The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-08

NJ Qauley has been promoted to be general
yardmaster of the lines at Buffalo
Receiver Murray. Of The Baltimore &
OHIO, Will ask the courts authority TO pur-
chase additional new freight cars.
The passenger and freight auditing de-
partments of the Grand Trunk will next
month be removed from Detroit to Mont
real.
The gross earnings Of the Kansas City.
Pittsburg & Gulf increased in December
Sl64,97S over December. 1896, and for the year
an increase of 1850, sos is shown
President Burt and. his associate officials
are on an inspection of the Union PACIFIC.
The branches. the shops, etc. are being in
spected as well as the main line.
Locomotive Engineering has been en-
larged, and is much heater in its appear
ance. 1t contains much useful ana practl-
cal information for railroad men.
w. II. Whitlesey who for some years rep
resented the passenger department OF the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton at Dayton,
O., will on Feb. / retire from that position.
On Tuesday the Chesapeake & Ohio UNI
loaded into vessels at Newport News SO4
carloads of coal. Besides this several
steamers at that port were provided with
coal.
Superintendent HILL, of the Lake Erie &
Western yesterday went to Macy Ind, fif-
teen miles north of Peru, and made ar
engagements for building a new depot at
that point
In 1897 there was handled at the city
freight depots of the, Pennsylvania lines a
tonnage of 452,976,S20 pounds, representing
Ash cars, against u tonnage OF 4SS,o16,5I2
pounds in 1896
r. Mortsheimer. who has been appointed
general superintendent of the Kansas City.
Plttsburg q Gulf, was promoted from SUI
perlntendent of motive power. He was for
merly master mechanic of the Union Pa
oific.
The official report of Henry Fraser. gem
eral agent of the Big Four, shows that In
1897 it cost but 16 cents per ton to handle
the freight at the city freight derots. This
statement covers salary of depot master.
foremen Of gangs and all expense incurred
through handling the business.
Chairman Ticker, of the Central Freight
Traffic Association. says that owing to the
fact that nearly all the roads are short of
cars there can be no reason and less sense
in cutting rates There is an immense
amount of grain and other commodities to
go East and the roads can get full rates.
The Wagner Palace-car Company has de-
cided, after carefully canvassing the stu
ation to drop colored walters and cooks
and substitute white men in their places as
fast as the change can conveniently be
made. The new management is said to be
infusing new life into the Wagner service.
4 circular has been issued to the stock
holders oil the Ohio Central inviting them
to join in the suit which has been filed for
a receiver for the road. The circular fully
Baltimore & Ohio. The petition will come
up for hearing before Judge Sage Jan. 10
E. o. Mccormick, passenger traffic man
ager of the Big Four in reply to the charge
that the road is paying commissions on
business, said it was not true, but the in
crease in passenger business, more espe-
cially through business was due to the
company's superior equipment and the fact
that its trains run nearer on schedule time
than any other road
d. 1. Roberts, general passenger agent of
the Erie lines. states that the road in 1897
carried 204 3O5 bicycles without the loss of a
sill wi II q
of the company's bicycle friends were con-
fidentt that the roads passenger revenue
would be largely increased by the free car
riage of wheels. but he regretted to say
that this has not proven true.
The Western roads have announced their
intention OF making rate of one and one
third fare for the round trip for those who
desire to attend the spring meetings of the
Merchants and Travellers Association,
which will be held in Chicago Feb. % to
March and March 30 to April 6. Reduced
rates will also be made for similar meet
irgs in st. Louis March to 13 and April
to 10.
An impression prevails that in New York
State cents a mile is the passenger rate
This is not true. In the interest of the Erie
canal, through lines like the New York
Central and the West Shore were forced to
a 2-cent basis asswell as lines which par
alleled them. competition forcing them to
meet such rates. Outside of this fact, there
is no general 2-cent fare established in New
York. 9f}
citation have decided to permit the connec-
tons of the Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
way Company to join that company in a
terminal allowance of ~ cents per 100
pounds, in addition to the existing terminal
allowance of IL cents on ali traffic which
is necessarily lightered from their piers and
elevators to alongside of steamboats, or
docks in Philadelphia harbor whether for
export or coastwise trade.
William Lynn, Western agent of the
NicIle-plate, has just returned from trip
To an1 fInr torn
points. and says he is satisfied that freight
officials are naming only tariff rates. The
fact that there are not cars enough for the
business at tariff he thinks. means that
rates will be maintained certainly till navi-
cation opens travelling Freight Agent
Smith, of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day
ton, yesterday returned from u Western
trip. and gives the same report.
Pittsburg Post: 1T is understood that
within the next three years the Panhandle
will be made a double track road between
Pittsburg and Columbus and great inn
provementS will be made ON the Cincinnati
Louisville and Indianapolis divisions, and it
is only matter of time until the Vandalia
is an integral part of the great p, G., G. q
st. l.. Railroad system, and the next great
and important move will be to make the
whole Pennsylvania system one and from
New York toNChicago and st. Louis the en-
tire road will be known as the Great Renn-
sylvania system.
William Garstang. superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Big Four. returned from
Richmond yesterday. He says the Rich
mond locomotive works will this week turn
out the last of the order for twelve con-
solidated compound engines for the Chesa-
peake & Ohio and this week General Man
ager Ramsey, of the Wabash, who had or
dered five consolidated compound engines
increased the order to ten. The Canadian
Pacific has contracted with these works for
fifteen of this type of freight engine, and
Mr.. Garstang has Information to the effect
that all the locomotive works are receiving
numerous orders.