The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-09

ty-two and one-half miles and was made in
eighty-one minutes and twenty-five sec
ends.
A Buffalo paper says the crusade for
closing local receiving freight houses at .
p. m. has resulted i'm much good for dray-
men, truckmen, billing clerks and other
railway employees engaged in freight snip
ping, receipting and dispatching. In Buffalo
joint agreement was made about six
months ago for early closing, and 1t
brought good results for the men.
The position of the Toledo, st. Louis
& Western as to freight rates is matter
OF some concern to other roads In the
past the Glover Leaf has been a rate dis
turber. Although there have been many
rumors that the road would be ABSORBED oy
some big system, nothing or the KIND mas
taken place. As an independent road the
Glover Leaf is likely TO remain under the
necessity OF Offering concessions for traf-
fic.
The midsummer dullness has settled down
upon the freight departments of the vari-
Gus railroads. making 1t difficult at times
TO get business and frightening the compe-
tstion OF the lines. While business Is Disk,
considering the season of the year, IL is
not up TO what il was at this time last
year. One year ago the railroads were
having two kinds of difficulty. One was to
get enough cars. and the other was to keep
the trains moving without blocking the
tracks.
III. L. Nudge, general manager of the
Atchison, Topeka * Santa Re Railroad,
has been rendered the position OF vice presl-
dent of the Kansas City, Fit. Scott q Men,
phis, with actual charge of the manage
ment of the road and has taken the mat
ter under advisement. Edward >. Wash
burn, president of the Memphis road. who
has been i'll, has, ii is said, indicated his
wish to retire from the active management
OF the property, retaining the presidency
only with the understanding that he is to
occupy the position in an advisory capacity.
The new heavy expreSS engines for the
Chicago x Northwestern have some new
features worth mentioning. They are of
the Atlantic type, with wide hrebox on
trailing wheels forty-eight inches in diam
eter, and the driving wheels are eighty
inches in diameter. The working steam
pressure Is 300 pounds to the square inch,
and the total heating surface is 3,0l5.SS
square feet. a peculiar thing about these
engines is the fact that hemp packing is
used on the valve stem instead OF metallic
packing. This is an innovation which will
be watched with considerable interest by
railroad men.
Both the Lake Shore and the Michigan
Central threaten to fight II they are not
afforded better chance to hold their own.
The Wabash, which has only one excess
fare train, Is said TO be taking passengers
on this train without asking excess fare,
which, in addition to the 81 differential
rate, gives 1t great advantage over the
standard lines. This road has an addi-
tional advantage in running. fast trains
no excess fare is charged. The Lake Shore
runs five trains daily between Chicago
and New York, and on four of these it
is charging excess fare from s. to 81 in
addition to the regular $50 rate. AS it costs
only SIS by the Wabash, Erie and other
differential lines, these roads are getting
the bulk of the business.
The fourth annual athletic tournament
Of the Vandalia- Pennsylvania line will be
held at Terre Haute Aug. &C. under the
auspices of the Vandalia Athletic Club, of
Terre Haute AT 10 o'clock a. m. a base
ball game will be played at Athletic Park
In the afternoon the tournament will take
place at the fair grounds. A number Of
bicycle races will be run. 1t is expected
that the attendance at the Terre Haute
tournament will be in the neighborhood of
5000. Special trains, carrying the en-
ployes of Pennsylvania lines, with their
families and contestants for the prizes,
will be run from Columbus. Dennison Lo-
gansport, Indianapolis and various other
points where the shops are located. At
the tournaments held at indianapolis in
1898 and Columbus in 1899 the athletes from
the Vandalia shops carried off the great
est number of prizes. and expect to do
the same this year although every eff
fort is being made by the employees and
officers of the Pennsylvania line to win
the honors for their club.