The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


II UNIV OON'ASA~ - 49, $1,000
manager, earned in October, SAG, 210; an increase
over earnings of October, 1883, of $9,O11.
George Bender, superintendent of the Ken
tHeky Central road, has appointed j. D. Gum
chief train dispatcher, vice L. A. Boyd, resigned.
The preferred shareholders of the Dayton &
Ironton road, formerly southeastern division of
the T., c. & St. L. system, will meet at Dayton,
O., Dec. II, to authorize the issue of mortgage
bonds, and for other purposes.
Orders have been received from Mr.. Martin,
the new master car-buider of the Wabash,
directing that all heavy repairs on freight cars
shall hereafter be made at Peru, and only light
repairs at Andrews and Mount Carmel.
Austin L. Hartwell, one of the general officers
of the Illinois Midland Railway. Company, dice
at Decatur, Ill, yesterday morning, after an Ill
ness of three weeks. Mr.. Hartwell was a very
competent and highly respected gentleman
The report in circulation that the Evansville
& Terre Haute company reduced its floating debt
$40, 900 during the fiscal year, is untrue. The
company took up that amount of outstanding
bonds with proceeds from the sale of consols.
In the month of October the Louisville. New
Albany & Chicago road hauled from the Bedford
stone quarries SIG carloads Of stone; It's went to
the Sand Island bridges and l4 carloads to be
used in the abutments of the Henderson bridge.
V. II. Stevens of the train dispatcher's Office
of the c.. l., st. L.. g. c., has accepted the posi-
ton of chief train dispatcher of the Western di
vision of the Chesapeake & Ohio road. He left
for his new field last evening. His headquarters
will be in Lexington, KY.
Some of the agents of Western roads at this
point are extending the time on limited tickets
to Missouri river points, even on the low tariff
now in use. This is as direct a cut as it would
be to sell a ticket under tariff rates, as it is di-
rectly contrary to the spirit of the agreement.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago man
agement are about to close a contract for fifty re-
frigerator cars to be used in carrying dressed
meats and perishable freights north. The com
pany is now leasing from the Grand truLk road
thirty-fve refrigerator cars, and the class of traf-
fc pays a good revenue for hauling.
The stone abutments for the new bridge on
the G., l., st. L. & G., over the Big Miami river,
are completed and the material forthe structure,
which will be over 600 feet in length, is beginning
to arrive. Chief Engineer Morris says the
bridge will be in shape to run trains over it by
Dec. l. 1t is constructed wholly of iron and
steel.
'tRailway TerminologyH is the subject of a re-
cent article in the American Railway Journal, in
which L. r. Golf saws that railway" is a better
term than railroad, =" that locomotive" is more
exact than "engine," that Station should be
substituted for the absurd misnomer depot"
He prefers car to carriage, and conductor"
to guard, " but thinks driver" better than zen
gineer," and 'stoker' than fireman" He would
also adopt the English ''tramway" as a substitute
for street railway"
One would think a So 60 rate to Missouri
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Yet, if reports are true, an agent of the l., B. &
w. is not of that opinion, and goes so far as to
inform west-bound passengers that they can get
through at a $L10 rate by paying the l., B. & W.
full rates TO Peoria, and on arriving there take
the c., B. & O. 81 rate to Missouri river points.
In this manner the war onrates between Chicago
roads is reaching Indianapolis roads and causing
them to suffer thereby.
John browning late nossenger conductor on
the Indianapolis & St. Louis road. has accented
a similar nosition on tba T. N A e n Airjina
the management putting in his charge one OF the
new express trains put on to run between In
dianapolis and Chicago, hauling, as well. the Gin
cinnati through coach. The L., N. A. g. G. peo-
pie could not well have made a better choice
than that of Mr.. Browning. He is fully competent,
has large train experience, and is well known
and popular with the travelling public.
Edward Foley. general freioht AGENT Of the
New York. Lake Erie & Western railroad gives
notice that Messrs. W. Wingate and Johnston,
of London. have been annointed sole Euronean
FREIGHT accents of tbe New York Lake TIrie e
Western railroad. fine Great Western Disnatcb
the Erie q Pacific Dispatch. +he south Shore
line. and the Commercial EXPRESS, vice Mr. W
II. Schott. resigned. Messrs e. W. Sheldon e
90 of New York and CHICAGO have been an
P3a4oeu I5Polt trllsns agents lor tne GnlteG
many and fast-freieht lines, 0