The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local.
II. C. Diehl, general freight agent of the L,
l& w. has gone to New York to be absent
several days.
Col. Joseph Hill, superintendent of the Van
lalia lines, was in the city yesterday en- route
for Columbus, o.
II. N. Boyer, general freight agent of the
Danyille, Olney & Ohio River road, is in the
city to receive instructions from receiver Hen
'erson.
General Agent White and Passenger Agent
Nichols, of the Decline, expect to occupy their
fine offices in the Bates House corner on Thurs
day next.
c. C. Waite. vice-president and general man
ager Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
lines, is arranging to leave for California about
Thursday of this week.
The large orders received for cars from st.
Louis yesterday indicates that the boom in
east-bound business is to be turned from Chi
cago to st. Louis this week.
Henry Mounts, late passenger conductor on
+te j., NJ. & I. road, is to take the position of
.srdmaster at Columbus, which, in railroad cir
IS, is characterized as the Irishman's promo
4, as he started on the road in the position he
,Oing to take.
James E. Roosevelt, of New York, president
of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road,
comes west this week to look matters over. 1t
is intimated that c. c. F. Bent is to be given ad-
ditional duties to tbatof superintendent of trans
portation, with a higher title.
It is said that the Midland fastfreight line
will continue to do business at this point should
1t be thrown off the l., b. & w. road, the line
reaching here from Upton over the Wabash
road. The line really was established for the
benefit of the Lake Erie & Western road.
The superintendent of the Indianapolis roads
who attend the time convention at Cincinnati
viii make an earnest effort to induce the officials
upresent to vote to hold the next time convention
at indianapolis. Hotel accommodations are
ample here, and at two of the hotels there are
large rooms well adapted and fitted up for hold
ing conventions IN
West-bound business continues heavy, and
fortunately the way bills show that rates for
some time past have been well maintained. The
great trouble is that there are so many lines to
siiNde it among under the d%iverting rules of the
Trunk-iine pool. Yet ''evening up" as tits
called, is the only way, seemingly, by which
.aarmony can exist.
All passenger locomotives on the Bee-line svs-
TEN are to be equipped with steamboat whistles.
Eleven already are thus fitted out. While their
sound is much pleasanter to the ear of passen-
gers than the ordinary shriekipg whistles, they,
as well, are less liable to frignten horses on the
highways, which frequently results in serious
accidents; neither do they disturb the repose of
travellers by trains at night.
Superintendent Stevens, of the Wabash, will
needs quicken the speed Of his through trains
between indianapolis and Michigan City if he
proposes to hold the L., n, A. & c. Airline even
level. The Airline makes the run in six hours
and twenty-five minutes, while the Wabash is
seven hours and fifteen minutes making the
run. The distance by the Airline is l54 4-l0
miles; by the Wabash, l6l miles.
Mr.. G. A. Smith, general yard-master of the
J., M. & / road at this point. resigned his
place, to take effect Sunday, April 6. The com
pany desired him to remain until his place could
he supplied, but Mr.. Smith declined to work
longer than the date named. He has been
offered another yardmastership here, but will
probably take a conduetorship on a Western
road.
Engine No. AGO on the Chicago, st. Louis &
Pittsburg road, which is equipped with the
Wooley electric light, was yesterday ordered to
Columbus, and tonight will haul a party of
Eastern railroad men, who are DESTROYS of see
ing its operation, from Columbus to Cincinnati.
The light is so much of a success and so valuable
for night service it is unfortunate that its intro
duction is SO slow. There should be more push
somewhere.
The rumor published a few days since in the
aoarnal to the effect that a reduction in salaries
of employees would be ordered in a few days is
verified, the executive committed of the Gould
and Wabash systems proelaiming a reduction of
40 per cent. in the salaries of all officers and
employees receiving 800 per month and over.
Engineers and train men are not included. The
reduction is made for the months Of April, May
and June, and longer if necessary.
The Ohio & Mississippi people, to keep pace
with its competitors, is arranging to put on
through cars between Cincinnati and Kansas
City, between st. Louis and Kansas City,
using the Missouri Pacific road. With the
Cincinnati, indianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago
and the Indiana, Bloomington & Western, each
running through coaches to Kansas City, the
travelling public certainly viii be well aceomlno-
dated i'll the matter of through cars.
Parties have recently purchased the Cincin-
matt College Hill road, a narrow gauge affair
seven miles in length, and it is said that they
propose to convert it into astandard-gauge road
and to extend it Horthward to a connection with
one of the Indianapolis roads. 1t is minated
that it will be pushed on to Cambridge City,
Ind. Rushville, however, would be a better
point, as a choice of connections which might
be made valuable could be effected there.