The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-14


George Lowell, general superintendent of
the Monon lines, is in the city,
The Big -Four in the first week of jan
uary earned $251, 416.41, an increase over the
corresponding week of 1896 of ST. 557.T.
The earnings of the Wabash tie first
week in January were $50, 75S IN excess ;sss OF
those of the corresponding week of 1897.
The Wabash has got its heavy rails dis
tributed as far west as Peru, and is get
ting them in the track at the rate of a
half mile day.
On Feb. tankage rates will be restored
from a basis of 1872 cents to the former off,
cial classification basis of % cents per one
hundred pounds
Samuel FELTON,, receiver and president of
the Queen & Crescent, has been given au-
thority by the court to purchase six thou
sand tons of heavy steel rail at SIS per
ton.
The Big Four will next month let the
contract for the new depot at Marion, Ind.
Chief Engineer Kittredge hopes local con-
tractors will bid low enough to secure the
work.
The way matters are drifting on the Wa
bash lines 1t is evident that the time is
not far distant when the Detroit, not the
Toledo division, will be the main Eastern
stem.
The grievance committee of the Order of
Railway Conductors of America is in ses-
sion this week at Chicago discussing plans
for the Improvement of the conditions of its
members
the maintenance Of way department of the
Big Four on the Michigan division, has re-
signed to accept more lucrative position
at Chicago.
Railway Company, is having placed at the
Delaware-street crossing of the Union
tracks one of the most modern pneumatic
safety gates.
tary of the Chicago Railway Association,
which includes twenty-four roads, has
given notice that he will retire at the COM
ing annual meeting in April.
1t is stated that the John Pierpont Nor
gan syndicate is not in any hurry to reor-
ganize the Baltimore & Ohio or the Column
bus & Hooking Valley roads until he has
a firner grasp on the two properties.
C. K. Schaff, general manager of the Big
Four, was in the city last evening, return
ing from trip oyer the Michigan division
superintendent, and George Kittredge, chief
engineer.
The Cleveland, Lorafn & Wheeling. one
of the coal roads of Ohio which has es-
capped a default on its obligations, is said to
now be owned by the same parties who
control the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton lines
The new mileage books are made from
patent safety paper manufactured at Frank
lin o.. and the paper manufacturers and
printers are bonded to protect the paper
and tickets. so that counterfeiting is next
to impossible.
hanna & Western road the Erie expects to
relieve the freight traffic on the main line
in hauling coal TO tidewater and avoid
the necessity of double tracking the Erie
main line as has been proposed.
No division on the Big Four comes nearer
earnings its maximum revenue than does
the Michigan division. It's through bust
ness is largely in excess of any former year
and its local business is highly satisfac-
tory, both passenger and freight.
New England roads are adopting the
methoc3 of Western lines in promoting en-
gineers when opportunity offers. The Ros-
ton Maine has appointed James A. Corey,
one of its best engineers. to be master me-
chanic of the shops at Portsmouth. n. Fl.
Local business seems to be improving with
roads centering at Cleveland as we'll as al
Indianapolis. In December the Cleveland
1853 more than in December 1897 The per-
centage of cars handled on free time was 90.
James Miller. a passenger engineer on the
Chicago < Northwestern, connected with
the Young Mems Christian Association at
st. Paul last evening delivered an address
before the railroad employees at Frankfort.
Ind. He is said to be very interesting
speaker.
The few months that the ticket offices
near the Union Station have been closed
has demonstrated that they were a useless
adjunct to the business OF the roads, and
that their usefulness in injuring the bust
ness OF the ticket scalpers was greatly eX-
aggerated.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st Paul will
adopt the system of ]. X. Cavanagh. car
service superintendent Of the Big Four, IN
the recording OF the whereabouts Of cars