The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-25

st. Louis striking switchmen In considerable
numbers calling at the various yards at In
dianapolis, Peoria and Cincinnati in search of
work.
The Indianapolis Rolling mill yesterday COM
pleted the contract to furnish 1000 tons of rails
to the Wabash road, and to-day commence on
rails for the Danville, Olney & Ohio Riv road
General freight agents in this section have re-
ceived notice to the effect that the cattle-yards
of the Delaware. Lackawanna & Western rail-
way. OF East Buffalo, have just been opened
for business.
The several railroad officials who left for Chi
cago Lass night to attend the Chicago & Ohio
river pool meeting were not i'll the best of
humor that General Manager Ri harrison called
the meeting at Chicago. indianapolis is his
headquarters, it is central for all roads com
prisng the pool, and is really the proper place
TO hold the meeting.
Passenger men were considerably riled yes
terday that j. Fl. Martin on Tuesday secured
twenty passengers for Greensboro, N c., and
charges that he gave a rebate of 81 per head,
thus breaking the pooling agreement The pas
srRger men are off on this. One of the honest
Quakers states that he only gave them one free
pass, and the rest paid full fare, S20.45,
Commencing with Sunday next, the express
train which has been leaving Indianapolis for
Cincinnati at 3:4O A. NJ. will not depart until
AS A. NJ, and the.train which leaves Cincinnati
for Indianapolis now at 7:15 p NJ. will depart
from Cincinna1 at $40 p NJ. This change is
made that connection can be made with the Van
dalia. these trains hauling the through sleeping
coaches.
J.H, Devereux president of the Bee-line sys.
tenn, has abandoned rallrOading for the time be-
ing and is giving his attention to religious mat
tiers, he being one of the Ohio delegates TO the
Episcopal convention now in session at Phila-
delphi, Pa. Meantime the stock of the Cleve-
land, Columbus, Cincinnati IL Indianapolis road
has advanced eight points, aud should rightfully
go TO par before New Years day.
W. C. Irwin, superintendent of bridges on the
Bee-line system, Is in the city. Within the last
few days he has given out contracts for first
a.
Louis road: AT Fern, the structure to be 275 feet
long, in two spans. AT Embar's, one 300 feet
long, IN two spans, and one-span bridge at
Hillsb0rO 120 feet long, ana work was begun
yesterday on a new bridge at Avon, two spans
100 feet each in length.
The impression prevails that the Pennsylva-
mia company in only awaiting SLIGHT prete xt to
open their outside office for the sale of tickets
which they may as well do, as it is believed that
there is not road centering here-unless it he
the Bee-line-whlch Is not selling tickets outside
OF the Union railway Officers. Unless, at the
meeting i'll Chicago, to-day, something is done
III the matter, doubtless the Pennsy wanna pH0-
pie, on Nov. l, will commence the sale of tickets
in their uptown office.
Z. b. Thomas, general manager of the Bee
line system, is detained at home by a singular
trouble. Prior to his going to the Chicago time
convention he had several of his teeth filed
which created inflammation in the upper gum,
and when route for Chicago artery broke
and Mr. Thomas lost so much blood that it was
necessary for him to stop of at Toledo for treat
ment by "A physician, and it really became a
rious matter, and has since that confined him at
home much of the time.
Locomotive No. 463, now nearing completion
at the c. st. L. & p. shops at this point, Is the
first engine built entire at these shops. 1t is of the
Altoona pattern passenger engine, forty tons,
tive-ioOt drivers, cy linders l7X24 IL is said TO
he the finest finished and ipainted engine ever
built in this State, and promises to be n rapid
and fine performing engine. To W. G. Arp, gen
eral foreman of the shops, is due this fine Spec
Of workmanship, SUPERINTENDENT Miller
having turned him loose TO demonstrate his
ability.
The latest scheme of local passenger agents
to ctreumvent agreements of the high Joints is
worked as fellows: Mr. A, for instance, desires
to 90 to ST. LOuis. l,000-mile ticket sold
him, on which he makes the round trip when
the unused part of the ticket Is returned to the
seller ana heis refundedthe amount il is worth.
B. wants to 20 to st. LOUIS, or some point this
side on that road, and he is sold the unused part
of the same ticket, makes the "trip, and returns
the unused portion and gets the fund, and so
until the ticket is used up. Thus the passen-
gers get n reduction of about So below the cost
OF frst-class regular ticket.
Certain shippers doing business on the local
switches of the Indiana polls, At. Louis 81 Chicago
road comp ain that the switchmtn are dilatory
IN placing cars for loading, aud that they suffer
by such delays financially. 1t is further charged
that the c., J., st. L. 81 @. switchInen have IA
vorties whom they first accommodate. Mr.. Sui
livan, the local agent, says he has never heard
COMPLAINS of this character; should he, the
mHtter would certainly be investigated. Mr.
Hicks. the ynrdmaster, says no partaity is
shown, but some shippers have an idea that
wherever they want a car set engine and
trains crew must at once be at their service. the
company has fOrty-clght private switches. His
switching crews are on these switches once or
twice. and sometimes three tunes, day, an d he
thinks that service that often should be satisIac
tory to any reasonable business man.