The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS


Fl. r. Dering, assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines, has been Ill
for week past
The health of VIM A. Baldwin, manager of
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne 6 Chicago road, is
bad and he has gone to Hot Springs for few
weeks stay.
The car works of the Wabash road at Carmi,
were this week removed to Mt. Carmel, ILL.,
Master car builder Anderson, took his entire
force with him
The order prohibiting the employment of
minors has been so far rescinded as to permit OF
their going into the Wabash company sservlce IN
the shops and offices.
The Chicago and Ohio liverpool seems to have
come to stay. In its offices in the Vance Block
Extensive improvements are being made, to bet
ter accommodate its business.
1t was decided yesterday that the Erie & North
Shore should continue to do business at Indian
apohs, and U. G. Cleveland, of Logansport May
!, takes the agency here, vice w. D. Wilson re-
lieved.
E S, Fishback who represents the St Paul
Minneapolis & Manitoba road, to-day takes
room for his office in the Union Block. Indiana,
Ohio and Northern Kentucky is the territory
which he has to look after.
The Hoosac Tunnel line management is still
figuring to get into Indianapolis over the c.. IL.
d l. road They have gained entrance TO Lou
isville over the Ohio q Mississippi M. w. Sat
terwhite has been appointed agent at that point.
Joseph F. Tucker, general manager of the
illinois Central railroad has resigned Mr.
Tucker has been for twenty-eght years in the
service of the Illinois Central and is one OF the
most widely known and popular railway officials
in the West
The day coaches recently built at the c. L,
St l.. q c. shops, Nos. "a and 80, are to be con
verified into chair cars The c. l., st. l.. d {.
will then have in service nine chair cars as con
venient and finely finished are to be found
on any road in this country, East or West.
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down grades, Strengthening curves and ballast
ing with broken stone are already in progress Oh
the Vnndalia main line Before the ground
freezes next fall Col Hill purposes to have the
road-b its entire length in fine condition.
The Baltimore & Ohio road has preferred
charges against the Decline people of cutting
rates on shipments from st. Louis to New Eng
land points. Both President DevereuX and
Traffic Manager Skinner have telegraphed Com
missioner Fink that the charges are utterly
without foundation.
1t is expected that arrangements will be per-
fected this week for putting a line of sleeping
coaches between indianapolis and Baltimore and
Washington, leaving indianapolis at $40 P NJ.
over the c., l., st. L. and c., arriving at Indian
apOlis at ll:45 A. NJ East of Cincinnati they will
rum the Baltimore & Ohio lines.
1t is intmated that the position of commits
sioner of the Indianapolis east bound freight
pool, when organized, will be given to L. d.
Richardson, the present commissioner of the
CIllCdSO anu N&lO pool HIS ScFNlC6S WIN
the latter are not so arduous that he cannot,
with his ability to manage pools, look after
both, it is believed
| J. Murray Morehead, Eastern passenger agent
of the Northern Pacific, headquarters New
| York, has rendered his resignation to take eff
feet May l. He goes to Walla Walla to look
after extensive stock ranch in which he is
interested. Mr. Morehead was many years
citizen of Indianapolis and his friends will be
pleased to learn he has prospered in late years IN
financial way
| The work of eeuipping the passenger engines
| of the Decline operwith the steamboat whistle
is completed, and now the engines of the |. d st.
L. are being improved The first passenger
engine on this division thus equipped was run
west few nights since, and the train officials
state that as the fast express rushed through the
| towns and villages, belching forth like steam
boat riding the wind, the startled inhabitants
rushed to their doors, as if the last trump were
sounded.
When speaking of the movements of the Wa
bash pay this week, the Peru Republican
apty says: Whatever may be said of the value of
the Wabash, St Louis & Pacific stock in Wall
street. the practical question that most concerns
the people of the States through which the lines
run, and the persons employed on them, is the
| ability of the company to pay the wages of EN-
| ployes and run its trains regularly. So long as
| the pay car comes monthly and pays in full, it
| is a matter of no consequence whether the stock
is voted at cents or 100 cents by the New York
gamblers"
The reports that work has been commenced
on the indianapolis, Eel River & Western road
are incorrect Not shovelful of dirt has yet
been thrown. Chief Engineer Devore said yes
terday, he hoped to commence grading by the
middle of May. The fact is that there is hitch
in getting their money. Yankees are shy of
railroad enterprises just now. A committee of
Eastern capitalists, however, will be out here
next week to investigate matters, and the proba-
! bities are that they will conclude it would be a
safe investment and that the money will be
forthcoming to proceed with the work.