The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-23


become the principal owners of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio but are not otherwise con-
nected in any way. The Chesapeake 81
Ohio and the Big Four will continue to
exchange business as heretofore to the
advantage Of both lines.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
In 1899 nineteen new railroad branches
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton were added in the United States and
twelve buildings erected especially for rail-
road work.
r. p. c. Anderson, master mechanic of
the Norfolk & Western. will on Feb. /
sever his connection With that road to ac-
cept like position on the Santa Fe lines
in California
ton of general manager of the Iowa Cen
trail, has been in railroad service thirty
five years, most of the time in the trans
portation department
The National Association of Freight
Commissioners has elected s. n. Forbes,
of Buffalo, MEMBER of the executive COM
mittee, and adopted resolutions. at his sug-
gestion, opposing the new classification.
Samuel Goodman, general freight traf-
fic manager OF the New York Central,
says that freight rates were never more
faithfully maintained than at present by
the trunk lines and their direct connec-
lions.
Wilmer c. Stith, just appointed general
Pacific and Iron Mountain, commenced
railroad service in the general freight Of
flee of the Missouri Pacific in 1877 as mes
senger boy.
The Pennsylvania Railroad system yes
terday subscribed $4,000 toward the five
million-dollar subscription fund being
raised for the st. Louis worlds fair, to be
held in 1903, to commemorate the Louisiana
purchase centennial.
An unexpected increase of pay was given
n hundred
Lake Shores Elkhart foundry yesterday.
Men receiving less than 20 cents an hour
were raised cent and half and those re-
ceiving 20 cents or more a cent an hour.
The Big Four industrial Series" for 1900
is Just out. 1t is neat and artistic in form
and contains much valuable information.
1t is devoted to the development of in
dustries on the Big Four lines and the
promotion of manufacturing and mercan-
tile interests.
Engineer Rogers, on the Peoria & East
ern, formerly the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western. will in a few days compete his
John Cuyler his thirtieth year. Both were
the first of the engineers employed on the
Indiana, Bloomington & Western.
A few days ago a train loaded with
dressed meats for export made the run
from Columbus, o., to New York in thirty
six hours. AS it takes seventeen hours for
the fast express trair.s to cover that dis
lance it will be seen that this speed would
be hard to excel for so great distance.
The agreement to issue passes TO infiu-
ence business, entered into Jan. l by the
Western lines, ii is said. has already been
violated by number of Western roads
and the accused have been notified by the
general managers of the agreement MAIN
tanning lines that there must be no more
of il.
The Monon lines earned in the escond
week of January s74.447 an increase over
the corresponding week of 1899 of $40,
Since July the lines have earned 2,&7, 927
an increase over the corresponding period
| last year of $353 206. No like mileage in
this territory shows proportionate in
crease.
| The Seaboard Airline consolidation
plans are steadily maturing. The Raleigh
& CASTOR one of the roads, has provided
| for immediate merging with six other lines,
covering 500 miles or roads. As now
planned the Indebtedness of the consoli-
dated roads will be S14,0O0,00O, or less than
$4,000 mile.
The Michigan division of the Big Four
road is receiving a large quantity of new
steel which is being laid near Wabash Al
ready the line from Anderson to Summit
| Vile has been laid with sixty-seven-pound
| rail and from Summitville north, distance
| of five miles, the old fifty-six-pound rail
will be taken up and replaced with the
heavier steel.
s. w. Hayes whose resignation as en-
gineer of maintenance of way on the
Cleveland division of the Big Four was
| the important position of engineer of MAIN
| tenance way of the western division
| of the New York Central. This includes
| all the New York Central lines operated
| by that company between Buffalo and
| Syracuse; also the West Shore between
these points.
d. T. Bacon, general manager of the In
| diana Car Service Association, will on Feb
| 1 complete his thirty year in rail-
road service, thirty years of which was on
Indiana roads and most of the time in the
transportation department. He says that
during his service in Indiana he has never
| ing as during the fall and winter months of
| 1899 and 1900. and this accounts for the
| handsome earnings shown.
| Harry Miller, superintendent of the Van
dalia main line, has issued orders to con-
| ductors and yardmasters that great care
| be exercised in making out personal injury
reports of persons injured by trains or in
| yards, and that they notice whether the
| automatic couplers and all safety appli-
| ances and handholds are in good order
| More exact information is desired that it
| may be used in cases of suits for damage
| arising from any injury received.
The Dayton Union Railway Company is
| agitating the building of a belt road around
| that city. Traffic of the roads passing
| through the city is with each year increas-
/ ing and must all be done over two tracks,
/ asked A A. Zion, superintendent of the
| Indianapolis Belt road, to furnish him
with the length of the indianapolis Belt
| road. the plan on which il is operated.
| number of trains passing over it daily and
| other information regarding cost of road
| and OF operating.
| G.. Il. Arms, of this city, now eighty six
| years of age, was in his early days a civil
| engineer of considerable note. His first
| work was locating the line of the Boston &,
| Worcester road, now part of the Boston
| q Albany, under Major Brown. Mr.. Arms
came West in the fifties and aided in the
| location of the Wabash road between Peru
| and st. Louis. and was also one of the en-
| gineering corps that made the survey for
| the Illinois Central. For man of his age
| Mr. Arms is very active, walking eight or
ten miles every day in pleasant weather.