The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-20


The Big -Four is again handling over 5000
loaded cars a day.
The shops of the Baltimore & Ohio road
are running full time.
President ingalls,, of the Big Four, is pre-
pairing his annual report
The erection of a new depot at Richmond,
Ind, by the Panhandle, has taken definite
shape.
In the month of July thirteen of the lead
ing roads earned $29, S2S,44l more than In
July, 1897.
Jonn r. Walsh, president of the Southern
Indiana Railway, has gone to Europe for
a. few weeks stay.
George F. Heusner, agent of the Chicago
Great Western in the Oregon district, has
been promoted to general agent.
Division $751; of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors, has been instituted at Wabash Ind.
1t will be known as the U. S. Hughes divi-
sion.
A. ]. O'Reilly, general agent at this point
of the Monon lines. who has been on an ex-
tended Western pleasure trip. is expected
home to-day.
The Big Four will rebuild the passenger
and freight stations at Goshen, Ind, and
improve the grounds surrounding at consid-
cradle expense.
The Chicago g. Rock Island has arranged
for a jaunt over its lines and the Rocky
mountains for the bankers of several of the
cities of Pennsylvania.
H. II. Galbraith. billing clerk at the Van
dalia offices at this point, is seriously i'll at
St. Joseph Mich, where he had gone for
the benefit of his health.
II. b. Ledyard, president of the Michigan
Central, in common with the presidents OF
other Vanderbilt lines, has dropped the adj
ditional title of general manager.
A. ]. Prescott, formerly superintendent of
motive power of the Vandalia. now with the
road at Logansport, has gone to Hudson
lake to spend two weeks in fishing.
In four departments of the shops of the
Pennsylvania road at Altoona the men have
commenced working ten hours, and next
all CT rfr ft7lI
The Queen & Crescent will carry 1000
troops from Chickamauga and Tampa
North, and every effort is being made by
the officials of the line to make a good
record.
The Peoria & Eastern has no brakemen
on its day trains between Indianapolis and
Springfield O.. nor has the Panhandle on
its ACCOMMODATION trains between Indian
apolis and Richmond, Ind
II. Johnson. superintendent of the Grand
Central Passenger Station at Cincinnati,
was in the city yesterday looking into the
methods by which business is done at the
indianapolis Union Station.
r. e. Richards. until recently master me-
chanlc of the Missouri Pacihc shops at
Sedalia. has been granted letters patent on
a ball-bearing journal and box which ex-
perts believe will make him rich.
The heavy rails in close proximity to the
Union Station on the Union tracks have
been down but three years, but so heavy
is traffic over them that they are worn down
full three-quarters of an inch.
Ihe knlckerbOcker express over the Big
Four will, after Sept. /. be made up entire
ly of full vestibule6 cars. A number of the
companys best coaches have been rebuilt
In this style at the Brightwood shops.
On the Baltimore & Ohio lines the plan
of employing two conductors on all special
and excursion trains is still In vogue with
excellent results. One conductor has charge
of the train, the other collects the tickets.
Arthur II. Richards. rate clerk in the
Vandalia office ar this point. who has been
in poor health for some weeks, has gone to
Petoskey for a months stay. MIR. Richards
has been in this Office nearly twenty-five
years.
In the last thirty days thirty brakemen
on the Baltimore q Ohio have been pro-
NOTED to conductors. and fully that num-
Der of firemen to be engineers. The in
crease In business on the lines requires
such additions.
The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton has
begun arranging its tracks to cross the
Union tracks and reach the ground on
which il is TO erect its new freight station.
The material for the new building is begin
ming to arrive.
II is stated that President Calloway's new
and other economies he has already intro
duced on the New York Central will result
in a reduction of at least 81. coo goo per annum
In the operating expenses of the company.
Train %. over the Vandalia. arrived yes
terday fourteen minutes late, the first time
since July l. when the time schedule from
half harr- making II one OF the fastest