The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-17

daily revival services in the motive power
department Of the general superintendent
at Columbus, o.. for the benefit or the
large force of employees in the building. A
half hour is devoted to the service, which
begins with reading OF Scriptures.
w II. McDoel and his chief engineer last
week sPent a couple of days on the Monon
main lire visiting the stone quarries at
Dark Hollow and Horseshoe. The last
rev weeks there has been a handsome In
crease in shipments OF stone 10 Chicago
and Eastern points. which is giving traffic
at tie quarries an active appearance.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton Is
receiving new coal cars at the rate of ten
a day from the Barney-Smith car works,
and this week will begin TO receive from
the American Car and Foundry Company
new box cars at the same rate NTH the
order for 200 cars in each case is nlled.
Roads north and west of Chicago are con-
sidering the question of reducing theatrical
rates. thus enabling the larger companies
tc V the Northwest with a reasonable
assurance that they will not be stranded
by exec ssive railroad fares. Managers of
the theaters in the Northwest have for
years been agitating such action. so ex-
orbitant are railroad fares.
Employees on the Wabash and Erie lines
are somewhat disturbed over continuous
reports that the 4sew York Central and
Inc Pennsylvania combination is TO abb
scrb the two lines named, which are said
10 be rate maintainers. and why the above
combination should seek control of the
property is not understood. Both lines
now have a very handsome surplus to
guard against dull. times
With the completion of the new union
station at Pittsburg the Pennsylvania
road will not have a grade crossing for
street or footwalks, as all the crossings
between the new station and Pitcairn will
be eliminated and a train can leave the sta
ton at unlimited speed. On the Panhandle
and the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne q Chicago,
for quite a distance west, things will be
in a similar condition.
Official notice was sent on Saturday to
employees on the Grand Rapids & Indiana
and or the Terre Haute & Logansport di-
vision of the Vandalia, TO the effect that
on Jan. l the voluntary relief depart
Pittsburg will be extended over the lines
named. Both are Pennsylvania interests,
but the Terre Haute & Logansport is
operated under V. T. Malott as trustee.
The late associates Of Thomas NJ. King.
who recently retired as president and re-
ceiver of the Pittsburg & Western. have
as a testimonial presented him with a
magnificent silver punch bowl, made ex-
pressiy for this presentation, cut glass cups
accompanying Ii. There is also engraved
on the bowl in full the -lime re-
marks of Judge Burlington, of the United
States District Court, on the acceptance
of Mr.. Kings resignation.
officials of the Big Four, the Erie and
the Hooking Valley roads, at their meet
ing in Marion last week, agreed on the
erection at once at that point of a union
station. The Columbus, Hooking Valley
& Sandusky will also handle it's business
at the union station, but. being in the
hands Of a receiver, cannot share in it's
construction. At the same time an inter-
locking plant will be constructed. cover
ing all the crossings and switches in that
vicinity. The contemplated improvements
will cost Sex, 900.
A novel injunction suit is pending at
Crothersville, on the Louisville division
Of the Pennsylvania lines. Some time ago
the authorities of Crotbersviile made an
order requiring the railroad company to
remove it's stock pen from the present To-
cation, and the company has now filed an
injunction 10 prevent the town carrying
cut such 3n order, the company claiming
That the pens were there first, that the
town was built with this knowledge. and
that the pens are now in as good condi-
ton as they ever were.
A grievance committee of the Cotton Belt
lines fro m the machinists' department ten
days ago asked for an increase in their
pay, which General Manager Britton has
virtually granted. After Jan. 1 they will
be paid SO cents an hour and work ten
hours per day. except en- Saturday, then
working but half n day. One apprentice
will be allowed for every five machinists,
and the apr entices are to receive Is cents
Ter day the first year. ard their wages will
be increased % cents a day every six
r. onths thereafter, the last six months be-
ing paid $2.2 per day. the apprenticeship to
extend over three and a half yoarS-