The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-11


with the heads of the departments and
with conditions over the entire system in
traffic, transportation. operating and legal
matters of the road.
A. Galloway, superintendent of the Gin
cinnati. Hamilton & Dayton's Indianapolis
and Cincinnati division is proud of the
record its trains have made through ;he
winter and thus far this spring. Never in
the history of the road. running six trains
each way daily, have they arrived at In
dianapolis on schedule time so nearly as
for some months past.
James Keegan, master mechanic of the
Grand Rapids & Indiana, has been APP
pointed a member of the Board of Public
Fort Wayne fifteen years ago TO become
foreman of the shops at Grand Rapids.
and on the death OF Master Mechanic
Bradley, ten years ago. was appointed
master mechanic of the company's shops.
E. B. Hutchinson, claim agent of the
Pennsylvania Indianapolis division. said,
yesterday, that person who had nothing
TO do with the adjustment of claims would
be surprised at the exemption from acct
dent 10 trainmen since the automatic
coupler has come into general use. Prior
to that, one hundred hands arms were
crushed when coupling cars where two are
now.
The Lake Erie G. Western has eight con-
struction trains at work on its main line
distributing new rails and ballast. Since
the Lake Shore took control of the prop
erty seventy mics of new steel rail. weigh
ing seventy-1ve pounds 10 the yard has
been laid. and enough steel has been pur-
chased to lay the main line from Sandusky
to Lafayette with this heavy rail. Before
the season closes il is proposed TO ballast
with gravel $50 miles of the main line.
The nine auditors who examined the
books of Charles Stilz. general tickle: agent
at the Union Station, report that they
were more than pleased with the manner
the Union Railway Company's books and
affairs are handled in his department. The
a 1yUa has
fortunate In the selection of ticket agents
at the Union Station since il was opened,
in 1853 First the late William Jackson was
ticket agent then the late Aaron Orr. and
following him the late j. r. Donough, all of
whom left excellent records for correct
ness In business methods.
William r. McKeen. jr., son of William
X. Mckeen, of Terre Haute, ex-president OF
the Vandalia, who went to North Platte.
Neb., two years ago, to take the position of
general foreman of the Union Pacific shops
at that point, has been promoted to be mas
ter mechanic of the Wyoming division, with
office at Cheyenne. These are much larger
shops that those at North Platte. doing the
work of the Wyoming division, which COW
ers 52S miles of main line and some short
branches Before taking service on the
Union Pacific Mr.. McKeen was foreman of
the Vandalia shops at Terre Haute, and
many Improvements of his designing have
been of much advantage to the Nandalia.
For twenty years or more past ii has been
the custom of the Pennsylvania to furnish
engineers. conductors and yardmasters who
have been in the service for ten years with
annual passes for themselves and wives
over the line. Agents who have been in
service for a like period of time think they
should be entitled TO the same considera-
ton. and have intimated a desire in that
direction. arguing that their average salary
is considerably below that of the class OF
employees who are favored with passes and
their duties much more onerous. The agents
do not think they are willfully discrimi-
mated against hv the officers of the corn
pany, but that the matter has never been
properly brought TO their attention.
The equipment OF the Lake Shore Is 52a
locomotives. 430 coaches. N,OoS freight cars
of all descriptions. The cost Of maintenance
was, i'm the last fiscal year, for locomotives
and for freight equipment 81. SOC. Az. This
expenditure includes the cost of new equip
ment purchased and built as follows: Sixty
seven locomotives. nine passenger cars and
l.O0S freight cars of all descriptions Dur
ing the year 124000 miles of new steel rails
were laid. eS1, 2S3 cross ties put in. Isl miles
Of wire fence built and IA miles ballasted
with gravel. cinders or stone. The Lake
Shore proper operates 2733 miles OF main
line and branches. including leased lines
Superintendent Taylor. of the Louisville
division of the PENNSYLVANIA. takes excep-
tions TO the claim that the Panhandle
track between Indianapolis and columbus
Is in the best condition OF any of the Penn
sylvania lines west. While less improve
ments have been made TO the Louisville OIL
vision the last two years, prior 10 tna'
more money was expended between Indian
apolis and Louisville to bring the road up
10 a high standard than on any other part
of the Pennsylvania system west, ana So
well was the work done that with ORDINARY
repairs the last two three years the
track is still one OF the best 10 miles In
Indiana Ohio or Illinois. and trains can be
run safely over IL, Superintendent Taylor
says. at almost any speed attainable by a