The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-11

pany proposes to place interlocking plants
at all crossings OF other railways
]. j. Turner, general manager of the Van
dalia lines, and wife, who have been visit
ing friends in Pittsburg for two or three
days, are expected to return to-day.
The Nickel-plate is doing the heaviest
business in months. On Thursday, be-
tween Chicago and Bellevue, forty
trains were handled in twenty-four hours.
Harry Smith, recently appointed west
bound agent of the Lake Shore and Lee
high Valley fast freight line, with head
quarters at Cincinnati will take charge
Dec. 10.
The Chicago & Southeastern is pushing
work on its roundhouse, shops and turn
table at Muncie. The company VIII not
run trains there probably before March
next year.
A railway official OF prominence says the
talk OF a consolidation of the Big Four
and the Chesapeake & Ohio is absurd, as
the Vanderbilts practically control the Big
Four and the j. Pierpont Morgan people
the Chesapeake & Ohio.
1t is stated that Charles NJ Head will
be the president of the consolidated lines
now constituting the Pere Marquette sys-
tenn, there now being 1854 miles in the sys-
tenn, the consolidated company owning 2lo
locomotives and S,S29 cars.
The Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City is
just completing new depot at Marion
which is a credit tc that company. The
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Glover Leaf will then all have commodious
passenger stations at that point.
During the past year the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton added eight new high
grade locomotives to its power, and ninety
six of its engines have either been rebuilt
or subjected TO a general overhaulinS. Su-
perintendent of Motive Power Cory says
never before in the roads history has it
been so well provided with 'wer.
William NJ. Reagan last week com oleted
fhas
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton. He COM
menced as water boy TO the construction
gang on the c., II. & l., and on the lst
day of September, 1868. he acted as brake
man on the first passenger train OF this
line that reached this city.
President Burt, of the Union Pacific. is
in New York. 1t is an interesting fact that
the directors of the Union Pacihc and the
Chicago & Northwestern held their meet
ings on the same day and in adjoining
rooms. Little credence is given to the re-
port that the Chicago & Northwestern is
to lease the Union Pacific, although the
Vanderbilts are largely interested In both
properties.
with safety appliances twenty-one years
ago, and other roads have been at work
along the same lines for shorter period.
Some roads would have done nothing in
that direction but for the pressure OF the
act of Congress. Nearly all lines are now
I'm such shape that the risk of accidents
is or soon will be greatly reduced and ease
and economy in operating greatly IN
creased.
Master Mechanic Cleaver, of the Louis
vile, Evansville & ST. Louis, has issued no.
tce that after Dec. 81 the treasurer of the
company will not honor any orders given
against wages of any employe except for
such articles as are required by them un-
der the rules; that is, uniforms lanterns,
watches, insurance or instruction in the
international correspondence schools, ex-
10 1rIO rICt anti he
who may give an order for SIS only to en-
able them TO secure board until first pay
day.
But five roads in the United States have
fully complied with the law compelling
equipment of all cars with automatic
couplers and air brakes. The Boston &
Maine will be added to the number before
the year expires. The Lackawanna has
been spoken of in the past as an old fogy
road, but it was the first to announce that
Ii had fully complied with the law regard
ing such improvements. The Denver & Rio
Grande differs from all other lines: in that
it has every one of its cars provided with
air brakes and but so per cent with auto
matte couplers.
AS the Pennsylvania lines have always
been looked upon as maintaining rates,
the following will be in the nature or a
surprise: There is a speck of war brew
ing locally over the theatrical rates.
Charges have been made of illegal manipu-
lation of rates TO secure business out or
Pittsburg, and il is claimed that some of
the local passenger men have been guilty
of violating the rules and agreements Of
the Central Passenger Association. The
report comes from Buffalo that the Penn
sylvania lines have been called upon to
explain just how they obtain certain
theatrical business out of Pittsburg, and
that charges have been preferred against
them by the Baltimore & Ohio. 1t appears
that the entire muddle is due to the differ
enual question. which has always been
source of trouble to all the lines. The
evidence appears to indicate that in this
case the differential privilege was misap-
piled and that some of the hustling pas
senger men of the different lines, in their
efforts to get business, made illegal rates"