The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-18
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



T. A. Lewis, Western manager of the Erie
lines. win return from New York to-day
The l., B. & w. locomotives are draped, in re-
spect to the memory of Edward Goldstein the
engineer who was killed last week.
The following officers and stockholders of the
L., N. A & C. Airline are at the Denison;
William Dowl r. r. Hit, VIM Dulles, c. i.
Cummings G. w. Easley, T. L. Dunn, John B.
Carson.
Z. F. Edgecomh, has been appointed agent of
the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton at Cincin-
natl vice r.. E. Jones, transferred. G. Diefen-
bach has succeeded Mr.. Edgecomb as agent at
Dayton, o.
John L. Whean has resigned his position
with the Mapitoba road and accepted the posi-
ton of division passenger agent. Of the Louis
vile. New Albany 81 Chicago, with headquarters
at Louisville.
There are some thirty men on the Northern
Pacific road. who hold important positions who
received their early railroad education the
Fort Scott & Gulf road. under Major b. S. Hon
ming, then president of the road.
Commissioner Doherty of the indianapolis
east bound Daol returned from New York yester-
day. Mr. Ddherty seems quite sanguine that
the fret sht agents df indianapolis will act hon
orably IN the matter of restoring rates
C. G. Waite vice-president of the c., H. 4 D.
lines, says the IS per cent. QlNlUenu recently ue-
clared was paid out of earnings. SO much
borrowing of money to pay dividends is row in
inlged in that the above is worthy OF note.
j. NJ. Buckley; assistant manager of the
Northern Pacific road, was in the city yesterday,
and spent most of his time with G. T. Hender
son who was with Mr. Buckley on the Fort Scott
Il Gulf road during The reign of Major b. 5.
uenning.
There was meeting of the Freight agents of
the roads in the indianapolis east bound pool ut
l.. la.
except routine work. was done Mr. Doherty
says he did not ask the agents how many con
tracts they had out
If the Southern roads expect to make success
of shipping fruits from the South to the North
ern markets, some arrangement must be made
for quicker time. There is reason that fruits
should be ten to fourteen days coming from
Florida to indianapolis or Chicago
C. i. Henderson yesterday began his fifth
year us general manager of the l.. B. & w, road.
AT the time he accepted there were hut2l2 miles
of the road; now there is over 800 in the system,
and in addition he has some 400 miles of road in
which Austin Corbin has an interest, and of
which he has been given the general, manage
meut
c. c. Waite. vice-president and general mana
ger of the c., II. g. d. lines. chief engineer
Ramsey, and other officials of the road, are in
specting the several divisions this week To
day they pass over the Indianapolis division,
1efving here this morning ON a special train.
MIR Waite and his associate officials are in
celsent spirits 80 prosperous are the affairs of
therOad.
Complaint is made that the Indianapolis pms
wenger- rate sheet for November discrminates
III favor Of the Pennsylvania lines. For instance,
the rate to Michigan points from indianapolis
via Richmond is less than via Winchester,
while the latter line is the shortest. By the by,
ii. t. Dering, secretary of tn e association has
an unpleasant task been he ever so careful in pre-
pairing the monthly sheet
Superintendent EVAN of the Indianapolis di-
vision of the Bee line, calls the attention of
engineers to rule Ill and adds that the loss to
the company by reason of stock being killed OR
crippled amounts to many hundreds of dollars
annually, and IN future cases of this nature will
be thoroughly investigated. and if it is found
that such loss could have been avoided by
proper care. the persons at fault will be fined
such portion of the loss as the facts in the
may warrant. Too frequent occurrences of this
kind will be considered evidence of incompe-
tency and treated accordingly.
w. H. Perry, Eastern general freight agent of
the Michigan Central road died at Buffalo
Monday. He was known East and West as a
of marked ability in railway executive
service The deceased upon the organization
of the Merchants Dispatch freight line, was
made cashier, with headquarters at Dunkirk.
He became general manager of the Great West
ern Dispatch fast line when the line operated
over the Erie road underline Fisk regime. When
the Canada Southern built he made
general freight agent. On the consolidation of
the Canada Southern and the Michigan Central
he was made general Eastern freight agent,
George Vernon, foreman of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad round house at Bordentown N. j..
claims the distinction of being the oldest loco
motive engineer in America He is row severity
eight years old. AS a young man he worked for
the late NJ w. Baldwin, and i'll IS3l--ifty three
years ago--he was sent to run a locomotive on
the old Newcastle & Frenchtown road, in Della
ware In 1892 he went on the Camden & Amboy
road to run one of the English locomotives i'm
ported for that road, and has ever since been on
that line. Soon after the road was leased 20 the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Mr. Vernon
was given his present position. He is still active
after his fiftythree years of service.
George Boyd. assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania road. in the city
yesterday, and with il party of friends has gone
down on the indianapolis & Vincennes road ON a
hunting expedition. In conversation regarding
the trouble between The Pennsylvania people
and the Baltimore 4 Ohio road he said that
any practical business man, who was unbiased
would say that the Pennsylvania people did
right in the matter They were hauling b & O
TRAINS at loss carrying these trains pas
sengers which belonged 10 tho Pennsylvania to
carry, and what was still worse carrying such
passengers at cut rates the b. & o. cutting
rates in territory even controlled by the Pennsyl
vania; and really it was a move for self -protec
Hi0n
The Outlook Unfsvarable.
The more the matter is investigated The more