The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

g. Gilmore reSlSneu.
The indianapolis Car Works yesterday com
pieted $50 of the 1000 coal cars they are build
ing for the Ohio Southern road
HI Durham has been appointed travelling
Freight and passenger agent of the Cleveland,
Mt Vernon g. Delaware railroad, with head
quarters at Akron, o.
N K Elliott, master of transportation OF the
Vandala; George Harrington, treasurer, and j.
r Kendall assistant general freight agent are
in the city in attendance AT the oeot'lsh riVe
cOnclave.
James r. Hasford for several years agent at
Chicago OF the Erie 81 Chicago line, has been APP
pointed general travelling and passenger agent Oh
the Georgia Traffic AsSoclatlon Win heauquar-
ters in Chicago.
Regarding the Wabash Mr. Gould says the new
plan of reorganization is in progress in which
large concessions will be made, which he be-
iieVes will be eminentiy satisfactory TO the
European boudhoders.
There is n r1mor current that j. N McCul-
Tough. first viee-presldent of the Pennsylvania
linea west of Pittsburg will shortly retire
Chicago Times. The Times will learn before
many days that he is not the man that Is to retire
The Pennsylvania Company has just pub
lished n very handsome and complete map black
ground work, with its lines west OF Pittsburg
made prominent by heavy white mark. The
stations as well, are named, and crossings of
other roads designated.
Charles Nelson superintendent of the Buffalo
division of the Erie road, having resigned, w.
J Murphy. superintendent of the Delaware di
vision, will be appointed to the position. Edgar
Van Elten chief train dispatcher of the Della
ware division, succeeds Murphy
Mr. Gould is said to have lately contracted
for $4,000 tons of steel rails to be delivered at
81 Louis during the coming year. to be lad
nt,on the roads composing the Southwestern sys-
tvrn, making total of 81, 900 tons that have re-
Gently been contracted for to be laid upon those
roads.
Shipmeuts of stone over the roads which bring
this class of material to this point have been
heavier the last five months than in any CORE
spending period since 1S73-of building stone
alune, an average of fifty car loads per day-the
several public buildings which have been built
taking about twenty five car loads per day.
Gaylord Beach, general road-master of the
Beeline system, is in the city He states that
this month $50 tons additional of steel rails have
boon distributed on the |. u st. L. division, and
whom this is in the track the entire Bee line sys-
tenn from Cleveland to Indianapolis, Gallon to
Cincinnati and indianapolis to St Louis, with
the exception of thirty five miles, will be laid
with steel rails from sixty to seventy pounds to
the yard.
The proposed reorganization of the Erie fast
freight lines, mentioned in yesterdays Journal,
Is creating considerable talk in railroad circles
aaa among shippers, and the Feeling is general
that should President King replace H r. Duval,
general manager, and T. A. Lewis, assistant
great mistake. Both officials are hard workers,
and have done more than any othermen to make
tho Erie popular with the shippers of the West
As the time approaches for George ". Ris-
tines retirement as commissioner OF the Trans
sentimental Association there is considerable in
kerest as to who will be his successor. The posi-
ton is an important one and, from the fact that
pays $4,000 a year to the incumbent, appll-
sants are not wanting There are about half
dozen already in the field. Geo. W. Liley, j.
r. Rockwell and p p. Shelby are named as
persons who have friends working the wires for
them.
Victor Wildman is supervisor of section of
the read-bed of the Pennsylvania railroad, New
York division, reaching from Trenton to Stelton.
a committee of railroad experts has just decided
for the third consecutive year that he is entitled
to the prize of 800 that the company gives an
nuAlly to the supervisor of the best-kept section
of track. 1t is said thata glass of water, filled
M within half an inch of the hrim, was carried
over this section on the window sill of passen-
ger car, thirty miles in thirty five minutes with
out drop being spilled.
1t is said to be highly probable that at the
coming annual meeting of the indianapolis Roll
ing mill Company definite action will be taken
looking to the conversion of the old mill into a
merchant iron rolling-mill and the steel
rail mill into rolling heavy structural work for
building bridges, etc. The company are now
examining pneumatic process of making iron
which will avoid pudding. Should the test
prove satisfactory the new process will be
adopted. 1t is claimed that by this process a
better quality of iron Is made than by the
Pudding process.
President Malott and Commissioner Richard
of the Chicago and Ohio River pool will
10 day GO to Cincinnati to hear General Man
Rlsr Haites argument on the settlement of the
pool per cents. Owing to the Illness of Major
Abram Hendricks, who was TO accompany Mr..
Malott for the purpose of settling questions
pending between the G., II. e. d. people and the
tHion Railway Company, the latter matter will
.tafaur F.v
fhr above officials will be in Chicago and listen
IT, The argument of General Manager Carson, of
BIZ L., n. A. & c. road, regarding pool per
cents.
The Pennsylvania company has had corps Of
eug;neers at work this week runnIng line from
1riiaire, O., to Bridgeport. along the edge of
the Ohio river No positive information as to
thr object can be gathered, but it is believed
HAT they intend to make short line of some
k'nd between the two places that will cut off the
probability of the Baltimore s. Ohio extending
its tracks to the Cleveland, Loran & Wheeling
3 preliminary survey for which was made
IN nths ago The Cleveland Il Pittsburg could
put short line that far that would answer all
purposes for the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
and thus cut off the Baltimore G. Ohio.
Since the UIfion Railway Company was organ
Szed inlay l, 1884, the number Of trains handled
at the Union Depot has been kept account of,
tn serve a basis for paving the Union Depot
expenses, aud the statement Of Auditor ljams
shows that an average per month OF 493 trains
for the l.. b. & w, three divisions, have been
handled; 329 trains of the c., l., St t.
g., 81 trains of the c., St L.
d T., two divisions, PA trains of the Bee-line
2si trains OF the c., H. & l. 300 trains of the l. &
~ H., PIG trains of the j. NJ q l., pa trains of
the VaAdalia. IT'S trains of the Wabash, I5S
OF the l n A & c. Airline, and 10 of the l.
v. making the total average handled per
mouth for the fifteen roads centering here, 3.063
trains.
The Vandalia gives official notice of the OMEN
ing of the T.. II. & l. extension to South Bend
for business. Nov q. The names of stations
are as follows: Verona Ahoner Grass Creek
kewana Bruce Lake, Marshland -Castleman
Marmont, Hibbard. Plymouth. La Paz Junction
I4akeyille, Nutwood, South Bend. La Paz juno