The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-07
Local Notes.

The Wabash company has advanced the pay of
their local freight conductors S1Oper month.
High waters are still giving the Indianapolis
d Vincennes road trouble, trains running
through yet. Three bridges reported to be
out ofline, but none washed out
Gravel is very light on all roads, but few peo.
pie who know the dangers of travel and the
liability to get lay-overs on side tracks for sew
eral hours veHturlng out, unless obliged to go.
The receiver of the Illinois Midland road has
not attempted to run trains on that line since
Friday last, He says his engines can neither
skate climb trees nor swim, consequently cannot
get over the road.
The freight movement ia exceedingly light,
superintendents not caring to take the risk of
trains sailing on main tracks, ice and water
on several of the roads MAILING tbs running of
heavy freight trains hardly safe,
The superintendent of one of the INDIANAPOLIS
Hines recently received a bill from gentleman
OF J. h standing at small town on the line, de-
Inanding 50 for going about one-fuurth Of mile
and informing woman that her husband who
vas section boss, had been killed by accident.
The Union Railway Company have a meeting
yoday. Little of Importance is likely to be done,
and nothing regarding the new Union depot I'M
til the court decides whether the Union Railway
Company has the right TO dictate to leasing
lines on what terms they shall be given the facil-
ities OF the nion tracks and accommodation of
the Union depot
TIE North and South Lumher-rate Association
at their recent meeting resolved, "Phat this
meeting reconsider the resolution adopted at
indianapolis, agreeing only to change lumber
ratee April and Nov. L, and that instead the
chairman is authorized to call meeting for tue
purpose of considering rates. upon the applica-
tiops of three or more roads Interested"
E B. Hutchinson, who settles claims for dam
ages brought against the divisions of the Pitts
burg, Cincinnati q st. Louis road which are lIn-
der Jonn F. Miller as superintendent, is in the
city gathering evidence by which the p. C, g.
BIT, L. company may defeud itself against suits
brought by certain parties for damages result
ing from the overflow Of Pogue's run In June,
1882.
The general passenger agents who favor the
abolisning OF the payment OF commissions have
By means abandoned the fght, aud are re-
ceiving eDeouragement from general managers
sion at the next meeting OF the National AesOcia-
ton of General Passenger Agents T. c. Moore
commissioner at Chicago, has pushed the reform
so far at that point that passenger agents at the
hotels are TO no longer receive commissions, bu,
are allowed regular salary.
While general managers aud superntendents
are cnngratulatiug themselves over tho light
damages as n result OF the recent high waters.
1t would be well for them to remember that the
poor section men are entitled to much of the
credit, as on many of the roads they were out
day and night watching the track and prevent
ing old trees and rubbish piling up against the
bridges, sweeping them out, and were their pay
to he doubled for the time they have been ex-
posed it would be ne more than honorable on
the part OF the railroad companies.
The Wabash mana cement is expecting great
things from their Iowa division when matters
in good working order, more especially from
the extensive coal mines on their line. The
purchase of the lands has been going on quietly
for two years, and they lie in two patches-one
a body of between 1000 and 5000 acres ID Ma
rion county, in the Red Rock region, thirty-ive
miles from Des Moines, lying in a continuous
body OF one-eighth OF mile on each side of the
Wahnsh track. and another body OF 1900 or
1000 acres within SIX miles of Des Mones. The
mines are now being rapidly opened. The up
per veins lying in the hillside rapidly being
made ready for drift mining. Preparations are
going ON for sinking shafts TO the lower bitumn-
GUS veins and also to the camel vein. The work
men who are engaged in 1t say that orders have
been issued to crowd work so as to insure an
output of at least 90 carloads day by next
September