The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-30

10 SOlOFduO points, ana demand that- the
wabash charge extra fare on that train.
The board of managers of the Joint
TRAFFIC Association have passed appropriate
resolutions, regarding the death of w. p.
Walker, who represented the Chesapeake &
Ohio on the board.
The Pennsylvania is planning to extend
its Monogahela division as part of new
north-and-south line to connect the lakes
With the Atlantic coast in a more direct
line than any now operated.
In the last few days several large blocks
OF stock of the Norfolk & Western have
changed hands, and it is said the rcad will
in the not distant future become "a part
of the Southern Railway system.
In the month of April the east-bound bust
ness of the Southern Pacific, from the Pa,
tons in excess of April, 1897, and since JAM
L the increase this year is $500 tons.
The Panhandle has got out two of its
wide vestibuled new coaches, of which 1t is
building twelve for the St Louis and Pitts
burg line. They are highly finished, COM
modious and complete in every respect.
The Chicago Greatwestern will on June
Of the customary buffet car which is called
club car. 1t is handsomely fitted up with
sofas and easy chairs and will accommo-
date twenty-three persons
A new railway sen.aphore signal has been
devised which substitutes a revolving light
for the old form of colored glass disc or
spectacle attached to the swinging arm.
The advantage claimed is that a revolving
light is positive in its safety or danger sig
nal.
w. H. Smith has been appointed joint
agent of the trunk-line grain traffic pool
just formed. He will report all contracts to
Commissioner Bullen, of the Trunk-line AS
ISOLATION who in turn will communicate
them to Chairman Guilford, of the pool COM
mittee. IS
The business of the Pennsylvania lines at
this point continues heavy beyond precedent
In the week ending May % the four divisions
handled at indianapolis $685. cars, 4,S47 being
loaded. In the corresponding week last year
the same lines handled but 1854 loaded cars
at this city.
A. ]. Smith, general passenger agent of
the Lake Shore, has been appointed chair
man of a committee of the Joint Traffic AS
ISOLATION to adjust short-lne mileage from
st: Louis to New York via Chicago, COM
mittee which was appointed on the request
of the Chicago & Alton.
The Vandalia struck an off week in the
week ending May 2S, handling at Indianap-
oils but 2,19l loaded cars, against 2,575 cars
in the week ending May q. The road
brought to Indianapolis LIS and sent west
lob loaded cars. OF the inbound business
lis cars were loaded with live stock.
The first mortgage bondhoders will with
out question bid in the Columbus g. Hook
ing Valley at the coming sale. No bid UNI
der &,SO0O00 will be received, and the first
mortgage bondholders are the only party
that can afford to take the road at that
sum and assume the liabilities the court or
ders paid.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton ham
died at this city last week LA cars, S4S be-
ing loaded For four months this road has
been averaging about 900 loaded cars a
week. which is a good record for the road
for such length of time. Several times of
late the road has handled at Indianapolis
1000 loaded cars in a week.
S. b. Pickens special agent of the Texas
Pacific, the Iron Mountain and the Van
dalia lines at Dallas, Tex, spent Sunday in
the city. He came here to see that the
Knights of Pythias, who propose to come to
the convention 1000 strong from Texas,
would be properly, cared for and he returns
much pleased with the result of his trip.
The loaded car movement of the Big -Four
has fallen off somewhat the last two weeks
however, last week S14 more loaded cars
were handled by the Big Four proper than
in the corresponding week of 1897 The fall
ing off Is in the east-bound movement over
the Chicago division, the St Louis and Bee
line divisions making more favorable ex-
hibts than last year, especially the St. Louis
division.
With the Big Four building new depot
at Terre Haute there is to be a general i'm
provement made in that part of the city.
New buildings will be erected costing 100000
or more. The question is now settled that
the Big Four will for years to come have
its station in that part of the city, and this
encourages new buildings in that vicinity.
Among other things $4,000 hotel will be
erected near the new depot.
The appointment of w. j. Wigus as engi-
neer of maintenance Of way of the New
York Central lines, proves to have been one
of President Getaways economical meas
ures, as it has forced out of office w. ID.
Otis, general roadmaster; A. S. Laffert
roadmaster of the Western division; A. S.
Weston, roadmaster of the r., W. o.
division; j. S. Caldwell roadmaster of the
Hudson division, and the roadmaster of the
Mohawk division.
Regarding the reported grain traffic pool
among the trunk lines prominent nend 9 hh ta
fear in regard to the railroads doing any
thing which the. interstate-commerce act
between Buffalo and New York is legal, as
it is confined to one State. The business is
gathered at one point and is delivered at
another. all within the State of New York.
On this account pooling is all right, and,
besides. it will, in great measure, help
the railroads to keep uD prices.
Elkhart Review: There is feeling that
the transfer of the e. & w. to the Lake
Shore is only a preliminary step to the
transfer of the dePots and lines Leading to
them to the Big Four, both the Big Four
and Lake Shore being Vanderbilt properties.
1t has been pointed out a number of times
that the Big Four trains could utilize the
f. & w. depots without serious inconven-
fence or expense, and to the great advan-
tage of the patrons. None of the Big -Four
runs but they could easily make the run
to the +. & w. depot The impression that
the Lake Shore doesn't intend to actively
operate the new acquisition is due to the
fact that it has not made a definite de-
cision as to what it will do regarding the
line-at least no one seems to know that
ordinate official to-day even intimated that
the main line between here and Mishawaka
might be abandoned. or at least only one
train a day run over It.
Recently the general superintendent of
motive power of one of the largest railroad
systems in the northern part of the coun-
try visited Baltimore. Being of a courteous
disposition he called on Baltimore & Ohio
motive power officials to pay his respects,
and was given an opportunity to see the
new locomotives that have been purchased
during the past two years. he devoted
great deal of his time to an inspection of
the monster ten-wheel passenger engines
that are used between Philadelphia and
Washington on the y-mile-an-hour Roy al
Blue trains. When he was ready to de-
part he turned to one of the companys Of
ficers and remarked: II have always been
Of the opinion that there was nothing on
the Baltimore e. Ohio that was worth pat
terning after but l am very frank to say
that 1 have seen to-day the most advanced
types of locomotives in the country. / know
of no railroad In the country whose motive
power is equal to yours" Within a month
after his visit to Baltimore this official or
dered a number of locomotives, only stipu-
latng that they should be built after the
plans of the Baltimore & Ohio engines.