The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-19
| 1t shows: Receipts, $137, S2s.16; disburse-
ments. S11S595.13; cash on hand June 30, $lS-

1t shows: Receipts. s1S7. s2s 16; disburse-
ments $1l8,595.13; cash on hand June 30 $lS,-
753O3
Thomas Follen, representing the Wabash
lines at Lafayette, and c. A. Pollock rep
resenting the lines at Decatur, ILL.,, are in
the city for a conference with George Max
territory.
J. C. Jennings, of Wabash, for the last
two years supervisor of bridges and build
ings of the Michigan division of the Big
Four, has been transferred to the Chicago
division at increased salary He is sue
ceeded by James Watt.
The war has been of great benefit to the
Queen e. Crescent. s. NJ FELTON,, receiver,
makes the statement that the road is able
to pay its annual rental of 100000 to the
city OF Cincinnati and will have a handsome
sum left in the treasury.
Under some of the changes on the Big
Four which become effective Aug l the
master mechanics of the shops of each di-
vis1on are TO report drect to the division
Garstang, superintendent of motive power.
r. p. ODER, formerly assistant general
freight agent of the Northern Pacific, has
been appointed general superintendent of
the refrigerator car service and fruit car
traffic of the Montana road, and Mr.. Troo-
by has been appointed general agent of the
road at Butte, Mont.
w. Fl. Higgs, engineer on the Chicago
division of the Big Four, has just completed
his thirtieth year of service on the Big
-Four lines as an engineer He began in
his name has been on the pay roll of the
Big Four every month
Active opposition has developed to the
plan proposed for the reorganization Of the
c., S. & II. railroad, general mortgage bond
holders to the amount of s3,0OOO0O having
signed an agreement to resist The North
American Trust Company, of New York,
has been asked to act as trustee for them.
Thirty railroad men will leave this even
ing on the Knickerbocker for Buffalo, n.
Y, to attend the annual meeting of the
Matt vol Pafl uyaxr A e. niafi N
p. Wilson. of this city, secretary of the as
ISOLATION, has completed his report, show
ing the organization to be in prosperous
condition.
1t is stated that John R Walsh, presi-
dent of the Southern Indiana, which is 101
miles long, extending from .Elnora to West
bonds on this property at a good figure.
The entire mileage of the main line is being
laid with steel rail weighing eighty pounds
to the yard.
John Brown superintendent of the water
works at Wabash, Ind, has invented and
patented a water column, a very ingenious
device, which enables locomotives to take
water much more expedtiously and with
much less trouble than under any present
methods Mr.. Brown was last week offered
very handsome sum for his invention
George B. Terrier, formerly chief clerk of
George w. Boyd, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania lines (easD,
vision of the Pennsylvania lines, has been
In the city a couple of days visiting his
son; who is in the office of P. A. Bone
brake superintendent of the Indianapolis
division Of the Panhandle.
The roads running into Baltimore in the
year ending June 80, 1898. delivered 20 per
cent. more grain and other freights for ex-
port than in the preceding year. There are
now twelve established lines of foreign
steamships, representing 104 vessels, which
sail from Baltimore. The export business
in grain and breadstuffs was the largest
in the history of the port.
The Robinson Qll.) Constitution says that
1t is the Big Four, not the Illinois Central.
that is making advances looking to secur-
ing control of the Indiana & Illinois South
ern, and goes on to state that by building
twenty-five miles of road from Columbus to
Bedford and twenty-five miles from Effng-
ham to Pana the Big Four would have the
short line between Cincinnati and st. Louis.
W. P. Coburn. of Lafayette, master me-
chanic of the Monon line has invented and
patented a spark arrester, and the passen-
ger and freight engines on the Monon line
are to be equipped at once with the device.
cinders. Mr.. Coburn has received inquiries
as to its merits, and after examination a
number of roads have sgnified their inten-
ton of adopting it.
On the Queen G. Crescent. Samuel FELTON,,
receiver, has practically succeeded in abat-
ing the smoke nuisance. Under the plan
adopted, with care on the part of the engi-
neers and firemen, an engine will not only
burn practically all the smoke, but can
save fuel Under the premium system in
augurated few months ago on that road,
the money goes to the engineers and fire.
men. Mr. FELTON,. who is also receiver of
the Columbus. Sandusky & Hooking, has
come to the conclusion that if such a thing
can be accomplished on the Queen & Cres-
cent it can be accomplished on the other
road. and a plan similar to that of the
Queen & Crescent is now in practice on the
Columbus. Sandusky Hooking Under the
system on this road the engineer and fire
man are instructed to use on passenger
trains shovel of coal mile for every car
in the train. If the train consists of four
cars it would require four shovels of coal
per mile and it has been demonstrated al
ready that if put in at intervals of a quar-
ter of mile, with the door thrown open to
aid combustion. the smoke will be con-
sumed.