The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-07

Pennsylvanias Southwestern system, in
company with M. w. Mansfield superin-
tendent Of the Indianapolis & vincennes,
made trip over the road yesterday. Mr..
Miller expresses himself pleased with the
excellent condition of the /. & " tracks and
the business prospects. which are favorable
all along the line.
NJ. Z. Ingalls,. president of the Big Four
lines. who has been in Cincinnati for three
or four days, will this evening return TO Hot
Springs, w. Va, to remain until early Oc-
tober, when he proposes to come West and
make an inspection of the entire Big -Four
system in company with General Manager
Schaff and General Superintendent Van
Wrinkle.
1t is stated. despite rumors to the con-
trary, that after the reorganization of the
Baltimore & Ohio the offices of president Of
positively asserted that John K. Cowen, one
of the receivers, VII. be president of the
new company, and that Oscar Murray. CO.
receiver, will be vice president, and VIM.
Greene, general manager.
Muldrim Gray. son of d. $. Gray, who
represents the Pennsylvania lines in the
Joint Traffic Association, and who has been
at Porto Rico as second lieutenant of the
Fourth Ohio. is expected home next week.
Favorable action is said to have been taken
on his request for a discharge. He will re-
turn to his old position, that of soliciting
agent of the Union Star line at Columbus.
Trainmasters and train dispatchers on the
indianapolis lines state that never in their
time of service has it required more care
and skill to move the business than during
the last sixty days. Freight trains have
been numerous and in addition TO regular
business there have been numerous excur-
sion trains. and between them all it not
only keeps the tracks warm, but requires
great watchfulnesS to keep trains moving
promptly and without accident.
" T. Malott, receiver of the Vandalia,
has purchased 200 tons of eighty-five-pound
steel rails for November delivery They
will be laid on the main line between In
dianapolis and East ST. Louis, replacing
fifteen miles of old sixty-pound rails The
main line is 23712 miles long, and when these
rails are in the track the receiver, in the
course of two years, will have laid seventy
six miles of it with eighty-five-p pound rails
in the place of wOrn-out sixty-pound rails.
Last evening General Superintendent Van
Wrinkle, of the Big Four. telegraphed Divi-
sion Superintendent Houghton, who is look
ing after matters at Cincinnati asking how
business was moving, and the reply came
that they were handling the heavy passen-
ger business without any congestion. Mr..
business over the Big Four, as freight traf-
fic is moving with it's usual regularity de-
spite the heavy passenger travel to the
G. A. r.
There has never been a time when there
was such a demand for cars to move per-
ishable freights. Not only is every refrig-
orator car in service, but any car which has
modern methods of ventilation carrying
ice to keep the interior of the car at a cool
temperature is put in use. A line official eX-
presses the opinion that there are ten re-
frigerator cars kept in constant service
where there were two but a few years ago,
class of cars orders must be given in adj