The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-09

SITUATION says II Is only a matter . llnle
until such absorption will be made. The
sooner it comes the more relieved will the
situation be Everybody knows that Presl-
dent Stickney will not sell the road for
anything but a great price.
Personal Local and General Notes.
The freight tonnage of Muncie now ranks
Indianapolis only leading IL.
1t is understood that Edward Needham
will be appointed master mechanic for the
Wabash shops at Fort Wayne.
j. A. Barnard, general manager, Super
intendent Schaff and Chief Engineer Ne
vile, of the Peoria & Eastern, are on a
three days inspection tour.
The Madison Qll.) car works are building
several hundred new gondola cars, $4,000
pounds capacity, for the Wabash road,
preparatory to entering the Pittsburg coal
field for business.
Work is being pushed on the new building
of the Big Four at Brightwood- The coach
shop, which is 100 feet long by fifty wide,
is nearing completion, and also the four
teen-stall addition to the roundhouse.
? Peru has received the contract giving it
the general shops and headquarters of the
entire Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie
Railroad system in return for gifts of land
and cash amounting TO over $60,OU. 1t
means a great growth of the city.
1t is stated that several days will elapse
before anything definite will be decided
concerning the wage question of employees
of the shops of the Wabash Railroad COM
pany. The men feel confident they will re-
ceive an advance, and are patiently await
ing results.
]. A. Gibson. who a few months ago was
promoted to master mechanic of the Pc
oria & Eastern, Is making an excellent
record in his new position. Mr.. Gibson for
years was an engineer on the road. and
then foreman of engines, from which po-
sitlon he was promoted.
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Grand Trunk has purchased securities
enough of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton to secure control of the latter. SO far
as can be learned, if there is any ground
Tor the report, Ii is in the fact that closer
traffic relations are to be established.
The official report of General Manager
Bacon, OF the Indiana car service bureau,
shows that in September the bureau n
died 1896 cars, the largest number since
the association was organized. The aver
age detention was 1.57 days-1.30 on account
or consignee and .27 per cent. on delay of
roads in moving cars.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Oregon Short-line Railway was held
Salt Lake yesterday, 1884, Ala shares being
represented. The old directors were re-
elected. w. s. Mccormick was the only
new director elected, he taking the place OF
L. r. Jones, of Salt Lake City, resigned.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, as
was the case yesterday, frequently turns
Its Monon connection at Indianapolis over
TO the Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western
ten to twenty minutes late. Yesterday the
thirty-six miles from Indianapolis to
Roachdale was run in thirty-seven minutes,
slow down within city limits to be deducted.
w. c. Brown, vice president and general
manager or the Lake Shore and the Lake
Erie q Western roads, z. A. Handy. chief
engineer, and w. H. Marshall, general SUI
perintendent of the same, yesterday in
spected the main line from S~andusky to
Peoria he Witt MnOn the nauy1r annOinfQd
superintendent of the L.. Z. & W., accom-
panied them.
Panhandle engineers are anxious to have
the bridges between Columbus and Indian
the large Atlantic type of engine over the
road. This will be done in a few weeks,
when 1t is expected some record-breaking
runs will be made, as there is no part of
the pennsylvania system where fast run
ming is more possible.
NJ. p. Pangborn returned yesterday from
Gallon, o., where he was called a few
days ago by what was feared was a fatal
eighty-three years old. In crossing a room
she fell and broke both arms and her
lower jawbone in two places: When Mr..
Pangborn left her home the surgeons
thought she would recover.
E. A. Gould, superintendent Of the east
ern division of the Wabash, who on Tues
day was appointed general superintendent
of the Missouri Pacific. was in Indianapolis
oNtCiidAD6 a DlCCNil6 Vi III uid Sdi
Service Association when the telegram
came announcing his appointment, and
after announcing the contents of the dis
patch he quietly retired after receiving con-
gratulations of those in attendance.
The Pennsylvania has an excellent ar
rangement by which its ticket receivers,
who have Offices in the Union Railway
station, can adjust any troubles which
arise over persons missing their trains or
having improperly written tickets. 1t often
occurs that a passenger is left by not being
able to reach the train at the Union sta
ton, Is obliged to wait over one train, and
takes.
Complaint is made of the slowness of the
morning accommodation train over the
Big -Four between Indianapolis and La,
fayette, the train leaving Indianapolis al
100 and reaching Lafayette at 9:4o a. m
The Indiana, Decatur & Western, now the
Cincinnati & Western, leaves Indianapolis
at 500 a. m, connects with the Monon al
Roachdale and delivers passengers in La.
fayette 1880, five minutes quicker time thar
the direct line.
The Illinois Railway Commission is work.
ing on the classification of freight, and the
result of the hearing is likely to be of vast
Importance to the railroads.. 1t has been
limited that some of the members are de-
sirous of making political capital out of a
seeming attempt to gain for the shippers
a material reduction in the rates through
out the State. The shippers, however, are
hopelessly at variance with each other as
TO what is needed.
The stockholders of the Boston & Maine
Railroad, meeting at Lawrence, Mass.
voted to increase the capital stock of the
company by 10000 new shares and to issue
bonds not TO exceed $40 900. President
Tuttles annual report showed the gros:
earnings during the year were SCI, $40, 694
total operating expenses 500, 1875, Isl and ne
earnings 50. ,542.
The transfer of the Virgins ferry, In.
terstate Car Transfer * Belt line. to
gether with the general plan for financing
the purchasing of these properties, and tn,
improvements of the Union Station anC
Eads bridge at st. Louis, has been deferred
temporarily, NJ. E.. Ingalls,, president Of
the Big Four, not being able to be in St
Louis this week. Meantime, the details
of the st. Louis terminal are being worked
out, and Ii is now expected that befor.
New Years day all lines will be in tn,
st. Louis Union Railway Company.
George w. Dyer, superintendent of tn,
Fort Wayne division of the l.. Z. & W., ha,
been promoted TO the SUPPLEMENTARY O.
the Sandusky division and the division O
the Northern Ohio Railway from Akron
TO Delphos, o., which is a part of the l.. E
* w. system. The appointment was an
nounced yesterday. The two divisions which
pass into the charge of Mr.. Dyer have IS
miles of track. He succeeds II. F. Bickell
of Lima, o., who retires because of il
health. Frank T. Bowles, of Lafayette
will take charge of the local division, sue
ceeding Mr.. Dyer as superintendent. N,
change takes effect Oct. Is.
The first eight months after the Q cent,