The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-30
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
The prospect for passenger travel southwark
this fall and winter, is exceptionally good.
The Pennsylvania and the Vandalia lines yes
terday placed on sale at their uptown ticket
Office 2, 100 forms Of tickets.
The Corbin syndicate seems to be working
toward the top in securing control of the To
ledo, Cincinnati 8 ST. Louis road.
The ceasing Of the Red line to do business at
Evansville after Oct throws r r. Dabney,
agent Of the company, out in the cold
W. G. Hall has been appointed travelling aud
itor Of the Indianapolis division of the Wabash,
and will make his headquarters at Peru
General mortgage bonds of the Louisville,
New Albany 8 Chicago railway to the amount
of 100000 have been listed on the New York
Exchange.
A meeting of the general managers of all
Western roads will be held in Chicago Oct. 81,
to take action regarding the issuing of free
transportation on account of business
The L., N. A. & G. railway owns and controls
467 miles of road, 288 on the main line and 179
on the Air line; owns 81 locomotives, three of
which are new and have never made a trip over
the road
A reward of $500 is offered for the apprehen-
sion of John T. Briggs, late cashier Of the Louis
vile & Nashville road at Evansville, Ind , who
is said to be several Thousand dollars short in
his accounts.
Business has improved to such an extent on
the Vandalia that Superintendent of Motive
Power prescott hopes next week to be able to
increase the number of working hours in all
shops on the system.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen have
decided to rename their association In future
it will be known as sgThe Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen of North America thus includ-
ing the United States, Canada and Mexico.
a New York telegram says President Smith,
Of the Oregon Navigation Company says no ar
engagements for a traffic agreement between the
Northern Pacific and the Union Pacific and the
Oregon Navigation Company, have been made
or are pending"
T. A Lewis, western manager of the Erie fast
freight lines, left for Chicago yesterday, where
he will to-day meet r. G. Villas, freight traffic
manager Of the Erie lines, who comes West to
install the new general freight agent Of the Chi
cago & Atlantic road
At the Union railway meeting to-day the con-
tinuing of the uptown Union railway ticket Of
flee will come up for consideration. The Bee
line and Pennsylvania people now have fine
outside Offices of their own and do not care to
share in the expense of the Union Office
Mr. F. x. Donahue having resigned his POI
sition as agent of the Adams Express Company
at Chicago to take effect Oct l, Mr. William
w. Chandler. jr., has been appointed Chicago
agent for that company Mr.. Chandler for
some years has been travelling agent for the
Pennsylvania company's lines.
]. II. Devereux, president, and e. B. Thomas,
general manager of the Decline system; M. E.
Ingalls,, president of the G. L., st. L. & O., VIM
r. McKeen president of the Vandalia, G. G.
Waite, vice president Of the CT n. & d.
lines, J. N Mccullough, vice-president of
the Pennsylvania lines, and James McCrea,
manager will arrive in the city this morning.
An official of the Union Railway Company,
who is in q position to understand the true in
wardness Of their affairs, says that at the meet
ing Of presidents and general managers to-day
undoubtedly the plan for new union depot will
be agreed upon, and its location. He further
states that the company is now in better shape
financially to- begin the much-needed improve
ment than at any formerperiod
# President Devereux, of the Decline system,
and u. b. Thomas general manager, will talk,
while IN the city, with few business men and
shippers they will learn that the feeling is quite
general that III. w. Gays general freight agent
of the l. a. St L., is disposed to make Indian
ap0lis more and more Of a way-station, and If
the mistake is not corrected lift has not already
effected unfavorably their business at this point,
tits tending so to do.
In the Cincinnati pool settlement at the close
0f the year shows balance of SO due the Bee
line. With respect to the indianapolis pool,
however, the Decline isn't much better satisfied
than Is the Grand Trunk with its appordonment