The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

A G. Nicholson is to act as agent of the White
line at Evansville, as well as at Terre Haute,
E. s. Babcock, agent at Evansville, having re-
signed.
W. r. Marshall and other train dispatehers
have arranged capital programme for the
pleasure of the delegates to the dispatchers con-
vention
Chalmer Brown, one Of the most popular con
ductors on the c. L, st. L. & G., viii soon give
up his train to take more lucrative and pleas
ant position in the passenger department on the
Big Four.
j. f. Conantz, passenger conductor on the c.,
L. st. L. & c., has really fallen heir to $40, 00O
Of which amount he receives $4,000 August %
The fortunate man has not fully decided whether
to retire from railroading or not.
The Roadmasters' Association of America
meets at indianapolis Sept 10. President Bur
nett will preside. One of the subjects for dis
cussion will be 'All life-saving appliances, es-
pecially guards for frogs and switches"
It is now said the old j., NJ & l. depot tMadi-
son depot will be abandoned Oct / by the
Pennsylvania company. 1t was built in 1S47 by
the father of John r. Elder, of this city, and
was then thought to be grand structure.
The Eureka lodge of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Firemen, which is the Indianapolis di-
vision, have appointed A. J. Baird as their dele
gate to the annual convention, to be held In To
ronto Sept % This lodge has l47 mem
bers and is one Of the most prosperous in the
association.
j. T. Calhoun has been appointed agent of the
Adams Express Company at st Louis, and j. j.
Henderson agent of the company at Evansville.
G. D. Hall, late agent at Evansville, has been
appointed route agent of the Adams Express
Company, his district to be southern Indiana
and Illinois
An expert Judge of road beds, who is disin-
terested party, came over the Indianapolis &
st Louis road yesterday, and in speaking of the
condition Of the / & st. L. road, remarked that
from Bunker Hill, thirty-fve miles east of St.
Louis, to Indianapolis, it was as smooth and solid
a track as he ever rode over
The Vandalia and the indianapolis & ST. Louis
roads, both Of which are behind in their per
cents in the st-bound pool out of st. Louis,
are now bringing up their arrearages at a lively
rate, and the best of it is that they getting
better rates than did their competitors, who,
during the rate-cutting, worked for tonnage.
September LIST the Kentucky Central people
expect to put on through trains in connection
with the East Tennessee, Georgia & Virginia, to
most important Southern points The K. G. con-
meets with the r. T., q. g. v. at Jellieo, and
promises not only to become powerful com
petitor of the Cincinnati Southern for Cineinna-
IT, but from this section as we'll
The homogeneous of the seven roads which
are in the Indianapolis east bound pool have
accepted as joint agent NJ. L. Doherty, who was
nominated by Commissioners Fink, and he is ex
pec.eo mere 5o-oay 70 assume the outies OF the
Posltlon y. p Splers VIII remain gay or
We ana scqu s, ann WIN ene Worklng OF Ihe
pools as u "All De new business 70 mr. ponerty.
The general superintendent of the New York
& New Haven road gives notice that the con
necuon OF MT Henry hettenoort Win mat
company. as superinten9enS Of moglye power,
LAWNS Deen termlhateo' hr. s1onn hehneyi IT.,
1grnerly supeEItenqenC u lno!lve power az lne
art Y STOPS mas eee1 appolnteo supsrin1end
ene q motlve power TOT one entlre roao lnclud-
ing leased hnes ana Drancnes.
Every available freight engine on the g, /,
st L. q G. road was In service yesterday, and the
prospects for this road were never more promis-
ing. From twenty miles north Of Indianapolis to
Kankakee the corn crop promises to be the
heaviest of any year since the road was built
and there are thousands of cattle feeding in the
pastures along the road, which will naturally be
shipped over the Big Four, and on the Martins
vile q Vernon division Of the road corn is very
promising and the shipments of cattle and hogs
The Toledoars are 4 good deal fistr,rbad lest
the new president Of the Wabash will discrimi-
nate IN favor OF Detroit They take It for grant