The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22


| Tuscola division point for through freight
crews. which means the removal of forty
people from Rossville to Tuscola.
C, A. Baird. representing. the Southern
| Railway, is in the city. He states that
| Southern roads are short of equipment to
| handle the immense traffic in sight
d. r. f. Palmer has resigned as division
surgeon of the Toledo. St Louis & Kansas
| City, with headquarters at Frankfort Ind,
| and DR.. w. {. Davis has been appointed his
successor
| souri,, Kansas & Texas. his title being
changed from general passenger agent to
passenger traffic manager, with an in
creased salary.
calendar for 1899, in the form of what is
termed a quarter-sheet hanger. The design
embraces a government mail crane with
handsome color sketch at bottom.
Receiver Murray, of the Baltimore &
Ohio, is looking after the duties of the late
general manager, William Green. who took
! service with the Baltimore g. Ohio South
western, until a new man is selected.
A traveller can now go from Indianapolis
to New York, over the Pennsylvania lines,
via Washington, at the same rate as over
the direct line, and have the privilege of
remaining over in Washington ten days.
General Manager Hay, OF the Grand
Trunk, has recognized the committee of the
Railway Telegraphers by announcing that
General Superintendent McQuigan has been
/! instructed to discuss their grievances with
them.
On account of i'll health w. J. Martin, SUI
! perintendent of the Bay City division of the
Michigan Central, has retired and will be
succeeded by M c. Coyle trainmaster at
Jackson. Claire Hare will succeed Mr..
Coyle as trainmaster.
The executive committee of the Middle
States Freight Association held a meeting
in New York yesterday. Chairman Bullion
said afterward that the meeting had been
for the purpose of tranSacting routine BUSH
ness in connection with Western freight.
General Manager Pomeroy, of the New
York Central consolidated fast freight lines,
and General Manager Wilson, of the West
Shore consolidated fast freight lines, were
in the city yesterday, urging local repre-
sentatives to be ready for the restoration of
rates to tariff, Jan. 2.
The Panhandle and the PittSburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago have handled in the last
five months over $50 carloads of mowers
and reapers manufactured by Ohio harvest
implement manufacturers, and last week
forty-nine carloads were shipped, exceeding
all former winter records
Train II, on the Big Four, yesterday. be-
fore turned over to the Big Four at Kan
kakee, was derailed on the Illinois Central
at Matteson, by trouble with the interlock-
ing plant. Little damage was done, and no
person injured This is the first time since
worlds fair year that this train has met
with an accident.
The managers of the Pennsylvania $
Southwestern system has been informed
that arrangements have been made for one
thousand more freight cars for these lines,
seven hundred to be gondola and three hum
yania lines have received 1850 new cars,
and contracts now out are for three thou
sand more.
The Carnegie Steel Company has pur-
chased thirty-fiVe acres of land at Home
stead, Pa, and will construct thereon a
plant for the manufacture of steel freight
cars, with capacity of forty cars daily.
The plant will include an extensive forge
for the manufacture of car aXles. Work
will begin at once, giving employment to
several thousand men.
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very fine trains between the East and West.
All through trains are vestibuled from end
to end, lighted by gas and equipped with the
very latest make of Pullman sleeping cars.
The company operates its own dining cars,
and meals are served a la carte. A through
car service is operated from Indianapolis
via the c., H e. d. for Baltimore Wash
ington and New York.
A special meeting of the Western Passen-
ger Association will be held at Chicago Jan.
10 to consider the draft of a new associa-
ton agreement. This has been prepared by
q special committee, consisting of Passenger
Traffic Manager Nicholson, of the Santa Fe.
and General Passenger Agents Heafford, of
the Milwaukee & st. Paul, and Sebastian,
OF the Rock Island The new agreement is
understood to be drawn on stronger lines
than the present one, and WILL it is hoped,
bring the outside lines into the fold.
The management of the Missouri Pacific
IL Iron Mountain Railway system has sent
out the following circular: 'On and after
Jan. l the salaries of passenger train con-
ductors on these companies lines will be
at the following rates: When the train
mileage is 1900 miles and not over 5000
miles 21a cents per train mile. When the
train mileage is less than 1000 miles rates
OF pay to remain as at present When the
train mileage exceeds 5000 miles, $l25 per
month. At present the maximum compen-
satlon for conductors is 500 per month. =
c. G. Waldo, general manager; A. Gallo
way, superintendent of the Cincinnati and
Hamilton & Dayton lines: Chief Engineer
wilson and General Solicitor Marshall were
In the city yesterday and closed up all bust
ness In connection with acquiring the prop
erty on which the new depot and yards will
be located, the planning mill company giving
possession. The officials with the exception
Vice President McDoel of the Monon, and
perfect plans for the erection of the new
freight depot to be occupied jointly.
New tariffs on coal from the Ohio field
went into effect yesterday as a result of
the action of the Hooking Valley in reduce
ing rates to meet the competition of the
is cut from 70 to so cents per ton, the Mich
fgan rate from 81 .15 to 95 cents and Chicago
and Illinois rates from $3.50 to $125 The
rates Will be met by competing lines The
Supreme Court decision in the Joint TRAFFIC
Association case disrupted the Ohio Valley
Coal Association and rates have been de-
moralized ever since. A futile effort was
made to dissuade the Hooking Valley from
making the cut.
On account of the constantly increasing
traffic of the Chicago Great Western that
company has placed an order within the
last few days with the Baldwin locomotive
works for ten large ten-wheel engines. OF
these one-half are cylinder compound and
the other half simple engines. The engines
are Of $4,000 pounds weight and will be
capable of hauling almost any load which
can be put behind them. They are for de-
livery early in February, and the order will
probably be followed by another for five
or ten more engines of the same large ca
pacity. The Great Western will also let
contracts next week for 200 new box cars
Thirty railroads were represented at 4
meeting held at the Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicago to consider plan proposed by
Charles B. Vaughan for a joint exhibit
at the Paris exposition in 1900 The plan
suggested is to construct large scenic map
that shall show the route of every railroad
IN the country by electrical devices. and on
which the elevations and natural features
or the surrounding country will be shown
IN proper proportion and color Secretary
McGibbon, of Commissioner General Peck's
office was present and said that if the rail-
ways took up the matter the French com
mission would undoubtedly give the space
required. The representatives of the various
railroad systems discussed the project
thoroughly 1t was decided to raise 500 900
for the exhibit. A committee was appointed
to act with Mr.. Vaughan for the purpose
of interesting other railroads in the project
and securing the money needed to carry out
the idea ~