The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-29

and one on the main line. will be retired
from the service Of the company. Two are
the oldest passenger conductors in time OF
service running TO this city.
Frederick l. Gibbons, who has been
treasurer Of the Delaware. Lackawanna &
Western Railroad Company for twenty-four
years, has resigned 70 take effect June Il.
MIR. Gibbons retires for rest and will go
abroad in the summer or early autumn.
on some Of the more important lines the
advisability Of having third man in the
locomotive cab is receiving considerable at
tention- The fireman of to-day does harder
work than any other train employe and the
question is could third man be employed
TO advantage.
A general tie-up Of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna 4 Western Is t5rea at due to the
other changes made since the retirement OF
President Sloan. Fully five hundred men
have been dismissed and many have left the
service voluntarily, fearing that they might
share the same fate.
s. r. Galloway, president OF the New York
Central has approved the construction OF d
three-story brick clubhouse. 40 by 80: at the
York The building will be erected by the
railroad company for the Young Mems
Christian Associati ton of railroad employees,
and will cost $500.
1t is stated that the Baltimore & Ohio,
which controls the short line between Col
umbus and Cincinnati, would like TO secure
control of the Cleveland. Akron & Column
bus. which would give a direct route from
Cincinnati TO Cleveland. The Big Four
the Baltimore Ohio route would be 2S6
Chairman Knapp, chairman of the Inter-
State-cOmmerce commission, Is authority
for the statement that that body has de-
Cided TO institute an inquiry as to export
grain rates, the reason for the hearing be-
ing the apparent Generalization from West
ern points In connection with the lines TO
Newport News, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York.
J. A. Bernard. general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern: ]. q. Van Wrinkle. gen.
William GarStang, superintendent OF. motive
power. will this afternoon go TO Cincinnati
TO be present at the banquet rendered TO {.
f. Schaff. general manager Of the Big Four,
this evening, previous to his starting on
trip abroad.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad is about
to inaugurate THE Empire Limited" train
from coast to coast. The train is TO aver
age forty-ive miles an hour in its trans
continental passage and will make abso-
lutely no stops save to change engines and
take on water. The train will carry mails.
express and baggage and have all the
equipment of an ordinary first-class ex-
press.
Gross earnings for March were, according
To the calculations of the Financial Chron-
total e gains Of s. ssS 49, or s55 per cent. and
nnety-four out CT the 125 roads were con-
tribIt4Es to the gain It should be borne de In
comparison with March, 1898, which itself
showed a gain OF ISIS per cent. over March
of 1897.
of Volney I. Malott, of this city. as one
Of the new board of directors of the Monon.
says: Although a banker, Mr.. .Malott is
recognized by railroad men as being one
of the best financiers in railroad matters in
the country, He is shrewd, and has Won
derful insight in railroad business and its
actual work. The Pennsylvania Railroad
officials, in commenting on his receivership
| of the Vandalia; express admiration and
confidence over the manner he has handled
that property"
There is a general movement TO advance
wages OF section men. The first step toward
the raising of the wages of section men
was taken on the Erie the other day, when
the wages or the men employed between
Warren and Niles were advanced from Sl.15
/ Increased the wages of 500 section men on
| the two divisions between Chicago and
Peoria. from s1.i0 to SIS per day. Bessemer
| Railroad employees, IL is announced, are 10
| have an advance in wages May l. The ad-
| firemen and conductors, f1agmen and brake
| men, and will place telegraph operators on
| Important roads are planning to advance the
| wages of track workers. The pennsylvania
| lines. the Baltimore & Ohio. the Lake Shore
and other roads are expected to make such
announcement shortly.
The Baltimore & Ohio has had photo
eraphed its famous train OF nifty steel cars
with cargo of 4,75s,0OO pounds OF coal
| which was successfully hauled by single
| locomotive. The photograph discloses the
| success of the receivers in promoting such
/ improvements as make pOSSlblS the greatest
| efficiency of the road at the smallest ex-
pense in operation. Much has been done,
| and by the lowering of grades, elimination
| of curves, laying of new steel rails and the
| purchase of heavy motive power, they have
| very materially added to the number of
| cars per train: but IL was not until recently
that demonstration was made of what
might be expected of the new Baltimore &
| Ohio Enough new fifty-ton capacity steel
| cars had been delivered to give the operat-
| ing department chance TO experiment.
Fifty steel cars, each weighing 81. 900 pounds.
| were loaded with an average of $500 pounds
| of coal. To them was coupled new 22x2S-
| inch consolidated locomotive, weighing 16S,-
| 200 pounds and having fifty-four-inch driv-
| ing wheels. The start was made from Cum
| berland Md, and the train was hauled to
| Brunswick, Md, on the second division.