The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-11
Local Notes.

Local Notes.
At one time yesterday the private cars Of five
railroad presidents stood on the spur track west
of the Union Depot.
Mr.. Tiden. agent of the Union Switch and Sig
nal Company, last evening exhibited the work
fngs of the device TO the railroad committee of
the Indiana LEGISLATURE.
The old project of building a railroad from
Wellington, on the Bee Line, to Lorain, o.,
through Oberiin and Amherst, has been revived,
and the probabilities are that it will be built.
One of the happiest men in Indiana is Colo
mel X. G. Hervey. He now has the track OF
the Indianapolis & Evansville straight line into
petersburg, and the traek-layers are getting
ready TO push on to Oakland.
1t is stated officially, that there was sufficient
money in the treasury Of the Cleveland, Column
bus, Cincinnati & indianapolis to pay a per
cent. dividend. Mr.. Vanderbilt says the stock
Will be worth par in a short time.
Superintendent Watts of the third division Of
the p, c. & st. l.. lines, has issued a Train order
which requires operators TO read telegraph orders
to both the engineer and conductor, and TO take
tneir signature to show that they understand
the order.
Three of the heavy freight engines of the
Jeftersonville, Madison & Indianapolis road will,
To-day, be transferred to the Chicago division of
the p, c. & St. l.. lines, Superintendent Watts
greatly needing more power, so heavy is busl-
ness on that division.
The old Evansville, Dayton & Eastern railroad
PROJECT, which Is sprung annually in the month
y,
Jeetors say work will be begun in the early
spring between Dayton and Eaton, and they are
asking subsidies in Eastern Indiana.
The citizens of Lafayette are still tndeavoring
70 raise by subscription the $4,000 needed to
secure a $4,000 branch shop of the Louisville
New Albany d Chicago road, the management
OF which bait the good people of Lafaye tie by
giving them until spring to gather Vt up.
The graders on the northern extension of the
Nandalla have ceased work for the present. The
bulk of the grade, however has been completed
W. A.. n hTlh fba
bridges, has crew of bridge and pile drivers at
WORK, and expects to have the piles all driven
for the bridges, between Logansport and Kewan-
ma, by the goth OF this month.
The Baltimore & Ohio Express COMPANY in
the month of December, from inbound business
received $4,000, and their outbound business
reached 81 900 in round numbers The company
are doing already more business than they ex-
pected 10 at this point and have put messengers
on the three trains over the l., B, IL W. between
indianapolis and Columbus.
The indianapolis Roling-mill people say that
there Is no Improvement in the iron-rail market,
but were theirnew steel rai1-mfl In operation they
could get orders sufficient to keep them busy for
twelve months IL is stated that one-third of
the capacity OF the steel-raf mills Of the country
mas already been placed under contract for this
year. the contracts thus far being for rails to
make renewals of track on old roads.
The rumor that the Wabash road was selling
tickets at their outside office grew out of 2 novel
scheme Of Frank Palmer, local agent. who filed
MS ticket case with lot of blank coupons and
whenever enc OF the passenger agents of anoth-
with the twinkle OF his eye indicating that he
vas again selling tickets. This has led to sever
81 kilograms, over which the Pennsylvania pas
senger men were considerably disturbed.
WILL NEED MORE MONEY
Z. B. Phillips, the new president of the Toledo,
Cincinnati & st. Louis road, who to-day begins
his inspection trip of the property, will have
the sympathy of railroad men who are posted
as to it's real condition, and before he gets half
way over the line he will doubtless conclude
that the SS000o0 recently given by Boston
capitalists is but a sprinkling of the money
which will be needed to put the property IN a
80. l condition
ARE REALLY IN EARNEST.
The managements of several Of the Indian
apolis roads have determined to show no leni-
epcy to parties who loan or in any manner use
their annual or trip passes otherwise than as the
r. rules for granting such passes allow This let
ting Tom, Dick and Harry ride on q pass given
to one, as personal favor, is to be stepped on.
In fact, there is movement all over the coun-
try TO put a stop to this dishOnOrabe business.
The publishing of black list of over 800
names, many OF whom claim to be honorable
gentlemen, should convince parties who are in
the habit of lOaning and sometimes selling
passes that the railroad arrangements are in
ton, which publishes the black list, has very
carefully investigated every charge made, and
has in writing evidence which 1t considers suf-
ficfent to establish a case
Yesterdays MEETINGS
The regular monthly Green Line meeting was
held at the Denison House yesterday. L. G.
Richardson, general manager, was chairman
The only business transacted was the auditing Of
accounts.
The general freight agents Of the Northern
lumber lines met yesterday to readjust rates
from certain points which discriminate
against such points. The entire day
was devoted to conference with the
lumber men, who were quite largely represented,
and to-day the freight agents will endeavor to
fix rates satisfactory to this important interest
john Osborn, OF the Wabash, acts us chairman
and J. b Coolidge, of the Wheeling & Lake Erie,
The general freight agents OF the roads run
ming north and west from Cincinnati, Louisville
and Evansville also met yesterday, to harmonic
rates from those points. They last evening had
completed the revision of rates out of Cincin-
on rates from Evansville. A H. Mcleod, of the
c., II. g. D., is chairman of the meeting, and R.
W. Geiger, of the j., NJ. & l., secretary.
CHANGES ON THE BEE LINE.
E. B. Thomas. general manager of the Bee
Line system, yesterday issued the following no.
tice
"on account of ill heath. C. C. Gale superin-
fendent OF the Indianapolis & st. Louis railway,
has been granted leave OF absence.
ct. W. Burrows, assistant superin tendent of
the Columbus IL Cincinnati division, is transfer
red TO st. Louis as superintendent of the Indian
apois & St, Louis railway.
fne above changes take effect Wednesday,
Jan. TO-"
Mr.. Burrows Ia young man, well posted In
railroad operations, has been with the Bee Line
thirteen years, commencing as telegraph opera
tor. then train dispatcher, and lastly assistant
superintendent on the C. & G. division Mr..
Gale, who retires, has been with the Bee Line
twenty eight years, and has been faithful,
Woodworking officer
second circular gives notice of the appoint
ment OF Il. A. Peck as train master OF the Cincin-
natl & Columbus DIVISION vice r. w. Burrows,
transferred, headquarters Cincinnati F. q.
RawD, In addition TO duties chief train dis
pateher, Is appointed assistant trainmaster of
the Cincinnati division, headquarters at Della
ware, o. I. F. CASTILLO, in addition to his duties
as chief train dispatcher, is appointed assistant
trsiHmasser of the Columbus division, headouar-
tiers at Cleveland, o.
THE UNION RAILWAY COMPANY DEFINES ITS