The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-14
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

J. f. Roosevelt, of New York, has been electeu
president of the Chicago & Western Indiana,
vice f. b. Stahlman, resigned,
A. S. Burgess, district passenger agent OF the
Union Pacific road, headquarters indianapolis,
has been so i'll for several days as to be confined
to his room.
Employees on the Wabash system are consider
ably disturbed over rumor that there is to be
general cut in wages, and that there is to be a
large reduction in employees at the shops.
General and assistant general passenger
agents e. A. Ford, John Chesbrough. and IL. X.
Dering of the Pennsylvania and Yandalia lines,
who were in the city yesterday, went to Chicago
last night.
Samuel Hazard is an applicant for the posi-
ton of agent of the Red line at this point ana Is
strongly impressed with the idea that he is gong
TO get there. Probably the question will be de
cided to-day.
The West Shore fast-freight line has in the
last fortv-eght hours taken out half dozen
cars loaded for New York and New England,
being the first shipment The line is now fairly
open for business.
E.F Kelley. who succeeds VIM NJ. johnson
as assistant general freight agent of the e., l.,
st. L. &. c., headquarters at Chicago, was edu,
Gated with H. w. Hbbard on the Yandalia, and
is freight man of considerable ability.
Alonze Berry has suffered relapse, and his
physician says he has but one chance IN one
hundred of getting well. Mr.. Berry has oeen
OF the Decline twenty-one years, and for
eighteen years as passenger conductor
The Cincinnati, Hamilton g. Dayton company
viii this morning commence running their trains
to the junction with the Little Miami, Ludlow
Grove, then back on their tracks to the canal,
where passengers will take canal boat and go
to Cincinnati
A. B. Southland assistant to the president of
the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road; and
traffic manager, who ranks among the brightest
railroad men in the West, began his railroad
career in 1865 as peanut boy on the Indian
apolis, Peru e. Chicago road.
A railroad official yesterday remarked that the
outlook for business the next few months IS
good 1t remains to be seen, however. whether
the arrangements of Western roads viii improve
their chances TO make money, or whether they
win throw away fine business in a senseless
rate
Thomas McGill who represents the interests
of the Central Railroad Of Georgia is in the city.
He states that as soon as the weather becomes
settled and country roads passable there will be
large demand for grain and provisions in the
Southern and Southeastern States and south
bound traffic will be very heavy.
It is matter of complaint that no chair-cars
are hauled on No. 8, known as the Cyclone eX-
press over the Vandalia This train has been
on couple of years and has become popular
with the travelling public, and were chair-car
attached it would be highly appreciated by the
patrons of the road who are willing to pay for
such comforts and partial retirement.
Superintendent Sherwood, of the Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, St Louis & Chicago road, has for
week past employed men to watch all the
bridges, both day and night, while the streams
have been so high At Whitewater river on the
eastern division they have experienced some
trouble from the waters of the Ohio river back
ing up and retarding the flow of Whitewater
river.
There is good authority for the statement that
the Pullman Car Company will not cease to run
their sleeping coaches over the Pennsylvania
lines on Jan. 26, 1885, when their contract with
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company expires.
They will continue to improve their SERVICE and
the Pennsylvania people win not build the new
and magnificent sleeping and hotel cars SO much
talked about
Col Bennett H. Young, late president Of the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road, has gone
to New York to attend the annual meeting which
Is to be held to-day. 1t is understood that Col.
Young will be continued as general solicitor of
the road There seems to be no question as to
the selection of J. Z. Roosevelt as president and
it is predicted that A. B. Southland will be made
first vice. president
f.. 4 Stephens, president of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois, in company with several of the
directors of that road, are West looking the prop
erty over. They admit that the statement which
first appeared in the indianapolis Journal to the
effect that Gould was anxious to secure entry
into Chicago for the Cairo & Vincennes road,
which was to connect with the Chicago 81 East
ern Illinois at Danville had some foundation,
but negotiations are off for the present at least.