The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-09

eight years past, has accepted the position
or superintendent OF the BROOKS locomotive
WORKS, ne succeeding David Russell, who
has acted in that capacity for some years,
ana VINO has been promoted.
The Big Four is being compelled to shave
OH It's station platforms on account OF
new engine brought out the otner DAY. The
nrst tlme 1t went over the track II scraped
almost all OF the platforms and in some
places raised considerable havoc.
In the month of May the Panhandle for
warded to Eastern markets from the In
dianapolis stock yards 622 carloads of stock;
of the number 315 were double-deck cars
loaded with hogs and 81 double-deck loaded
with sheep; 127 cars single deck were
loaded with horses, and 113 with cattle.
e. o: Mccormick. passenger traffic man
ager or the Big Four, has given instructions
that they strictly maintain passenger rates
and cont1ne themselves to the instructions
OF me central passenger Association IN the
matter OF giving reduced rates to parties,
conventions, etc.
John F. Miller, general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania Southwestern system,
ness of the superintendent of the Indianapo-
lis division he is called frequently to Indian
apolis Trainmaster Greenen is improving
in health and beginning to attend to the
duties of his position.
]. L. Snow car-service superintendent of
the Chesapeake & Ohio, is in the city. He
of the New River district five to six hun
dred carloads of coal a day. a large per
cent. of 1t going to New England points.
The coal traffic of the line is now the
heaviest 1T has ever handled
Under the time schedule that becomes eff
fective on the Panhandle next Sunday the
company will have seventy-two trains run
ming between Pittsburg and Carnegie. most
of them stopping at intermediate stations.
the fast and frequent service between those
points is winning back business which has
been going over the electric line.
Official figures show that the receipts from
sales OF tickets at Indianapolis for the
month of May were 81 in excess of
those of May, 1897, being $62 ,144.SO, and $12.-
o4o or TINS increase was on legitimate bust
ness; the movement of the troops account
ing Tor the other receipts Since Oct. 1 the
receipts from sales of tickets show an in
crease over the corresponding eight months
ending May 81, 1897, of $90,412.
The Pennsylvania is testing, at Philadel-
pnla, freight handler, a device of one of
It's employees, f. c. O'Brian The machine
consists OF. a light but powerful portable
crab or hoist, with anchors that will hold
70 almost anything, and it can be readily
transported from place to place by two men.
1t can be used for unloading the heaviest
BOXES, barrels or packages from cars and
Where 1t is necessary to move the cars
themselves the machine can do the work of
a locomotive
. The board of managers of the Joint Traf-
nc Association has made a ruling which
". Wes 1 men say IS very unjust and favors
erect that freight taken in competition with
the Canadian Pacific in the East and des-
CiHcu W ldT western points must pay tull
tariff up to Chicago, which means that if
the freight is to be carried at reduced rates
on account of the competition of the Ca
madam Pacific Western roads must stand all
the shrinkage.
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way, 1t is announced, has leased the use of
the Union Pacific Denver & Gulf tracks
between Pueblo and Denver and will take
up Its own tracks between these points. 1t
is President Ripley's policy to combine with
other roads wherever two tracks run par
terminal
avoiding the expense of keeping up an extra
track. This has already been accomplished
between Kansas City and st. Joseph, and
other points are in contemplation.
Some months ago M. E. ingalls,, president
of the Big Four lines, said if the Big -Four
lines proper for the fiscal year ending with
June 80 1898. showed an increase of 81, $50 900
over the year ending with June 1897, he
would be satisfied. The first eleven months
of its present fiscal year the lines earned
$l3, 1W,5 $50, an increase over the correspond
ing period of the previous year of 81 los, 942.
Unless this month makes more unfavor-
able exhibit than that of June, 1897, the sum
named by President ingalls, will be realized.