The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-10

freight yards were utilized for storing pas
senger cars. the through freights being sent
rived at Cincinnati The Mill Creek yards
were so arranged that a full train could be
made up iced. supplied with water and gas
IN thirty minutes after ordered,
The Pennsylvania has decided to build
sufficient number of Class l. engines. with
eighty-inch driving wheels, to haul all its
fast express trains and the Glasses p and
Q engines will be used in hauling accommo-
dation trains and on branch lines.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie is building at
Mckeesport bridge and viaduct that is to
1,lO feet long. The stone masonry will be
completed by Oct. 10, and within another
month the steel work will be in position.
The receivers of the Baltimore & Ohio
are at work on their annual report. which
Will be more complete document than that
or last year. 1t is said the train mileage
statistics will be of much interest and will
show marked progress during the year end
ing June 90
t. j. Kucher, private secretary of c. d.
Law, superintendent of the Pittsburg, Fort
resigned on account of poor health, is much
better and resumed his old place on Wednes-
day. While absent the position was filled
by H. c. Ripe.
terday notified William Garstang, superin-
tendent or motive power OF the Big -Four,
that on Monday two large new passenger
engines would be shipped. They will be put
in service hauling the Southwestern limited
and the Knickerbocker express trains be-
tween Indianapolis and ST. Louis.
The ten-wheeled freight engines of the Big
Four lines were built with cylinders nine
teen inches on the inside Recently a num-
Der or these engines have been put in the
shops at Brightwood and the cylinders in
creased to nineteen and three-quarter
inches, and result these engines are
now hauling $50 to $50 tons more to the
train than before enlarged.
The Pennsylvania Company has contract
ed with the Westinghouse Company for an
electric motor with which to operate the
draw of the bridge crossing the Ohio river
between Jacksonville and Louisville. The
Pennsylvania has several turntables which
are operated by electric power, and this
new venture is looked forward to with more
than ordinary interest.
AS neither the representative of the North
Shore Dispatch, o. r. Johnson, or Chauncey
Watson, representing the Blue and Canada
of Thursday in this city the impression is
that they will not be disturbed by the new
deal. The Blue line send business over the
Monon; the North Shore Dispatch and Mid
land lines over the Lake Erie & Western
and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, and
it is statd that the general managers of the
roads named ask that there be no change
in policy in relation to the fast freight lines
operating over the respective roads.
Boston Advertiser: There is a story
afloat that the cause of the failure of the
Big Four consolidation scheme was the dis
covery by an expert that the earnings of
the c., H. & d. We're not so great as the
TcDOIiS Vi lHdl COIIlpdIy luQlCdleu,
and that the c.. Fl. & d. has been carrying
as assets on its balance sheet sums which
are actually rebates to shippers. If any
further attempt at consolidation is made the
terms upon which the c., H. & d. is admit
ted, it is said. will be radically changed"
The facts in the case are that the parties
negotiating for control of the road would
not pay the price the Woodford syndicate
demanded. and there never was any inves-
LEGATION of the financial affairs of the COM
pany. There was in the case of the Monon,
but not in that of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
g. Dayton.