines on the
Big Four on Wednesday made a fast run
from Gallon to Cincinnati. After leaving
Gallon, for distance of twenty-three miles,
the speed indicator showed the train NOV
ing at a steady speed of siXty-tWo miles an
hour, and then run four miles at speed of
sixty-nine miles an hour There were
eight cars attached to the engine, one being
a private car with speed indicator on it.
Charles H. Rockwell. traffic manager of
the G., & L. has has issued notice that
fayette, which have been in charge or
John H. Jack as general agent, will be di-
vided. John H. Jack has been appointed
Mr.. j. NJ Mcconnell has been appointed
ticket agent in charge OF passenger bust
ness Mr. Mcconnell will also attend to
his duties as travelling passenger agent
There has been so much boasting of late
of some of the new engines that have been
placed in service in the last year on Indian
when the next order of Glass l. engines is
turned out of the shop at Altoona, send one
of them through to St Louis over the Pan
handle and Vandalia to let the Westerners
see what big passenger engine is These
engines have eighty to eight-two-inch driV-
ing wheel and are said to be the best pro-
try.
There is trouble between the Western
roads and the trunk lines over the divisions
on West-bound passenger business. The
Western roads are of the opinion that the
trunk lines have been getting more than
their share of the divisions on the through
rates to points west of the Mississippi
river. To points on the river they have
been claiming So more than on rates that
were made on St; Louis. The Western
roads have refused to pay these divisions
any longer, and have demanded that the
west bound rates shall be divided on the
same basis as the eaSt-bound rates. which
are the same as that made rates to st.
Louis. The trunk lines are not expected
to give up their share of the divisions
without fight, but the Western roads say
no longer pay the large divisions the East
ern lines have been receiving.
Some surprise has been expressed that
Engineer Martin, of the MOnon, who was
killed last Saturday morning in the collision
of the Panhandle express and the MOnOn
switching train, did not jump as did his
fireman This explained in the testi-
mony of the fireman of the Monon engine
before the officials who investigated the
that just before the collision Engineer Mar
tin said, We must look out for that Pan
handle train" and just then it came in
sight and the fireman said to Martin,
There she comes; jump. and at the same
time himself jumped. After the engines
had colided the fireman stepped up to the
engine saw Martin buried in the wreck, and
his head a little and exclaimed, Il am done
for: l thought the train would stop He
then became unconscious and died in a short
time.