The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-19

cars. and arrived seven minutes late From
Evansville Junction TO GTeensburg the train
was hauled at speed of seventy miles an
hour.
William Green. ex-general manager of the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern. has been
called to New York by the sudden death Of
his brother. David Green.
The Pennsylvania and Monon lines viii
to-day carry a carload Of prisoners from
Michigan City Penitentiary.
]. o. Stout, of Duluth. Mimi, will on Feb.
l succeed Eugene Jones as travelling pas
senger agent Of the Great Northern, with
headquarters at Columbus 0.
Charles w. Graves travelling passenger
agent Of the Great Northern, has been pro-
NOTED to district passenger and freight
agent, with headquarters at Toronto.
The Pennsylvania. the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie and the Pittsburg q Western will build
q union station at New Castle, Pa, where
the tracks of the three lines converge.
Under the new rules all applicants for
positions on the Pennsylvania lines are re-
CURED to undergo physical examination
similar To that Of men entering the United
states military service
Freight traffic officials of the trunk lines
have under consideration the reduction of
live stock rates from Missouri river points
to Eastern markets and reduction of the
rate on flour for export
+. NJ. Newell who has represented the
lake SEore road at st. Paul as northwestern
freight agent, has res gned and goes o Pitts
burg to represent the Chicago Great West
ern, succeeding J. F. McFarlane.
+. Sullivan, general roadmaster of the
Lake Erie d Westerns Indianapolis and
Michigan City division, who has rendered
his resignation, was appointed to the po-
sition forty years ago, when David Macy,
deceased, was president of the road.
William j. Dwyer, foreman of shops at
Altoona died in hospital at Philadelphia
on Monday, where he went TO have sur
glcal operation performed. Mr.. Dwyer for
some years worked in the shops of the
pennsylvania Company at Fort Wayne
One Of the Lake Shores ten-wheel Brooks
engines on Tuesday hauled the fast mail,
consisting of seven cars, from Buffalo to
Erie, nlnety-fve miles, in ~ minutes. This
includes two full stops. For several con-
tinuous miles a speed of eighty-four miles
an hour was attained.
The twelfth annual report of the Railroad
Mems Building and Saving Association
shows the assets of the association Jan. l.
1925, to have been S67S. 1894. 81 total sum loaned
since the organization, $1,69S, 312.97; total div
ldends paid since organization, $685. 102. IS;
cash on hand JAN /, $16,453.S9.
The Big Four has been making extensive
improvements at Cleveland in the way of
yards for bulk tracks 1t now has a large
piece of ground graded, with eight tracks
which will hold 200 cars, with driveways be-
tween the tracks, making the best bulk
yards oNn-d by any road entering Cleveland
President Cox, of the Terre Haute car
works, was in the city yesterday He SAYS
and are building 600 cars for the Pennsyl-
vanla road, 100 for the Chicago &; West
Michigan, and have number of good orders
on hand. On Monday the works put in serv-
ice new 40j-horse power engine
It Is officially announced that on March
the general passenger and freight depart
VIII be consolidated. l. M. Bortie, general
passenger agent, will retire, and Stewart
Murray. now general freight agent, will be-
come traf1c manager of both departments
Mr.: Bortie held the position from which he
rotires for several years.
Judge Hammond. in the United States Cir
cult Court at Cleveland, yesterday over
ruled the motion of the railways in the
Cleveland lake front case. The attorneys
for the railways, at the opening of the
case several days ago, moved that the court
decide the case in their favor on pleadings
already before the court, and refuse to take
any further testimony. The Judge decided
ne court could not grant the railways mo-
ton, and ordered the trial to proceed before
jury.
Representatives from the Western and
central Passenger Associations held a con-
ference at Chicago yesterday for the pur-
pose OF compiling military rates for the
railroads of the Western and Central States
in the transportation of troops The gov
eminent now has its own rates for troops
on the "bond-aided'' and 'land-grant'' roads
and 1t IS the purpose of the representatives
Of the other roads to arrange for uniformity
of rates as far consistent. The meeting
was held behind closed doors but it is said
no definite arrangements were arrived at.
y meeting of great Importance to railway
managers is called to be held at Buffalo in
March to formally organize an American
Railway Maintenance of Way Association
committee consisting of some of the
ablest chief engineers OF American railways
has just been chosen by Chairman Augustus
Torrey, of the Michigan Central Railway
to formulate a constitution and bylaws for
this association. This committee is COM
posed Of the following members: j. F. Wal
lace, Illinois Central; p. A. Peterson Ca
madam Pacific: Thomas Rodd. Pennsylva-
MIA; c. H Hudson, Southern Railway; W.
G, Curtis Southern Pacific Railway. l.. c.
Fritch, of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
is secretary of the association.
The new Pullman sleeping cars recently
placed in service between New York, Buffalo
and Chicago on Lehigh Valley trains are
the latest production of the Pullman shops,
and are cons dered by that company superior
to any heretofore constructed, several spe-
cial features having been introduced The
cars are seventy-eight feet long over plat
forms, and contain all the latest improve
ments, including wide vestibules, gas sys-
tenn of lighting and safety system of steam
heat. They are finished in carefully selected
vermlllion wood secured in the East Indies,
handsomely decorated with the latest design
inlaid marquetry work The upholstery on
the seats and backs, which is a moquette
of a Persian design, with green border and
center pattern of bright colors was espe-
cially imported for these cars. The orna-
mentation of the ceiling harmoniZes with the
upholstery and other interior finishingS, CIV
ing the car an arabesque effect