The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-28

direction has yet been made, and it is
limited that the Illinois Central may have
something to say regarding the alliance.
+. W. Vaughn has resigned as chief engi-
neer OF the Nickel-plate Railroad TO take a
similar position with Western road HIS
place will be taken by E. f. Hart, divi-
sion engineer.
On Nov. l F. d. Miller, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Illinois Central, will be
transferred from San Antonio. Tex, to Gin
Ginnatl as city passenger agent, ana 7. X;
Ryan. who is in poor health, will succeed
Mr.. Miller at San Antonio.
The Pennsylvania Company will assume
full control of the Cleveland. Akron & Co
lumbus road on the first OF next month H.
W. Byers, from the Pittsburg, Youngstown
&c Ashtabula will be the new superintend-
ent. and division headquarters will be at
Akron, o.
Joseph Averill, general yardmaster of the
yard the receipts Of coal from Clay county
are running from seventy to eighty cars a
day and would exceed one hundred cars
were the company able to furnish the
empty cars called for.
Contractors Dorwin, Young & Co., who
are engaged In grading for second track
on the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago
among the laborers $1,000 for men and
teams, and yesterday similar sum was
is:ributed along the line east of Fort
Wayne.
The average rate per ton per mile on the
Big Four lines in the year ending June 80,
lssy. was .54l cent, against .624 in the year
ending June 80 1898, and .es1 in the year
ton per mile in the year ending June. 80.
1889, on the Wabash was .55S cent, against
.624 in 1888 and SCI in 1897.
Grand Chief Clarke, of the Order of Rail-
trainmen, are in Montpelier, VT. to confer
with General Manager Fitzhugh, Of the
Central Vermont concerning labor troubles
on that line. The officials were well re-
ceived and expect to experience no trouble
In adjusting the alleged grievances.
The Indiana, Decatur a. Western is
handling the largest tonnage in its his
tory. Its large engines are bringing in for
ty to forty-fve loaded cars per train and
the road Is running three scheduled freight
trains. The Ohio river division is turning
lumber.
The transcontinental railroads are prepar-
ing for extraordinary big business to and
from California this fall and winter. Per-
maps the most remarkable improvements
are those which have been made by the
burlington route in connection with the
Rio Grande & Denver and Southern Pacific.
These lines have reduced the running time
across the continent thirteen and one-half
hours.
The Queen & Crescent timetable folders
appear this month in a new dress. This in
cludes handsome and attractive title page
and other interesting features. The time
tables of the Queen q Crescent are always
WIFI Oh Speclal interest
70 the traveller and the public in general.
and this new edition is unusually we'll filled
with matter of interest to travellers, includ-
ing series OF small maps, each Of which
tells its story in a complete way.
The Baltimore & Ohio has just placed an
order for 1850 tons of eighty-fve-pound
steel rail for delivery In 1900. The order
has been divided, the Carnegie Company
getting $1,000 tons, the Maryland Steel Com
pany 5000. the Cambria Steel Company 5000
and the Federal Steel Company 1900. The
contract price is about 1913 per ton. OF the
total amount just ordered the Baltimore
& Ohio proper will get 5000 tons, the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern 1880 the Pitts
burg & Western 1900 and the Cleveland
Terminal &c Valley 1000
The Chicago Record says this morning
Before many months have passed, it is
confidently said, the Illinois Central will be
a competitor on the spot for Nashville bust.
ness. In local railway circles yesterday II
was persistently rumored that the road
practically had completed arrangements fol
entering Tennessee's capital, and that the
plan would be carried out as rapidly as pos
sible. 1t was said that an extension OF
the line would be made from Hopkinsville
KY, to GAINESVILLE, Tenn, a distance OF
about thirty miles, and that the projected
line of the Tennessee Central would be USED
from GAINESVILLE into Nashville