The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26

rails for Eastern roads as fast as turned
out One day last week eighty carloads OF
rails were shipped on these new cars.
Within the last thirty days ten men on
the Pittsburg * Lake Erie have been dis
charged for violating the total abstinence
rule.
Several days of late Train p west from
Pittsburg has hauled fifteen cars. and two
engines We're required from Pittsburg to
indianapolis.
ID. S. Gray, member of the board of man
ayers of the Joint Traffic Association, has
returned from New York to spend the holt
days at Columbus.
The Wabash Is fitting up its ordinary day
pany's chairs. and will make no extra charge
for the comfort they afford.
There is a hourishIng division of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of
have hall and meet every Thursday even
ing.
1t is the intention to continue the Ohio
Coal Traffic Association, but only as sta
tistical bureau. Articles looking to such an
organization are ready for signature at the
coming meeting.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
indianapolis in the week ending Dec. "a
5165 loaded cars, against 4.OS5 in the corre-
spending week of 1897, an increase this year
of 1,OSO loaded cars.
1t is stated that in TO former year have so
many students availed themselves of the
season. The longer limit has Increased
every line of travel.
The Wabash, in connection with the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie, has put a line Of
free chair cars between Pittsburg and Chi
cagO, an aggressive move that does not
please competing lines.
The employees of the city freight depot of
Saturday presented "A. ID. Evans agent of
the company at this point with an elegant
office chair and fine rug.
After Jan. l George Porter, in the office
Of J. K. Dillon, district passenger agent,
will become the chief clerk in the Office
of Colonel Moody, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania lines.
The Vandalia handled at Indianapolis last
week 1866 cars, 2,411 being loaded, the road
bringing in 1479 and forwarding west 1872
loaded cars. The coal and live stock traffic
of the road is very heavy at the present
time.
The special over the Erie road that
brought the remains of the late Calvin S.
Brice to Lima covered the fifty-two miles
from Marion, o.. to Lima in fifty minutes.
The train reached Marion considerably late
and some of the time was made up.
Train No. Z. over the Pennsylvania lines,
Will hereafter haul a sleeping car from New
York TO CINCINNATI. and a dining car from
Pittsburg. This train will connect closely
with the new fast train for New Orleans
over the Louisville & Nashville lines.
The Indianapolis & Vincennes last week
handled at indianapolis more cars than in
any week in the lines history, bringing in
976 and forwarding 131 loaded cars which
was 263 more than in the corresponding
week of 1897 and $40 more than in 1896.
Within the next thirty days fully fifty
tremen will be promoted on the Panhandle.
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago and
the Baltimore q Ohio roads on divisions
west of Pittsburg Fully that number have
been notified to appear for examination
The Pittsburg, Bessemer & Lake Erie has
placed an ORDER for LOCO more steel cars. 800
of them to have 10000 pounds carrying ca
pacity of ore: the other 200 will be of 80, O0O
pounds capacity These are coal cars and
1t is difficult to get more than $1,000 pounds of
coal In a car.
This year sixty-eight new locomotives have
been built by the Pennsylvania road at its
shops in Altoona and Juniata, and within
the year 1850 new cars have been construct
ed The shops now building l. 900 hopper
cars of $1,000 pounds capacity and twenty
rev standard coaches.
General Manager Loree, of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west; NJ. W. Mansfield and others
who have been on trip to Mexico and were
expected home on Saturday, have deferred
having extended their trip to points not con-
templated when they started.
Robert Ward, superintendent of yards of
the Lake Shore road at Fort Wayne, who
fell under train last Wednesday and had
his leg crushed, died from the injuries and
was buried yesterday. From 1888 to 1894 he
was conductor on the Lake Erie g. West
ern. a wife and three children survive him.
The Big Four lines proper handled at In
dianapolis proper last week 1925 loaded
cars 455 more than in the corresponding
week of 1897, and the gain would have been
for cars on its own lines Their local bust
ness is now suffering more than through
on account of the car shortage.
The four main tracks of the New York
Central passed through the principal streets
OF Syracuse despite the remonstrance of
many of its citizens. Ex-Mayor Amos has
suggested to the Central company that it
construct belt line similar to that of In
dianaPoliS for its numerous freight trains
and thus avoid much of the annoyance from
trains passing through the Syracuse business
Central will build this belt line. providing
Syracuse stop the cry against grade cross
ings
The grain blockade continues at Baltimore,
and the Baltimore & Ohio and the Pennsyl-
vania lines arc holding this class Of freight,
which is pouring in on them from Western
lines and urging Western connections to
ease up a little on deliveries until the con-
gestion is relieved and they have more yard
room in which to classify freightS which
can be delivered. The Pennsylvania line,
with its double, triple and quadruple tracks,
can easily handle all the freight in its
charge in a few hours, but the conSigneeS
will not receive it.
The Railway Officials and Employees AS
ISOLATION has issued a handsome and artistic
calendar for 1899 General Manager Bells
says the association has experienced its best
business year. and the outlook for 1899 is
exceedingly bright. It's membership now
age than ever before. The Monon, the ILL
nois Central. the ST. Louis & San Fran
cisco, the Norfolk & Western. and the To-
ledo q Ohio Central are among the more
recent contracts, and on roads south of the
Ohio river there has been a large increase in
membership.
One of the Philadelphia papers says it is
understood that changes will be made on
the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburg
with the new year. The changes embrace
the following: General Superintendent J.
NJ Wallis, of the Philadelphia and Erie and
northern central divisions will be succeeded
by George w. Creighton, superintendent of
the middle division. Mr.. Wallis is to sue
coed General Superintendent s. L. Sheppard,
with headquarters at Altoona, and the lat
ter will be made general superintendent of
the united railroads of New Jersey in the
place of f. Walcott Jackson. f. +. Brooks,
superintendent of the New York division,
will succeed II. f. Kennedy, general super
intendent of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
& Baltimore.
ELECTION OF A LORD MAYOR.