The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-24


made an excellent record since going to the
B. * O.
An immense mileage OF new heavy steel
Is being distributed on the river division
OF the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago.
So heavy is traffic over this division that a
frequent renewal of even heavy rails is
required.
+. S. Smith, contracting agent of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis. has
been appointed chairman of the transporta-
ton bureau OF the Sioux City Board of
Trade, being the fortunate man out of
forty-six applicants.
An officer of the Rogers locomotive works
asserts that these works will not unite
The Rogers people have orders for first
class engines which will keep the plant
busy until January, 1902.
The new station Of the Wabash at De-
catur, III, which, with its surroundings.
cost 100000. and which was opened for
business on Tuesday, is said TO be one of
the best arranged stations for a point of
that size on the Wabash line.
Frank Schwanidz. of Fremont, O.. last
week began an action for Sl0.500 damages
against the Lake Shore for permanent in
jury received while passing over a train
which he claims was blocking a crossing
and the trainmen refused to cut.
The Pennsylvania road has esta blished a
fast passenger train service between Phil
adelphia and Wilkesbarre, the new train
covering the distance in five hours and ff-
teen minutes Eight hours was the fastest
schedule under any former arrangement.
An official of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacihc says II the company can keep on its
feet for a few months longer the indica-
tons are that it will establish reputation
for being the only line in the West that
was not caught in the merging movement.
Thomas r. Hamilton, who has been APP
pointed superintendent Of the Erie and
Ashtabula divisions of the Pennsylvania
lines. began his railroad career in 1883 as
assistant in the engineering corps OF the
Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis road.
c. f. Schaff. general manager of the Big
Four. last week thoroughly inspected the
Cincinnati Northern road. Announcement
OF its requirement by the Big Four will be
made in few days. and Mr. Schaffs trip
was to enable him to plan for the future
of the line.
The Big Four has applied to the railroad
commissioner of Ohio to order an inter-
locking plant erected at the crossing of its
line by the Panhandle. the Hooking Valley
and the Baltimore Ohio, near Columbus
o. 1t will require a 1l2-lever switch. the
largest in Ohio
George Estes, recently elected president
OF the newly organized Brotherhood OF
Railway Employees. announces that he Will
In the near future change his headquarters
from San Francisco TO Denver. This or
ganizaticn admits all railway employees
without reference to their peculiar line OF
labor.
The latest report is that the Southern
Railway is purchasing the blocks of Gin
cinnau, Hamilton & Dayton stock which
have been sold of late. These reports are
majority of the stock is held by the Wood
ford syndicate, which seems disposed TO
hold on.
July l the Kansas City, Fort Scott e.
Memphis and its allied lines will be COM
pletely merged with the St. Louis e. San
Francisco and the recent designations on
the former road, including the general pas
senger, general freight agent and super
M H.
cradle uneasiness among those holding Of
fetal positions on that line.
Train 2 on the Pennsylvania lines. which
is one of the fastest trains run between
Indianapolis and Pittsburg, on Thursday
made remarkable run. The train was one
hour and six minutes late in leaving Co.
lumbus. and went into Pittsburg on time,
hauling ten cars and covering the 1873 miles
in four hours and thirty-four minutes. The
train had several slow orders TO contend
with.
George W. Hoidredge general manager of
the Burlington lines west of the Missouri
denies the report that he is to go to ST.
Louis as general manager of the Burling
toms Missouri lines. He says the surveying
corps of the extension from Guersney was
called in for the reason that ii had COM
pleted the survey not on account of recent
railway deals in which the Chicago, Bur-
lington q Quincy has been included, If re-
ports are correct.
The mechanical stoker is a fireman's as
sistant. not his rival IL cannot watch sig
nails. put on the left injector or take the
engineers place in case Of accidents. but II
can give fireman more opportunity TO do
all these. make his work easier and help
him 10 get better performance from the
engine. Then, too, If anything happens to
ap by no rnR aohg wth
cheap man instead OF a fireman.
a new freight combination South of the
Ohio river is about 10 be effected. For
some time past the Kanawha Dispatch has
n Illinois
which has close relations with the Choc-
taw, Oklahoma 81 Gulf, and it is now stated
the Kanawha VIII draw of the Illinois Cen
trail and substitute therefor the Louisville
& Nashville, and become more closely al
lied with the Missouri Pacific. An impress
sion prevails that his change was brought
about by the desire of the Chesapeake *
Ohio, which is really the power behind the
throne i'm the Kama wha, TO divert the grain
shipments from New Orleans to Newport
News.
l.. F. Loree, the new president of the
Baltimore q Ohio. is much displeased over
rumors sent out from Columbus, o., TO the
effect that Oscar Murray. vice president.
and ID. b Martin, passenger traffic man.
ager of the Baltimore & Ohio were to
retire. The report that E. A. Ford would
have been selected as Mr.. Martins sue
cessor was another false rumor Mr.. Ford S
present position is more important than
that occupied by Mr.. Martin; however, the
latter position is an important one, and
has been we'll filled by Mr.. Martin. The
B. & o., under his direction, has shown
larger passenger earnings than a any time
in its history
President Morris, of the Master Mechan-
les Association, in his address before that
body last week at the Saratoga meeting
said that in two years ending with 1900
the freight traffic of the country had in
creased 80 per cent, and this increased
business had been handled with an increase
of but 1.6 per cent. in freight locomotives
and per cent. in freight cars There had
been an increase Of 50 per cent. in freight
raffc in the past six years, and only u:
per cent in the number Of freight cars and
31a per cent. in engines. There has been
however. gradual increase in the pas
senger equipment, particularly larger cars
and locomotives.