The Indianapolis journal., 1898-09-02

Burlington & Quincy yesterday retired to
become the general freight manager of the
limos; INDIANA d Iowa. Mr.: Ross has been
with the Burlington road for twenty-five
years.
Freight traffic is so heavy with the VAN
dalia that at Terre Haute on Tuesday, there
UP until yesterday. The freight traffic of
this main line and Michigan divisions is now
the heaviest in the history of the COM
pany.
In the month Of August there were
handled on the bulk tracks of the Louisville
division IN the old j.. NJ. & l. yards 931 car
The cars brought in by the Vandalia as we'll
as the j., M. & l. were handled on these
tracks
The new roundhouse of the Peoria & East
occupancy by Oct. 1, 1t now being under
roof When completed 1t will be an un-
usually well,arranged and complete build
ing for the housing of locomotives of the
largest type.
H. F. Houghton. superintendent of the
Chicago east and west division of the Big
-Four, said last evening that the Big Four
lines would next week take into Cincinnati
at least 900 coaches of @. A. K. people. Spe-
cial trains from the West will begin to ar
rive on Sunday.
A. A. Zion. superintendent of the Union
Railway Company, states that August was
another record breaker in freedom from ac
cidentS on Indianapolis lines and in trains
arriving on scheduled time. Only three of
the great through trains last month arrived
at indianapolis half hour late.
The Butte. Anaconda & Pacific has three
OF the largest locomotives in the United
States. Either of them will haul Sixty-five
loaded cars of twenty-five tons of ore eacn
famous Section, feats which no other loco
motive now built will accomplish, say those
in position to know.
James Charlton, general passenger agent
of the Chicago & Alton, has notified the
Western Passenger Association that the
Alton will make the same rates on the
round trip to Omaha as the other lines be-
tween Chicago and Omaha, which Is half
rates on those going Tuesday or Wednesday
Of each week and on certain special days
of the exposition.
Decatur & Western. which hauls the
through train of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
d Dayton between Cincinnati and Chicago
via Roachdale. yesterday made the run
from Roachdale to Indianapolis, thirty-five
miles, in thirty-eight minutes, slow-downs
to be deducted, which would cut the time at
least four minutes.
Since Oscar Murray became receiver of
the Baltimore & Ohio 1922 miles of new
sidetrack has been laid. largely to furnish
private switches for industries on the lines
When on the Big -Four Mr. Murray became
convinced that one of its strongest business
points was its sidetracks. The Big Four at
Indianapolis alone, has 141 sidetracks lead
ing to industries in the city
Platform business with the Pennsylvania
lines al this point has so increased of late
that twelve new men have been employed
as truckmen, six new ones taking hold yes
terday. For the month of August the men
made the best day in the history of the COM
pany, working on the tonnage basis and
over time. c. W. Jenkins, general foreman,
says that last month 100000 more pounds
OF small package freight were handled than
in the same month of 1897.
Recent orders issued on the Northwest
system of the .:nnsylvania lines have oc-
casioned no small amount of interest on the
part of trainmen. Hereafter all conductors
on the Fort Wayne and Erie & Ashtabula
must report the number of passengers rid
ing in frst-clasS coaches the number in the
smokers and also the number of passengers
unfit to ride with ladies in the frst-class
cars. The men interpret the order as mean
ing that either the number of cars to the
train or the number of men employed on
the train is to be cut down. and they are
worried considerably about the new rule.
The baggage masters are also required to
report whether the car they run on is full,
half full or one-fourth full.