The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-24
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Isn,.snnal and Local.

dalia, who has been very i'll for some weeks, is
able to be about again.
M Il Ingalls,, president Of the O., L, St Z. &
G., and family passed through the city last
evening, en- route home from Minnesota.
y. Gregory, agent Of the I, 3. 8 w at this
point. has appointed Frank Brown his chief
clerk, which is certainly deserved promotion.
Some Of the Wabash bondholders have fully
determined to ask in few days. for the appoint
ment Of receiver OF receivers who Will not
play into their own hands.
George a. Coolidge, for thirty years an en-
ploye of the Fitchburg railroad, first as en-
gincer, and for the last eighteen years as super
intendent Of motive power has resigned
The g 4, ST L. s. G. continues to do heavy
freight traffic. On Tuesday 712 loaded cars
were handled on the main line and It was
thought 500 cars would be reached yesterday.
G. G. Waite, vice president and general mama
ger, Charles Rockwell auditor, and William
Ramsey, chief engineer Of the @, H q D. lines,
were in the city yesterday on official business.
The belief Is general in railroad circles that
Manager Carson Of the L., n. A. & G., has made
a mistake in allowing A. b. Southland to leave
the road, 50 ably was he handling its traffic mat
tiers.
s. K Hooper, the coming man for general
passenger agent of the Z. N, A. & @. road, is a
New Albanian, and was for some years on the
il. N. A. q G, road prior to his going on to the
III. & st joe
Boston railroad men have set an example
which Indianapolis railroaders may wisely copy.
Commencing with Saturday next, all railroad
offices are to be closed at 2 P. NJ, and remain
closed for the day.
The Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company
commenced receiving stone from the Bedford
quarries about Nov 1 1881, and Il, since that time
have received over the Louisville, New Albany
81 Chicago, l,066 car loads.
q w Boardman Of the Hannibal s. ST. Jo-
seph, has been appointed travelling passenger
agent of the Burlington with headquarters at
Indianapolis. G. G. Merrill has been transferred
from indianapolis to Peoria.
James Stewart who for a considerable time
has driven the money delivery wagon of the
American Express Company, died yesterday
morning of typhoid fever. He was young
man well thought Of IN expressmen circles.
Freight men eonversant with the situation
say: The indications are that small grain will
move slowly at present prices, and the best-in-
formed oficials think that railroad earnings viii
be rather light until the middle of September,
after which they look for very large traffic.
G. E. Henderson is to-day to be appointed
general manager Of the Dayton as well as the
Dayton & Southeastern division of the t.. G. &
St L. system The Dayton. division extends
from Dayton to Delphos eighty-six miles; the
Dayton & Southeastern division is LIS miles in,
length.
There is so much trouble about grain doors
that the general freight agents Of the roads
centering here will at their next meeting prUba-
bly, enter into an agreement not to take car
from an elevator unless it is properly equipped
with doors and there is to be no afterclap in the
matter of charges
It is intimated that the Corbin syndicate has a
pretty slim hold on the divisions Of the T., G. q
st T. road which they now claim to control.
To those who believe such to be the case we will
just say that @. w. Fairbanks is at the head Of
matters, and he seldom loses his grip or makes
mistake in his movements lookingto the scoop
ing-in of railroad properties.
Six miles additional of steel rails is TO be dis
tributed to-day on the the O., II. u division Of
tho G.; I'll. & D. system. General Manager
Waite says the good people of Indianapolis seem
inclined to give the g., H. g l. a fair share of
their business and he, in turn, proposes to spend
more money on improvements to the c., H. & l.
road bed this season than he will expend on the
lDntire G., H. & D, system outside this division.
Chief Engineer Morris, Of the c., L, St L. e
81, is preparing his annual statement to hand
in to President ingalls,. 1t viii show that in the
company's fiscal year, which ends June 80.
there were laid on the main line % miles of steel
rails, weighing 81 pounds to the yard, 100000
new cross ties put In and 1000 carloads of
gravel distributed on the eastern division and
II72 on the western division The accounts Of
improvements made to the branches are kept
separate from those made on the main line.
President Mackey, Of the Evansville & Terre
Haute road tells the reporter Of the TeFFe Haate
Gazetue that the new Levy q Alden combina-
ton parlor and sleeping cars, with buffet at
tachment, that will be run between Evansville
and Indianapolis by the e. g T. II. and Wanda
liza lines beginning about August /, will be the
finest coaches of the kind in America These
coaches will leave Evansville at 1890 a. NJ, and
Indianapolis 11.55 A. NJ daily. as parIor coaches,
running through in six hours, and Evansville at
8:l5 P. M, and indianapolis at l0:45 p NJ as
sleepers, running through without change, ar
irving at Indianapolis at $50 A. NJ. and Evans
Al. NJ. be in ipe<r ae-
commodation to Indianapolis passengers, as they
can remain in the cars at indianapolis, going
until "A M. Returning sIeepers will be open
at Indianapolis at 8 P. NJ, thereby avoiding al
delays and midnight transfers at Terre Haute.
Luncheon will be served in the cars.
A Disposition shown Still to Gut Rates.
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