The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-29

one time, although last January contracts
for 100000 tons were let Later in the year
another order is generally given. and 1t is
thought there will be 6 large amount of
tails required as a number of important
improvements are contemplated. The pres
ent contract is to be divided among the fol-
lowing steel companies: Cambria Iron, 10000
tons; Pennsylvania Steel, 10000 tons; Carne-
gle, 10000 tons: Federal Steel, 10000 tons, and
the Lackawanna Steel Company 1900 tons.
Personal. Local end General Notes.
Judge Bacon. general agent of the Chicago
& Rock Island for this territory, is in the
city.
J. w. Clawson, representing the Denver
& Rio Grande, is stopping a couple of days
in the city.
The net earnings of the Wabash for No
vember show an increase over last year,
same month, of $29 SEQ.
The daily reports of the voluntary relief
department of the Pennsylvania lines show
that an unusually large number of train
men are i'll.
Walter Wright, private secretary of Presi-
dent Canliff; of the Nickel-plate, has in his
possession the first railroad directory issued
in the United States.
On Jan. w. I. Musick. travelling freight
and passenger agent of the International &
general EASTERN agent gem 6f that T road
President Galloway, of the New York Cen
tTal, has issued notice that passes for 1899
lines actively and solely engaged in railroad
service.
J. ]. Webster travelling freight agent of
the Mobile & Ohio, is in the city. He states
that but a small per cent Of the cotton
crop has yet been shipped, because OF scarci.
ty of cars.
The Eureka Lodge of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen will give a ball in
Tomlinson Hail on Friday night. number
of visitors from other lodges are expected
to be in attendance.
On JAM / c. f. Jilson, assistant treasurer
of the Chicago, Rock Island e. Pacific at
Topeka, will go to Chicago to succeed F. E.
Hayne promoted, and be succeeded AT To-
peka by L. G. Hastings.
Edward r. Bacon. president of the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern, yesterday re-
turned from London. England; His mission
in the interests of a reorganization of the
company was successful.
1t is stated that the Lake Shore unless
1t can secure control of the New Castle
branch of the Western New York & Penn
sylvania, will build a parallel line from
Stoneborc to New Castle, thirty-ive miles.
The New York Central declines to with
drew the sale of trunk-line tickets from out
side agencies or tourist agencies, investiga-
ton having shown that so per cent. of their
through business comes from these agencies
The first mail contract west from Kansas
City over the Santa Fe, made year ago,
will not be renewed for 1899. The train left
Kansas City early in the morning and bene-
fitted the newspapers more than any other in
terest.
II is understood that Walter Nichols. who,
after Jan. l. will have the title of travelling
passenger agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
tory to look after that Nj. e. Kaper, who
retires on that date. now travels in.
The Big -Four proper per e., earned in the third
week of December $40, 1851, decrease as
compared with the corresponding week of
1897 of $24, 80 g. The decrease is wholly due
to the company's car shortage, hundreds of
its cars having been tied up at Eastern
points.
With the retirement of j. W. Hopkins as
coal and fuel agent of the Chesapeake &
of the west-bound local business at Cincin-
natl, will take charge of both the east and
west-bound coal traffic of the Chesapeake
81 Ohio.
J.. s. Allen is likely to succeed T. P. An
derson general passenger agent of the
Seaboard Airline. Mr.. Alien has been in
Western representative Of the Baltimore &
Ohio and later its assistant general passen-
ger agent.
The Pittsburg locomotive works on
Wednesday completed the first of fifty con-
solidated engines it is building for the Bal
timore q Ohio. They have 2Sx2S-nch cylin--
ders and weigh, without the tank, $4,000
pounds. In working order engine and tank
will weigh 207, coo pounds.
The net earnings of the Burlington sys-
tenn for the month of November were $751;
eco. an increase of .70l over the same
month of last year. The net earnings for the
five months ending Nov. 30, were 1921 ia,
a decrease of $19,SS5 from the same period
of the preceding fiscal year
There seems to be little doubt that Pres
ident Sloan, of the Delaware, Lackawanna
w
| meeting. w. F. Hallstead, vice president
who is slated for the position, announces
that under no consideration will he accept
the presidency of the company.
IL is intimated that the financial difficulties
which have been delaying the owners of
the Indiana, Decatur 4 Western In announc-
adjusted and it is thought that in the near
future closer alliance between the Indiana,
Decatur q Western and the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton will be effected
p. NJ. Seymour, who has been general agent
of the Chicago Great Western for some
years at Butte, Mont is visiting friends in
to St. Paul he will spend couple of days
at headquarters and then start Cor San
Francisco. where he goes to look after the
conlpany's business on the Pacific coast,
with title of general agent.
The Vanderbilt people are considerably ex-
ercsed over the action of the Pennsylvania
in cutting off four hours on the mail and
passenger service between New York and
St. Louis, and will doubtless, within short
time, meet this speed competition. The Big
Four can make the run between Cleveland
and St. Louis. with six or seven cars, three
hours quicker than 1t now does.
On Sunday, Jan. s. the Railway Brother
hood win have another meeting in this city,
and it is expected that Grand Chief Sargent
will be present; On Jan. 10 Grand Chief
Engineers. will be in the city. One of the
members desires that 1t should be under
stood that these meetings do not mean that
any action is to be taken as to an increase
in wages or that will be adverse to railroad
interests.
The officials and employees of the Wabash
on the western division gave retiring Mas
ter Mechanic Mckee a pleasant surprise on
Christmas eve. They assembled at his
house and Chief Train Dispatcher Danley
presented Mr.. Mckee with $3.50 diamond
ring and his wife with a magnificent cut
glass water set. Mr.. Mckee was formerly
master mechanic of the shops of the Big
Four at Nation. He has been transferred
to the eastern division of the Wabash.
Albert ingalls,, assistant superintendent of
the Cleveland and Indianapolis division of
Big Four, was in the city yesterday. He
says the car situation is improving. The
Lake Shore has notified the Big Four that
I'm addition to the loaded cars turned over to
the latter at Cleveland more empty cars
could well be furnished and yesterday 200
Four for the West. Fully as many will be
turned over daily now, the congestion
East is being rapidly relieved
On Dec. Is the engineers of the Chicago
e. Northwestern Railway accomplished the
wonderful engineering task of moving its
22O-ton bridge crossing the kinnickinnic
river at Milwaukee. on its Chicago division,
down stream $50 feet This is a feat that
has been undertaken but very few times I'm
] the history of engineering. The bridge was
a single-track draw, and was removed to a
new Foundation I'm the quick time of two
hours and forty-seven minutes. The bridge
was in perfect condition and was removed
only TO make way for double-tTack struc-
ture of the latest pattern.