The Indianapolis journal., 1899-12-18
with hauling Trains 20 and Il and Train 5
with two locomotives

with two locomotives.
1t is stated that a portion of the money
raised by the new Issue of stock by the
pennsylvania will be used in double track
ing the Panhandle between Columbus and
indianapolis and the portion Of the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago which is now
single track.
The Big Four handled at Indianapolis
last week 1853 loaded cars, against 1888
In the corresponding week OF 1895, de-
crease this year OF S14 loaded cars. The
loaded car movement over all the divisions,
General Superintendent Van Wrinkle says,
is the heaviest ever known In December.
]. &. Hill, superintendent of bridges and
buildings on the Memphis division Of the
Southern Railway for some years. Will on
Jan. taxa the position OF genei al road
master OF the Knoxville division ff the
Southern Railway. Mr. Hill was at one
time in the maintenance OF way department.
Of the Wabash.
The paymasters of the Pennsylvania and
of the Big Four are now on the lines pay
ing for November service and disbursing the
largest SUN of money for the same month
in the history of those roads. Trainmen
made large mileage. and the shops en-
ployed more men and worked more hours
than ever before.
The traffic of the Pennsylvania lines on
its Toledo division has increased the last
three years beyond all expectations. which
necessitates heavy outlay for improve
ments in the way of yards and other
terminal facilities at that point. Among
other thing the road is to be double
tracked for three miles out of Toledo.
David Davis. who has been in the en-
ploy of the Pennsylvania forty years was
buried at Pittsburg on Saturday. For
years past he was superintendent Of the
paint shops at that point He was mein-
ber of the Veterans Association and one Of
the organizers of the railroad brancn of
the Young Mems Christian Association
F. A. Wann, general freight agent of the
Chicago & Alton, has issued notice TO
agents of the line in Illinois directing them
to notify shippers that on account of the
blockade in Chicago no more grain will be
received for the present consigned to points
east of Chicago, and agents are instructed
not TO quote rates or give bills or iadlng
for grain except to Chicago proper.
The earnings of the Toledo, st. Louis G.
Kansas City from week to week indicate
that unless 1t becomes an interest Of one
of the trunk lines II will be of little profit
to its owners. Since July l the road, when
all other lines are showing handsome III
creases, earned but $941, ,9Oi, against $l0l1.h7
in the corresponding five months of lS7.
and against S,ll4.967 In November, 1887.
Work will begin in few days on the
new freight terminal of the Lackawanna.
which is to be established on property re-
Gently purchased in Brooklyn An i'm
mense freight warehouse for freight, prob
ably the largest in Brooklyn, will be con-
structed The property is particularly val
liable as a railroad terminal, and for a
number of years various transportation
companies have tried to secure 1t.
James Calkins, foreman of the Lake
Shore roundhouse at Air Line Junction, o.,
has been appointed engine dispatcher at
the Elkhart office, which controls all the
engines west of Toledo, and is succeeded
of the Cleveland and Toledo division. Mr..
CalkinS succeeds w. o. Thompson, who re-
signed to accept a position with the Boston
Inspirator Company. Mr.. Calkins's ap-
f.xA,~1
employees. 1t is asserted that Master Me-
chanic j. o. Bradeen, of Norwalk, o., will
succeed Master Mechanic w. L. Gilmore,
resigned at this place on Jan. /. 1900.
The details of Baltimore & Ohio operat-
ing expenses i'm the five months ending
Nov. 80 snow the character of the COM
panys management and indicates that
Vice President Murray, who in the main
selected the men now at the heads of de-
partments, made good selections and with
recent official changes still further i'm
provement is looked for. In the five
months the gross earnings increased 81, ,6i4,-
3l9 as result of the carriage Of a greatly
increased tonnage. even at the low rates
which prevailed, and a larger number of
passengers, and this same business was
carried at an increased cost of but s10.31S.
B. NJ. Starks. superintendent of the Lou
isvile & Nashville Railroad for the past
two years, has been selected by President
Smith, of the Louisville & Nashville, and
President Thomas Of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga St Louis roads, as superintend-
ent OF the new joint terminals in Nash
Vile and the appointment becomes effective
JAM 1. j. w. Logsdon, superintendent of
the Cumberland division, with headquar-
ters at Mddlesboro, will become superin-
tendent of the Louisville division. w. E.
Knox, superintendent of the Alabama
Mineral vision. will succeed Logsdon at
Middlesboro. T. z. Brooks, in charge of
the transportation and traffic departments
OF the Louisville G. Nashville at Florence,
Ala, will take Mr.. Knoxs place Super
intendent Seeley Dunn, of the Owensboro
& Evansville division, will be transferred
TO Evansville as assistant superintendent
of the Henderson & st. Louis divisions f.
H. Mann, who has heretofore held this
place, will be transferred to other du-
ties.