The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-09

capacity. To encourage the operators the
company has ordered 500 steel coal cars OF
fifty tons capacity each to handle the ex-
peeted traffic.
There were shipped over the Panhandle
yesterday from the Union stockyards thir-
ty-eight carloads of live stock. twenty-five
being loaded with horses and mules, chiefly
for export. In 1890 there were shipped from
the Union stockyards over this line 1874
carloads OF live stock 1850 cars being load
ed with horses.
w. III. Taylor, general freight agent of
the Houston East & Yves. Texas road. has
been fined $3.50 by the railroad commission
of the State of Louisiana. The penalty is
assessed because Mr.. Taylor advanced the
rate on cotton over the Houston & Snreve-
port division. which operates only forty
miles in that State.
Inquirer-On most of the Indianapolis
lines passenger brakemen are promoted.
but on the Pennsylvania they are selected
on account OF physical, moral and mental
qualifications. Applications should be filed
with the superintendent of the different
roads. and the applications will be placed
In the hands OF the proper subordinate Of
ficers.
Superintendent of motive power and
master mechanics are still besieged with
applicants for positions firemen. In the
last few months business has been so good
that many firemen were promoted as engi-
neers. and for time there were many
the number has been so great, say the
master mechanics, that not only the regu-
lar but the extra lists are full.
w. II. Newman, president OF the Lake
Erie &c Western. left last evening for Gin
cinnati, and will this afternoon return TO
Cleveland. He expressed himself we'll
pleased with the situation at Indianapolis.
and said no changes were contemplated
Regarding the rumor that the general Of
fees of the Lake Erie & Western might be
removed to Cleveland he said such a
change had not even been suggested.
On Wednesday the operators of the in
terlocking switch and signal plant at the
crossing of the Vandalia and Illinois Gen.
trail at Vandalia, ILL.,, walked out because
they were ordered to clean and place the
lamps on the switches In addition TO other
duties. The strikers were dismissed and
three men sent to take their places. The
officials have rescinded the obnoxious or
der, but will not reinstate the men who
struck.
o. T. Johnson, for many years a passen-
ger conductor on the Big Four. who three
months ago went to Asheville, N. c., for his
health, has not been benefited by the
change of climate, and is so Ill that his
wife and brother left last evening to bring
him home. Mr. Johnson has been prom
inently identified with the Order of Rail-
way Conductors and is among the most
popular of the Big Four passenger con-
ductors.
The Southern classification sheet, which
governs rates on the roads south Of the
Ohio and Potomac rivers and east Of the
Mississippi, is now in force. Advances are
made on machinery in carload lots, except
cotton mill machinery. Agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS in carload lots are increased from
sixth to fifth class. Coffee and sugar are
made fifth-class in any quantity and the
present rates on hardwood furniture apply
on all kinds of furniture