The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05

the vanderbilt lines east
The old brick passenger station at La
fayette Junction, built by the Big Four
and the Wabash when the indianapolis u
Lafayette road and Wabash were con-
structed. Is TO be abandoned.
The officials OF the Wabash lines at St.
Louis have contributed 500 to the relief
fund OF cyclone s~uferers at Kirksville, and
the unfortunate territory free.
The new interlocking plant at Lafayette
has been approved by the state authorities
and was put I'm operation yesterday. The
plant has sixty working levers. and is one
of the most complete in the State.
III. ID. Lyon. motive power clerk Of the
Panhandle. or Monday celebrated the nine
teenth anniversary Of his service with the
Pennsylvania system. having commenced as
a hoy and worked up to the responsible
position he now holds.
The laborers working for Contractor Nc
Nally, grading the route for the new South
Shore" extension of the Panhandle, were
reduced Saturday 20 s1-35 per day. A num-
Der OF the men refused to go 10 work. Men
from wheeling took their places.
The Big Four has secured options on con-
siderable property at Anderson as a pre-
paratory step to removing the Michigan
division yards to the south part of Ander-
son, where more room can be obtained and
switching done 70 better advantage.
All the West Shore through trains began
running on the New York Central tracks
between Buffalo and Schuyler Junction May
l. and the station facilities of the Central
will hereafter be at the disposal of West
Shore passengers between those two points.
Representatives of the roads south of the
terested In export traffic via points on the
Gulf OF Mexico have been invited to meet
with the Interstate-commerce Commission
at washington on May 10. TO consider the
rate situation.
The new passenger engines of the Chi
cago, Burlington * Quincy do not weigh
the country. Instead of weighing 127 tons,
as reported. they weigh $4,000 pounds. and
the Wabash Columbian type OF engine
weighs 15S.0OO pounds.
The reports that C. E. Schaff. general
manager Of the Big Four, will, on his re-
turn from abroad. sever his connection with
the Big Four. says one of his closest friends.
have no foundation. Had he intended TAX
ing any such step he would not have pre-
pared plans 10 be carried out on the Big
Four on his return.
Interstate-commerce Commission. involving
the legality of relative rates charged on
domestic and export shipments of grain
and grain products has been assigned for
hearing by the commission at the United
States Court rooms, postofice buildings. city
of New York, on Monday. May 10. at ii
O'Clock a m.
The railroad fraternity Of the lines CEN
tering at Pittsburg passed appropriate reso-
buttons on the death of Samuel H.. Tnomp-
son. who represented the Missouri Pacific
at that city. Z. A. Ford. general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines west, fur
nished a Pullman car TO carry friends Of
.
buried yesterday.
The first official act under the anti-pass
law which on Monday became effective In
Wisconsin, was performed by the State
| Board of Control on Wednesday. when it
purchased mileage books over the Chicago
& Northwestern, the Chicago, Milwaukee &
for each member at a cost OF $3.50, the total
mileage being thirty thousand miles.
Committees of the trunk lines and Cen
tral Passenger Association. held a joint
L M arfn IN hfO0OA rr0ENardav RI consider
Grand Army rates. The principal question
under debate was whether the usual differ
business. The Committee will make two re-
ports upon the matter and 1t will be taken
up at next Wednesdays meeting Of the Gen.
trail Passenger Association.
Engineer w. r. Jones. of Williamsburg, a
member Of the advisory board on the Penn
sylvania Railroad Relief Association. has
Just returned from Philadelphia. where ne
ports the association in splendid condition.
Notwithstanding that over $4,000 was paid
of 1899. The cause of such a large amount
being distributed was due TO an epidemic
Of grip.
Vice Presidents McCrea. Brooks and
Woods, of the Pennsylvania Company, on
Wednesday made an inspection trip over the
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus road. General
Manager Loree, of the Pennsylvania lines
west. and John F. Miller. general superin-
tendent of the Southwestern lines. accom-
Panying them This trip at least gives color
~ tie SldNcI1cil lHdQc d e OdyS = lid
a deal is pending by which the Pennsylvania
expects to secure control of the Q. A. & c..
All the arrangements have been COM
pleted for the annual meeting of the Vet
burg diviesion of the PennsyifVandia. which
will be held at Altoona May Is. Among
other features of this annual gathering will
be the election of officers TO serve for the
next three years. Robert Pitcairn is now
president, Thomas Ridley vice president and
John Alldred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. The asso-
citation was organized in Pittsburg some
seven or eight years ago, and Col. Thomas
E. Watt. passenger agent of the western
division of the Pennsylvania lines, Is re-
garded as the father of the association.
After a most persistent fight Of nearly ff-
teen years the Merchants and Manufactur-
ers' Association of Baltimore has secured
from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. This
right not only includes the South. but en-
braces the West and other sections of the
country. and undoubtedly means incalcu-
liable trade and mercantile advantages 10
that city. which are bound to result ben
efcially to the merchants. manufactured
and other business men Of Baltimore. Al
though the B. & o. was ready TO grant the
right long ago, when the the mater M ,ss 1o Was
Traffic Association, the road was always
smothered in a preponderance of negative
votes. The railroad did not care to drop
from the association on this account, as IL
would probably have caused a rate war II
the Western freight or passenger business
Recently an order was issued by the Pan
MANURE itquiiu6 cHSAhSS tduihS
goods trains to run through TO Columbus
from Pitcairn and vice versa without
change. This Is taken by the men as mean
ing that before many months the crews as
well as the engines will be assigned to the
long run of Dos miles. The passenger en-
gines and crews are now running through
from Pittsburg to Columbus. a distance of
1893 miles. without change. and the passen-
ger and freight train crews on the Fort
Wayne In through service are running be-
tween Pittsburg and Crestline, 19 miles.
The trainmen of the Panhandle believe that
within the next two months they will re-
ceive orders 10 run through to Columbus
from Pitcairn. POS miles. The Panhandle
however, is not In as good condition for long
runs as the Fort Wayne. as the latter line
has less grades and curves. but it is ad-
mitted by all practical railroad men that its
condition Is not near so good as that of the
Panhandle when ballast, heavy steel rails
and electric signals are considered.
The annual meeting Of stockholders Of the
Michigan Central Railroad was held at De
troit yesterday. The old board of directors
was reelected. as follows: Cornelius Van
derbilt. Frederick ". Vanderbilt. E6vin ID.
Worcester. Chauncey NJ. Depew, William K.
Vanderbilt, H.. b. Ledyard, Samuel F.
Baxger. Ashley Pond and Frederick s.
Winston. Those present were Senator
Chauncey NJ. Depew. Attorney Ashley Pond
and Secretary E. d. Worcester. Sixteen mil
lion dollars of the 1900. 900 capital stock
was represented. chiefly by proxy. The an
nual report shows a total OF $14. 06. 1881
earned during the year. an increase of S349.-
O0. The freight earnings were Se.9S9, S2 Ss;
passenger. S.2l5-2sS-2O. The passenger traffic
shows a decrease OF $l4S.o0: freight traffic
an increase OF $4,000. The gross operating
expenses were increased by 1886. 900. Dur
ing the year two -semi-dnnual dividends of