The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
Everybody Goes to the Park.

to make Thanksgiving rates the basis
announced by the Chicago & Alton last
week.
S. r. Galloway president of the Ameri-
can Locomotive Company. says the COM
pany Is turning out fifty engines every
week. The plants are working night and
day and are far behind i'm orders. Next
year business will probably drop to nor
NAL for the first half of the year, at least,
which is to be expected, as the whole coun-
try has been keyed up to the highest pitch
in business.
l.: F. Sullivan, formerly with the Big
Four. now controller of the Chesapeake
& Ohio. was in the city yesterday calling
friends of old times. He says that un-
der the direction of Harry Fuller, general
passenger agent, and Assistants Bronson
and Potts there has been great increase
in passenger business of the road, the I'M
provement being even more marked than In
the freight business, which is excellent
Experiments are now being conducted by
the Pennsylvania lines west with a smoke
consumer or device to aid combustion,
which, If IT proves success, VIII save
thousands of dollars yearly and Will De put
into general use on the Pennsylvania Inc
first of these devices has been received and
placed on several Cleveland Pittsburg
engines. The firing is in charge of two
trained mechanics from the Fort wayne
Und) shops.
The annual report of the Atlantic Coast
Line for the year ended June 80 has made
its appearance, and it is of unusual inter-
est. as the first annual income figures the
road has issued since the acquisition OF
its controlling interest in the Louisville Il
Nashville and the absorption of the Plant
system. The gross earnings of the CONSOLE
dated system for the year amounted to
slseS2'd5 90 an I1o inc Increase over the previous
year or S2,Sl34 l6; net earnings were Si,-
,119, or s., $685. 096 more than previous years.
| The trains of the Chicago & Northwestern
and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
| which run between Chicago and the Pacific
coast are united at Omaha, where they are
taken up by the engines of the Union
Pacific. In order that the Chicago-Denver
! service may not be diminished and also
| the Chicago and Omaha service two of
| the Chicago lines have decided to put on a
Chicago-Denver train to be known as No.
IL, leaving Chicago at 10 a. IN. over both
/ the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul and
! the Chicago 81 Northwestern.
Within the past week the Northern Paci-
| fic has reduced the working hours at the
one day per week The number of men en-
! ployed has also been reduced. The Great
Northern has taken similar action at Como,
Havre, Mont, and other points. The re-
| duction Is stated to be owing to falling
| away in the amount of construction and
repair work on hand. The curtailment OF
expenses In this reduction will about neu-
| tralize the additional expense caused by the
| recent increase in wages.
| Operating officers of American roads are
| pleased with the announcement OF the inter-
| all locomotives equipped with grab irons
| has been extended till March, 1904 This
will give ample time for equipment of all
| motive power with grab irons. The safety
| appliance act requiring that at least 90
per cent. of the of freight train
| should have brakes and be in communities
ton with the engine went into effect on
! Sunday, and all division superintendent
| have advised conductors to comply strictly
| with the law.
H. NJ. Bronson. assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four, says that the
| item in the Journal yesterday stating that
| the Illinois Central train known as the
| Eastern Limited, hauling a sleeper from
| Memphis for Buffalo, in connection with
| the Big Four, has been discontinued was
| not correct The train has not been taken
| off from either the Illinois Central or the
| Big Four, but merely the Memphis and
| Buffalo sleeper has been temporarily with
drawn. The other sleepers are running as
| mand for this sleeper that possibly 1t Will
soon be replaced, at least between Indian
| apolis and Memphis.
The troubles of General Manager After
| bury, of the Pennsylvania, did not cease
| with the recent disposal by him of griev-
| ances presented by committees represent
| ing the orders of railroad telegraphers and
| trainmen. The Order of Railway Conduct
| ors has appointed a committee to repre-
| sent the conductors and state their griev-
| ances. The grievances are, as far as can
be ascertained, that they are very much
| aggrieved over the refusal of the general
| extended under the late Frank Thompson
| administration and continued by every gen.
| eral manager since. Passenger conductors
have been generally provided with annual
| passes for themselves and wives over the
division which they run.