The Indianapolis journal., 1884-10-21
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.

The Logansport division of the Vandalia line
IS now completed to the city limits of South
Bend, Ind. AS soon as the road is b8llasted and
otherwise strengthened regular trains will be
run over it.
The general auditors of the Vandaiia, Big
Four, Bee-line and c., St. L. d p, were IN the
city to-day looking over the Union companys
system of wheelage charges, and checking up
the accounts of their several roads
An artistic little brochure has been got out
by the Santa Fe people. 1t is entitled Walls
of Corn" and is illustrative Of a poem whose
burden is the greatness of Kansas. The lines
are illustrated in a charming manner. The
hthography is excellent.
The call at the Vandalia general offices from
stations on the line Of the road for tickets to the
Blaine and Logan reception at Terre Haute is so
great as to cause the ticket agent to believe that
the entire population of Indiana will crowd into
Ierre Haute next Thursday.
The Wisconsin Central Railroad Company, in
anticipation of the completion of their new line
from Chippewa Falls to st. Paul, have asked the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Company to
make arrangements with them for through
business between st. Paul and Chicago.
An order has been issued by the Grand Trunk
Railroad Companys general manager to the SUI
perintendents of all'departments to discharge all
men that can possibly be spared, and to reduce
the wages of all retained. This action is with a
view of reducing operating expenses and be
cause, also of heavy falling off in the business
VI IHe ROAD.
The steamer State of Sonora, which connects
with the Sonora branch of the Atchison, Tope-
ka q Santa Fe railroad at Guaymas touches at
La Paz, Altata, Mazatlan, San Bias, Chamela
and Manzanillo. By this route, in connection
with the railroad systems, the journey from Ma
zatlan to New Y ork can be made in eight and
one-half days, and from Mazatlan to Chihuahua,
San Francisco and Mexico in FIVE, six and eight
days, respectively.
Death of a Southern Railway Maenate
Colonel Vernon K. Stevenson, the WE'LL known
Southern railroad man, died in New York, last
Thursday, in his seventy second year. The re-
mains were sent to Nashville. Col. Stevenson
was born at Russellville, KY, and, after retiring
from the dry goods business with fortune be-
fore he was forty, turned his attention to rail
roads. He built the Nashville & Chattanooga
road, using the first supply George Peabody ever
sent to this country. Mr.. Stevenson was elected
president of the road, and remained in that of
fee uninterruptedly for twenty-five years. Dur
ing this time, in cooperation with his friend Mr.
Peabody, he did much to promote the education
al interests of Tennessee, besides taking promi-
nent part in controlling the Louisville e Nash
vile railway. The town of Stevenson, Ala,
was named in his honor. When the Southern
Pacific railroad was begun NAPOLEON Ill gave
Mr. Stevenson 100000 in cash to accept the pres
idency of it, with salary of $50, 600 year.
1t was his boast that in his long railroad career,
covering more than forty years, all payments or
obligations which hepersonally assumed, and all
bonds or other securities of roads with which he
was prominently identified had always been
paid in full Even during the war, when in the
natural devastation of battle the tracks of his
railroad were torn up and the stations and roll
ing stock confseated or ruined he never fiinched,
After the was over the bondholders in Lon
don and Paris received five years interest in
full on all their securities When the war broke
out Mr.. Stevenson sided with his own State and
section. He donned the gray uniform, and was
made quartermastergen or General A. S.
JohnstOns staff. After the war Mr.. Stevenson
went to New York, made it his permanent resi-
dence, and invested largely in real estate. He
leaves property said to be worth So, 100000