The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19

couplers by Jan. l. 1898. Out of 435 roads,
sixty, or IA per cent, will be equipped With
train brakes by the same period, and out of
5l7 roads, SO per cent, or almost all, will
be provided with power driving wheel
brakes on locomotives. A number of pro-
tests have been hed against allowing the
roads any extension of time for completing
the equipment Of their rolling stock with
safety appliances, but what action will be
taken by the organizations of employees and
other representatives of labor through their
executive officers, will not be known till
the hearing of applications for extension
of time Dec l.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
On Nov. 2S the Monon will become a party
to the new interchangeable mileage book.
The Baltimore & Ohio road proper now
has S63 locomotives, 612 passenger cars ana
30,9S0 freight cars.
The Wabash has improved the passenger
service on the Eel river division by making
Trains and daily.
The Pennsylvania is experimenting, with
friedrich in paving its bitches, and good
results are looked. for.
The Pennsylvania and the Big Four yes
terday placed on sale the modified form of
interchangeable mileage.
In the seventeen years the Baltimore &
Ohio relief department has been organized
it has disburSed in benefits $4,74S,S4S.59
A. A. Zion, superintendent of the Union
Railway Company and Belt road, has been
authorized to ask for bids on two new heavy
switching engines.
FOR the last LQlTLY-HV0 years, uUlu INC
discovery of oil at Peru, Ind, one switch
ing engine has done all the service at that
point now three are required.
In October there were handled on the Chi
cago, Burlington Quincy, in round num-
bers, Ill 900 loaded cars, against 10S,0O0 in
September and 100000 in August
The Panhandle statement for October will
show gross earnings aggregating over ST.
100000, the largest earnings in the history
or the company In any one month
w. w. Kent has been reelected chairman
of the reviviied Southwestern Passenger
Association, and it is thought the aSSocia-
| ton will now be more successful.
The Wabash now operates 1881 miles of
main line. The western division comprises
eastern division 6521 and the Buffalo divi-
sion 1868.
L. Oppenheim, son of Vice President OPP
penheim, of the Chicago Great Western, has
been appointed to have full charge of the
companys stock yards and packing house
interests at st. Paul.
The Panhandle in its west-bound business
coke and steel rails. On Tuesday there were
$50 carloads of steel rails standing in the
yards at Sheridan to come West.
1t is exciting some comment that the
Pennsylvania continues to carry a larger
tonnage from Chicago than any of it's COM
petitors. For four consecutive weeks the
Panhandle has led all other lines.
Robert McClintock, superintendent of the
Pennsylvania division between Havre de
Grace and Baltimore, has been awarded the
highest prize paid by the company for the
best division on their extensive system.
J. G.. Ripple, formerly district passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania Company, is now
general agent of the Mack Brick and Tile
Manufacturing Company, which supplies
many million of bricks annually to Eastern
cities.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton is
planning to do away with number of
trestleS and renew several bridges. Already
contract has been placed for a new steel
bridge over the canal at Spencerville, o.,
and for an extensive fill of trestle work
c. T. Daily, general passenger agent of the
Brice lines, announces that the Cleveland,
Akron & Columbus will become party to the
interchangeable mileage agreement. The
Lake Erie & Western, however, will, as in
the past, not enter into agreements of that
character.
The Erie road has made an arrangement
with the Philadelphia & Reading by which
it will run it's freight trains over the Falls
Brook Railway to Newberry Junction,
where the Falls Brook connects with the
Philadelphia & Reading. This opens new
route to Philadelphia for the Erie.
J. NJ Gill. general superintendent of the
western division of the Chesapeake & Ohio
passed through the city, yesterday. on his
return from burying daughter at Wilma
mac. He was accompanied by II. G. Bough-
ton, division superintendent, and wife, trav-
cling in the private car Of General Manager
Stevens.
George Daniels, general passenger agent of
the New York Central, who is fighting the
ticket scalpers so bitterly has had printed
scalplng passed by the general passenger
agents at their recent annual meeting, CIV
ing the name of every road represented, and
also an account of the recent meeting In
Chicago of the National Association of Mer-
chants and Travellers, and is sending the
circular broadcast.
The Illinois Central has decided to inaugu-
rate a through car service between Chi
cago and Jacksonville, Fla, the new Serv-
ice being effective Nov. g. At the same
time the schedule of its fast train between
npc xrvill 1n n11n
the leaving time being two hours later at
Chicago. The change is made for the pur-
pose of allowing better connections in the
through service to Jacksonville.
President Brice of the Lake Erie & West
ern, reports gross earnings for September
of $685. 473, an increase of SAL III as compared
with the same month Of last year, and net
$780, 54, an increase of $27, $40. For the nine
months ending Sept. 30 the gross earnings
were $2,549, 100 an increase of $25,94 as com
pared with the corresponding period of last
year, and net 81 GAG COG, decrease of SIS, $780,
Fixed charges were $5z0,262, leaving a sur
plus of $5O6,344, a decrease of $44,1S9.
1t is stated that it has been decided to re-
organize the membership of the Joint Traffic
Blanchard to retire and Commissioner
Tucker, Of the Central Traffic Association,
to be his successor. The change is said to
be made to relieve Mr.. Blanchard from the
embarrassment of possibly having at some
to the committee. Mr.. Blanchard continues
as commissioner of the Joint Traffic Asso-
citation.
In order to facilitate an agreement on the
subject of excess fares between seaboard
cities and ST Louis and Chicago the board
of managers of the Joint Traffic Associa-
ton has, according to reports, decided to
rescind the action taken last week reliev-
ing ST. Louis from the excess fare regula-
ton An appeal will be taken to the board
l<of arbitratorS In well-informed circles the
belief is expressed that ST. Louis will lose
her case before the board of arbitrators.
]. r. Brooks, second vice president of the
Pennsylvania who delivered an address on
railway problems before the students at
Purdue University, returned to Pittsburg
yesterday morning His address is highly
spoken Of, it being not only interesting but
full of valuable information. Mr.. Brooks
expressed surprise over the mechanical APP
paratus at Purdue, and especially the per-
feet system shown in the instruction in the
department of the university which relates
to locomotives and steam apparatus gener-
ally.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Lake
Shore and the Nickel-plate are owned by
the Vanderbilts and are under the same
President there is a genuine rate war in
progress between the roads on passenger
| business between Bellevue and Chicago 1t
might have been better for the Lake Shore
had the Brice syndicate secured control of
the Nickel-plate rather than the Vanderbilt
| interests, as Mr.. Brice would not have. per-
mitted any such business as that above
spoken of; neither would George Bradbury
Mr.. Brice's lieutenant.
The open war in rates between Chicago
and st. Paul and Minneapolis is surely COM
ing in a short time If some of the roads
do not adhere more closely to the agreed