The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08

June IL the through sleeping car OF the
Pennsylvania lines between Louisville and
Petoskey, via Indianapolis, will be put In
service.
In the month OF May the vandalia re-
ceived and forwarded. at indianapolis, H.
us cars, SOS being loaded. The road for
warded west 3.l62 and brought In 1856 cars
of the inbound movement, $50 cars were
loaded with live stock.
General Manager Waldo Of the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton < Dayton. has placed an
order with the Pittsburg locomotive works
for two heavy switching engines, 10 be de-
Hvered by Oct l. One of the new engines
will come to Indianapolis.
1t is feared that Frank NJ. Lahm. ticket
agent at the Grand Central Station, at New
York. is fatally ill with heart disease Mr..
Lahm was, for some years, with the Pan
handle. and is well known in Indianapolis
and other Western railroad centers-
Two of the former expert mechanics at
the vandalia shops. at Terre Haute. who
followed w. r. McKeen, master mechanic
or the Union Pacific, TO North Platte, will
come east, next week, and bring with them
two of the young ladies of the Prairie City
as wives.
Most of the railroad shops, which have
been running overtime. in getting their
passenger equipment in good condition and
equipping their freight cars with automatic
couplers and airbrakes, have got the work
so far advanced that ten hours day is
again the rule.
1t is reported that Receiver and Cen
eral Manager Hunt, of the Toledo, st.
Louis & Kansas City. will retire when the
syndicate, which is now negotiating for its
purchase, completes the deal w. ID. Wood,
freight traffic manager, is named as Mr..
Hunts successor, Mr.. Woods friends be-
ing very active in the organization.
William Garstang. superintendent of
motive power of the Big Four lines, will,
next week, ask for bids on a new type of
ten-wheel passenger engine Of his own de-
sign, which he expects will be one of the
fastest passenger engines run on Western
lines. The engine proper will weigh $4,000
pounds. will have 7S-inch driving wheels.
20 by Is cylinders 10-foot 1rebox, 345 fiues,
and in every feature is TO be the highest
standard of work.
The Missouri Pacific gives notice that the
Pullman cars to be occupied at Kansas
City, at the time of the Democratic ma
tional convention, over the Pennsylvania,
Vandalia and Missouri Pacific, will be To-
Gated at the foot of Grand avenue, one
block from direct street-car line to the
convention hall, fifteen blocks away. The
Pennsylvania will run special from the
East. which will be a record-breaker in
crossing Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Mis-
souri,.
The Pullman Company has issued circ-
ular to all agents and superintendent,
stating that there have. in some instances.
been reports of lack of accommodation to
travellers on the part OF conductors and
porters. The circular says that in some in
stances day passengers have been obliged
to ask for pillows. The conductors and
porters must see that the passengers have
pillows without asking for them, and that
every facility 10 give them pleasant ride
while travelling in a Pullman car must be
furnished.
In connection with the stockholders an
nual meeting of the Pennsylvania Com
pany, held at the general offices in Pitts
burg. on Tuesday, 1t developed that the
directors have had prepared plan of
reorganization for the Cleveland, Akron
& Columbus. which the Pennsylvania con-
trolls through majority ownership in Sc
curities. The reorganization. however, is
planned to bring the debt on the property
within Its earning power and TO put the
road in condition to move its traffic effec-
lively and economically.
Erie's returns for May rather confirm the
impression that the company is coming
within sight of dividends. The gross earn
ings of ten months amounted to S3l, 200,
as against $27. 900 last year. the increase
being $685. 900 or 16 per cent. The net
earnings of the same period are reported
at ss145,000 as compared with $6.909.000. a
gain of 81. 236 900. being Is per cent. A large
part of the system, especially In the East,
undoubtedly has been virtually reconstruct
ed within the last few years. Out West
more money, relatively, is still required for
improvements.
In his new position in the office of Second
Vice President and General Manager r.
IL.
Colonel j. HI. Maddy. formerly press agent
of the system, maintains his popularity.
In the two years of his incumbency as
press agent Mr.. Maddy made thousands OF
friends for the Baltimore & Ohio all over
the country through the influence of the
fresh news pertaining to the gigantic i'm
provement which he sent out. He occupied
a unique position when the great system
was being rebuilt and rejuvenated, and the
work he did for the company cannot be
measured in dollars.
Bids for the construction of the new
Wabash extension from Montpelier to To-
ledo. were opened on Wednesday. 1t is
probable that ground would have been
broken before this were ii not for the Eel
river decision. So quietly has the Wabash
Company proceeded with the preliminary
work for the construction of this extension
that the public generally thought 1t had
been abandoned. 1t develops now that the
company has not only been receiving bids
for the work, but has also quietly secured
most of the right of way. 1t is believed
the Wabash is working quietly on a loop