The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-15


ing all men who cannot write their names
and they are much worried over the matter
The custom of having train dispatchers
accompany the pay trains on the Pennsyl-
vania lines, so as to familiarize themselves
with the condition of the lines, which was
introduced years ago by j. B: Hutchinson.
when division superintendent is stlil IN
vogue, with good results.
The brotherhoods of Trainmen, Engineers
FiTemeE and Order of Railway Conductors
will unite in a protest against all crossings
at grade, and will endeavor to influence
legislation in favor of undergrade or over
head crossings at all placCs where rail-
road crosses county road.
General Manager Loree. of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west of Pittsburg, and NJ. w.
Mansfield superintendent of the Indanapo-
liz Il Vincennes, who two weeks ago LETT
yesterday started homeward but will not
reach indianapolis before Dec. 20.
George ]. Beltzhoover. who few months
ago left the position of special passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines at Chicago
TO become travelling passenger agent with
headquarters at Milwaukee, will on Jan.
return to his old position, ana george II.
Thompson will take his position at Milwau-
kee
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail-
way yesterday gave notice to all lines in
they would act independently of the assocla-
ton and make a rate of one fare for the
round trip from all their stations to Sioux
Falls for the meeting of the National
Creamery Butter Makers Association to be
held at Sioux Fails Jan. %, 1899.
7 A. sague; mechanical engineer of the
been in the citv fixing the plans and speci
fications for the new large passenger en-
gines those works are to build for the Van
dalia, states that the works are now giving
employment to two thousand men and have
orders to keep them busy for some time to
come. The first two OF the four engines
Receiver Malott contracted for viii be de-
Iivered by Feb. 15 the other two a few days
later.
Nearly all of the new freight equipment
ordered by Receivers Cowen and Murray,
of the Baltimore & Ohio during the past
few months, will be delivered by Jan. Is.
The orders consisted of 5000 standard box
cars, from the Michigan Peninsular Car
Company; 1000 box and 900 gondolas, from
the Pullman Company; 1900 box cars, from
the Missouri Car and Foundry Company;
1000 steel coal cars, of 100000 pounds ca
pacity. from the Schoen Company, and five
fifty-foot modern mail cars, from the Pull
man Company.
The Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
reports for October and since July l show
following actual results:
Gross earnings ............. 1897 ,542 $S25, log
Operating expenses N05H ZO4, '4U
Net Netm eaFnings 1TT 70 oct 81 s1o697O' sl20'SsS
Gross earnings .......... 81 ,235 O42 $1,24a, ,05l
Operating expenses l9S29S S3O,Ola
Net earnings ........... s436, ,748 $417, ,o86
President Mellen, of the Northern Pacific,
is outspoken regarding the anti-scalping
bill. II sinceEely hope the anti-scalping
bill will pass the Senate and become
law" he said. 1.-The system of ticket scalp
ing leads to almost actual crime. Tickets
are altered, dates are changed fictitious
names are signed and other things are done
which, were they done to check. would be
legally construed as forgery. But scalpers
do not stop at that. They get hold of ig-
norant countrymen and sell them tickets
that are perfectly worthless, thus sWind-
ling them of their money"
There is said to be some foundation for
the report that the American ,Tin-plate
Company will build a road from Elwood to
Anderson. there to connect with the Chicago
& Southeastern, which would give the works
a direct line to the coal fields of Clay foun-
ty and make them secure on the fuel ques-
ton should the gas fail There may be
some truth in the report that parties are
negotiating with Harry Crawford for con-
troll of the Chicago & Southeastern. The
fact is that the road is not SO deeply in
drive a good bargain for it and make it a
road of value to some interest.