The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-02

restoration Of rates. as tariff rates are ex-
ceedingly low as compared with a few years
ago.
"A, B. Starr, superintendent of the eastern
division of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne q
Chicago, was called to New York on Satur-
day by the sudden death of a brother.
John f. Miller, general superintendent of
the pennsylvania southwestern system, who
was confined at home last week with touch
OF the grip, vas much better yesterday
Charles Clarke has been appointed state
agent for New York of the Grand Trunk
". j. Hunter will succeed him as travelling
freight agent, with headquarters at Detroit
DR. William Cullen Bryant of Clenwood
has been appointed division surgeon of the
Baltimore q Ohio the request of en-
ployes to the superintendent of the division
The Big Four lines proper handled at In
dianapolis last week $3.50 loaded cars, which
was 80 fewer cars than were handled at
1887
The Vandalia handled at indianapolis last
week 2252 loaded cars, ia more than in the
corresponding week of 1897 The road
brought in 1857 loaded cars and forwarded
west SIS.
W. M. Mcconnell on Saturday severed his
connection with the Baltimore & Ohio to
take the position of general agent of the
Seaboard Airline, with headquarters at
Washington.
on Saturday the new private car of Mar
vim Hughitt, president of the Chicago &
Northwestern, was delivered TO him. 1t is
the finest private car ever built by the Pull
man Company
George G. Clay has returned from service
In the United States navy and has been
appointed district superintendent of the
| Wagner Palace Car Company with head
| quarters at Grand Rapids, Mich.
Commencing with yesterday the overland
| train of the Union Pacific makes connection
| at Granger Wyo for Portland Ore, and
| this reduces the time from Chicago to Port
| land thirteen hours and fifty-tve minutes.
The Lehigh Valley road will lay a second
| track on the mountains near Wilkesbarre
| Tor distance of eight miles. The road Will
| then be double track from New York to
| Buffalo on its main line. The work will be
| quite expensive, but the increase in business
/ forces the company to make the improve
| ment.
All records of engine building were broken
| last week at the shops of the Pennsylvania
/ Company at ALTOONA, when a large mogul
| engine was put together in twenty-one and
| half hours. The frame of the engine was
| set up in twenty-eight minutes. Photographs
| We're taken every five hours as the work
/ proceeded.
DR.. Ford, chief surgeon of the Big Four
| lines, who was to remove his headquarters
| from Wabash to Indianapolis to-day, will be
/ delayed by the death of his father. On COM
| ing to this city DIR. Ford will take rooms
| in the Hume building, on East Ohio street
/ and Will have associated with him DIR. Regi-
| maid Garstang.
| So scarce are laborers in Mexico that it
/ is becoming serious question with the rail-
| road companies building new lines or eX-
| tensions. In fact, on two roads work has
been stopped for want of men for the COM
| mon work; 81 per day is paid, which is so
/ cents more a day than has been usually paid
| for that class of labor
All of the Eastern roads have furnished
| the chairman of the Central Freight AssO-
/ citation with what is stated to be q COM
| plete list of contracts with shippers These
| are to be taken care of and in this man
| ner it is hoped to avert future trouble
| through new contracts being made and then
| reported to be old ones. :
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
this point last week 5,110 loaded cars, which
| was LOIS more than in the corresponding
| week of 1897 On the Indianapolis division
| there were forwarded east 1,216 loaded cars
and LOSS brought in The Indianapolis &
| Vincennes had another big week, handling
LOS loaded cars, exceeding 100 for the Sec
| ond time in the roads history.
i Receiver Hunt of the Toledo, St Louis &.
| Kansas City, in deciding to discontinue the
! through car line between Indianapolis and
| st. Louis over the Indiana, Decatur & West
| ern and the Toledo ST. Louis e Kansas
CITY mas greatly relieved the passenger rate
situation as much of the travel carried by
/ the line was at reduced rates and indirectly
it was rate demoralizing line.
The Lake Shore has issued a unique New
| Years greeting in the form of a souvenir.
On the nFst page IS a cat OF boys climbing
upon a gate to watch the new fast mail
train pass by On the third page is a cut
OF the train underlined with, Here she
| comes" The fourth page has the New
| Years greeting, and the other outside cover
| IS the trade mark of the Lake Shore, mail
| bag.
A year ago the Chicago, Burlington &
| Quincy reported an increase in gross earn
| ings for November over 1896 of $979, $751; and
a surplus of $315.190 after paying expenses,
| fixed charges, etc, and this was deemed
phenomenal showing, but the report of
November, 1898 excels all former earning
| records for November there being a gain
| over 1897 in gross earnings of $1157.128 and
| in surplus Of 1858, 691.
Since the death of R. B.. F. PIERCE, late
| receiver Of the Toledo, ST. Louis & Kansas
City, the work he did in developing the line
| becomes more and more apparent, says one
| identified with the company. The elevator
| systems at points on the line which have
| proven of great benefit to the road, We're
| OF his planning, as was the development of
| the coal mines along it's line. The first move
| he made after being appointed receiver was
| TO get permission from the court to purchase
| five hundred coal cars, which have been in
| strumental in considerably swelling the
| earnings of the road. Many economies were
introduced at his suggestion, which were
| practical and at the same time did not un-
| favorably affect the traffic. In the selection
| of J. w. Sherwood as superintendent he
| made a wise move. greatly increasing the
| efficiency of the train service.