The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03

its monthly meeting Monday. at p. m.
While the association members are chiefly
superintendent and master mechanics. as
train rules are to be discussed at this
meeting, trainmasters and chief train
dispatchers have been asked to be present.
and make suggestions that occur to them.
Commencing tomorrow passenger train
No. 2, on the Louisville division of the
pennsylvania lines. will leave twenty-five
minutes earlier than its present schedule,
|, connecting closely at Seymour with trains
OF the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern and
at Louisville with the fast train of the Illi-
nois Central to Memphij and New Orleans.
Travellers can leave Indianapolis at sos a
m. and reach New Orleans at 10 next morn
ing.
NJ. d. Woodford, president of the Gin
cinnati Hamilton & Dayton lines and the
Indiana, Decatur & Western, arrived in
Cincinnati yesterday to remain a few days.
Among matters TO be considered is the
purchase of additional equipment to meet
the increasing business of the lines of
which he Is the chief official. In answer TO
a telegram John s. Lazarus. traffic man
ager OF the Indiana, Decatur d Western,
yesterday went TO Cincinnati.
A railway mechanic in Dunkirk has in
vented and patented an automatic signal
and brake appler, which he claims will
make collisions impossible. 1t consists of
an attachment on the tender of an engine
which Is struck as 1T passes by a device
which the brakeman places the ties
contact of the two devices opens a valve
which throws on the airbrake, bringing the
train TO an immediate standstill. 1t will be
given a practical test on the Pittsburg
Bessemer & Lake Erie road.
A railroad official who has recently made
a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio says IL is
wonderful to think of the transformation
In conditions brought by the present man.
equipment, and badly run down, all the
freight that could be obtained was hauled
without much trouble. Messrs. Cowan and
Murray. with their able subordinate Of
ficials. provided thousands of new cars
hundreds of new engines, rebuilt the road
and encouraged business. so that they now
have to borrow engines from the lines west
Of Chicago to move the traffic.
Judge Allen, of the United States Circuit
Court at Springfield. ILL.,. yesterday dis
missed the board of review and ordered the
intervening petition stricken from the files
OF the suit of the Central Trust Company,
of New York, against the Peoria, Decatur
q Illinois Railroad Company. II was al
legged by the petitioner that the order of
sale had been secured which would enable
the Illinois Central interests to buy in the
property. which is valuable than
when the money was loaned on it. The sale
was ordered for Feb 6. The petitioner ap-
pealed to the United States Circuit Court
of Appeals.
F. 3. Smith has been appointed superin-
tendent of dining car service for the Lack
awanna Railroad. He began his work in
the railroad business in 1870. working
through all departments of the service
from news agents to trainmaster the
Chicago & Alton and the Chicago & North
western Railways. For five years he was
private secretary to w. A. Gardner. now
general manager of the Chicago e. North
western. In 1888 he associated himself with
the Pullman Palace Car Company as con-
ductor, and after two months of service
he was made assistant superintendent at
Omaha. In 1890 he took service with the
Chicago, Milwaukee e. st. Paul as assist
ant superintendent of sleeping car and din
ing service. This position he leaves to
enter upon his duties with the Lackawanna