The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-10
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal ana Local.

c. Woodington has been appointed agent Of
the Vandalia at Woodville.
E. B. Thomas, manager Of the Decline, passed
West yesterday. He will spend few days in
making pleasure trip to the Northwest.
James Ealy. formerly conductor on the L.,
N. A & G. road, died on Monday at Flora, H.,
where he was engaged in mercantile business.
The Indianapolis freight station is now under
the supervision of H. w Gays, general freight
agent Of the I. & st L. division Of the Decline.
Holiday travel on all Indiana roads was great
er this year than in any former year. The
giving of reduced rates between all stations
catches travel which usually stays at home.
Every bridge on the Ohio Southern rond has
been SO strengthened as to admit Of running the
heaviest locomotives over them, and yesterday a
ccHsol engine passed safely over the entire line
for the first time.
The c., T., st. Il & G. win, on Sunday, July
20. run a special train from Cincinnati through
to Minneapolis, to accommodate the Grand
Army of the Republic. The train will pass
through indianapolis at noon.
Men who are in the employ of the Pennsyl
vania company would do well to remain with
them. An old railroader says he has yet to meet
a man who left them to take service on another
road that has profted thereby.
Vandalia, to the question, what are you going
TO do in the way of improvements after you get
your road ballasted and all steel rails, answered:
~ then propose to cut down all grades on the
road to a maximum Of twenty feet to the mile
and straighten every curve as far as practicable.
The Pennsylvania people, July l, took pos
session of the Sodus Bay s. Southern road. The
Sodus Pay s. Southern runs from junction of
the Northern Central at Stanley to Great Sodus
bay, and thus gives Pennsylvania an lndepend-
ent outlet on Lake Ontario. Hitherto the Penn
6ylEania's Lake Ontario business came over the
New York Central
It is intimated that the Wabash people will
close their outside Office at this point. The first
step in this direction was made yesterday, the
company giving J. W. King, jr., leave of abb
sence. The Understanding seems to be that
within brief period the Wabash will abandon
this point, and the road will drop back into the
hands of the l., P. & G. management
Quinton Campbell, well known in Indianapolis
railroad circles. who for couple of years past,
has been general freight agent Of the Fort Scott
&eWiehita road but commercial agent of the
road since it passed into the hands of Jay Gould,
has been left out in the cold by the recent change
Mr.. Campbell is freight man of much ability
and will soon find a position more lucrative and
pleasant than the one he vacates
A circular has been issued to holders of Wa
bash. ST. Louis & Pacific bonds known as the
Havana division issued in exchange for bonds
of the Champaign, Havana 81 Western request
ing them to unite in proceedings for the protec-
HOLSTER Sumner R. Stone and Anthony j.
Thomas, representing majority Of the outstand-
ing bonds. This is looked upon as the first step
towards taking the division from the Wabash
people and making it part of the L, B. d w.
system, its more natural connection.