The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08

HE lNDIANAPOL
week. Tt will show that I'm 1899 there were
paid out in benefits 1861 1920, and that the
membership is now $1,000, gain of 5000 In
1899.
Another class of ten firemen. seeking pro-
motion to engineers. were examined last
week at Logansport by Road Foreman
Prescott.
Francis Murphy for some days has been
in Columbus. O.. drawing crowds OF Rich
mond men on Sunday and at his evening
meetings.
s. F. Gray. general western freight agent
of the Pennsylvania Company, with his
son, spent Sunday in Columbus, the guest
Of his brother.
The Pennsylvania is receiving bids for
the installation Of an automatic pneumatic
block signal on the Atlantic division SIM
liar 70 that on its New York division.
A high Official OF the Baltimore & Ohio
is quoted as saying that before the line
ana its equipment reach the proposed
standard. s25,0O0,000 additional will go into
the Improvement.
Four of the large locomotives on the
Vandalia are in service on the Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne, & Chicago to test. their
power being larger than any now In use
on the Fort Wayne.
r. w. Smith. treasurer of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, states that the
J3.O00,0O0 allotment of Pennsylvania stock
will be doubly subscribed for before the
books close. Jan. 20
1t Is only the trunk lines and roads in the
Central Passenger Association which have
ceased to pay commissions AS yet, the
Western Passenger Association has taken
no definite steps in the matter.
A number Of the large mobile freight
engines of the Grand Rapids & Indiana
~ hoe fr1r1 fe.r- Ctl.r~er
Fort Wayne & Chicago so pressed with
traffic are the Pennsylvania lines.
Harry Robinson, who has been appointed
agent for the st. Louis & San Francisco
at st: Louis, is the son of d. b. Robinson.
president of the company, and is promoted
from the position Of assistant local agent.
President Jeffreys. of the Rio Grande,
passed through the city yesterday, en- route
TO New York, to remain two weeks. Be-
fore leaving for the East he met the re-
quests of the telegraphers as to an increase
in wages.
In the year 1899 there were handled on
the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburg
N,SI6,6l3 tons Of coal and coke. This i'm
mense traffic was hauled 17,422 trains,
loading 696,9l5 cars, averaging forty cars
per train.
Frank Doty, formerly brakeman on the
Panhandle lines, is now engaged in evan
gelistic work and has made a good record
in Iowa among railroad men. This week
a.,
| three weeks stay.
baltimore e. Ohio in one train eighty new
steel cars, fresh from the shop. They are
gondola cars, have all the latest improve
ments, and are the first installment or
| 5000 contracted for.
| The roads centering at Cleveland, o.
| expect before the year closes to have every
| ticket scalping office abolished. The veal
1899 was remarkably poor one for ticket
| scalpers. and a number have closed theil
| offices in the last few months.
1t is stated that the trunk lines ar,
weakening on the recent action placing
articles formerly given commodity rates il
the classified list, applicable to cotton
| goods, so vigorous have been the protest:
| of the wholesale and retail dry goods
| firms.
| Shippers of California fruits are loud il
| their protests over the new rates made oil
| their goods to Eastern markets. The new
| ruling fixes the rate on citrus fruits a
I S1-911a a box, and the shippers say such
figue practically prohibits the transaction
| of business.
The rumor that George r. Knox will
| sever his connection with the Nashville
! Chattanooga & st. Louis is personally de
clerk to II. F. Smith, traffic manager o
the road. has been appointed assistan
general freight agent, a position which ha
been vacant for several months.
The Railroad Commission of Arkansa
has issued a circular fixing switching
schedules as follows: Maximum rate TO
| three miles, 81 car: over three miles an
| upwards of four or five miles, s.. so per car
over five miles and not over seven, So pc
car. These rates are from 80 to so per cent
| higher than the roads centering at Indian
| apolis charge for such services.
Several important promotions We're mad
on Jan. l In the general passenger office
of the Pennsylvania lines at Philadelphia
r. ]. De Long. formerly tourist agent. !
promoted chief clerk to George w. BoyC
general passenger agent, filing the va
cancy created by the promotion of B. N
Newbold, the b division ticket agent 70
the West Jersey & Seashore line. I
Youngman is transferred from the adver
Using department to clerkship in the OF
flee OF Mr.. Boyd, the place formerly file
by James A. Webb. promoted to emigran
agent, and A. z. Buchanan succeeds MI
De Long as tourist agent.
An attorney remarked on Saturday tina
financial and railroad editors must certain
ly appreciate the promptness and regular
ity with which the railroads are reportin
events of interest concerning their prof.
erty. Publicity in railroad accounts is no.
accepted as a matter Of course. This wa
not always A few years ago man
railroad men went on record in oppositio
to the requirements of uniform account
| and their detailed publication. ExperienC
has changed all this, and the railroad pre-:
ident who objects to the publication
facts about the operation of his road, NJ
only in general but in detail, is apt
bring suspicion upon himself as to the II
tegrity of the finances and of its manag
ment. The attorney expresses the opinio
that 80 per cent. of the railways wei
now publishing monthly, quarterly or al
nual reports so prepared that any stool
holder of fair education can readily fir
out just what the road is doing, and b
yond doubt the railway securities in while
, the investors have the greatest confiden,
and the values of which are the most ST.
BILE are the securities which publish mo
frankly and completely the results of the
operations whether favorable or unfayo