The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-26

I position under NJ. p. Cutter, general super
intendent of the Lehigh Valley road. Mr.
Keith has been with the p. & Il. E. fifteen
years.
At the rate the Big Four has been increas-
Ing its freight equipment of late 1t will soon
be the best provided with cars. per mile,
OF any Indiana road.
The Lake Shore roads surplus, after all
charges for the quarter ending March 81
was 81 O69, 100, against $776,2S7 last year, and
against $S59,356 in 1896.
j. A. Barnard. general manager. and John
Riley, general superintendent of the Peoria
q Eastern. returned last evening from a
trip over the western division
George Stats private secretary to NJ. w.
Mansheld; superintendent or the lndian-
apolis & Vincennes. who has been In Cali
Iornla month. returned yesterday
Charles Merrill, general western travelling
agent of the New York Central. and Harry
Mantz, travelling passenger agent or the
Chicago & Rock Island. are in the city.
Robert NJ. Fraser. formerly general freight
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern, has accepted the position Of chairman
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The passenger department of the New
York Central has issued a folder, entitled,
the Lake Shore Limited" which contains
several interesting features and much valu-
able information
the office of assistant chief engineer on
the New York Central has been abolished
and w. ]. Wilgus appointed engineer of
maintenance of way, in charge of bridges,
track and buildings
The Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City has
put on several construction trains to dis
tribute gravel ballast from the Sinlms pit.
A good deal of work of that character will
probably be done this season.
Within the last ten days the Pennsylvania
road turned over to the Panhandle, at Pitts
burg, twenty-nine trains OF soldiers, and
they were taken through to Chickamauga
without scratch or injury to passenger or
car.
fho fali off ne ha
time table, next Sunday. through trains of
the Big Four, from ST. Louis to Cleveland,
will be operated without reference to the
through service between Chicago and Gin
cinnati.
The City Council of Terre Haute wishes
to open a street through the yards of the
company says if the city will pay 1926 900
the street may go through. The matter
will likely go to the courts for adjustment.
General Manager Bacon, of the Indiana
Car-service Association, returned yesterday
from the annual meeting of the National
Association. r. A. Taylor, of Richmond,
Va. was elected president for the ensuing
year. The next annual meeting will be held
at Niagara Falls.
The Western Passenger Association has
made final arrangements for rates to- the
Cincinnati G. A r. encampment. The lines
agreed that in all territory where two or
more roads compete for the business the
round trip. In noncompettive territory the
original rate of a single fare, plus y, will
stand.
Three years ago NJ. w. Mansfield, super
intendent of the Indianapolis & Vincennes,
notified farmers along the line that the man
who painted his house and barns, white
washed his fences and frightened things up
after the style of the farmers In eastern
Pennsylvania, would on June 1, 1898, be
presented with pass over the road The
pass will be sent to the fortunate ones on
Monday. The improvements in this direc-
ton along the line are very striking.
S. M. FELTON,. receiver and president Of the
Queen & Crescent, has issued notice that,
in addition to the premiums hitherto paid to
employees in train service. he will from July
/. 1898, and semi-annually thereafter, pay
the following: To enginemen of freight
trains. $40; to firemen Of freight trains. $50.
enginemen and firemen the basis of awards
will be making schedule time. freedom from
accident, and especially from trains parting,
promptneSS and accuracy in reports, clean
illness of engine and engine equipment, eco
nomical use of supplies, good judgment in
emergencies, and observance Of the rules.
For brakemen: Freedom from accident. and
especially from trains parting cleanliness
of cabooSe. economical use OF supplies, good
judgment in emergencies and observance of
the rules.
L. F. Loree, general manager Of the
Pennsylvania lines west, In company with
General Superintendent Miller. yesterday
inspected the Indianapolis & Vincennes, and
last evening Mr.. Loree expressed much
qualification over the excellent condition of
the road. He stated that fourteen years
ago, when he was engineer of maintenance
of way on the road, it was III miles long
and had III poor bridges since Mr.. Mans
field was appointed superintendent most of
the bridges have been done away with and
substantial stone waterways put in their
places, or replaced by iron bridges resting
stone abutments He said the PennSyl-
vania lines west would this month receive
eight new locomotives and thereafter until
fifteen more had been delivered, six new en-
gines a month. Eleven engines are to be,
delivered to the western lines in the next
three months.