The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02

exposition posi- 10 are now honored by the d. &
=. ana {. & B. steamers, at the option or
'l!e hoIuer, without extra cost.
Investigation of the changes that will
follow the consolidation of the Southern
ana Union Pacific lines shows that not
over over l4l men are. affected. the reports thae
work being grossly exaggerated
hitch is reported in the scheme TO con-
sondate the Northern Pacific, the Great
Northern and the Chicago, Burlington *
quincy INES and the fitting up OF extern
sive Headquarters at Chicago has been
dropped, for the present, at least.
person well informed says that when
ever the owners of the Cincinnati, 6aL 1h
ern Railway, should ii secure control OF the
Queen d Crescent, will be the company
that Will control the c., II. & ID.
The Florida train service will be restored
Pullman Company is now building COM
plete new trains TO run between New York
and 81 Augustine. This year IT is 70 De
known as the Southern Palm Limited.
Passenger traffic over the Lake Shore is
so heayy that the company finds 1t almost
lmposslbIe 10 furnish cars TO carry the
people. The company is realizing better re-
suits from its Pan-American business than
IL ala during the worlds fair at chicago
1t is stated that the programme of the
managers of the Pennsylvania properties
double track by Jan. l. 1903 including the
Vandalia, and with this Improvement many
curves are 10 be eliminated and grades re-
duced to minimum.
Charles NJ. Wheeler will to-day assume
the duties Of city ticket agent of the Penn
sylvania and Vandalia lines at Indianapo-
lis, John {. Millspaugh succeeding him as
travelling passenger agent. He Will con-
tinue to cover his old territory in what is
known as the Decatur district.
Within the last few days several en-
gineers in freight service on the Pittsburg
q Lake Erie, on which John Riley is mas
ter OF transportation, have been discharged
Tor lnfractiOn of the rules, and as the road
Is overtaXed with traffic it is making an
opening for number of engineers.
George Stevens, formerly a train dis
patcher on the Wabash, now president ana
policy dictator of the Chesapeake & Ohio,
is making an enviable record on that road,
and 1t is stated that the net earnings OF the
line this year will surpass the record, so
much more economically has the road been
operated.
The fourth annual report of the Toledo &
Ann Arbor road shows that the year ending
June 80, 1901, was the most prosperous in
the roads history, gross earnings being
M,I54 ,l4S11, an increase over the previous
year of $S2.694.20: net earnings, s44, 1856. 81.
For the first time the revenue per mile ex-
ceeded $4,000.
w. J. Lynch, general passenger agent Of
from the East. The Big Four passenger
men are much elated over the traffic they
are handling. On Tuesday Big Four trains
turned over to the Lake Shore for Buffalo
1426 coach passengers and tomorrow S
business bids fair to exceed that number.
John r. Wheeler. master Of transit on
the Louisville & Nashville between Br-
mingham and Montgomery, has been pro-
NOTED to superintendent of the Greensboro
q Nashville division, and L. j. HaylOrd
succeeds him as trainmaster, promotion
from chief train dispatcher. John Leach
succeeds the latter as chief train dis
patcher.
George +. Baer. president of the Philadel-
phia 81 Reading and Jersey Central. re-
Il alr-i
stay abroad The striking shopmen of the
former road anticipated a settlement of
their difficulties on his return home, but it
is stated they will be disappointed, Mr..
Baer saying that while he was absent the
men had broken faith with him.
1t is officially announced that the strike
of section men on the Canadian Pacific has
been settled, both the railway and the
strikers having accepted recommendation
of the conciliat tory committee. The June
schedule, on which they struck, stands, and
the men who went out on strike will be
reinstated as far as it can be done without
dismissing faithful men who have taken
their places in the meantime.
Passenger Engines 211 and 21s on the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton 81 Dayton are proving
fine runners with heavy trains. Whenever
desired they can haul six or seven cars
from lndianapolls to Cincinnati in two
hours and forty minutes, and on one occa-
sion No. III hauled four cars from Indian
apolis TO Cincinnati in two hours and
type will be ordered.
Information has been received at Wabash
from the general office of the Big Four, at
Cincinnati that the contract for the cree
ton of the new passenger station of the line
at Wabash had been awarded. There were
several bids submitted for the work. but
the name of the successful bidder was not
made public. The structure will include
quarters for the officials of the Michigan
division, and will be of stone and pressed
shingles no hrri1
about $4,000 and it is announced that il
Will be completed this fall
Superintendent Goring. of the Toledo. ST
Louis q Western Railroad, on SATURDAY.
company at Marion, Ind. Mr.. Warning had
been with the company several years and
was recognized for his services by having
| Deen transferred from the Bluffton agency
which he held several years, to Marion, the
most important station, little over a wear
| ago He is extremely popular and many
/ or the largest shippers express indignation
| at the action of the superintendent in dis
missing him without apparent cause A
| year ago Mr. Waring was agent at Hart
| ford city Tor the Lake Erie & Western
| Railroad. Harry Webber, the Cloverleat
| agent at Frankfort, succeeds Mr.. Warins
| at Marion.
| If experiments that are to be made by
the Chicago & Alton and the Chicago &
| Eastern Illinois are successful the status
| of the locomotive fremen may be grea tly
| changed. These two lines are now eouin.
| ping one engine each with an automatic
Stoker, or firing machine. The device prac.
| tlcally takes the place of a fireman in shov.
| cling coal into engine fire boxes and distrib-
| uting 1t in the same. The automatic frins
| machine is the invention of a practical
| railroad engine driver. 1t consists of a fun.
nel-shaped trough into which the coal Is
| shoyeled. In the funnel are screws that
| gradually force the coal into the fire box
and distribute 1t evenly over the fire. The
/ funnel may be easily enlarged so that the
| coal Will go into 1t from the tank Of the
engine. By its use, il is said, the work al
a fireman in this line may be entirely dis.
| pensed with. Railway men divided as
| TO the result OF the device in eventually
| displacing firemen from engines. Mann
/ maintain that two men will always be re.
| quired on an engine