The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-10
AFFAIRS, OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

The Euperintendents and local shippers meet
again to-day to further consider the change In
&e switching service at this point
Ameetihg of the Middle aud Western States
Classification Association will be held at the
Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago, tomorrow.
0. B. Skinner, traffic manager of the Bee-line,
and Edgar Hills, general freight agent and d.
S. Gray Of the Union line, are to be in the city
to dny
e. r. Bipley, general freight agent of the c..
B. IS @, who has been ill for some weeks is
rapidly recovering and expects to be at his post
again by New Years day.
c. E. Henderson. manager of the l., B. SS W.,
3eft last nightfor Springfield o.. where he will
meet Henry Graves, one of the largest bond
holders, who with Mr.. Henderson, Will give the
property a looking over.
1t is officially announced that j. II. Hiland has
accepted the position of referee for the new
Western passenger agreement and that the roads
had agreed to his proposition He'will open an
Office at Chicago at once
One of the heaviest of the Indianapolis grain
shippers says he does not object to their turning
his business to the O., st, l.. & Z. Union
line if the pool commissioner had only turned
the same rates over to them as shippers.
John L. Truslow has been appointed general
Western passenger agent of the Atlantic dd Ia;
CHIC feailrOaO company, anu Will nave ChoiS0 VI
passenger business on the Pacific coast, with
Office No, New ontgomery street., San Fran
cisco
w. H Coleman travelling auditor of the Van
dalia, was yesterday appointed agent OF the com
pany at South Bend A better selection could
not well have been made, as. while very compe-
tent MIR. Coleman makes friends OF all with
whom he comes in contact His numerous TRENDS
will wish him much success in his new field
Chief Engineer Devore, of the Indianapolis,
Eel River & Southwestern road, states that the
work Of getting out timber for the bridges and
trestles on the line. is going on as well, as the
getting out of crossties. The grading, just now,
'is running along rather slowly, but with the
early spring, he says, the motto Will DO Push
things"
continues to be heavy as compared with that of
other roads. On Sunday eighteen through
freights were run over the road on Monday
twenty nine through freights; yet, owing to the
low rates prevailing, the revenue derived
from carrying the business is far from satis-
factory.
The following railroad officials are expected in
the city to-day, to attend the Chicago d ONO
River pool meeting: Presidents ingalls, and
McKeen, Vice presidents McCulloughand Waite,
Managers Carson and McCrea. General Passen-
ger Agents Ford. Egan, Stevenson, Baldwin,
and Hill, General Freight Agents Page, Mcleod,
Geiger, McDoel and Forsyth.
The Pennsylvania people, as usual announce
all stations during the Christmas holidays
Tickets will be sold on Dec. "a, 25 and 81, 1884
and Jan l. 1885, and will be good for return
passage until Jan. 2, 1885 inclusive. The rates
will be low affording everybody opportunity
to spend Christmas and Newyear among rela-
tives or friends at any point on their lines.
William A. Wallace, foreign freight agent of
the Baltimore g. Ohio, with Office at Chicago,
has been appointed Eastern agent of the road at
Baltimore He will be succeeded in the first
named position by Frank P Morton. contracting
agent of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati &
indianapolis. David Lee. roadmaster of the
Ohio division of this road, has been appointed
roadmaster of the main line, with headq uarters
at Baltimore, appointment to take effect Jan
!, 1885
The "train agent" system of keeping check
on the cash receipts of the passenger conductors
of the Wabash, but recently adopted, is laid in
the shade by system this week inaugurated on
the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain roads.
By the new system the station agent is supplied
with blank form which he is required to fill out
and return daily to the superintendent of trans
Poriatien. To gain the information required by
the transportation manager the station agent
must ask cash passengers leaving the comranys
trains at his station their name and address, how
far they Travelled with the conductor and whetb-
they had tickets paid cash fares