The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-10

be erected in the interests of the Erie and
Wabash roads at Huntington by George w.
Shearer
Martin w Elder. who dropped dead in
Pittsburg. on Sunday. was plaintiff in a
damage suit against the PittSburg & West
efn. He was a brakeman on the road and
last May lost leg and sued the company
for $4,000.
A movement is on foot among the passen-
ger men at Cleveland. o., to have all out
side ticket offices in that city close at noon
every Saturday. The local passenger COM
mittee of Buffalo has similar action under
consideration.
William Robb, master mechanic of the
Louisville Il Nashville at Decatur Ala
who died Sunday, was buried at Steu-
belvilie, o., yesterday. He was formerly
master mechanic of the Panhandle at the
DennisOn shops
Officials of the PENNSYLVANIA lines claim
that the best evidence that east-bound rates
are better maintained is in the fact that
the Pennsylvania is handling so large a
tonnage, leading all the other lines east
from Chicago and St Louis.
]. d. Dickson, a freight conductor on the
Lake Erie d Western, who had his legs
erusehd in frightful manner and his right
mana injured, died at the hospital at La
fayette on Tuesday from the injuries. His
remains were yesterday taken to Upton for
burial.
T. A. Morrison and Owen. Thompson have
purchased the fourteen grain stations, IN
Guiding ten elevators, on the Toledo, st.
Louis q Kansas City road between Russia
vile, Ind, and Holgate, o., for considera-
ton of $4,000. Their main office will be at
Kokomo.
George W. Boyd. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania lines
east of Pittsburg, has issued new winter
excursion book, which is a model in typo
graphical and clerical work, and contains
much valuable information for health and
pleasure seekers. 1t is sent to any appli-
cant free, post paid.
a special train with John f. Miller, gen.
eral superintendent of the Southwestern
system of the Pennsylvania lines, hauling
two private cars, made the run, on Mon
day, from Pittsburg to Columbus 1873
miles in 223 minutes, an average of fifty
seven miles an hour. number of miles
were covered at a speed of a mile in fifty
four seconds.
The Central Association interchangeable
mileage ticket is in use on thirty-two roads,
the Western Passmge. Association ticket
on forty roads, and the Michigan ticket on
all Michigan roads. 1t is stated that, were
the three associations to adopt one ticket,
a person could travel on them from Buffalo
to Salt Lake City and from the Canadian
border to the gulf.
Z. o. Mccormick, passenger traffic man
ager of the Big Four, ID. G. Edwards, pas
Hamilton & Dayton, and 0. p. McCarty,
passenger traffic manager of the Baltimore
d Ohio Southwestern, passed through the
city yesterday ell route to Chicago, to at
tend the meeting of general passenger
agents called for yesterday and to-day.
Bushrod w. Taylor, recently appointed SUI
perintendent of the Louisville division of
the Pennsylvania lines is said by one of
the superior officers to be filling the position
with marked ability. He was promoted
from the position Of engineer of mainte-
rance Of way to his present position, and
this led to some speculation as to how he
would handle men, the transportation de-
partment, etc
Frank Thomson president of the Penn
sylvania lines, DR.. H Thomson. his brother,
President Griscom, of the American Steam
ship line and VIM: j. Latta, general agent
of the Pennsylvania lines at Philadelphia,
arrived in the city at noon yesterday and at
once left over the Indianapolis & Vipcenres
on hunting trip. This morning the hunt
ing party will be Joined by Joseph Wood,
second vice president of the Pennsylvania
Company.
Next Monday the Grand Rapids & Indiana
viii make some changes that are radical
departures in it's time schedule. Under the
present schedule there is no train south
from Fort Wayne between midnight and
1850 Noon; under the new schedule there
will be a train south from Fort Wayne at
7:15 a. m. There will be other changes, but
this is che most important: The train VIII
connect with Train II west over the Pam
handle, at Richmond.
The board of directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company yesterday adopted reso-
lutionS indorsing the dissolution Of the Joint
Traffic Association and the cancellation OF
the agreement upon which such ASSOCIATION
was based. Each system represented In the
association will designate one person, who
together shall constitute committee whose
accounts and obligations incurred in con-
nection with the association.
Division superintendent Bonebrake, of
the Panhandles Indianapolis division, Wal.
ton. of the Logansport division, and Harry
Miller, superintendent of the Vandalia main
line were in the city yesterday to confer
about more prompt interchange OF cars.
Mr. Miller told Superintendent Bonebrake
that he had 500 carloads of freight to give
him outside of the regular through business
if he would furnish cars at Indianapolis to
transfer it. the freight being largely of a To-
cal character.
Though the courts and the financiers are
discussing the Baltimore & Ohio reorgani-
zation the work OF rehabilitating the prop
erty goes on. The maintenance Of way de-
partment reported recently that, since
March l. 1896 to July l, 1885, there had beer
laid, east of the Ohio river, 51,9s2 tons of
eighty-five-pound steel rail, or nearly four
hundred miles. There are still about six
thousand tons to be delivered by the manu-
facturers. The tracks have been further
improved by the purchase of 2,591 472 cross
ties and 654, 112 cubic yards of stone ballast
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern has
begun it's proposed series of improvements
by beginning the laying of five thousand
tons of eighty-five-pound steel rail between