The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-24

to Omaha. Mr.. Charlton being opposed TO
the proposed reduction, taking the ground
that the present rate is low enough.
Frankfort. Ind, has four railways. Their
passenger stations are scattered within
half mile. and ii is proposed that the four
roads join and build union depot the To-
feasible. The vandalia and the Monon are
in favor of doing so. but the Lake Erie &
Western and the Toledo, st. Louis Kan
sas City are lukewarm in the matter
w. j. Manu. manager of the North Shore
Dispatch. with the consolidation of the
Vanderbilt fast freight lines, will be APP
pointed joint claim agent BY. this appoint
ment the managers of six of he fast freight
lin are taken care of. What is to be d ne
with General Manager Jennings, of the
Nickel-plate has not been stated further
than that he is TO have a good position.
The monster freight engine on the Penn
sylvania road which hauled. west of Column
bia, on the main line, 40 cars up a grade of
fifteen feet to the mile, next morning con-
tinued its trip to Morrisville, Pa, lis miles.
Or this division the train was reduced TO
sixty loaded cars, the grade east of Column
ling these long trains the air brake in
use on the first twenty cars.
There is likely to be a lively contest for
the successorship to F. P. Sargent as grand
master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen. The selection lies between Frank
Arnold, now secretary of the association,
ana dTit - ~ is fn4ug enter r
Arnold. The feeling is SO bitter between
the two factions that it may result In the
dropping of both and substituting some
other member of the organization.
The Improvement in business has been
lar reaching. so far as the railroads are
concerned. With their large purchases OF
locomotives and cars there has been
greater demand for engineers and nremen,
and on a large number of roads there have
been numerous promotions of hremen to be
engineers, freight engineers of long service
being given the new engines and in. many
cases passenger runs. The promotions are
49, fV1f hn frn lines Of
service.
The Pennsylvania Company, controlling
the Grand Rapids & Indiana, is spending
money literally to bring the road up. to the
mileage of new heavy steel is being laid
balasting is being done and new equipment
ing modern passenger equipment on the
road the passenger business has largely in
creased. Travel to northern Michigan pleas
ure resorts has been the heaviest this
season ever known.
The remains of A. j. Connely late train
master of the Peoria & Eastern, Will this
morning be taken to Union City, where the
10 a. m. The deceased, when boy, begun
telegraphing in the Bee-line Office at Union
City: March l, 1892. he was appointed chief
train dispatcher of the Peoria & Eastern
lines. and two years ago. on the death Of
A. F. Knapp. he was appointed trainmaster
He was man highly esteemed by all who
had been associated with him.
The Chicago & New York limited trains
are in danger of being abolished. Following
the lead of the Michigan Central road. the
Lake Shore, the New York Central and the
Pennsylvania lines are understood to be ne
gotiating for the withdrawal of the only
two limited trains now running between
Chicago and New York. The whole matter
comes out of the determination of the
standard lines to knock out the differential
fares in the East. The plea for differentals
has been chiefly based on the fact that the
strong lines were able to and did, in fact
make better time to New York than the
other roads could. Now the first-class roads
are figuring that by Withdrawing these linn
tied trains they will deprive the differential
roads of any plea for special consideration.