The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-03
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


IT. A. Lewis, western manager of the Erie fast
freight lines, returns from New York this morn
ing
Il, A. Ford passed through the city last even
ing en- route home from two weeks tarry in
Texas
Jas A Murray, agent of the Empire line at
Buffalo, N Y, is spending a day or two with
friends in this city.
W. S. Spiers is expected here to-day to con-
tiuue the work of re-estabhshing the eastbound
freight-pool at this point.
John Egan, general passenger agent on theC.
l., st. L. & c., who was IN the city yesterday,
left for Chicago last evening
G. E. Henderson, general manager of the l.,
d. & W, system who has been east for several
days. is expected home this morning
station, to be known as Dundas. was opened
yesterday on the DanviIle Olney & Ohio River
road S. McWilliams was appointed agent
In the month of May 8,s68 pieces of baggage
were checked out of the Union Depot against
8499 pieces the corresponding month, 1888.
A Parrish. agent of the c., St. L. & P, at
Cambridge City, has resigned and is succeeded
by Mr. Stricken, baggage agent at that point.
The train men on TIM Cincinnati, Hamilton &,
Dayton system all appear in new uniforms Sun
day next June 8. After that date no train men
will be allowed on duty unless fully uniformed
Stockholders of the indianapolis & Eel River
Coal-mining Company have advanced their hold
ing of stock twenty points, now that grading has
begun on the Indianapolis, Eel River Il Western
road
The receivers of the Wabash will apply to the
United States Court at st. Louis for power
to abRogate the present leases of branch lines and
make new ones ON lower basis of interest
rates.
Brought in 126 Dunkards. whom they turned
over to the c., St L. & p. road to go to the
YEARLY meeting at Millers Crossing, near Day
Ion, o.
G. W. Lindsay has been appointed local agent
u the l., B. q W. at Peoria Ill. Mr. j. j.
Fletcher continues as general agent, headquar-
tiers at Peoria, but is relieved, by this appoint
ment, OF the local work.
General Master Mechanic Turreff, Division
Master Mechanic Ransom, and Purchasing Agent
Yale, of the Bee line system, are this week in
Specting the engine houses, water tanks, etc on
the system, travelling on a special train.
The receipts from the sales of tickets at the
Union Railway offices in May were IS, GAP in ex-
cess of May, 1883, Notwithstanding the talk that
travel was light The large number Of eonven-
tons held last month helped to swell the sales
Notice is given OF the appointment of J. Muir
dock as agent of the Red line at Kansas City,
rice P A. Rochester. resigned and of J. C.
Hamilton, agent of the same line at Minneapo-
,is vice NJ. l. Hayden, who will retain charge
VI the Red line office at St Paul
II. D. King. chief clerk of John Walker agent
Of the Wabash road at this point, resigned yes
terday, to accept the position of deputy to the
Secretary of State Mr. King has been with the
Wabash road some six years, and has been a
faithful, Woodworking servant of the company
Engine "a on the c., l., st. L. & c., yesterday
nau1ed the five coaches which carried the Lin
coin Club from Cincinnati to Indianapolis in two
hours and forty five minutes, time taken in max
;ag four stops to be deducted. The run from
Indianapolis to Kankakee was made in three
hours and twenty-five minutes
Under the rulings of Commissioner Richard
SON, of the Chicago and Ohio River pool. it was
understood that the roads would charge full fare
otter June 2. but the l., B. & w. people an
Hounced that they would continue to sell to-day
1t a. 70 for the round trip, and, in turn, the G..
nt. l., & p. and the c., L., st. L. g. G. passenger
men say they will do the same.
IN the month of May there was received and
forwarded over the fifteen roads centering at
indianapolis, H. sol cars, of which number SO,
$50 were loaded cars. OF the loaded cars &c.
ilS5 were transferred oyer the Belt road. This
is not all through business however, as quite a
respectable per cent of the local business is
transferred from one road to another over the
Belt road.