The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-27

| The Panhandle is bringing west daily
| from 400 to $50 carloads of coal and coke,
| the heaviest tonnage in years.
| William p Alter, an employee of the PAN
| handle shops at Dennison. has been granted
patent on new brake for locomotives.
| On Nov. 1 w. E. Hall will succeed w. H.
Leahey as advertising agent of the Cincin-
| natl Hamilton & Dayton. Mr.. Leahey re-
| tires on account of i'll health.
| The Southwestern limited. in coming west
| over the New York Central. on Monday,
| was hauled from Rochester to Buffalo,
| seventy-one miles, in ninety minutes. max
| ing one stop.
| Railway earnings for the first two weeks
tbao ed PER een nd
about per cent. ahead of those of the first
half of October. 1892.
superintendent of Motive Power Mack
emile, of the Nickel-plate, claims to have
effected a saving of $50 to $35 in the cost of
| painting and lettering locomotives and
| tenders by use of asphaltum applied with
a broad brush.
The election of VIM. Greene as vice presi-
| dent and general manager of the Baltimore
| a. Ohio Southwestern is substantial evidence
| of the forma ton of a close alliance between
| the two systems, and is a forecast of a
| future consolidation.
| President Galloway, of the New York Cen
| trail, and subordinate officials have just
| completed an inspection of the several di-
visions, and Mr.. Galloway expressed himself
! as we'll pleased with the roadbed and it's
mechanical features.
On some of the roads an effort is being
made to get the pay rolls ready earlier in
| the month, and in several cases it has re-
| suited in the shops and employees at term
| inals being paid by the seventh of the
month. ten days earlier than customary.
w. p. Deppe, assistant general passenger
agent of the Big Four, who returned from
| the South a few days ago quite i'll, going
| to the home of his parents at Lexington,
| KY, is so much better that he expects to
go to st. Louis to-day to resume work.
The Toledo. St. Louis & Kansas City, in
| the third week in October, earned $4S,577, a
| decrease as compared with the correspond
ing week of 1897 Of $2.572. Since July the
road has earned $S1011S, an increase over
the corresponding period last year of $454.
In the twenty-four hours ending at a.
m. last Monday the Panhandle, between
| Columbus and Pittsburg handled rs east
| and 65 west-bound trains OF the east -bound
movement 100 cars were loaded with live
| stock, and the dressed meat traffic was
heavy.
The Monon contemplates making extern
sive improvements at Lafayette in the way
of enlarging its yards. General Superin-
tendent Lowell and Chief Engineer Hall
were in Lafayette on Tuesday looking over
the grounds and planning for the improve
mentS.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy is ex-
perimenting with a plan of getting a con-
tinuous rail as near as possible, and has
laid eighteen miles of its track where the
traffic is heavy with new rail which laps
over in a manner to make it practically
continuous.
Western lines have given official notice
that with the close of ticket sales Oct.
81 reduced one-way and round-trip rates in
effect from st. Louis. Chicago and other
points to lower Missouri river points and
TO Omaha and Colorado common points will
be withdrawn.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has an
engine built by the Baldwin locomotive
works in 1868. The engine taken into
the shops on Tuesday for general repairs.
The machinist says so many parts are yet
good that there are years of service on light
trains in the old locomotive.
Murray, receiver of the Baltimore & Ohio.
| is to be married in a few days to Miss
Mayme Beck, former resident of Corners
Vile. No Nov. ] he will retire as secretary
of Mr.. Murray TO engage in commercial pur-
suits in New York city.
F. A Bonebrake has now been superin-
tendent of the Indianapolis division of the
Panhandle four months. and in that time
he has made warm personal friends of SEEM
ingly every employe. The trains, as a con-
sequence. are handled without friction and
moved promptly and with unprecedented
exemption from accident.
AS commissioner of the Joint Traffic Asso-
citation George Blanchard has been receiv-
ing since its organization $25.0v salary per
annum. A short time ago he is said to have
asked for an Increase in his salary and
the matter was held over until after the
decision of the Supreme Court was an
7ounced.
+. l.. Pomeroy. general manager of the
Vanderbilt consolidated fast freight lines
was in the city yesterday. In commenting
on the decision of the Supreme Court as to
the legality of the Joint Traffic Association.
he said: 1T will simply hasten Congress
in passing an act making it lawful for the
railroads to pool their business
1t Is stated that the Carnegie interests
have been harmonized with the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad interests and that the lat
ter will dominate in Mr.. Carnegie's new
road. known the Bessemer line. The
Pennsylvania will at once begin laying the
steel rails of the Carnegie mills and Mr.
Carnegie will stop building railroads.
The new interocking plant of the PAN
handle at Carnegie will be in operation to-
day and IL is said will lead to quite a
revolution in handling of trains. 1t is said
that recent Improvements made to the Pan
handle between Pittsburg and Columbus
will enable the company TO cut from the
running times of its fastest trains at least
thirty minutes between the two points
named
X. Q. Capes, who has just been appointed
general passenger agent Of the Detroit &
Lima Northern is said TO be the youngest
man holding that position in the country.