The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-07

which are expected to be of great advan-
tage to both systems.
When the Wabash gets it's new line in
working order between St. Louis and Buff
falo and Chicago and Buffalo it proposes
TO put on very fast limited train each
way TO run through solid
7. c. Wallace, who has been appointed
travelling passenger agent of the Union Pa,
c enc, with headquarters at indianapolis has
Ratciiffe, recently promoted.
The fastest time on record made by a
dressed-meat train was made last week be-
tween chicago and Iogansport, on the Pan
naIidle, the II miles beng covered by the
tram III two hours and ffty-fiVe minutes.
Last week a special train of a baggage
car and two private cars, carrying Presi-
dent Ripley and party of Santa Fe OFF,
cldIs, mace the run from FIorence 70 EN-
por1a, forty-five miles, in forty-four min
utes.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in May
S2Il,2S2, decrease as compared with May,
1896, of $4,S0l. Since Jan / the road has
earned $l,340,S37, a decrease as compared
with the corresponding period of 1896 of
$3.50, 5S7.
The new union station at Columbus. o.,
which was TO have been formally opened
Tor business yesterday, was not so far
completed as to carry out the programme,
and June 20 has now been fixed upon as
the date.
the engines which haul its passenger trains
through from Gallon to Chicago, 2S9 miles,
instead OF changing at Huntington, Ind.
The change takes sixteen locomotives away
from Huntington.
1t is stated that between no two cities in
the Union is faster time made than between
Harrisburg and Philadelphia. The Phila-
delphia q Reading is bestirring itself and,
like the Pennsylvania, daily makes some
remarkable speed records.
E. A. Ford general passenger agent of
the pennsylvania lines west and the Van
dalia, has for a month past been on the
lines looking after the manner business was
conducted, and as a result the passenger
business has improved perceptibly of late.
The Pennsylvania, which was the pioneer
IN introducing block signals, does not yet
feel that it has perfection in its system
which still futher improve the service,
making it still more reliable and accurate.
The officials of the Panhandle are talk
ing much more encouragingly concerning
business. There has been handsome in
crease in the last few days in tonnage of
miscellaneous freights and the coal and ore
movement Is the heaviest in many months.
The Pullman Company on Saturday de-
HVered to the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton the car Sardinia. 1t is one of the finest
ever built by the company. Every room has
complete toilet facilities, and all modern
conveniences have been introduced in its
construction.
D. Kruttschmitt, general manager of the
Southern Pacific, has asked c. E. Schaff,
general manager of the Big -Four, to send
him the plans and specifications of the
Garstang type of engines and a record of
their performance he purposng to have
some engines built of the same type.
G. II. Waldo the newly appointed car
service superintendent of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton, was in the city on
Saturday He has put in several days in
examining the systems of car service of
other lines, with view of introducing the
best features on the c., H. & d.
The Chicago q Eastern Illinois earned in
May 5000, 126, an increase over May, 1896, of
$14,767 The Chesapeake & Ohio earned in
May $Sl4,324 a decrease as compared with
May, 1896, of $26651. Since July l the Ches-
apeake q Ohio has earned SO S06,3 1895, an in
crease in the eleven months ending May 81,
1885, of $405,41
Division superintendent of the Pennsyl-
vania lines have notified conductors that in
order to comply with postal regulations they
must carry no mail for the Adams Express
Company unless paid by the latter for the
work. The new law prohibits railroad en-
ployeS handling mail matter for the ex-
press companies unless a portion of their
salaries is paid by the corporation for which
the work is done.
Charles Riley, recently appointed car
service superintendent of the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern, is introducing the
methods of handling cars on that system
in vogue on the Big Four and is effecting
some marked improvements. The Big Four
is credited, through the management of
j. Q. Hicks, superintendent of yards at In
dianapolis with handling cars which are to
be transferred in the most systematic and
prompt manner Of any point in the country.
The Pittsburg, TT. Wayne & Chicago has
made several changes in its operating de-
partment. b. V. Sommerville has been
transferred from the eastern division at
Allegheny to the Pittsburg division; A. H.
Lanford has been transferred from the
western division of the Ft. Wayne road
to Allegheny; n. Neff from the Cleveland
& Pittsburg at Wellsville to the western
division, with headquarters at TT. Wayne,
and j. L. Boots from the Richmond di-
vision at Richmond. Ind, to the Cleveland
& Pittsburg, with headquarters at Wells