The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17

sumed the duties Of a dispatcher. thus Sc
curing shorter hours and less arduous work
while pursuing his studies in medicine.
Yesterday a train of sixty cars laden with
Springfield, o., passed north over the Big
Four, hauled by one Of the big Garstang
freight locomotives
Instructions have been given to the mas
ter car builder of the P~ittsburg, Fort Wayne
q Chicago to build twenty-four palace horse
cars Of the same pattern OF the one recently
built at those shops
The trackla yers of the Columbus Lima e.
Is TO be finished at once TO Continental,
and then to Columbus. a point the promoters
expect 10 reach by Dec. L
A Cleveland paper Is authority for the
statement that the new owners of the Lake
Erie & Western will take control in a few
days and that II Is to be operated in the
interests Of the Lake Shore.
The Southern Railway has taken charge
of the Northern Alabama Railroad. a trade
for which was closed several days ago. The
road extends from Sheffield, Ala, TO Parrish,
Ala, and is 101 miles in length.
j. J. Turner, general manager Of the Van
dalia line, r. u. Turner. general superin-
tendent Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day
ton lines, and Superintendent Parker, OF the
Monon, were in the city yesterday.
The employees in the shops of the Toledo.
st. Louis < Kansas City quit work In a
body on Monday pending the settlement of
the question whether they are to receive ex-
ira pay for night and Sunday work.
The Pennsylvania has opened its new prod
uce yards at Pittsburg, where there are bulk
has been in the serivec of the Pennsylvania
Company eighteen years. has been appoint
ed agent.
Indications are that the Southern Railway
Will carry out its programme in relation TO
the Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis, which
Is TO secure control of the bonds and have
the road sold, buying Ii and effectIng a thor
ough reorganization.
II y Thomas nreSfdepf IF the Eria lines
says there is no truth in the report that a
new Office is to be created. that OF general
manager. and that the position has been
offered to G. L. Schaf, now general man
ager Of the Big Four.
1t is stated that the security holders Of
the Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City are
working singly and alone for the protection
of their interests and there are no negotia-
tons pending for a sale of the property to
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
The business of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne
d Chicago has fallen off somewhat, while
the Erie and Ashtabula divisions Of the
Pennsylvania lines are rushed with traffic.
and a number of the Fort Wayne. engines
have beeen transferred to these divisions.
The Pittsburg. Fort Wayne e. Chicago.
the Baltimore q Ohio and the Michigan
Central have joined in establishing new and
South Chicago. Three large grain eleva-
tors and a large transfer house are to be
built.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton has
purchased for delivery in July two more
huge coal and ore derricks for the docks
at Toledo. When in service the company
will be able to handle eighty carloads of
coal and fully as many carloads of ore in
ten hours.
President Thomson, Of the Pennsylvania
lines. and official party, who are on their
diar apolis at n:O a. m, stop here two hours
and leave over the Vandalia for Terre Haute.
v. T.. Malott. receiver Of the Vandalia, will
join the party here.
Tbo -o-- 49, oo-l "a A. - l;l -1x
go into effect on Sunday, and when IL will
IS not definitely known. General Manager
Ramsey is in Washington on business con-
is thought some changes are contemplated
In running the mail trains.
A number Of conductors who attended the
annual convention of the Order of Railway
Conductors at Detroit are returning and
express themselves much pleased with the
trip. About $50 conductors and their friends
went on a special train to Niagara Falls on
Saturday. returning on Monday. The Wa
bash furnished the train.
The best run ever made on the Wabash,
weight of train and other things considered.
was accomplished last Friday evening. The
train was a special of four cars bearing the
st. Louis Railway Club home from Cham
paign, where 1t had been the guest of the
University OF Illinois. The train left Sid
ney Station at 5:33 o'clock and pulled into
the station at st. Louis at STA o'clock. The
distance between the starting point and the
party's destination was 1902 miles, and 1t
was covered in two. hours and forty-six min
utes. From Decatur to Granite City the
special covered los miles in ninety-five and
a half minutes. The previous record was
ninety-eight minutes.
The railroad branch Of the Young Mems
Christian Association at Buffalo on Sunday
celebrated its eleventh anniversary. The To-
tai membership of the association Is 1850,
an increase during the year of 934. This ex-
c~eedingly large membership places the East
Buffalo association third on the list of rail-
road departments in the country, Philadel-
phia being first and New York second. Dur
Ing the year two religious meetings were
held weekly, while on every Saturday night
there was a social evening which 1872 per-
sons attended. During the year 5,423 meals
were served, 2,233 beds coupled and 1912
baths furnished. So great has been the de-
mand in this last quarter that the bath
rooms have been Increased. Several new
features have been added. among them be-
ing a Quarter-mile cinder bicycle path. a.
basket ball court and an extensive club
house where those desiring can secure in
struction in physical culture. The hospital
treated $50 cases and has nroYed a great