The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-10

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phenomenal A business man who resides at
| Shelbyville said that one could hardly look
| out by day or night that he did not see long
| trains OF the new Big -Four and Chesapeake
| &. Ohio cars moving eastward.
In the year 1897 there We're 3l2 patients
| cared for at the hospital of the Wabash
lines located at Peru, Ind. Only two deaths
| occurred during the year, and both were
| the result of accidents.
Charles Watts, general superintendent of
the pennsylvania lines west Northwestern
SYSTEM, who has been i'll for several
months, although much better, has not yet
Gays.
The last ten days immense quantities of
ice have been housed in the northern part
Of the State, most of it ten to twelve inches
thick, which means considerable business
Tor the roads in transporting it to the
Southern markets.
Officials of the Northern Pacific state that
travel from the Eastern States to l[londike
has set in. On one train last week fourteen
people were, carried toward the gold fields,
and every day there are a few moving IN
that direction over this road.
Edward Eckert, late advertising agent of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, who
few months ago went to New Mexico for
the benefit of his health, writes that he is
improving and expects TO be permanently
cured by spending the winter in that eli
mate.
citation held it's annual meeting on Satur-
day and elected II. f. Bickell, of the Lake
Erie & Western, president; John. Riley, OF
the Peoria & Eastern, vice president, and
A. B. Staats Of the Pennsylvania lines, sec
rotary.
The jurisdiction of Z. A. Gould, superin-
tendent of the Wabash's eastern division,
mas been extended to the mechanical de-
partment and the master mechanic of that
division will hereafter report to Mr.. Gould
instead of to ]. B. Barnes, superintendent
Of motive power.
A gentleman who is we'll informed as re-
gard the affairs of the Baltimore d OHIO
says at present there is absolutely nothing
being done regarding reorganization of
the company and will not be until the J. p.
Morgan people show their hand. Mr.. Nor
gan is now in Europe.
G. A. Brum, superintendent Of the Erie
road, has prepared list of all men in train
service on the road, to be known as a roll
senger and freight trains and other en-
ployes, and gives the respective positions,
length of employment, private statistics,
etc.
Four yards at this point, says he does not
remember in his long service with the road
when as many loaded cars were handled at
this point by the Big -Four proper: There
were 2,S43 more cars handled at this point
last week than in the corresponding week
of 1897.
Tt is stated that trains over the Panhandle
east are no longer confined to cars belong
ing to the Pennsylvania Company, but hun
dreds of cars of the Great Northern, the
Chicago Burlington & Quincy, the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul are to be seen in
Panhandle trains coming through Chicago
and st. Louis without breaking bulk
The Terre Haute & Peoria division of
the Vandalia for once seems to be operated
to some advantage to the Vandalia and the
Pennsylvania lines. For several weeks past
an average of forty carloads of glucose
have been shipped over this line from
Peoria daily and in turn delivered to the
Vandalia main line to be forwarded east.
On next Sunday, the 18TH the Queen &
Crescent route schedules are to be changed
so that the Florida Limited will make the
north-bound run from Jacksonville to Gin
cinnati in twenty-three and one half hours,
and cut the present schedule of the Tampa
sleeper one and a half hours. The time,
Cincinnati TO Tampa south-bound, is also
cut from thirty-four hours to thirty-three.
The Baltimore e. Ohio Southwestern has
adopted a plan of handling locomotive ashes
or cinderS at terminals and divisional points
which has resulted in saving of expenses.
The device consists of large pans holding
about three cubic yards each, which are
placed in the pit and when full are moved
dumped. The machinery is handled by one
man and the results have been very salts
factory.
H. M. Bronson says: IF the travelling
against ticket scalpers as they do against
the Interchangeable mileage the scalperS
would soon be wiped out and the general
passenger agents could then crafty their
wishes as to accepting mileage on trains,
but while the scalperS exist the roads must
protect themselves through the present
conditions under which the interchangeable
mileage is sold"
The Cincinnati Hamilton e. Dayton has
received one of its new mail cars built by
Barney, Smith 6. Co.. of Dayton, and will
to-day put it in service between Cincinnati
and Chicago over the c., II. & >. and the
Monon. The car is said to be very COM
for the same line. The old mail cars of the
c., H. & d. are being placed in the Indiana,
Decatur & Western shops for overhauling
and reconstruction.
The thoughtful officials of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company have given in
structions that in the construction of the
additional track between Altoona and Gallit-
Yin, should any relic of interest be found,
it shall be preserved. This order came aft
er some relics of interest had been found
in late work those mountains. The AL
toona Mirror says work has already been
commenced on this great Improvement.
There are now four large gangs of men at
work.
Captain c. j. Grammar, for years general
manager of the Evansville 81 Terre Haute,
now holding the important position of traf-
fic manager of the Lake Shore lines is
quoted as saying: Business continues good,
both east-bound and West-bound. The west
bound rate situation is in excellent shape,
and so far as the east-bound situation is
concerned, 1t has very materially improved.
Rates are now better maintained than they
have been in years. The general rate situa-
ton has q very promising outlook and
there will be general observance of rates
for some time to come.
In commenting Or the denial of VIM.
Greene, general manager of the Baltimore
&. Ohio. that he was to take the presidency
of the Nickel-plate, the Baltimore Sun pays
this compliment to Mr.. Greene: Since COM
ing to Baltimore Mr.. Greene has greatly
extended his reputation as a railroad Off
cial A number of reforms have been made
in the operating department of the Balti-
more & Ohio, which lave resulted in Sc
curing economies in various directions. The
extensive Improvements which have been
made by the receivers were executed under
the direction of General Manager Greene,
and a thorough reorganization has been eff
fected in the movement of trains. AS a re-
suit of these changes, the train hauls, time
made and other points that appeal to prac-
teal railroad men have placed the operating
department of the Baltimore 81 Ohio on a
par with the other big trunk lines"
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