The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-12
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

Movements of Railway Magnates-E. A. Ford
Predicts Heavy Travel This Fan. 70,
Presidents MeKeon and Ingalls, and Managers
McCrea and Thomas left for their respective
headquarters last evening. '12
Paymaster Irwin will to-day pay on the Indi-
annapolis division of the Jacksonville, Madison
q Indianapolis road for June services
j. W. schrage, of Cincinnati managing editor
Express Gazette, is in the city. The Gazette has
been made the official paper of the expressmen,
aud is obtaining large circulation.
E. G. Murphy, late superintendent of the De-
troit & Indianapolis road, is in the city. since
the first of the month he has been visiting sew
eral railroad oenters, noting their methods of
moving trains, etc.
George W. Holderidge, who has Just accepted
the position of general manager of the Burling-
ton d Missouri road, was ten years ago brake
thirty-nve years of age.
e. A. Ford, general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines west of PittsbuIg, c., st. L.
d z. excepted, was In the city yesterday. He
reports trade over these lines as highly salts
factory and prospects good for large business
during the fall months.
E. F. Edgecomb has assumed the duties of
agent OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
lines at Dayton, vice G. E. Miller, resigned; j.
Burwell at Lima, vice MIR. Edgecomb, trans
ferrsd, and NJ. j. Ebere has been appointed agent
at Tippecanoe, vice Mr.. Burwell, transferred. =
One who is on the inside predicts that Albert
Griggs, master or trains on the Cincinnati. Ham
iton q Dayton lines, win be made euperintehd-
emit of the C., III. d ID. main line and the Indian
'apolis division; that w. F. Stark will be con-
t1nued superintendent of the d. & M. division,
and that General Manager Waite will operate
the road without general superintendent. 1oIfls
Essl I 9o s1g Local Notes. n1 re1 :, 7,
The Cincinnati. Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chi
cago company liss rebuilding it's round-bouse at
Harrison Junction. and will put in new turn
table at thatlpeipt. yof ppTea ass D
In the yeaf1s8o Is per cent. of the freight
tonnage over north and south roads was hay,
and this season this feature of business prom
Uses to be heavier than ever before.
Mall matter the railway postal clerks state,
is seldom as light as at the present time. The
letter mails are the heaviest on Mondays and
Tuesdays, and the paper mails on THURSDAYS and
saturdays.
While there is an impression that the Clncin-
natl, Hamilton q DAYTON lines not in the
pool they are practically SO, and report their
tonnage to Commissioner Fink daily as do roads
which are members of the pool.
In railroad circles the Impression prevails that.
now the Seney syndicate has taken an interest
in the Toledo, Cincinnati & ST. Louis road, they
will build line to Indianapolis, and that eVentIi-
ally the whole system Will be made standard
gauge and be "a part OF the Nickelplate system.
This would give the Nickel-Dlate a route to Gin
einnati, Indianapolis and st. Louis as well as to
Chicago.
in receipt of note from his general manager
stating that rumors have come to him that this
line is cutting rates at Indianapolis, against
which he cautions Agent Stanberry, as he wishes
him to retain his position. 1t is but just TO Mr..
Strawberry to state that these rumors originate
with competitors, and on investigation have not
been su5stantiated.
The most serious obstacle to the adjustment of
rates and the organizing of pool of the north
and south roads Is the demand OF the Chicago q
Indianapolis Airline management that they
UsiU deg I'D far
Chicago which comes north over the O., ST.. L,
& O., the c. H. & D., and the J., NJ. & I. roads,
and also of that which originates at INDIANAPOLIS
The managements of the old roads think this is
unjust. Their troubles as regards sOuth-bound
business from Chicago have been satisfactorily
adjusted.
Master Mechanic Ransom, of the Indianapolis
d st, Lonis road has inst turned ont of the shops
new ten-wheel freight engine, which Is credit
to these shons, where it was built entire. The
engine, which is numbered 500, when under
steam, weighs $1,000 pounds, with a bearing of
$4,000 pounds on the driving wheels. The en-
CINE tank, cOaled up and full of water weighs
$4,000 pounds. The cylinder is 17l9 bv "a
inches; the drivers five feet, straight stack and
extension boiler. Mr.. Ransom has been ordered
TO build three more locomotives of the same pat
tern, aud also has on the stocks al heavy new pas
senger engine.
L. c. Weir, western superintendent of the
Adams Express Company, was in the city yes
terday urging the Union Railway Company TO
give them more room at the Union Depot to
transact their increasing business. In the
course OF his remarks before the directors he
talked plainly as regards the need of
more commOdiOus depot. They, In turn, gave
superintendent Weir to understand II he would
exercise a little patience they would build a
depot in which the express companies should
have ample room. The fact is that the three
express companies are crowded into three rooms
which, altogether, are not large enough for one
good depot office, and the rental the express
companies pay entities them to better accom-
m0datlons.