The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-18
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

WIn. H. Mcheen, president Oh tne NapoaAia'
and family, passed through the city last evening
en- route for New York.
Quinton Campbell, late general freight agent /
of the Fort Scott & Wichita, lis spending day
or two with friends in this city
Oscar Vanderbilt, agent Of the Northern
Pacific in This section who has been on the sick
list some days. is at his post again.
The L & st. L. people yesterday put in opera
ltion third steam shovel Two are in the gravel
pit at Terre Haute and one cutting down the hill
at Danville.
The L., N. "A. 6 @. Air. line and Chicago 6
West Michigan are making the run from Indian
apolis to Petoskey, under the new time, in
eighteen hours.
The receipts from sales of tickets at the Gin
lcinnati. Hamilton & Indianapolis outside offices
for june were $1S29, against 81, 1858 the CORE
spending period of 1888 The passenger bust
ness Of this road is steadily growing.
Theo. L. Dunn, the Few superintendent of the
H., N. A & c., has moved his office from Louis
vile to Chicago. 1t is more than probable that
all the other general offices will be removed to \
that city before the end of September.
Thomas Morris, engineer Of maintenance of
way on the G., l., St L. & c. will next week
advertise for bids for the construction Of an iron
deck bridge, 536 feet in length, over the Big
Miami river on the Eastern division of the Big
Four.
The Daily Indicator says. with Vice presi-
dent Tamage, of the Missouri Pacific, managing
the Wabash the latter viii soon be making a
better showing. The right man in the right
plaza"
The indianapolis car works will to-day ship
forty cars to ahe Peoria, Decatur & Evansville
road President Willard states that they now will
take hold Of the one Thousand coalear contract
awarded them by the Ohio Southern Railroad
Company.
James Smith general traffic manager of the
Wabash has appointed NJ Knight general
freight agent II. B. Mcclellan general eastern
agent, W. H. Smith commercial agent at Kan
sas City, E. o. Hudson commercial agent at
st. Louis
The railroad supply men are disappointed over
The light volume of business They looked for
an improvement as crop prospects frightened,
but it does not come; meantime all descriptions
of railway supplies ranging at prices below
any former figures.
Arrangements were made yesterday by which
oil transfer business between the Belt road and
Union tracks will be made over the Indianapolis
& Vfncennes road, making the L & v. between
the crossing of the Belt road and Union tracks,
part, practically. of the Union railway system.
Receiver ConkIin, of the Illinois Midland road,
on Wednesday turned over to Mr.. GEMS, repre-
sentative of the Warning Bros, 200 boxcars,
which have been decreed to be their property.
These cars were built about four years ago in
the car shops at Terre Haute. Mr. Gems will
put these cars into some of the eastfreght lines.
C. j. Hepburn, general superintendent of the
c., II. & D. lines, and chief engineer Joseph
business Mr.. Hepburn states that indications
now are that the question with their road will
be, in few days, where we get ears to fill
DrdersT Already there is a brisk movement of
grain to Toledo.
President ingalls,, Of the c., T., St & c., evil
IDENTIFY has confidence in the future of the Big
Four Since Monday morning the road has re
seived from the Edgar Thomson steel mills 20
carloads Of steel rails weighing sixty seven
pounds to the yard, which being distributed
between Sunman and Batesville, and more rails
are to come within few days
The improvement the Union Railway Com
pany is making to Pogue's run is now to be
pushed day and night. Electric lights were
erected yesterday in positions to light up the
work. Men of the energy of v. T. Malett,
manager of the Union Railway Company,
become impatient when work moves slow
it has for some time past on this improvement
The bank troubles have brought to light the
fact that there are some railroad men who are
attempting to lay by money for rainy day.
One ticket agent has s., 800 in Fletcher &
Sharpe's bank An ext, b. & w. passenger
conductor has s., 800 in Harrisons bank and in
DnH department of the general Offices of an In
danapols road out of thirty two clerks twenty
two had deposits in bank ranging from $l00 to
$780,
the New York Central has been abolished and
James McFeggan the incumbent Of the Office has
been appointed general agent in charge of the
freight department at Buffalo. In addition to
The above change S. Strandgard, who has for q
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Inere Is DeheI tnat certain fastrrelgnt hne
SCENTS are making an indirect cut on east bound
business. not only at Chicago bnt AZ ST Iso,Iis
~. $3.50
lnoianapolls' anu less Important snlppng points,
and there is still some uneasiness noticeable
among freight men who believe in doing business
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- pa9 s t"s 0lo = liou auouS tne ran
road SITUATION which creates anxiety as to the