The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-25

Hazards father. who for so many years
represented the Erie lines at Indianapolis
Is now In the office of Chairman Donald, of
Inc central Passenger Association.
The heads of departments on the Big Four
system held their regular monthly meeting
yesterday and discussed number of ques-
mems mems reasiRg to their respective depart,
thirty, Of the heads of departments were in
attendance, including division superintend-
ents master mechanics, etc.
i. +. Loree. general manager of the Penn
syiVania lines west of Pittsburg, and John
r Miller, general superintendent of the
southwestern system, who. with subordinate
oInclals, are on an inspection trip, arrived in
the city last evening, and to-day will make
a run over the Indianapolis & Vincennes
vile division.
The Lake Shore is making extensive i'm
provements at Butler. Ind, which has be-
come very important division point. among
other things improving the facilities for
coaling and furnishing water to locomo-
tiyes. An immense water tank has been
erected. and there are four cranes at differ
emit points In the yards that are furnished
with water from this tank.
A number of the engineers who went to
ST. Louis to attend the meeting OF the
brotherhood Of Engineers have returned and
state that the meeting was an unusually in
teresting and harmonious one; the order
seems to be in a stronger and healthier
and the Ladies' Auxiliary has kept pace
with the organization proper in managing
its affairs.
1t is evident that the Woodford syndicate,
which is interested and in fact controls the
Indiana, Decatur & Western, has secured
control of the portion of the Peoria Decatur
q Evansville system between Sidell and
Olney, distance of 100 miles, and there is
little question as to the same syndicate be-
ing on the inside in securing control of
the p, D. & E. main line from Peoria to
Evansville, $50 miles.
Engine lis. on the Big Four, on Sunday
night hauled special of three cars from
indianapolis to Cincinnati, ITO miles, in 1870
minutes, making two stops. This was the
points, but not equal to other. fast runs
when size of trains is, considered. The
Knickerbocker has several times been
hauled from Indianapolis to Cincinnati in
135 minutes, and it consists of six cars.
George T. Gunnip. general agent of the
Santa Fee lines. is in the city. He states
that to-day the California limited, which
has been running three times a week be-
tween Chicago and the Pacific coast, will be
discontinued until Oct. ]. when the Califor-
MIA business will again be heavy enough to
justify such fast service, which is eight
hours quicker in both directions than are
the express trains which run the year round
between these points.
Joseph Ramsey, general manager of the
Wabash lines, is quoted as saying that
there was no reason for stirring up strife
over the fast trains that company will put
on next Sunday, one each way between st.
Louis and New York. as neither is as fast
as the Knickerbocker, run over the Big
makes the run from st. Louis to New York
twenty minutes quicker than will the new
fast train of the Wabash
The engineers and firemen of the Pennsyl-
vana lines that stop at Fort Wayne have
organized a school which will meet every
Saturday afternoon to near addresses and
short talks by experts in different lines of
railway service. Clarence Misner was Sc
lected as chief organizer, and Louis Kin
niard, a graduate of Purdue University and
an attache of the motive power. depart
ment of the Pennsylvania, has been Sc
lected as instructor of classes.