The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-22

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rates Tuesday were the most literally
patronized of any in many months, es-
pecially to Texas and Southwestern points.
Ground has been broken at st. Marys, o.,
for a new passenger station for the Lake
Erie & Western. The old station will be
remodeled and converted into freight de-
pot.
Ford Wood. general freight agent of the
Peoria q Eastern, is spending a few days
visiting in Columbus, o., and Pittsburg.
Columbus now comes under his direct SUI
pervision.
Section men and depot masters on the
line of the Peoria & Eastern are cleaning
up their departments preparatory to the
inspection of the officials of the road, which
will begin on Monday.
In the second week of November the reg
ular annual inspection of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton will be made. All the
operating and maintenance of way officials
viii participate, devoting a week to the in
specticn.
E. E. South. general agent of the Big
Four, was in the city yesterday. He states
that the traffic of the Big Four at Terre
.Haute has increased remarkably the last
two years, the increase being fully so per
cent.
David c. Crosse. inventor of the Creese
railroad truck mover, has charge of the
improvements i'll progress between Niles and
Youngstown, where the b. & o. is building
a new line which will shorten the distance
and avoid a number of bad curves.
L. w. Price. of Baxter Springs, Kan, for
merly OF Richmond, Ind, has been made
division passenger agent or the FIT. Scott
& Gulf branch of the Rock Island. with
headquarters at Joplin, Mo. For several
years he had been travelling passenger
agent.
H. c. Moderwell. who has many years
been connected with the Nickel-plate road
at Fort Wayne as freight agent, yesterday
announced his resignation, TO take effect
at once: He will engage in the coal bust
ness. HI. ". Windt, of Valparaiso, sue
ceeds him.
At a meeting of the passenger repre-
sentatives of Western lines in Chicago
Wednesday ii was decided that a rate of $50
from Chicago to the Pacific coast should
gathering and minimum rate Of $3.50 was
agreed upon.
The Big Four has introduced four me-
chanical stokers for it's locomotives. Two
of its ordinary engines, and work satisfac-
torily. Two more have been placed on big
freight engines and thus far doing
good service.
The insurance fund of the Illinois Gen.
trail against IRE is proving decided sue
cess and was augmented during the year
| ending June 30 by $14l, 1921. The amount
to the credit of the insurance fund is
81, 529, 5000. Losses by fire during the year
| were only s49,05055
Charles M. Peck, a former switchman on
the Panhandle is suing the railroad COM
pany for $4,000 for the loss of a leg. The
crossings March s. 1902. The plaintiff claims
| that while he was following the train to
| couple cars the enginemen backed the train
| down upon him without any signal.
Without giving any intimation of his
| plans regarding the proposed entrance Of the
| Wabash Railroad into Philadelphia, George
j. Gould has written a letter to the Trades
| League. of Philadelphia, expressing graft
| fcation at the action OF that body in prom
| Using support to the railroad company in
case 1t should seek terminal facilities at
| that port.
| A committee of firemen of the Big Four
| was in session at the Big Four freight
| offices the greater part of yesterday with
| G. E. Schaff, general manager, j. q. VAN
| Wrinkle. general superintendent, and William
Garstang, superintendent of motive power.
| 1t is understood the meeting was a very
| pleasant one and that both sides made con-
cessions which will result in a satisfactory
| adjustment.
The labor troubles on the Pennsylvania
proper have been greatly exaggerated. The
| movement is simply for shorter hours and
| is said to be confined exclusively to men
| employed in the large yards at Philadel-
| phia, Harrisburg, Jersey City, Baltimore.
| Washington and other points east of Pitts
burg, and to men employed on freight
| trains, about 1900 in all, a small percent
| age of the employees on the road.
| r. B. Turner, general superintendent of
! the c., II. & d. and it's allied lines, and
George Graves, superintendent of the Gin
| cinnati Indianapolis & Western, went to
| Springfield on Tuesday, where yesterday
| they met General Manager Waldo in his
special car and inspected the line
between Springfield and Indianapolis, re-
| turning at p. m, Mr.. Waldo and Mr..
| Turner going from here to Cincinnati.
| Seven sons of the late John G. Devany
| their mother, who died on Monday in that
| city. Pittsburg paper says there is pos
| sibly not another family in America that is
| so fully represented In railroading In some
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positions on the Pennsylvania, the Chicago
| Great Western and the Chicago, Minneap-
! oils & ST. Paul.
| The inspection party of the Pennsylvania
| lines west completed the inspection of the
| Fort Wayne route yesterday and will spend
| to-day, Friday and Saturday until noon on
the Panhandle Soon after the inspection is
| completed the prizes will be awarded for
| the best trackage found on the trip. The
| three special trains on which the party
| travel are drawn by the same engines
| throughout the trip and manned by the
| same crews, with plotting engineers over
| the respective divisions.
| A Wabash official, in speaking of the
| company's new locomotives, said the engines
| placing a great deal Of reliance in the ca
/ liabilities Of these new locomotives, and
| from incidents thus far recorded their
hopes are likely to be rallied. A train
| left Peru with one of the new engines and
| made a rum with 400 tons of freight, equal
| ing the speed of train No. 8, one of the
COmpanyS rdSt trains, ana the engineer
| said he did not by any means do the best
| work the engine was capable of.
Means have been devised by the mana
| gers of the Erie and have received the ap-
| prevail of the board of directors for the ex-
| penditure of about S25,0O0,000, which will
| give the Erie line from Chicago to the
| Atlantic seaboard with a grade of $40 of
| per cent-sixteen feet-to the mile, and
| make it low grade trunk line. In con.
| nection with these plars a comprehensive
| Encouragement of the New York terminal is
| in contemplation, which will take another
| $5OOO,OO0. 1t is expected to provide this
| money without selling any more bonds.
| A report Is current that J. NJ Hannifan
| second vice president of the Northern Pa
| cic having charge Of traffic on that road
| will come East to accept a position traffic
| director on the Vanderbilt lines, and ii Is
further stated that he is to be made e vice
| president of all the lines. This is said tC
| be carrying out the proposition of the Van.
derbilts to more effectually consolidate the
| lines Comprehensive changes have beer
rumored, but these reports have not beer
confirmed, especially when 1t comes to point
of naming the men who are to fill the po
sitions.
The Panhandle has been making an in
tereSting test of its tunnel near Pittsburg Il
ascertain whether its present condition will
permit the use of the new equipment thai
has been ordered for the lines west. Tn,
test was made with the new Vandalia lin,
car just completed at the Allegheny shop:
of the Pittsburg, FIT Wayne & Chicago
The coaches being constructed at thes'
shops for the .Vandalia are seventy feet il
length. As there is curve in the TUNE
it is feared the wall was not built wild,