The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-12

NJ. Bronson. assistant passenger agent Of
the Big Four, will, accompanied by his
wife, arrive in the city this morning to visit
their parents.
The force in the shops of the Wabash
at Fort Wayne. since c. Fl. Doebler was
appointed master mechanic has been con-
sderably increased, and good deal more
work is done there than at any former
period. Considerable new machinery has
been added and the shops are running full
time.
The report of s. NJ. Felton, receiver of
the Queen & Crescent, for the year ending
June 80 is very favorably commented on by
the financial papers. The gross earnings
show increase of s6s7.612.12 over the year
ending June 3d. 1897. His management of
the property is spoken of as a remarkably
successful one.
Receiver Monsarrat, Of the Columbus &
Hooking Valley, placed a contract with the
michigan Penlnsular car works for 250 gon-
dola cars, to be delivered within thirty days.
Barney & Smith will build 100 gondola cars
for this road, and the Ensign car works
l5O of the same pattern. All are to be de-
livered this month, as the company is much
In need of cars.
General Superintendent Turner of the Gin
cinnati Hamilton & Dayton lines, has issued
the following notice: ION and after this
date all cars not properly equipped with M.
y. b. automatic cOuplerS will not be re-
celved for movement in passenger trains,
ana cars equipped with the Miller couplers
Will not be received for movement in either
passenger or freight trains over the lines
or this company"
Charles A. McNutt one of the oldest en-
gineers in time of service on the Vandalia
was buried yesterday at Terre Haute. he
dying suddenly on Sunday. He began work
as fireman in 1871 and in 1873 was promoted
TO engineer. During his time of service his
record was absolutely clear. and the ex-
emption from accidents with trains OF which
he was the engineer was so remarkable as
to often excite comment
Train 20. on the Vandaia. which is sched-
(TreenCaSflp
Indianapolis. thirty-eght miles. in forty
nine minutes. yesterday left Greencastle
Union Station but three minutes late COW
erng the thirty-eight miles in thirty-four
minutes, the quickest time ever made with
a regular train between the two points
There were eight cars in the train.
j. Q. Van Winkle general superintendent
OF the Big -Four lines, is not pleased with
a rumor current to the effect that a num-
per OF conductors are to be dropped. He
says there is no ground for such a state
meht, and 1t simply makes the passenger
conductors anxious without cause. Mr.. Van
Wlnkle says that business was never heav-
ier nor mas the transportation department
been better handled and with as little fric-
tlon as at the present time.
Inc new block signal equipment of the
Big -Four between Indianapolis and Gin
clnnau is doing good service and aiding
greatly in the movement of the heavy
traffic. Another Improvement is the LONG
passing tracks between Cleves, where the
sixteen miles of double track west of Gin
cinnati ends and where the five miles OF
double track at the Indianapolis end of the
division commences. Every six miles there
is a passing track $3.50 feet long and so ar
ranged that either the main track or pass
ing track can be utilized as desired by the
man in charge of the block signal at the
end of each of these long passing tracks.
A number of Pennsylvania officials met
yesterday in this city at the office Gf NJ
w. Mansfield. superintendent of the Indian
apolis & Vincennes The conference was re-
garding fast freight service, and thee were
Chicago division; Harry May, trainmaster
of that division: j. S. May superintendent
Of the Richmond division of the Panhandle;
b. w. Taylor, superintendent of the Louis
vile division of the Pennsylvania lines
Chief Train Dispatcher Eggleson, Train
master Bennett and several freight officials.