The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-28
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


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! A further wedding out of old fogy freight
officials, as they are termed in the Wabash sys-
tenn, is predicted.
| D. M. Kendrick, general freight and passenger
agent of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Com
panys railroads, is in the West visiting old time
friends.
An effort is making to reorganize the Switch
sInens Mutual Benefit Association. In the reor-
ganization it is proposed one of the reorganizers
says, to admit no black sheep to membership.
c. O. Stimson, son of A. M. Stimson, of La
fayette has been appointed freight and ticket
agent, also express agent for the United States
Express Company, at Kouts, on the Chicago &
Atlantic railroad
E. B. Thomas, general manager of the Bee
line spent yesterday in the city, looking matters
over, and has come to the conclusion that it
would be a wise policy to open up respectable
outside local Office at this point
Andy Smith, switching engineer on the Wa
bash at this point, began service with the l.,
p q c. twenty-five years ago. the It'll OF this
month, as their switching engineer, and has lost
but four days in all those years
Mark Lyons, general agent of the Canada
Southern fastfreight line, is in the city. He
expresses the opinion that the recent changes in
officials in the Wabash freight department will
be of great Advantage to the road.
The Mutual B9n6nt Association OF the Iefre
Haute & indianapolis road has 3O9 mem
beTs. 1t has been organized two years. has had
but two deaths in the membership, and after
paying the two assessments has $39S90 in its
treasury.
Attorneys in the Illinois Midland case were
yesterday notified by Chief justice Harlan, of the
United States Supreme Court that he had pre-
pared memorandum of his rulings in the case,
and asks all parties interested to appear before
him in Springfield ILL.,, March 5, 1884.
manager of the Louisville, New Albany & Chi
cagO road, writes friend in Indianapolis from
Nashville. Tenn, that he is now at homo with
his family enjoying rest, but expected to be in
the railroad harness again on Monday next.
The journal has good authority for stating
that the general managership of the Denver &
Rio GFande road has been offered to Colonel r.
e Kicker, formerly general superintendent of
the Terre Haute & indianapolis road more re-
Gently of the New Jersey Central 1t is thought
that he will accept.
q. Fl. Goodman, division superintendent Of
the Pullman Palaee-car Company, spent yester-
day in the city The travelling public have no
reason to find fault now with his management of
the affairs of the Pullman company at this point
He has fitted up eozy Office and placed very
competent man in charge.
J. w. Finfrock, train master on the second di-
vision of the Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburg
road, has been offered, and will probably accept,
the position of train-master of the Cincinnati,
- l. l.
ion excepted. A. Grggs retires March l. as an
nounced in the Journal some ten days ago.
The Wabash, St Louis & Pacific official in
spection party will probably pass over the In
dianapolis division to-day, reaching Indianapolis
at about p NJ. This party consists of A. A.
'Talmage, general manager of transpertation K
II Wade, superintendent of transportation w
s. Lincoln, chief engineer and Col Robert An
drews, consulting engineer.
The messengers of the Adams Express Com
ybO dc III,
of Cincinnati, indianapolis and Columbus, O.,
iness are a good deal disturbed that the express
company propose to dock their pay for that
number of days. Many of them were unable to
reach their homes and were out on extra ex-
pense.
The union meeting Of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen, which takes place at Vim
Delegates from Chicago, Logansport, Danville
st. Louis and indianapolis will be present The
Terre Haute Gazette says ''Vigo Lodge No
16, Of this city, will attend in body The E. &
u. II. will recognize the travelling cards of the
Brotherhood for transportation"
Under the traffic agreement between the Gin
cinnah, Indianapolis, st, Louis & Chicago road
and the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago. the
shortest line between Cincinnati and Chicago will
be over the Big Four and the L., N A g. c.. the
distance being 293 miles By the Cincinnati Ham
ilton & Dayton and the Chicago St Louis g. Pitts
burg the distance is 294 miles, while by the c.
H. 81 ID. and the l., B. & w. and Chicago &
Eastern Illinois it is 38 miles. The latter, how
ever, has a differential rate.