The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-05

A train of three sections passed over the
Panhandle on Monday composed of eighty
from the steel works at Joliet, ILL.,, to Japan,
via New York.
The Big Four begins the new year with
small construction account, the roadbed in
excellent condition and the equipment in the
best condition at any time since the console
dalton was effected.
j. Z. Turner, VINO represents the North
ern Pacific in this territory. and who has
been confined to the house with typhoid
fever ten weeks, was able to be at his office
yesterday for a few hours.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton is
sending more engines 10 the shops of the
Indiana, Decatur & Western TO be rebuilt
or repaired. In 1897 eight of the @, ii. &
ID. locomotives underwent general repairs
at these shops.
More men are now employed at shops of
the Wabash than at any former period, and
they are working fun time. General Nam
ager Ramsey showing a determination to
have the equipment, as well as the roadbed,
brought to the highest standard.
In the future all signal towers on the
Pennsylvania lines will be constructed of
iron, resting on a stone foundation The
Big -Four will also adopt this plan. One
built in that manner has just been COM
pleted on the Big Four near Cincinnati
1t is stated by freight men that not in
many years has west-bound business been
as heavy in January as at present, and
with heavy west-bound and east-bound
traffic and rates restored earnings should
begin to increase still more handsomely than
IN November and December.
5. W. Bretzfield has been appointed East
ern secretary in charge of the Eastern bust
ness of the Pullman Palace Car Company
Mr.. Bretzheld has been connected with the
New York office Of the Pullman Company
for the past twenty-five years and recently
as eastern purchasing agent.
The receipts from sale of tickets at the
uptown office of the Big Four for the
year 1897 Were $3l 1854 in excess of those of
1896, and the last three months of 1897 the
sales flpkptS a
Station and the uptown offices were S25 11O
in excess of those of the last three months
of 1896.
1t is stated that a successor of T. M
Jarvis. general manager of the Traders
Dispatch, will be selected and announced
by the time set for meeting of the line
The roads over which the line operates
ager.
On Jan. Isaac Butterworth completed
MS thlrtleth year as an engineer on the
Fanhandle, having previously served one
year as a fireman. He now retires to a
1arIn he recently purchased to spend the
rest of his days. For many years he run
division. -~
The Big Four is making the experiment
OF constructing its own water tanks One
constructed of heavy boiler iron of 40OO
gallons capacity, is being built at the Wa
pash shops, The capacity of the tank will
be LOCO gallons greater than that of the
tanks now in use on the Michigan division
engines.
The freight officials of the Western roads
met In chicago yesterday for the purpose
OF considering the freight situation between
St. Paui and Iowa points. The Minneapolis
q ST. Louis some time since announced re-
duced rates between st. Paul and Iowa
points that had the effect of shutting in a
large measure, the Chicago roads out of
that territory. A meeting was called for
yesterday to consider the meeting of these
rates, and it was decided to do so at once
unless the Minneapolis q St Louis would
consent to withdraw its rates.
The Panhandle pay car, which has been
Sunday night while standing in the yards
at Columbus. Fortunately, new pay car
is Just ready to come out of the shops to
make the rounds this month. The car which
was destroyed has historic interest
since it was built before the war by the
Michigan Central and being secured by the
the Louisville division of the Panhandle
was used in transporting troops from In
annapolis to Louisville in 1865. In 1870 it
was rebuilt Tor a pay car on the j., NJ. & /.
and in 1865 was again rebuilt for paycar
for the Panhandle, having been in use ever
since.
~, the railroad men of st. Louis have one of
the best railway clubs in the country, and
It is operated on a plan which gives il much
interest to railroad men. Once a week lee
lures on important matters bearing on rail-
way operations are given. Tomorrow even
ing j. w Stokes, master mechanic of the
i LIMOS Central will address the club on
heer;; on jan. IA Edwin Dunlop, supern-
tendent of the Terminal Railway Association
at st. Louis will deliver an address on
Conducting a Terminal" on Jan 20 j. M
l1indley, road foreman of engines of the
Nandalia, will address the club on How to
Kun Train,' and on JAN u T.. j. Lambert
freight agent of the Illinois Central will de-
liver an address on 1.-The Operations of a
Local Freight Agent"
Complaints are becoming numerous Of the
nlggardly policy on which the affairs of
the Union Station are run There is seldom,
q Day that there are not passengers left
being unable to reach their trains after
the gates are opened. railroad official
VINO stood in the train sheds Yesterday said
ne thought 1t was time to operate the
Union Station more it is done in other
places. There should at such an important
station as Indianapolis, be at least" he
sad four exit and entrance gates and
there should at least be two more gate
men. So far as handling the trains is con-
eerned. it could hardly be done better with
the present number of tracks but there is
large room for Improvement in the matter
OF passengers getting to their trains Five
minutes TO unload several carloads of pas
sengerS and allow passengers from the in
SIDE 10 reach their trains does not admit
or waiting six minutes or more to get
times obliged to. The trouble is due to the
anxiety of the Union Railway Company
to run its business on a more economical
scale than any other Union Station AS
there are a large number of roads in the
Union Railway Company. the expense of
properly conducting tie business at least
IN this particular, would be light
and give the Union Station and the roads
a much better business reputation than
ha1 rnx1y oraia