The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-16
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The indianapolis & st. Louis is this week dis
tributing gravel at the rate of $50 carloads per
day
Tho Wabash preferred and common stock is
now q uoted at a lower figure than at any time
since the company was reorganized.
VIM R. McIIeen, president of the Vandalia,
and d. E. Ingalls, president of the c., St l.. &
e., will arrive in the city this morning
Hon. j. H. Devereux president; E. B. Thorn
as, general manager, and several other officials
OF the Bee-line system, are in the city
Every foot of the l., B. & w, road main line,
in the State of Indiana, is now laid with steel
rails and the track is in excellent condition.
c. Waite, vice president and general man
ager of the c.. H. & D. lines left on Monday
uight fer San Francisco on notwithstanding
4Our.
Within the last ten days there have been dis
tributed the c., l. St. L. & G. main line Is, O0O
cross ties, which are to be Immediately placed IN
the track.
Work was begun in earnest on the South Bend
extension of the Vandalia on Monday last
Most of the material needed for the track Is
now upon the ground.
The West Shore fast-freight line yesterday
brought in ten carloads of fine granite, shipped
from quarries near Portland, Me-, to go into the
walls Of the new State-house.
RR Cookie has been appointed agent Of the
West Shore fast-freight at Peoria, at which
point they opened for business yesterday reach
ing there over the Wabash road.
Paymaster Hedges of the c., H. & D. lines,
and Paymaster Snee, of the Pennsylvania lines,
pay on the Indianapolis divisions of their re
spective roads, to-day, for March service.
The railway conductor of the c., st. L. & P,
and other roads running into Logansport have
organized lodge Of railway conductors to be
known as the Logan Lodge No llO This order
NOW has over 4, 900 members.
Within the last few weeks General Freight
Agent Hubbard, of the Vandalia has perfected
traffic agreements with roads which they cross
IN Illinois by which they prorate to III more
points than they did six months ago.
One of the local passenger agents yesterday
sold ticket to San Francisco at full rates, and
so much of a novelty was it to sell a ticket at
tarld rates that he visited the several local
offices, boasting of his accomplishment.
Reports from General Manager Merrill, of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul, now in Cali
fOrnia to recuperate from attack of paralysis,
are very favorable Heis able to walk some,
and hopes to be able to return to his post OF duty
On short time.
Major Robert Emmett passenger agent on the
louisville. New Albany & Chicago Monon line,
Yaas beenin the southern part of the State pros
E1octing for business, and the Madison Herald
says that if Mr. Emmett is a sample Of the
officials on that road, passengers may be assured
the best of treatment and all things as repre-
scented by the bills
superintendent of one of the indianapolis
roads states that since he has enforced the order
that train men should use sticks when coupling
ears, there has been ninety per cent less ac-
cidents on the road. He added seventenths of
Ghe accidents that cause men to lose their hands,
fingers arms, legs or their lives, can be traced
80 their own negligence,
It is stated by chief engineer who has given
she matter personal investigation, that there is
larger mileage of roads laid with steel rails in
proportion to the miles of railroads in Indiana
than in any State west of the Allegheny mount
aims and before the close of this year he says
there will practically be no road in this State
which is not laid with steel rail, fully 20 per
Ssnt- of which weighs sixty pounds to the yard
O A. Haynes superintendent of motive power
aild machinery of the Missouri Pacific road, has
issued the following circular: 81. Il. Lape is
hereby appointed master mechanic, with head
quarters at Big Springs, Texas, vice l.. B. Sails
bury resigned appointment to take effect April
Is His orders will be obeyed accordingly" The
IIuany friends of Mr.. Lape will be glad to learn
that he has secured so important position in
tthe southwestern system Of the Gould roads.
Two or three railroad papers strongly indorse
suggestion of a train dispatcher which was
published in the Journal some days since, favor
ing the organization of a train dispatchers' as
ispciation. There is no doubt but such move
Inent would meet with general favor Aside
from the mutual aid features that may be incor-
tporated into the association there are excellent
1sasons why the train dispatchers should come
together and discuss the questions affecting their
duties to the companies.
A good story is told of the watchfulness of the
officers of the Pennsylvania railroad, and their
systematic way of doing business. Recently a
lotter was received by of the first officers of
she corporation. 1t was well written and well
worded The writer said on certain day, in a
certain car the Pennsylvania road, he lost a
50 bill. He wished, if found by the company
1t should be returned TO him. The official drew
IA s. note from his pocket, wrote a reply, saying
that the money was recovered and is herein
enclosed.